The Casey Surname DNA Project

If your Casey line hs ties to southwestern Ireland (Cork, Clare,
Limerick, Kerry, etc.), then you have over a
50 % chance of belonging to the Y-STR clusters - Munster, Ireland Casey
cluster or the South Carolina Casey
cluster (both are distantly related as well). According to the history
of the Casey surname, there are
only six genetic origins of the Casey surname - plus probably a dozen
more via adoptions, etc. One of
these Casey septs is so prevalent that around half of all Caseys are
descendants of the most common
sept from the Munster area of Ireland. I highly recommend that you test
your Y-STR DNA via Family
Tree DNA (at 37 or 67 markers). Around half of the Caseys with ties with
the Munster, Ireland area, tie into
a single related surname cluster where you can determine the
relationship of your line with eight lines
of Caseys that have tested to date. The other half will belong to a
second very broad grouping where
only two unrelated submissions have shown to be closely related to date.
A detailed analysis can be
found at my Casey DNA web site:

http://www.rcasey.net/DNA/Casey/CaseyDNAProject.html

On 11/25/2011 2:00 AM, casey-request@rootsweb.com wrote:
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: My Casey Conundrum - John T Casey, b1850
> (Alyska Bailey Peterson)
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> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:52:47 -0600
> From: Alyska Bailey Peterson
> Subject: Re: [CASEY] My Casey Conundrum - John T Casey, b1850
> To: casey, yacolttom
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>> I find your family facts very interesting...Since many Irish immigrants
>> departed from Cork and lived there
>> sometimes before they could depart, I took this to be the source of her
>> notion the family was from Cork.
>> It has been almost impossible for me to pin down the birthplace of James
>> Casey and your information about John Casey born ca 1817 in Yellowford,
>> Ireland is very intriguing.
>> Somewhere in my research, I recollect something related to Iowa. I didn't
>> pay much attention at the time, because I'd never found anything from my
>> immediate family relating to Iowa. But your information is interesting and
>> Illinois is a stones throw from Iowa.
> Hello, Tom (and the rest of you!)
>
> I'm terribly tardy in my reply, but some of this information may
> connect our branches, or just be a huge coincidence.
>
> My John T Casey (son of the John Casey from Yellowford) married
> Margaret (Maggie) Anna Wilkinson, who was born in Stubensville,
> Jefferson Co, Ohio. They were married in Anamosa, IA 22 Dec 1873.
>
> Now, the adjoining ancestors on that side of my family (Dunkelberger
> and Holmes) started out in Lancaster, Pa, and then came to Iowa by way
> of Iriquois and Kankakee, Co., Il, which is just south of Chicago.
>
> Similarly, a large portion of the ancestry on my father's side of the
> family funneled through Iroquois and Kankakee Co as well, though they
> came by way of Canada.
>
> I know Casey is a common surname, but it would be interesting if there
> were some connection between our research!
>
>

> I find your family facts very interesting...Since many Irish immigrants
> departed from Cork and lived there
> sometimes before they could depart, I took this to be the source of her
> notion the family was from Cork.
> It has been almost impossible for me to pin down the birthplace of James
> Casey and your information about John Casey born ca 1817 in Yellowford,
> Ireland is very intriguing.
> Somewhere in my research, I recollect something related to Iowa. I didn't
> pay much attention at the time, because I'd never found anything from my
> immediate family relating to Iowa. But your information is interesting and
> Illinois is a stones throw from Iowa.

Hello, Tom (and the rest of you!)

I'm terribly tardy in my reply, but some of this information may
connect our branches, or just be a huge coincidence.

My John T Casey (son of the John Casey from Yellowford) married
Margaret (Maggie) Anna Wilkinson, who was born in Stubensville,
Jefferson Co, Ohio. They were married in Anamosa, IA 22 Dec 1873.

Now, the adjoining ancestors on that side of my family (Dunkelberger
and Holmes) started out in Lancaster, Pa, and then came to Iowa by way
of Iriquois and Kankakee, Co., Il, which is just south of Chicago.

Similarly, a large portion of the ancestry on my father's side of the
family funneled through Iroquois and Kankakee Co as well, though they
came by way of Canada.

I know Casey is a common surname, but it would be interesting if there
were some connection between our research!


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