Martin Casey
Martin Casey (Carey) has been a tough person to find accurate info on.
There is some confusion on my part concerning Martin Casey (Carey). he looks to have been born in Ireland as Martin Carey and come over to America with brothers and sisters aboard the Constantine at age 10 +or- . The brothers and sisters include Bridget Casey, John Casey, Thomas Casey, and Mary Casey. There is also a Biddy Casey and a John Carey on the manifest. Oddly, they have Mary Casey as dying in Ireland? James Carey (Casey) is not on the Constantine manifest as I believe he was in an Irish jail at the time the rest travelled to America. Thomas, John, and James Carey all died in the east. Bridget does not have a place of death that I have found so far. Scroll down for more information on the Constantine and it’s captain.
They changed their last name to Casey once in America. The ship (Constantine) manifest has them using the Casey surname. Intentional or accidental?
The Carey’s were an unlawful group. Martin’s brothers and other family members (The Ryans) were caught killing and houghing (Explained in the caption below the article) cattle off land that they once rented and were thrown off of. There are 2 articles below concerning this incident. Thomas Carey is mentioned as one of the cattle mutilators, but Thomas Carey was supposedly in America when this happened??? For that matter, other info says that Martin Carey Sr. was involved also. There was a Thomas Ryan involved. perhaps there was a mistake by the reporter.
James Carey was one of the Carey’s involved in the cattle killing atrocity. Sometime after all this, he immigrated to America where he got into trouble again. Attempted rape in New York. He did prison time for this in America. What an ass! There’s an article concerning this below.
There isn’t any concrete information concerning it, but Martin Casey was probably in the American Civil War on the confederate side. Confederate records are very disorganized and hard to find. As Martin was of an age considered right for war, I am pretty sure he would have been a soldier. I found a little on a Martin Casey located down below. Whether it’s him, I can’t be sure.
At some time, Martin moved to Missouri before the Civil War. Most of his American siblings stayed out east. New York and Pennsylvania. I’m guessing there wasn’t a lot of family love. Martin left Ireland without his parents and then cut out by himself to Missouri. Of course, I believe his family wanted a fresh start after all the problems in the old country.
Another strange thing is the birth of 2 daughters before he was married? Whether true, I’m not sure. It’s possible I would guess. Census was the best for getting information on families, but there isn’t any that I could find until much later.
Siblings
- Thomas Carey1824–1866
- Mary Carey1826–1901
- Bridget Carey1828–1939
- James Carey1829–1876
- John Carey1829–1903
- Michael Carey1832–1909
- Patrick Carey1836–1916
- Jeremiah “Jerry” Carey1837–1906
- Margaret Anne Carey1839–
Half siblings
- Honorah Carey1850–1900
- James Carey1854–1919
Birth Birth 23 DEC 1842 • Murroe and Boher County Limerick Ireland
Death 24 JAN 1918 • Kinsey, Ste Genevieve, Missouri
2nd great-grandfather
Timeline
- Age 0 — Birth 23 DEC 1842 • Murroe and Boher County Limerick Ireland
- Baptism 28 Dec 1842 • Ireland
- Age 9 — Arrival 14 Apr 1851 • New York, New York, USA
- Age 18 — Residence1860 • Jackson, Punjaub, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, USA Occupation: Farm Laborer
- Age 21 — Residence 1 Jul 1863 • Clark, West Virginia, USA Marital Status: Unmarried
- Age 22 — Birth of daughter Annie (Joanna) Casey (1864–)ABT 1864 • Missouri
- Age 25 — Marriage 26 Nov 1867 • , Ste Genevieve, Missouri Mary Philomene Primo1844–1920
- Age 25 — Birth of daughter Kate (Catherine) Casey (1867–)ABT 1867
- Age 27 — Birth of daughter Mary Clothilda Casey (1869–1910)20 Aug 1869 • Bloomsdale, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA
- Age 28 — Residence1870 • Jackson, Pungaub, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA Occupation: Farmer
- Age 29 — Birth of daughter Cora Ellen Casey (1871–1922)2 April 1871 • Kinsey, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
- Age 30 — Birth of son William F Casey (1872–1930) 23 Oct 1872 • Kinsey, Ste Genevieve, Missouri
- Age 33 — Birth of son Martin Casey (1875–)ABT 1875
- Age 35 — Birth of son John Casey (1877–)ABT 1877
- Age 38 — Residence1880 • Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
- Age 58 — Residence1900 • Jackson, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Age 68 — Death of daughter Mary Clothilda Casey (1869–1910)bef 1910 • Ste Genevieve County, Missouri, USA
- Age 68 — Residence 1910 • Jackson, Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, USA Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Age 76 — Death 24 Jan 1918 • Kinsey, Ste Genevieve, Missouri
- Burial Bloomsdale, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States of America
Relationships
Parents
- Martin Carey1800–1897
- Rebecca Blackwell1805–1843
Spouse and children
- Mary Philomene Primo1844–1920
- Julia Casey186?–
- Annie (Joanna) Casey1864–
- Kate (Catherine) Casey1867–
- Mary Clothilda Casey1869–1910
- Cora Ellen Casey1871–1922
- William F Casey1872–1930
- Martin Casey1875–
- John Casey1877–
Constantine
| Name | Martin Casey |
|---|---|
| Birth Year | abt 1841 1842? |
| Age | 10 |
| Gender | Male |
| Embarkation | Liverpool |
| Ship | Constantine |
| Ship | Constantine |
| Occupation | None |
| Passengers | 482 |
| Native Country | Ireland |
| Destination | USA |
| Arrival Place | New York, New York, USA |
| Arrival Date | 14 Apr 1851 |
by Marion R. Casey, Glucksman Ireland House, New York University © Marion R. Casey, 2020. All rights reserved.
Built in 1850 with a tonnage of 1162, the Constantine was soon among the larger packet ships regularly sailing between Liverpool and New York for Grinnell, Minturn’s Fourth or Swallowtail Line. Its sister ship was The Queen of the West; both typically carried about 600 men, women and children when crossing the Atlantic.
The captain of the Constantine, Richard L. Bunting, was born in New Jersey in 1816. According to his will, he was a “master mariner” who owned all or part of several ships. He sold the 362 ton Nera when he was only 25. In 1843 he was at the helm of the 551 ton Hibernia for the Black Ball Line and from 1844 he was captain of the Swallowtail Line’s Gladiator (650 tons). The Constantine was an enormous ship by comparison and suggests both Bunting’s skill and ambition. According to Arthur H. Clark, It required an unusual combination of qualities to command these Western Ocean packet ships successfully. Above all things it was necessary that the captains should be thorough seamen and navigators; also that they should be men of robust health and great physical endurance, as their duties often kept them on deck for days and nights together in storm, cold, and fog. Then there were frequently desperate characters among the crew and steerage passengers, who required to be handled with moral courage and physical force, while the cabin passengers were usually gentlemen and gentlewomen of good breeding, accustomed to courtesy and politeness, which they expected to find in the captains with whom they sailed. These requirements evolved a remarkable type of men, hearty, bluff, and jovial, without coarseness, who would never be mistaken for anything but gentlemen.
Possibly in the Civil War as a Private on the Confederate side.
| Name | Martin Casey |
|---|---|
| Enlistment Rank | Private |
| Muster Place | South Carolina |
| Muster Company | E |
| Muster Regiment | 1st Regulars Infantry, South Carolina Infantry (Butler’s) (1st Regulars) |
| Muster Regiment Type | Infantry Rank In Private Rank Out Private |
| Muster Information | Enlisted |
| Side of War | Confederacy |
