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I am a Patricia wife of Edward Knowles Cassedy whose line goes back Thomas
Spencer Cassedy, Ed Knowles Cassedy, Thomas Spencer Cassedy, John Cassedy and
the Immigrant Thomas Cassedy who married two Spencer sisters: Susanna and
Mary Ann. The Immigrant wrote a long hand letter to his grandson and signed
his name with Cassedy. He seemed to be literate when he immigrated ca 1790
first in Rensellear, NY and then to Springville Pa. The next generations
returned to Halfmoon NY.
Pat
Michael CASSIDY b. approx. 1820 and John CASSIDY b. approx. 1830,
brothers came from Ireland with their father ?? Michael CASSIDY
m. Nancy KNIGHT b. Virginia, (1843) Sangamon County, IL.
They had the following children,
Elizabeth Anne CASSIDY b. (1845) m. Cincinathis BASHAW in Sangamon
County, IL, (1867)
Minerva Jane CASSIDY b. (1847) m. Benjamin GRADY, in Sangamon County,
IL (1879),
Amanda CASSIDY b. (1854) m. Ira W. VANCE, in Sangamon County, IL
(1872)
William John CASSIDY b. (1857) m. Jennie M. SHUTTERS, in Sangamon
County, IL (1886)
Michael CASSIDY then m. Mary MAHAR (1863) in Sangamon County, IL
they had John Shelton CASSIDY b. (1864)
John Douglas CASSIDY m. Mary Jane LEMONS b. Tennessee
(1854-1855) they had the following children:
Alvis Roseta CASSIDY b. (1855) m. John Lewis MARSHALL
Thomas Douglas CASSIDY b. (1857) m. Emma JOHNSON (1886)
Mary Elizabeth CASSIDY b. (1860)
Marine Watson CASSIDY b. (1861)
Charles Michael CASSIDY b. (1862)
John died in the Civil War.
Michael CASSIDY then married Mary Jane LEMONS (CASSIDY)in Sangamon
County, IL. They had the following children:
Aminda Alice CASSIDY b. (1867) m. B.F. HOLBERT (1892)
Biddie Isabel CASSIDY b. (1869) m. Samuel Walker SMITH (1892)
Ida Louise CASSIDY b. (1872) D. (1876)
Clausson David CASSIDY b.(1874)
Benjamin Green CASSIDY b. (1878) m. Ola May LYNN (1915)
Please e-mail me if you have any information on this line.
I have info to share.
BRhealasne(a)aol.com.
Hello Everyone,
I am researching Robert Cassidy b in Pa 1811 d New Cumberland,
Hancock Co., West Virginia in 1875. He married Hepsibah McCarty b1812 in Pa d
1889 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co., West Virginia abt. 1834. Known children
are John M. b1834, Martha b1836, Samuel b1837, Robert Thomas b1840, Sarah
Jane b1843, Rebecca b1844, Hugh Allison b1846, Dorothy Margaret b1849, David
H. b1852. I need help in locating Robert's parents, it is suspected that they
are Samuel Cassidy
b? died abt 1855 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co., West Virginia and Martha b
abt.1781 location unknown d1847 in Cross Creek, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I do have further data on this family that I will be happy to share
with anyone researching the same branch.
Donald L. Cassidy
Orange, California
dcas996461(a)aol.com
Hi Cassidy listers:
A suggestion: it is customary on genealogy lists to use capital letters for
the surnames the first time you mention it in a post. (Even though we are all
researching variations of CASSIDY, there are those spouses with other names,
too.). It simply makes it easier to read.
And always tell us WHERE and WHEN. Even if you only know "born in Ireland"
or "lived in Kansas in 1880," it is a help. If you are not sure of a date,
its fine to say "born about 1830." If you simply say you are looking for
James CASSIDY, you haven't told us enough to connect with him.
Always a good idea to break up long paragraphs with some space, too.
People will find it easier to read your posts.
And it is okay to answer on the list. We'd love to hear some success
storeis, too. Has anyone connected with another branch of their family yet on
this list?
Janet C-S (Listowner)
In a message dated 7/12/99 10:52:11 PM, mobo(a)accessus.net wrote:
<<Same goes for CASSADY - I wish I could discover what lead to the different
spellings.
>>
Different spellings are because the original name is Gaelic and English
"translations" of that vary. Pronunciation also varies slightly. Think of
how differently the same word can be pronounced in parts of the US. And the
further back you go, the more unreliable spelling is. Ever see how many ways
Will Shakespeare signed his own name? People just weren't as hung up on a
"correct" way.
Then you get people who can't read and write (and many of the early
immigrants could not) , telling their name to some county clerk who barely
could , and he wrote what it sounded like to him.
Along the way at some point, a spelling "stuck" to a particular branch of the
family and they all started (mostly) using the same spelling. But often
within the family you will find a record in another spelling, or Uncle Harry
who decided to spell it with an e or an a or a t or whatever.
The point is, don't discount a record solely because the name is spelled
differently than you spell it today.
Janet
In a message dated 7/12/99 10:52:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mobo(a)accessus.net writes:
<< Same goes for CASSADY - I wish I could discover what lead to the different
spellings. >>
My East Tennessee grandmother spelled her name Casada and pronounced it
"Cassidy". Family who went to Iowa in 1840's apparently retained
pronunciation; spelling there is now Casaday or variations thereof. Folks who
went to Michigan in early 1900's spell it Cassada and say "Cass Uh Duh". Only
one generation removed from the East Tennessee folks, they are real surprised
to hear the "correct" spelling.
You read all kinds of dramatic and involved stories about "why Uncle Jim
changed the spelling" - I think that even those who could read and write in
the 19th century didn't think the spelling was that important. And of course
just because it is spelled a certain why by a census taker in 1870, doesn't
mean anyone else ever spelled it that way.
Here's something I've read & it seems to hold up: when you find deeds,
wills, etc in the courthouse, what you are finding is a copy of the original
made by a clerk. He also copies the signatures at the bottom That's why you
find that little drawing that says "seal", the original had the seal. The
name within the document may be spelled however this clerk, or the one who
wrote the original deed, thinks it should be spelled. The signature or
signatures should have been copied exactly as they appeared on the original
and are thus the way your ancestor spelled his name. That day, at least.
Okay, I felt guilty lurking after the post about all the members who haven't posted. I just joined the list last week.
My maiden name is Cassidy. I really don't know much of anything about researching family roots (thus, my reason for lurking). Plus, I wanted to make sure I'm not related to Bill Clinton, LOL.
I really don't know too much about my Cassidy ancestors. I have noticed people seems to post about family from the south and PA, and my Cassidy's are from Chicago.
My father: Ralph Charles Cassidy born 1904, d 1968 Chicago, Illinois
His brothers: Ray, Arthur and Roy Sister: Bertha- all deceased.
I know my Dad's father was Peter Cassidy married to Marie Dillon-I'm not sure, but I believe they were both born in the south of Ireland and migrated to Canada.
Guilty Lurker absolved - mea culpa,
Kathleen Mary Cassidy Mc Mahon
All right. Here's my Cassidy interest. Knowing James and Mary are very
common names, I haven't a clue where to find them because I have no dates
and I'm even uncertain of the places.
James Cassidy and Mary Unknown are my great great great grandparents.
1. JAMES CASSIDY He married MARY UNKNOWN.
Child of JAMES CASSIDY and MARY ? is:
2. i. MARY CASSIDY, b. Centerhouse, WI; d. Wisconsin.
2. MARY CASSIDY (JAMES) was born in Centerhouse, WI, and died in
Wisconsin. She married JOEL CAHOON. He was born in Centerhouse, WI, and died
in Wisconsin.
Known Child of MARY CASSIDY and JOEL CAHOON is:
3. i. HERBERT CAHOON, b. November 26, 1857, Dartford, Green Lake,
Wisconsin; d. July 13, 1925, Marquette, Wisconsin.
3. HERBERT CAHOON (MARY CASSIDY, JAMES) was born November 26, 1857 in
Dartford, Green Lake, Wisconsin, and died July 13, 1925 in Marquette,
Wisconsin. He married AUGUSTA SCHONASKY March 1892, daughter of JOHN
SCHONASKY and MARY SCHMIDT. She was born August 11, 1873 in Marquette,
Wisconsin, and died March 10, 1946 in Marquette, Wisconsin.
Kay Morrill email: morrill(a)freeway.net
Same goes for CASSADY - I wish I could discover what lead to the different
spellings.
Mary Walther
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> From: PatCassdy(a)aol.com
> To: CASSIDY-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [CASSIDY-L] CASSEDY!
> Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 10:13 AM
>
> Hope everybody is keeping their eye open for CASSEDY's. We are few but
> special. Pat
>
>
> ==== CASSIDY Mailing List ====
> Join the Cassidy Clan for the annual clan gathering in Enniskillen, Co
Fermanagh, Ireland, August 20-22, 1999.
1) Immigration officials who weren't wonderful spellers;
2) Spelling the name as they heard the people pronounce it: Caiside in
Irish is CAW-SHI-DUH.
Leslie Cassidy
(liosliath ni chaiside)
New York
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary K. Walther [mailto:mobo@accessus.net]
Sent: July 13, 1999 1:30 AM
To: CASSIDY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CASSIDY-L] CASSEDY!
Same goes for CASSADY - I wish I could discover what lead to the different
spellings.
Mary Walther
----------
> From: PatCassdy(a)aol.com
> To: CASSIDY-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [CASSIDY-L] CASSEDY!
> Date: Monday, July 12, 1999 10:13 AM
>
> Hope everybody is keeping their eye open for CASSEDY's. We are few but
> special. Pat
>
>
> ==== CASSIDY Mailing List ====
> Join the Cassidy Clan for the annual clan gathering in Enniskillen, Co
Fermanagh, Ireland, August 20-22, 1999.
==== CASSIDY Mailing List ====
Did you know rootsweb has a Fermanagh list, too? Subscribe by sending
SUBSCRIBE to Fermanagh-L-request@ rootsweb.com
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Ok, here goes. I hope that cousin with the family Bible has an Anne Cassidy
from County Letrim that he can't account for. She was married to Patrick
Grimes and as 1866, she had a daughter, Alice, in 1870, a son, John, and in
1874, a son, Thomas. I don't know if there were any other children, but given
that John Grimes( gr.granda) had seven of his own, it's quite possible.
Good luck to other Cassidy researchers here and abroad!
Carolan
I just counted the subscribers--we now have 150 people subscribed to the
Cassidy List in List mide and another 35 subbed in Digest mode.
So, where are all the messages??????
When did YOU last post your Cassidy interests? Maybe that cousin who has the
family Bible with dates back to 1650 just joined the list last week.....
:-)
Correction to what I said in last post: Evidently the Fermanagh tartan is
NOT a registered tartan. It is a trade tartan created in 1996 by House of
Edgar.
>From http://www.tartans.scotland.net/Docs/tartan_types_trade.html
Some weavers have produced trade tartans which they hope will become
adopted by use and usage. These have no official recognition but often
answer a demand in the market. The set of Irish District ones by House
of Edgar in 1996 are an example (see Waterford). However, there are
trade tartans for which official recognition is unlikely or impossible
(see Scottish National).
However, the Fermanagh tartan IS pretty! :-)
Janet
No, so far (as far as I know) there is no Cassidy tartan.
There is certainly no old one, because tartans are basically Scottish, and
Cassidy is an Gaelic Irish name. In days past, the Irish did not use tartan.
However, tartans are constantly being designed and registered. (To be
official a tartan must be registered.) And in recent years, some new tartans
have been designed for the Irish counties, called trade tartans, (which means
they mnade them up so they could sell them, probably to gullible Americans!)
So there is a Fermanagh tartan, and a Carlow tartan, for instance.
(Of course there are tartans associated with many of the families of
Fermanagh such as Hamilton, which are Scottish in origin. )
So if someone wanted to invent a Cassidy tartan they could, and then register
it, and lo! there would be an official Cassidy tartan. But since tartan is
basically a Scottish cultural thing, why would anyone want to??
Now someone may say, but I have seen Irish pipe bands wearing tartan kilts.
True, some Irish pipe bands wear tartan, but this is because tartan is
associated with pipe bands and many bands have had tartans designed for them
or have chosen an existing tartan because they happened to like the colors.
For instance, there is a band in NYC called the Monaghan Pipe Band (its
founders were from Co Monaghan) which wears Hamilton, simply because they
like it. Many American "Irish" pipe bands wear solid color kilts.
Here is a web site where one can search and look at tartans.
http://www.tartans.scotland.net/
Janet C-S
I spotted the below message on the Clans and Names web site and thought I'd
pass it along. I'm interested also in the question. I've never seen a
Cassidy tartan. Does anyone have any idea if on exists?
Thanks,
Stephen Cassidy
P.S. I hope everyone has had a chance to took at the "Cassidys Today" page
of www.cassidyclan.org I received an email from Australia informing me of
two Cassidys that are famous jockeys down under. It is good to know some
Cassidys in this world are making money off the sport of horse racing. My
family has certainly "donated" considerable sums to the sport.
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Here is the earlier message:
Members of my soon to be family are in the process of making a family
book, that has information of the Cassidy's. Although I am in search of a
tartan. Is there a Cassidy tartan or just the Fermanagh tartan? Please write
back if you have any info. for me or you would like to recieve a book.
>From Chris Tucker <fanshawebabe(a)yahoo.com>
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Cassidys found in the 1892 NYS Census in Long Island City, Queens County. I
know nothing about these Cassidys I was in fact looking for McGee [found
one of three] and McAree [still hiding].
1892 New York State Census
Feb. 16
Long Island City
Queens County
ED 1 Ward 1 pg 4
Hugh Cassidy, m, 25, born Ireland, citizen, laborer
Ellen Cassidy, f, 58, born US, citizen
ED 1 Ward 1 pg 6
Bernard Cassidy, m, 29, born US, citizen, store keeper
Ella Cassidy, f, 24, born US, citizen
Minnie Cassidy, f, 9, born US, citizen
Lizzie Cassidy, f, 7, born US, citizen
John Cassidy, m, 4, born US, citizen
Daniel Cassidy, m, 3, born US, citizen
ED 3 Ward 1 pg 43
Jas Cassidy, m, 30, born Ireland, laborer
Mary Cassidy, f, 30, born Ireland
Alice, f, 2, born US, citizen
ED 4 Ward 1 pg 47
James Cassidy, m, 28, born Ireland, citizen, laborer
Annie Cassidy, f, 25, born England
William Cassidy, m, 4, born US, citizen
James Cassidy Jr., m, 3, born US
Catherine Cassidy, f, born US, citizen
ED 4 Ward 1 pg 61
John Cassidy, m, 20, born Ireland, alien, laborer
Margaret Cassidy, f, 31, born Ireland, alien
ED 6 Ward 1 pg 88
Patrick Cassidy, m, 35, born US, citizen, laborer
Delia Cassidy, f, 30, born US, citizen
Kate Cassidy, f, 10, born US, citizen
William Cassidy, m, 8 born US
Edward Cassidy, m, 6 born US, citizen
ED 6 Ward 1 pg
William Cassidy, m, 43, born Ireland, RR, citizen
Ellen Cassidy, f, 42, born Ireland
Bessie Cassidy, f, 4, born US
ED 7 Ward 1 pg 14
Bernard Cassidy, m, 35, born Ireland, citizen, clerk
Mary Cassidy, f, 35, born Ireland, alien
Jas M. Cassidy, m, 6, born US, citizen
Mary, f, 2, born US, citizen
Margaret, f, 2, born US, citizen
ED 3 Ward 2
John Cassidy, m, 65, born Ireland, citizen, gardener
Hannah Cassidy, f, 45, born Ireland, citizen, housework
Joseph Cassidy, m, 25, born US, citizen, florist
James Cassidy, m, 22, born US, citizen, florist
John Cassidy, m, 17, born US, citizen, school
Thomas Cassidy, m, 12, born US, citizen, school
Richard Cassidy, m, 8, born US, school
ED 4 Ward 3 pg 5
Henry Cassidy, m, 23, born US, citizen, laborer
Mary Cassidy, f, 20, born US, citizen
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I am researching the following names:
Abel (AR, MS, AL, SC)
Allen (TN)
Bentley (TN)
Blakely (OK, MO, NV, KS)
Cannon (KY, IL)
Carter (TN, VA, AR)
Cassity (KY, VA)
Cross (IL, VA)
Crouch (VA, TN, KY, AR, GA, KS)
Cutchin (VA)
Daughtrey (VA)
Ellis (TN)
Farrar (VA)
Gates (AL)
Gilbreath (AR)
Hall (AL, TN, VA)
Hull (MO, IL)
Jeffers (AR)
Jessup (KY)
Johns (MO, IL)
Lurry (TN)
Manley (MO)
Perrin (VA)
Radford (VA)
Rawls (VA)
Sampson (VA)
Stephens (IL, AR)
Temple (VA)
Yeates (OH, VA, TN)
Any information on any of these names would be appreciated. I would also
like to share the information that I have with anyone that would like it.
Pamela Parish
sobervol(a)aol.com
I just wanted to share with you a new page on the Cassidy Clan web site that
I am excited about. It is called "Cassidys Today" and highlights the lives
and careers of Cassidys and Cassidy descendants in our times. I've started
with profiles of the Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy, English author and
human rights advocate Dr. Sheila Cassidy and the American vocalist Eva
Cassidy. You aren't familiar with these individuals? That's partially the
point -- I want to draw attention to the outstanding accomplishments of
Cassidys today, beyond the '70's teen stars of David and Shawn Cassidy that
everyone has heard of.
I plan on creating later this month a "bulletin board" on the web site for
the posting of "missing" Cassidy ancestors and genealogical requests.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the profiles and, as always, encourage
your feedback and contributions to the web site.
Stephen Cassidy
stephen_h_c(a)hotmail.com
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Michael Cassidy <cassidy(a)panix.com> wrote:
I am putting this article on my www page becasue it concerns ward 5 of
brroklyn and whiskey and my ORorkes lived in wrd 5 and made whiskey.....
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Dear Michael Cassidy,
Thanks for the article, it was very interesting. Since my branch of the
family seemed to have all been in Kentucky by 1870, its hard to say if this
James Cassidy was related to me. Of course, Kentucky has became well known
for its good whiskey.
James F Casada
Rt 2, Box 451-4
Bristow, OK 74010-9460
918-583-4707
209-927-3251 (fax)
<jimcasada(a)usa.net>
<jimcasada(a)mail.usa.com>
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