Cassy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Cassy family

The surname Cassy was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Cassy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cassy research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1435, 1531, 1648 and 1675 are included under the topic Early Cassy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cassy Spelling Variations

Scribes in Medieval Scotland spelled names by sound rather than any set of rules, so an enormous number of spelling variations exist in names of that era. Cassy has been spelled Cassie, Casse, Cassy, Cassye, Caisey, Caissey, Caissy, Kasey, Casey, Kassie, Kasse, Cassey and many more.

Early Notables of the Cassy family

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Cassy migration to the United States +

The number of Strathclyde Clan families sailing for North America increased steadily as the persecution continued. In the colonies, they could find not only freedom from the iron hand of the English government, but land to settle on. The American War of Independence allowed many of these settlers to prove their independence, while some chose to go to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Scots played essential roles in the forging of both great nations. Among them:

Cassy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jane Cassy, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1

Cassy migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cassy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Cassy, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Katherine Stewart Forbes" in 1837 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cassy (post 1700) +

Cassy Legaspi (b. 2001), Filipino-American commercial model, actress, performer, TV Host and daughter of Zoren Legaspi

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) KATHERINE STEWART FORBES 1837 arrived Holdfast Bay, near Adelaide, on October 17, 1837. . Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1837KatherineStewartForbes.htm