Colonel William Casey Married in 1782 to Erythusa Jane Montgomery in Lincoln, Clay, Kentucky
Colonel William Casey He was Buried in his Rocking Chair in 1 Dec 1816
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Margaret Peggy Casey born 31 Mar 1783 In Adair, Kentucky and died 6 Oct 1818, married Colonel. Benjamin Lampon born 24 May 1770, and his daughter Jane Lampton born 1803 and died 27 Oct 1890, married John Marshall Clemens born 11 Aug 1798 and died 24 Mar 1847, father of Samuel Langhorn (Mark Twain)Clemens born 30 Nov 1835 and died 21 Apr 1910. Samuel Clemens was not born when his Great GrandFather died. He Married Olivia Langdon in 1870 and she was Jan 1845
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Martha Polly Casey born 1787
Colonel William Casey his Son Green Casey born in 8 Jan 1793 in Adair, Kentucky
Colonel William Casey, pioneer, a native of Frederick County, Virginia, was born in 1754 to John and Margaret (Blackburn) Casey. He came to Kentucky in the winter of 1779-1780 and camped in Dick's (now Dix) River. In 1782 he married Jane Montgomery, daughter of William Montgomery; they lived near Logan's Station until 1791. That year Casey, with a company of soldier settlers, followed Green River, crossed it south of what was later called Casey's Creek, and erected a blockhouse and fort fifty miles from the nearest white settlement. The station was named for Casey. He was commissioned December 18, 1792, as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 16th Regiment of the Green County Militia. Sincere, honest and civic-minded, he employed a traveling tutor for the early settlements and assisted in the establishment of academies in Green and Adair Counties. In 1795, he was a member of the State House of Representatives; in 1799 a member of Kentucky's second Constitutional Convention; in 1800 a member of the State Senate. Colonel Casey died in 1816 on his Russell Creek property in Adair County. He was buried in Johnston Cemetery under this inscription: "William Casey 1754-1816, Ensign Clark's Ill. Regiment, Revolutionary War." His will recorded in Adair County, lists his heirs as his wife, Jane; son, Green Casey; and daughters Peggy Lampton (the grandmother of Samuel Clemens); Jenny Paxton, Mollie Creel and Ann Montgomery. When Casey County was organized in 1806, it was named in his honor
Colonel William Casey He was Buried in his Rocking Chair in 1 Dec 1816
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Margaret Peggy Casey born 31 Mar 1783 In Adair, Kentucky and died 6 Oct 1818, married Colonel. Benjamin Lampon born 24 May 1770, and his daughter Jane Lampton born 1803 and died 27 Oct 1890, married John Marshall Clemens born 11 Aug 1798 and died 24 Mar 1847, father of Samuel Langhorn (Mark Twain)Clemens born 30 Nov 1835 and died 21 Apr 1910. Samuel Clemens was not born when his Great GrandFather died. He Married Olivia Langdon in 1870 and she was Jan 1845
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Martha Polly Casey born 1787
Colonel William Casey his Son Green Casey born in 8 Jan 1793 in Adair, Kentucky
Colonel William Casey, pioneer, a native of Frederick County, Virginia, was born in 1754 to John and Margaret (Blackburn) Casey. He came to Kentucky in the winter of 1779-1780 and camped in Dick's (now Dix) River. In 1782 he married Jane Montgomery, daughter of William Montgomery; they lived near Logan's Station until 1791. That year Casey, with a company of soldier settlers, followed Green River, crossed it south of what was later called Casey's Creek, and erected a blockhouse and fort fifty miles from the nearest white settlement. The station was named for Casey. He was commissioned December 18, 1792, as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 16th Regiment of the Green County Militia. Sincere, honest and civic-minded, he employed a traveling tutor for the early settlements and assisted in the establishment of academies in Green and Adair Counties. In 1795, he was a member of the State House of Representatives; in 1799 a member of Kentucky's second Constitutional Convention; in 1800 a member of the State Senate. Colonel Casey died in 1816 on his Russell Creek property in Adair County. He was buried in Johnston Cemetery under this inscription: "William Casey 1754-1816, Ensign Clark's Ill. Regiment, Revolutionary War." His will recorded in Adair County, lists his heirs as his wife, Jane; son, Green Casey; and daughters Peggy Lampton (the grandmother of Samuel Clemens); Jenny Paxton, Mollie Creel and Ann Montgomery. When Casey County was organized in 1806, it was named in his honor
Colonel William Casey Married in 1782 to Erythusa Jane Montgomery in Lincoln, Clay, Kentucky
Colonel William Casey He was Buried in his Rocking Chair in 1 Dec 1816
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Margaret Peggy Casey born 31 Mar 1783 In Adair, Kentucky and died 6 Oct 1818, married Colonel. Benjamin Lampon born 24 May 1770, and his daughter Jane Lampton born 1803 and died 27 Oct 1890, married John Marshall Clemens born 11 Aug 1798 and died 24 Mar 1847, father of Samuel Langhorn (Mark Twain)Clemens born 30 Nov 1835 and died 21 Apr 1910. Samuel Clemens was not born when his Great GrandFather died. He Married Olivia Langdon in 1870 and she was Jan 1845
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Martha Polly Casey born 1787
Colonel William Casey his Son Green Casey born in 8 Jan 1793 in Adair, Kentucky
Colonel William Casey, pioneer, a native of Frederick County, Virginia, was born in 1754 to John and Margaret (Blackburn) Casey. He came to Kentucky in the winter of 1779-1780 and camped in Dick's (now Dix) River. In 1782 he married Jane Montgomery, daughter of William Montgomery; they lived near Logan's Station until 1791. That year Casey, with a company of soldier settlers, followed Green River, crossed it south of what was later called Casey's Creek, and erected a blockhouse and fort fifty miles from the nearest white settlement. The station was named for Casey. He was commissioned December 18, 1792, as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 16th Regiment of the Green County Militia. Sincere, honest and civic-minded, he employed a traveling tutor for the early settlements and assisted in the establishment of academies in Green and Adair Counties. In 1795, he was a member of the State House of Representatives; in 1799 a member of Kentucky's second Constitutional Convention; in 1800 a member of the State Senate. Colonel Casey died in 1816 on his Russell Creek property in Adair County. He was buried in Johnston Cemetery under this inscription: "William Casey 1754-1816, Ensign Clark's Ill. Regiment, Revolutionary War." His will recorded in Adair County, lists his heirs as his wife, Jane; son, Green Casey; and daughters Peggy Lampton (the grandmother of Samuel Clemens); Jenny Paxton, Mollie Creel and Ann Montgomery. When Casey County was organized in 1806, it was named in his honor
Colonel William Casey He was Buried in his Rocking Chair in 1 Dec 1816
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Margaret Peggy Casey born 31 Mar 1783 In Adair, Kentucky and died 6 Oct 1818, married Colonel. Benjamin Lampon born 24 May 1770, and his daughter Jane Lampton born 1803 and died 27 Oct 1890, married John Marshall Clemens born 11 Aug 1798 and died 24 Mar 1847, father of Samuel Langhorn (Mark Twain)Clemens born 30 Nov 1835 and died 21 Apr 1910. Samuel Clemens was not born when his Great GrandFather died. He Married Olivia Langdon in 1870 and she was Jan 1845
Colonel William Casey his Daughter Martha Polly Casey born 1787
Colonel William Casey his Son Green Casey born in 8 Jan 1793 in Adair, Kentucky
Colonel William Casey, pioneer, a native of Frederick County, Virginia, was born in 1754 to John and Margaret (Blackburn) Casey. He came to Kentucky in the winter of 1779-1780 and camped in Dick's (now Dix) River. In 1782 he married Jane Montgomery, daughter of William Montgomery; they lived near Logan's Station until 1791. That year Casey, with a company of soldier settlers, followed Green River, crossed it south of what was later called Casey's Creek, and erected a blockhouse and fort fifty miles from the nearest white settlement. The station was named for Casey. He was commissioned December 18, 1792, as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 16th Regiment of the Green County Militia. Sincere, honest and civic-minded, he employed a traveling tutor for the early settlements and assisted in the establishment of academies in Green and Adair Counties. In 1795, he was a member of the State House of Representatives; in 1799 a member of Kentucky's second Constitutional Convention; in 1800 a member of the State Senate. Colonel Casey died in 1816 on his Russell Creek property in Adair County. He was buried in Johnston Cemetery under this inscription: "William Casey 1754-1816, Ensign Clark's Ill. Regiment, Revolutionary War." His will recorded in Adair County, lists his heirs as his wife, Jane; son, Green Casey; and daughters Peggy Lampton (the grandmother of Samuel Clemens); Jenny Paxton, Mollie Creel and Ann Montgomery. When Casey County was organized in 1806, it was named in his honor
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