Samuel Harley Cason
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1856
Christening:
Death: 10 Nov 1868 - ( at age 12)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Henry Cason
Mother: Eliza Hunter
Sarah A. Cason
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1831 - Ware County, GA 108
Christening:
Death: 1862 - Columbia County, FL ( at age 31) 108
Burial:
Parents
Father: Willoughby Cason
Mother: Mary Conner
Spouses and Children
1. *Daniel Melton 108
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. William Hillary Melton
2. Martha Ann Melton
Notes
General:
1860 Census for Columbia County, FL (page 203) states Sarah was born in Florida and that she could neither read nor write (family members have stated Sarah was blind). Her age at the time was listed as 29. However, one strange item in the 1910 census states Sarah was born in Illinois. The Illinois birthplace came about as follows: Sarah Cason's family moved to Illinois in the late 1820's and stayed a couple of years. Son Hillary's death certificate indicates that his mother was born in Illinois but census records indicate otherwise. It is not certain that she was born during the time the Cason family was there but the story was told in the family about them living in Illinois and that is where the information started and was probably added to over the years.
Susan Cason
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1819 - Bryan Co., GA
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Willoughby Cason
Mother: Mary Conner
Spouses and Children
1. *Redden Thomas
Marriage:
Status:
Susannah Cason
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1687
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: James Cason
Mother: Ann
Thomas Cason Jr.
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death: 1665
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Cason Sr.
Mother: Elizabeth
Spouses and Children
Children:
1. James Cason
Thomas Cason
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1680
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: James Cason
Mother: Ann
Thomas Cason Sr.
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1604 - Bristol, England
Christening:
Death: 1651 - ( at age 47)
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Thomas Cason Jr.
2. James Cason
3. Ruth Cason
Notes
General:
Moved to Virginia in 1635
Wherry Cason
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 16 May 1847 - Hamilton Co., FL 157
Christening:
Death: 12 Feb 1905 - Benton (Columbia Co) FL ( at age 57) 157
Burial:
Parents
Father: Purnell Cason
Mother: Elizabeth Beall 73
Spouses and Children
1. *Martha Jane Sandlin
Marriage: 15 Oct 1867 - Benton (Columbia Co) FL 157
Status:
Notes
General:
CASON, WHERRY C.Wherry C. Cason was born in Hamilton Co., Fla., May 16, 1847, a son of Parnell and Elizabeth Beall Cason (above). He grew up in the Benton community of Columbia County, where his parents lived; and was married there Oct. 15, 1867, to Martha Jane Sandlin, born Aug. 7, 1847, in Marion County, Fla., daughter of Jesse R. Sandlin and granddaughter of Robert Sandlin (Vol. V). They had ten children, viz:
1847-1905
COLUMBIA CO. FLA.
1 . James L.b. Aug. 20,1868, m - ------ Morgan.
2. Jesse Robertb. Dec. 15,1869, m. Mollie Zipperer.
3. Horace P.b. June 13,1872, m. Cora Chesire.
4. WilliamWashingtonb. April 1, 1874, m. Evie (Eva) Hunter.
5. Harriet E.b. Mar. 13, 1876, m. Matthew Knight.
6. Frederick Prestonb. Oct. 15,1878, m. Annie Mills.
7. Olive Virginiab. Dec. 24,1881, m. Francis Bartow Cason, 2nd C., son of Hillery H. (Vol. Vl).
8. Henry Z.b. Aug. 9,1883, m. Bertie Oliver.
9. Alexander Wherryb. June 3, 1886, m. Mildred Johnson.
10. John B.b. April 2,1888, m. Bessie -------
Mr. Cason though too young for regular Confederate Army duty, served the last year of the war in the Florida militia which was called out to defend the state when the Federals invaded Florida, and fought in the battle of Olustee. He served in Co. "B". 1st Florida Reserves. In his later years his widow was granted a Confederate soldier's pension by the State. After marriage he made his home over in Columbia County where he had a large farm and lived until his death Feb. 12, 1905. His widow survived him nineteen years and died April 21, 1924. They were buried at Prospect Primitive Baptist Church in eastern Hamilton County. They were members for many years of Prospect Church as were his parents and paternal grandparents, also Willis Cason, a greatuncle.
NOTE: The name "Wherry" is a variation and connotation of the name "Wyriott" and two spellings have been used for about two hundred years in the Cason family; "Wyriott" being used at first, then gradually changed to "Wherry". "Wyriott" seems to have been derived from Wyriott Ormond, a prominent jurist of Pitt and Beaufort Co., N.C. , relationship to the Cason family uncertain.
William Cason
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1723
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: William Cason
Mother: Jane Cannon
Spouses and Children
1. *Hester Duncan
Marriage:
Status:
William Cason
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Cir 1695 - Princess Anne County, VA 165
Christening:
Death: Abt 1764 - Pitt Co., NC ( about age 69) 165
Burial:
Parents
Father: James Cason
Mother: Ann
Spouses and Children
1. *Jane Cannon
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. William Cason
2. Cannon Cason
3. James Cason
4. John Cason
5. Henry Cason
6. Elizabeth Cason
7. Hillery Cason
Notes
General:
CASON, WILLIAMReferences:
c1695-1764
NORTH CAROLINA
William Cason, the ancestor of almost all the Casons in "Wiregrass Georgia" and North Florida, was born in Princess Anne County, Va., c1695, and is believed to be a son of James Cason who died there in 1723. William was the administrator of the said James Cason's estate. He seems to have sold his inheritance in 1723 as it was at that time he moved to Beaufort County, N.C., where he settled in the portion that later, in the 1760s, became Pitt County. He granted land in Beaufort County in 1740, the same bordering on a stream called "Cason's Run" and George Moye's land. The 1746 Colonial tax records of Beaufort County shows William "Casson" (or Cason) a tax-payer with nine people in his household.
William Cason's wife was named Jane but nothing further is definitely known about her other than she was dead by 1758 when William made a deed of gift to three of their children, Henry, Hillery and Elizabeth. The 1760 tax records show him living with his son, James, and in 1762 with son Hillery. He died in Pitt County about 1764. William and Jane were the parents of the following children (list may be incomplete):
1. Williamb. 1723, m. Hester Duncan. Moved to Duplin Co. N.C. and lived in portion now Sampson Co.
2. Cannonb. 1725-11779, m. Rosa Whitehurst?. Died in Fairfield Co. S. C.
3. Jamesb. c1727, m. -----Watkins, dau. of William.
4. Johnb. 1730, m - ------ Pinkston, dau. of Thomas, Moved to Ga.1793;d.1816.
5. Henryb.1732, m - ------ Cannon, dau. of George.
6. Elizabethb.c1735, m.(Unknown).
7. Hilleryb.1737, m. Sarah ------- Moved to Screven Co. Ga., 1793;d.1814.
William and Jane Cason are the ancestors of several thousand people in South Georgia and North Florida and seemingly of all Cason descendants in these areas with the exception of Ransom Cason (Vol. II) who, while he could have been a descendant seems to have been a greatnephew.
NOTE: Thanks are due Mr. E.L. Williams of Valdosta and Wm. R. Cason of Atlanta, descendants, for their indefatigable work in tracing what appeared to be for many years an untraceable family due largely to poorly-kept public and family records and loss outright of records.
This is an original compilation, not heretofore published.
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 7, pg. 79.