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From: "Tim Casey" <>
Subject: Re: [CASEY-L] GEDCOM file
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:13:23 -0500
References: <20000408.173725.-981253.1.mecasey1@juno.com>



Mary is right here if you recieved the Gedcom , you would get more and more
confused. There is so much Casey material out there on John, Randolph, Levi
, Christopher, Moses, Benjamin, William, Jesse, and Abner , there were two
Abner's in SC , I believe people get these confused. How many John Casey's
were in SC , KY, IL, then you would see many Jesse's and Levi names and
Randolph.
You need to start from you and work backwards and then when you get to your
Casey line then ask the Casey list if they can help. Sometimes someone on
the list sees a allied family surname and can help piece it together.
My family's documentation came from Walter E. Casey and on my family up to
John Casey is good research.
but past John Casey m. Drucilla Hill , he has Christopher Casey b. 1754 and
Sarah Smith as his parents. I have yet to find documentation that
Christopher is his father . I have seen DAR papers.
Tim Casey
----- Original Message -----
From: Mary E. Casey <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 7:37 PM
Subject: [CASEY-L] GEDCOM file


> Hi,
>
> You sent an e-mail msg to the CASEY distribution list asking for a GEDCOM
> file on Abner CASEY (1700) because you don't have the time to download
> info into your computer.
>
> Do you have even the remotest idea what you asked? Many/most researchers
> have spent years, decades just researching our own particular lines in an
> attemp to prove our heritage. This has taken a tremendous amount of time,
> effort, and energy on the part of the researchers and you don't even have
> time to download something?
>
> And download the info from where? Do you know that Abner CASEY's lineage
> isn't even proven? There is some published and unpublished info "out
> there" that gives info re his lineage. However, I personally have found
> the info to be inaccurate for at least two generations LONG BEFORE I can
> get even close to Abner CASEY. In my opinion this means that info that
> goes even further back in time is even more likely to be inaccurate.
>
> So, even if someone is willing to send you a GEDCOM file - it's unproven
> data.
>
> I suggest you research your own particular lineage and share it with all
> of us who truly do research - and do some research yourself. Who knows?
> Perhaps you have some information that will help us establish the true
> CASEY lineage.
>
> No good/relevant info is going to "fall from the sky" and just "fall into
> your hands." If it does there is a 99.99999% likelihood that the info is
> inaccurate/wrong. And if you use it you perpetuate spreading inaccurate
> info even further! That's been done long enough already and has caused
> many of us to waste a lot of time trying to prove things that are way
> "off base." Then we have to go back and start researching to determine
> what is accurate.
>
> If you don't have time to research you'll get what you give - nothing or
> wrong info.
>
> Many researchers would love to be able to prove our lineage back to
> Ireland. That is why we do research. And that is why genealogical
> researchers are called genealogical researchers. We do research.
>
> Mary E. Casey
>
>
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