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CASKEY FAMILY EARLY NOTES

 

Information on the Early Caskey Families

Nancy Caskey (1787-1871) married Robert Shasteen (1775/1784 1825/27) 1804 in Rockbridge Co VA. She was the daughter of Archibald Caskey, deceased by 1804.

Source: Robert Chastain to marry Nancy Caskey, daughter of Archibald Caskey, deceased. Date of Bond February 7, 1804. Married by Samuel Houston, Pastor of the High Bridge Presbyterian Church. Surety Joseph Grigsby.” [Source: The Chestnut Tree, Vol. II, #3, p. 25; Rockbridge Co. VA Courthouse, Marriage Bond Book 1, p. 94 - Source: Virginia Chastains, Lowell Chastain; Rockbridge Co., VA Marriage Bond Book 1, p. 94]
 

See also:

     1811 Guardianship Amherst Co.htm
    

     
     
     

Further Analysis & Conclusions

 

CASKEY Notes

Speculated lineages
: Sources from Ancestry Trees primarily with a bit of additional notes and speculation

     Archibald Casky (1750 PA- bef 7 Feb 1804 VA) m unk lived 1780 - 81 Antrim Cumberland PA 1785/86/89 Guilford Franklin PA
          1791-1795 on personal property tax rolls, fits with history above of 1780-1789
          Est age of 50 fits with births below 1782-1797 and notes of death by marriage dates
          Nancy Casky (2 Jun 1787 - 4 Oct 1871) m Robert Shasteen (1775/1784 - 1825/1827) 1804
          Archibald Casky (1786 - ) m 2 Aug 1819 Rhoda Thomas Rockbridge Co VA
               Daughter Caroline Fowler Casky b 1820 d 1867 m 7 Jun 1840 Edward Shasteen (1820 - )
               (not verified and questionable based on birth dates of Nancy and Caroline)
          Patsy Casky (pre 1797 - aft 1811) (from guardianship)
          Elizabeth Casky (abt 1790 - aft 1860 Rockbridge Co VA) m John Lewis Hickman (1790-1853 Rockbridge Co VA)
          Possible children:
          Sarah Caskey (abt 1782 - 1858 Henry Co IL) m James Greenlee (1782-1858 Henderson Co IL)
               One researcher believes Sarah dau of James Caskey of Geneseo, Henry Co IL
          Hannah Caskey (b circa 1785?) m John McDonald (McDonnell, McDaniel, McDannel) 10 Jan 1805 Rockbridge Co VA

     James Caskey (1773 Ireland -1851 Adams Co OH) m Margaret Peggy Anderson
                Arrived America circa 1795 Rockbridge, naturalized 1807, moved to Adams Co OH 1811
           John Caskey (1801 -  1825 Adams Co OH)
           Isabelle Caskey (1803 -  1864 Adams Co OH)
           James Caskey, Rev (1807 -  1854 Adams Co OH) m Isabel Wallas, son James D Caskey
           William Caskey (1809 -  unk Adams Co OH)
           Alexander Caskey (1811 -  1868 Adams Co OH)

     Thomas Caskey (abt 1787 - aft 1850 Rockbridge Co) m Jane Greenlee
           One researcher believes James is father of Thomas, but age is questionable, dob per 1850 census
           First on Prop Tax 1805, therefore at 21 dob wb 1784, prob son of James?
           Eliza Jane Caskey (1824 -  1868 )
           Sara F Caskey (1828 -  1873 Rockbridge Co)  m James Madison Senseney
           Mary Elizabeth Caskey (1830 -  )  m Harvey K Senseney
           Ephraim Caskey (1832 -  ) 
           Margaret Caskey (1842 - )

     John Caskey (1798 Rockbridge Co VA - 1836 Rockbridge Co) m Grace Grizzy Greenlee
           One researcher believes James is father of John, age not questionable
           James J Caskey (1815/17 -  1860) unmarried
           David Greenlee Caskey (1821 -  1905 Grant Co IN)  m Eliza Hite
           Samuel Harvey Caskey (1824 -  1904 )  m Lucinda Hite m 2 Nancy Butler
           Mary Jane Elizabeth Caskey (1829 -  )  m George D Glass

Census Rolls & Misc:    
    
     1810 census Rockbridge Co., VA - James Casky 1< 10 1 10-15,  1 16-25, 1 45+ (b pre 1765)  females 2<10 1 10-15 1 45+

     1820 census Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA -Thomas Casky 2 male 10-15, 1 26-44 (b 1776-1794), 4 fem < 10, 1 female 26-44 (1776-1794),
          1 col fem <14, 1col fem 14-25
          1816 30 Dec Land Grant Casky Thomas Rockbridge assignee Robert Shasteen in Lexington, Rockbridge Co VA
          1822  Marriage record for Jane Greenlee b 1793 VA to Thomas Caskey b 1787 VA m 1822 – dates jive with 1850 census
     1830 census, Rockbridge VA – Thomas Casky 1 male 0-5, 1 40-49 (1781-1790), fem 1<5, 1 5-9, 1 20-29, 1 30-39 0 col
     1840 census Lexington, Rockbridge VA - Thomas Caskey 1 male 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 50-59 (1781-1790), 2 fem 10-14, 1 female 15-19 1 fem 50-59 1
          agr1 Man&Tr– 0 colored
     1850 census Dist 51, Rockbridge VA - Thomas Caskie 63 (1787) a miller, Jane 57, Eliza J 26, Sarah F 22, Mary E 20, Margaret 8

     1750 Archibald Kaskey b PA vol 94 pg 76 Am Gen Bio Index - Ancestry.com
     1780 census Antrim, Cumberland PA Archibald Caskey
     1785/86 census Guilford, Franklin PA Archibald Caskey (Middle of Southern PA border)
     1786 census Hamilton, Franklin PA Joseph Caskey (Middle of Southern PA border)
     1789 census Franklin, Franklin PA Archibald Caskey (Middle of Southern PA border)
     1812 War of 1812 Service Records, 2 Corps D'Elite (Green's), Virginia Mil. Private, Archibald Caskey
     1820 census Lexington, Rockbridge VA, Aug 7 1820 - Archibald Casky 1 male <10, 1 26-44 (b 1776-1794), 1 female 16-25 (1795-1804)
          1819 Aug 2 Archibald Caskey mar Rhoda Thomas, Rockbridge Co VA
     1830 census - Not Indexed, under Jas Shasteen 15-20 w/ fem 15-20 in Union Ross Co., OH -
          Arch
S Casky males 3 < 5, 1 30-40 (b 1790-1800) females 1 5-10 (1820-1825 Caroline?), 1 20-30 (1800-1810) Rhoda deceased?
     1850 census - Buckskin, Ross, OH - Archibald Kaskey 60 b OH, Sarah 52, Lulia A 17, Nancey 15, Mary 12
          1832 Oct 10 - Ross Co Marriages - Archibald Caskey to Sarah Mc Cartney (prob second marriage, see 1850 census.
          Sarah McCartney, b KY dau of James McCartney and Mary Jamison

     1830 census - Rockbridge VA - John Caskey males 1 5-10, 2 10-14, 1 30-39 females 1 <5, 2 30-39,
     1840 census - Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA - Griggs (Grizzy) Caskey 2 15-19 males, 1 10-14 female 1 50-59 female,
          Grizzy married to John Caskey, brother of Thomas

     1850 census Union Twp Ross Co OH – Allen Caskey 43 b VA abt 1807 rest OH, Sarah A 27, Nancy 14, Elizabeth 12, Minerva 9, Matilda 8,
          Simeon W 4, Emala J 2, and George Parker 45

     1850 census Concord Ross Co OH – Thomas A. Caskey 30 b VA abt 1820 Sarah 20 b VA Maria 4 OH Rebecca 9/12 Oh
          1833 Allen Caskey to Charlott Thompson 19 Sep 1833 Ross Co OH
          1843 Allen Caskey to Sarah Ann Stickler 17 Aug 1843 Ross Co OH
     1860 census Concord Ross Co OH - Allen Caskey 40 b VA, Sarah 30, Maria 13, Rebecca 10, Sampson 8, Lucinda 4, Caroline 2
          This appears to be the Thomas A Caskey family in the 1850 census
     1880 census Edgar IL - Allen Caskey 60 b 1820 VA, Sarah 50, Lucinda 25, Caroline 21, Bell 18, Allis 16, Thomas 14, Sciota 12, John 10, Robert 6
     1885 Kansas State census  - T A Caskey 65 b 1820, Sarah 55, Bell 24, Thomas A 19, John F 15, Robert C 11

Property Tax Rolls: (Binns search, no Casky, Chaskey, Chaskan, Chaskin, Caskin for their 1790 and 1800 roll search)
     Looked for Casky, Caskey, Chasteen, Shasteen. Page numbers are to Binn's file numbers
     Rockbridge Reviewed clear and alpha -     1782-1797 1798-1810, no 1808
     1785 1786 1787 None found
     1788 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 03 Caskey, James - 1 0 0 2  - Apr 10
     1789 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 03 Caskey, Jams - 1 0 0 3  - Jun 25
     1790 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Caskey, James - 1 0 0 2  - May 26
     1791 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 06 McCaskey, Archibald - 1 0 0 2  - Mar 26
     1791 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 07 McCaskey, James - 1 0 0 1  - May 04
     1791 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 07 McCaskey, John - 1 0 0 2  - May 05
     1792 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Caskey, James - 1 0 0 2 - Mar 16
     1792 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Caskey, Archibald - 1 0 0 2 - May 23
     1793 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 07 McCaskey, John - 2 0 0 6  - Apr 02
     1793 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Caskey, James - 1 0 0 1  - Mar 23
     1793 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Caskey, Arch - 1 0 0 2  - Mar 26
     1794 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Caskey, Arch - 1 0 0 2  - Mar 19
     1794 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Caskey, Jas - 1 0 0 0  - Mar 19
     1794 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 09 McCaskey, Jno - 1 0 0 3  - Apr 07
     1795 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Caskey, Arch - 1 0 0 2  - Mar 17
     1795 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Caskey, James - 1 0 0 0  - Mar 17
     1795 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 08 McCaskey, John - 1 0 0 4  - Mar 12
     1796 None found - A 07 has Joseph and John McCroskey which questions the 1797 entries
     1797 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 09 McCasky Joseph 1 1 1 3 - Mar 20
     1797 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 09 McCasky Snr? Jno 1 0 0 3 - Apr 04
     1797 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 10 McCasky Jur Jno 1 0 0 1 - Apr 11
     1797 Rockbridge Property Tax Rolls NO Casky James
     1797 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Chastain Wm 1 0 1 0 - Mar 11
     1798 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Casky James 1 0 0 0 - Apr 16
     1799 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 03 Casky James 1 0 0 1 - Jun 04
    
1799 A 07 listing for Alexander Joseph, John Sen & Jun, McCroskey
     1799 A 08 Andrew McCrosky
     1800 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Casky James 1 0 0 1 - Mar 30
     1801 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 05 Casky James 1 0 0 2 - Jun 11
     1802 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Casky James 1 0 0 2 - May 7
     1803 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Casky James 1 0 0 2 - Apr 30
     1804 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 03 Casky James 1 0 0 0 - Mar 20
     1804 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Casky James 1 0 0 2 - May 22
     1805 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Casky James 1 0 0 2 - May 24
     1805 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Casky Thomas 1 0 0 0 - May 31
     1806 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 03 Casky James 1 0 0 3 - May 23
     1807 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 03 Casky James NR? 1 0 0 3 - Mar 26
     1807 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 04 Casky James 1 0 0 5 - May 23
     1809 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 04 Casky Thomas 1 0 0 1 - Apr 16
     1809 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 04 Casky James 1 0 0 3 - Apr 16
     1809 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 04 Casky John 1 0 0 1 - Apr 20
     1809 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll A pg 09 Shasteen Robert 1 0 0 1 - Apr 24
     1809 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 03 Casky James 1 0 0 1 - Mar 3
     1810 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 06 Casky Thomas 1 0 0 2 - Apr 14
     1810 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 06 Casky James 1 0 0 2 - Apr 14
     1810 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 25 Shasteen Robert 1 0 0 1 - Apr 12
     1810 Rockbridge Property Tax Roll B pg 25 Shasteen Edmond 1 0 0 0 - Apr 12
* These years only searched for Casky, Caskey   
     Comments: 
          Appears there are two James, one that was the McCaskey in 1788 with John and Archibald and
          and the second (b 1773) that came to US 1795 that left supposedly in 1811 to OH
 

 
Conclusions:
     •     The Caskey name probably originated as McCaskey


 

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