Casey Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Casey

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Casey history with Casey Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Casey
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: French, Irish, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Casey family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Casey family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Before the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Casey has been spelled Cassie, Casse, Cassy, Cassye, Caisey, Caissey, Caissy, Kasey, Casey, Kassie, Kasse, Cassey and many more.

First found in Lanarkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.

For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Richard Casse who settled in Virginia in 1652; William Casse settled in Bermuda in 1635; another William Casse settled in Somers Islands in 1635; Elizabeth and Mary Cassey settled in Annapolis Maryland in 1733.

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Suggested Readings for the name Casey

A Bakers Dozen: We Were Thirteen, The Caseys of Tuscola, Taylor County, Texas by Clifford Casey.
Casey Family History by Alvin Harold Casey.

Some noteworthy people of the name Casey

Don Casey, American former professional NBA basketball coach
William J. Casey (1981-1987), American head of CIA
Richard Casey (1890-1976), Australian politician, diplomat, 16th Governor-General of Australia, created Baron Casey in 1960
Rev. Eamon Casey, Bishop of Kerry
Rev. Patrick Casey, Bishop of Brentwood
Richard Gardiner Casey (1890-1976), Australian politician, diplomat and imperial proconsul

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Casey family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Casey coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Casey genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Casey Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Casey Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.