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![Show Contents]() Casedy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland
Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Casedy is Ó Casaide. 1 Early Origins of the Casedy familyThe surname Casedy was first found in Fermanagh (Irish: Fear Manach) in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland, Province of Ulster, where the Irish sept claims direct descent from the Irish King Colla da Crioch who was banished from Ireland in 327. 2 Early History of the Casedy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Casedy research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1143 and 1740 are included under the topic Early Casedy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Casedy Spelling VariationsIrish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Casedy dating from that time include Cassidy, Cassady, Cassiday, Cassedy, Cassedey and others. Early Notables of the Casedy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Casedy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Casedy migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Casedy or a variant listed above, including:
Casedy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Matthew Casedy, who landed in New York in 1822 3
- Thomas Casedy, who landed in New York in 1822 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Frangas non flectes
Motto Translation: Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.
- MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Casedy migration to the United States 
