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John Casey[1][2] was born in 1727 in Baltimore, Maryland[3][4], the son of Abner Casey and Harriet Green.
All the Casey family moved to Roanoke Valley, VA about 1730
John married Isabella Allison, probably in VA, where they had about 8 children and 2 more in SC.
The Casey clan moved on to Spartanburg Co, SC about the 1760s.
John moved to South Carolina circa 1775 (or before). He settled on the Enoree River, Newberry County.
John served in the Revolutionary War. (no details of his service have been found yet)
John died in 1816 (or after 1816) in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA[5][6]
He is the Gg-Grandfather of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).
John Casey > William Casey 1754-1820 > Margaret Casey Lampton 1783-1818 > Jane Lampton Clemens, b 1803 > Samuel Langhorn Clemens 1835-1910
Sources
↑ Source: #S106 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Abner Brooks Casey
↑ Source: #S106 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Abner Casey
↑ Source: #S106 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Abner Brooks Casey
↑ Source: #S106 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Abner Casey
↑ Source: #S106 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Abner Brooks Casey
↑ Source: #S106 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Abner Casey
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-HKX : accessed 1 February 2023), John Casey, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 193, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Y-F3M : accessed 1 February 2023), John Casey, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 415, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 61; FHL microfilm 181,420.
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Name: John Casey Military Date: enlisted 4 Nov 1775, deserted 21 Oct 1776
Military Place: South Carolina, USA Military Unit: Second Regiment
U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 by subscription on ancestry.com
Military Place: South Carolina, USA Military Unit: Second Regiment U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 by subscription on ancestry.com