Parents: William Casey & Zilphia Hines.

William was b. 1774, Sleepy Creek Twsp, Wayne Co., NC; m. Zilphia 1808, NC; d. 1834, New Hope Twsp, Wayne Co., NC.

Zilphia was b. 1790, Wayne Co., NC; d. 1870, Wayne Co., NC.

1850 U.S. Census New Hope Dist., Northside of the Neuse River, Wayne Co., NC (2 Aug):
Micayah Casy M 40 North Carolina; farmer
Sarah A Casey F 36 North Carolina
Zilpha Casey F 16 NC (b. 1834)
Joshua Casey M 14 North Carolina (b. 1836)
William Casey M 13 NC (b. 1837)
Elijah Casey M 11 NC (b. 1839)
Susan Casey F 9 NC (b. 1841)
Wright Casey M 8 NC (b. 1842)
Nancy Casey F 7 NC (b. 1843)
Benjamin Casey M 6 NC (b. 1844)
Richard Casey M 4 NC (b. 1846)
Eloxander Casey M 3 NC [Alexander] (b. 1847)
Leniza Casey F 2 NC (b. 1848)
James B Casey M 6 mos NC (b. 1850)

1860 U.S. Census for Newhope District, Wayne Co., NC:
Micaja Casey M 50 North Carolina; farmer
Sally Casey F 44 North Carolina
Joshua Casey M 24 North Carolina
Zilpha Casey F 26 North Carolina
Wm Casey M 23 North Carolina
Elijah Casey M 21 North Carolina
Susannah Casey F 20 North Carolina
Wright Casey M 18 North Carolina
Nancy Casey F 16 North Carolina
Benja Casey M 14 North Carolina
Richd F Casey M 13 North Carolina
Alx Casey M 12 North Carolina
Louisa Casey F 11 North Carolina
James B Casey M 10 North Carolina
Hardy Casey M 9 North Carolina
Lemon Casey M 7 North Carolina
Allevia Casey F 4 North Carolina [Olivia]

This census finds the entire Casey family together (15 children).

1870 U.S. Census for Township 4, Craven Co., NC (P.O. Jackson) (7 Aug):
Micaja Casey M 60 North Carolina; farmer
Sally A Casey F 44 North Carolina
Zilphy Casey F 34 North Carolina
Susan Casey F 27 North Carolina
Franklin R Casey M 22 North Carolina; farm hand
Nancy Casey F 23 North Carolina
Louisa Casey F 20 North Carolina
James B Casey M 19 North Carolina; farm hand
Hardy Casey M 16 North Carolina; farm hand
Leon Casey M 15 North Carolina; farm hand

Benjaman Casey M 25 North Carolina
Hannah Casey F 23 North Carolina

Ben & Hannah are actually shown on the census record as a separate household.
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*Son Richard Franklin Casey m. Loueza F Holton 27 Feb 1876 Pamlico Co., North Carolina. His parents are shown to be Micajah Casey & Sally A Casey. Her parents are William Holton & Mary J Holton. Richard was b. 1847 & Loueza 1856.

Daughter Nannie Casey m. John Tingle 15 April 1882, Pamlico, North Carolina. John was b. 1830; Nannie, 1847. Nannie's parents were Micajah Casey & Sarah Casey. John's parents were Major Tingle & Nora Tingle.

Son Lemon (Lemuel) Casey m. Martha Harris 14 Feb 1882, Pamlico Co., NC. Lemon was b. 1853; Martha, 1859. Her parents are Thomas & Sally Harris.

Daughter Susannah Casey m. Johnson Spruill 18 Dec 1873 in Pamlico, North Carolina. Both Susannah & Johnson were b. 1849, NC. Johnson's parents were Tully Spruill & Mahala Spruill.

Son Elijah Casey m. Sarah Jane Gaskins 20 May 1869, Raleigh Twsp, Craven Co., North Carolina. Elijah's parents are Micajah Casey & Sarah Ann Casey; Sarah's are Silas Gaskins & Frances Gaskins.

Son Benjamin Casey m. Hannah A. Lewis 25 Nov 1869, Raleigh Twsp, Craven Co., North Carolina. Benjamin's parents are Micajah Casey & Sally Ann Casey; Hannah's are William Lewis & Nancy Lewis.

Daughter Louisa Casey m. Oliver D Lewis 22 Jan 1874 Pamlico Co., North Carolina. Both were born in 1852, NC. Oliver's parents were W.H Lewis & Nancy Lewis; Louisa's were Micajah Casey & Sally Casey.

Son James B Casey m. Florence Mason 21 Dec 1876, Smith Creek, Pamlico Co., NC. James was b. 1850, NC; Florence, 1856, NC. James' parents were Micajah Casey & Sallie Ann Casey; Florence's parents were David A Mason & Mary Mason.

*Son Frank Casey d. 26 Aug 1914 Bayboro, Pamlico Co., North Carolina. Parents listed are Micajah Casey & Sara Ann Smith. He was b. 14 Feb. 1846. He died from typhoid fever. He's buried in Bayboro, NC. He was a farmer & married. He could read & write.

Son Alex Casey d. 11 Nov. 1914, New Hope Township, Wayne Co., NC. He got caught in machinery. He was b. 13 April 1847. His parents are listed as Micajah Casey & Sarah Smith. Ben Casey was the DC informant. He was a farmer & married. He was buried in New Hope Township.

William Casey d. 6 Mar. 1917, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC (Old Soldiers' Home). He died from Nephritis. He was b. 6 Aug. 1837, Lenoir Co., NC. He was a farmer and a widower. Raleigh's Old Soldiers' Home existed 1890-1938. He was buried in Goldsboro, Waynes Co., NC.
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1. Zilphia Smith Casey, b. 26 March 1834, Wayne Co., NC; d. 30 July 1904, Bayboro, Pamlico Co., NC.
2. Joshua John (Jack) Casey, b. 18 Dec 1835, Wayne Co., NC; m. Eleanor Ham 10 February 1870 (8 May 1851-8 June 1905); d. 20 Oct. 1902, Wayne Co., NC.
3. William Bryant Casey, b. 6 Aug 1837, Lenoir Co., NC; d. 6 Mar 1917, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC. See above.
4. Elijah Casey, b. 2 Jan 1838, Wayne Co., NC; d. 24 Aug 1929.
5. Susannah Casey, b. 4 Nov 1840, Wayne Co., NC; see above.
6. Wright Casey, b. 14 April 1842, Wayne Co., NC;
7. Nancy Casey, b. 1 July 1844, Wayne Co., NC; m. Tingle.
8. Benjamin Casey, b. 3 Dec 1844, Wayne Co., NC; d. 17 Feb 1931, New Hope Twp, Wayne Co., NC (widower). See above.
9. Richard Franklin (Frank) Casey, b. Feb 1846, Wayne Co., NC; d. 26 Aug 1914, Bayboro, Pamlico Co., NC. See above.
10. Alexander Casey, b. 20 April 1847, Wayne Co., NC; d. 11 Nov 1914, Wayne Co., NC. See above.
**11. Louisa Casey, b. 8 July 1849, Wayne Co., NC; d. 11 October 1852, Wayne Co., NC. DATES NOT TRUE; CK ABOVE.
12. James Bryan Casey, b. 22 Jan 1850, Wayne Co., NC; d. 1 Sept 1901, Bayboro, Pamlico Co., NC.
13. Hardy T Casey, b. 18 May 1851;
14. Lemuel Casey, b. 11 Oct 1852; see above.
15. Olivia Casey, b. 11 April 1856;
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Micajah Casey appears in the 1769 Tax List for Dobbs county, N.C. with one poll taxable. In the 1790 Census for Wayne County. He bought land from Samuel Herring on 14 Sept. 1786 lying on south side Neuse River and east side Sleepy Creek; it being a Patent granted to William Jones under the Seal of Richard Caswell and bearing date 30 Sept. 1785, adjoining Micajah Casey's land. He received a Grant for 300 acres land on south side of the Neuse adjoining Widow Jones land, on 27 Oct. 1786 Several land transfers in Wayne County mention land adjoining Micajah Casey's land in the Wayne Records.

He left his Will in Aug, 1800, wife Sarah, thought to have been Sarah Herring, and several children mentioned in the Wayne County Records. The Inventory of his estate is most interesting . One of the items mentioned was a child's chair with a goat hide seat. This chair was one of my family's most cherished possessions in my childhood days. Unfortunately it was run over by a runaway team of horses and demolished.

Micajah and Sarah were the parents of eight children and many of the citizens of southern Wayne County are their descendants.

Source: The Heritage of Wayne County, pg 185.
Gladys Barwick Weeks. 1982; Contributor: Zoomgirl1 (49129903)

Note: The family genealogy has been traced back to 1665 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France (surname "Cayce").