> All Casses in the US are descended from John Casse or Cass. He was from > England and came over here in around 1640. Think he arrived at Boston, and > soon made his way up to Hampton, NH where he m. Martha Philbrick, dauther of > Thomas. If you are interested in the subject John Cass, who was a descendant of the John Cass who married Martha Philbrick, here is an item I posted in the NEHGS site's errata forum: There were two John Cass's born in Hampton NH (1687 & 1689), one married Hannah Gove and lived in Mendon MA. Several sources have him as son of Samuel & Mercy [Sanborn] Cass (including 'History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire from its Settlement in 1638, ...', and the 'Vital Records of Mendon, Mass. to the Year 1850'; the latter by providing an incorrect birth date). Other sources have him as son of Joseph and Mary [Hobbs] Cass. The latter is correct, and those interested can read a detailed proof provided by William T. Ruddock in The NY Genealogical and Biographical Record, October, 2000, page 299.