Seeking other CASS/CAST researchers who have information on the following family or any other CAST family. I am seeking connections to Samuel CASS/CASS (1783-1842) who married Leticia TAYLER/TAYLOR. Thank you for your time, Melinda K. Green ------------------------ 1. James CASS Sr. b. c. 1730, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, (son of Robert CASSE) m. Mar 1765, in NC, Nancy (m. James CAST/CASS Sr.), d. c. 1821, Iredell Co., NC. James died 1816, Iredell Co., NC. At age 7 or 8, pressed into British Royal Navy and served as a powder monkey on a gun boat. In 1740, ship landed in Philadelphia, where he escaped to NC. About 1790, James and his wife, Nancy, went to Clark Co., KY to visit their sons. There they met two Englishmen named CASS and learned that one of the men was his brother, the other his cousin. For the first time, he learned his name was CASS, not CAST, as he had been called by the British soldiers. His sons generally returned to their original surname, CASS. Nancy: some sources say this is Nancy MOODY Marriage Place: VA Acc. to C. F. Alan Cass, James was born in 1740; was shanghaied in 1746, and escaped in 1760 at age 21. Settled in Guilford (later, Rowan) Co., NC. Died between 15 Jan and 15 Jul 1816. Children: 2. i Elisha Cast also known as: Elijah b. c. 1766, Iredell Co., NC, m. (1) 18 Nov 1787, in Surry Co., NC, Preshus Johnson, m. (2) c. 1804, in KY, Rhonda Petty. Elisha died 1823. Death date: 1822 (per C. F. Alan Cass). 3. ii Robert Cast b. c. 1768, Iredell Co., NC, m. (1) 16 Feb 1790, in Surry Co., NC, Lucy Riley, m. (2) Mary Boggs. Robert died 9 Jul 1852. Ancestor of Johnny Cass. Robert went to KY, then IL 4. iii Richard Cast b. c. 1770, Iredell Co., NC, m. Rebeckah (m. Richard Cast). Richard died after 1823. 5. iv James S. Cass Jr. b. 9 Mar 1775, Iredell Co., NC, m. c. 1806, Nancy Moody, b. c. 1780, Lunenburg Co., VA, (daughter of Thomas Moody and Mary Frances Young). James died 29 Aug 1859, TN. 6. v Elizabeth Jane Cast, also known as: Betsy b. c. 1783, Iredell Co., NC, m. Jones. Elizabeth died 1860. could be "Elizabeth Zany or Jany Cast" Birth date: 1776 (per C.F. Alan Cass). 7. vi Moses E. Cast b. 8 Dec 1778, Iredell Co., NC, m. 15 Jul 1805, in Wilkes Co., NC, Lucy Jones. Moses died 13 Jul 1854, TN. 8. vii Matilda Cast b. c. 1765, Iredell Co., NC, m. 5 Mar 1781, in Wilkes Co., NC, Isham Harvell. Ordinance dated 25 Jan 1785 binds Ezekial, Samuel and Winnefred Cast, Boman Cast's orphaned children to Isham and Matilda. 9. viii Hester Cast also known as: Easter b. 1784, Iredell Co., NC, m. James McConnell. James: Reverend 10. ix Archibald Cast b. c. 1791, Iredell Co., NC, m. Rachel (m. Archibald Cast). Birth date: 1785 (per Johnny Cass) Birth date: 1785 (per C. F. Alan Cass). 11. x Nancy Cast b. c. 1789, Iredell Co., NC, m. c. 1809, in Iredell Co., NC, Benjamin Epps Moody Sr., b. 17 Dec 1786, Lundenburg Co., VA, (son of Thomas Moody and Mary Frances Young) d. 21 May 1854, AL. This is John C. Nichols' Ancestor. 12. xi Martha Cast also known as: Patsy b. Iredell Co., NC, m. 25 Feb 1789, in Surry Co., NC, James Riley. Martha died before 1816. 13. xii Mary (Polly) Cast, b. NC, m. Harvill. Johnny Cass does not have this child listed, but lists two others, Harriet and Moody. 14. xiii Harriet Cass b. Iredell Co., NC, m. Moody. 15. xiv Moody Cass b. Iredell Co., NC.