Thomas Casey Sr (1637 - 1711)

Born 1637 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1711 at about age 74 in Rhode Island

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Biography

Thomas Casey, a settler at Newport, Rhode Island as early as 1658 was born in Ireland about 1637. He emigrated about the age of 21 years to Newport, Rhode Island. He was one of the East Greenwich founders in 1677 and 25 years later he is listed as "one of the proprietors of the common lands in Newport." Shipowner of Narragansett Bay. ^[1]

Marriage 08 Mar 1705, Sarah (Unknown), Newport, Rhode Island ^[2] His known children were: ^[1]

• Thomas, b. 1663, remained in Newport, inherited fathers' estate; m. Rebecca; had John and Edmund, Rebecca, Sarah all b. Newport between 1695-1704.
• Adam, b. 1667, settled at Warwick; m. Mary; children Thomas, Silas, Edward, Mary, Sarah b. 1706-1718.
• Samuel, b. 1675, settled at Kingston, RI.; children Thomas John, Samuel Gideon, b. between 1716-1726.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Casey Family of East Greenwich". https://archive.org/details/caseyfamilyofeas00unse/page/n63?q=the+Casey+family+of+east+greenwich%2C+rhode+island
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24H-3T2K : accessed 6 February 2017), Thomas Casey and Sarah, 08 Mar 1705; citing Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 39.

• Magazine of New England History, Volume 3

page 83.