Cassels and Possible link to Kennedys

[tcassell]

I came across a family tree in which the Cassels name was linked to the Kennedy name.

Apparently the Kennedy's were given the title Earl of Cassillis (pronounced Cassels, I am told) at some point around 1440 to 1463.

My ancestor John Cassels, born around 1700 has been linked in the family tree through one Gilbert Kennedy, but the  person submitting the tree cannot substantiate that link.

Any help or additional information on that link would be appreciated.

[hdw]

What made you post on the Fife thread? The Kennedys of Cassillis are an Ayrshire family.

I've just discovered some Kennedy ancestors in Kelso, Roxburghshire.

Harry

[tcassell]

All of the Cassels in my family tree are from Fife, So I was hoping to connect with someone else that has a connection with John Cassels that might know if his father was Gilbert Kennedy or not.
Tim

[DDJJake]

Hi tcassell,
My cousins Cassells go as far back as this family ... any link with yours?
Thomas Cassells [Master Carter]  was born on 5 Oct 1755 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. He died on 4 Jul 1838 in Kennoway Fife Scotland.
Thomas married Euphemia Burgess  on 4 Mar 1778 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.
Euphemia was christened on 6 Oct 1751 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland .
She died on 12 Mar 1826 in Wemyss Fife Scotland.
They had the following children:
Elizabeth Cassells  was born on 16 Oct 1781 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.
She died in Dec 1853 in Milton Markinch Fife Scotland.
Mary Cassells  was born on 28 Jul 1783 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.
Andrew Cassells [Ploughman Vintner]  was born on 26 Jun 1785 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.
He died on 10 May 1877 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland. 
Andrew married Christian Dall  daughter of Henry Dall and Isabell Marshall on 15 Dec 1811 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.
Christian was born on 5 Apr 1784 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland.
She died on 2 Dec 1858 in Newton Farm, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
James Cassells [Carter]  was born on 8 Aug 1788 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.
He died on 30 Oct 1865 in Wemyss., Fife, Scotland. 
James married Catherine Swayne or Swyne  on 27 Mar 1814 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.
Catherine was born on 12 Aug 1792 in Wemyss., Fife, Scotland.

DDJJAKE

[tcassell]

I show a Thomas Cassels as the son of John Cassels II although I have his birth date as 6 Sept 1761 and the place as Balbiring Coalhill, Fife, Scotland.

I can send you a gedcom file of this or you can see it on Ancestry.com under the Cassell Family Tree.

[DDJJake]

Hi tcassell,
I have no John Cassells until mid-19th century and another in the 20th.
It is Balbirnie Coalhill or Coal-Hill near Markinch .... ancestry's usual dreadful OCR work !
I know the area well, with many ancestors in that area.
I note that Thomas Cassels' birth is an LDS submission and not a genuine OPR on the Mormon site.
With my world wide membership of ancestry, I will have a wee look at your tree, and report back if I spot a link. No need for gedcoms at this stage.
Slainte,
DDJJAKE

[Nick.cassell83]

Tcassell
I would be interested in making contact with you I have some information regarding cassell link to Fife which I am sure you will find interesting potentially dating back years with interesting links.

[Sunnyhill]

Hi, I am interested in this connection as my name is Cassells. My earliest known Cassells ancestor was born around 1760 with his descendants living in Annaloist, Co. Armagh. I haven't found a connection to Scottish ancestors apart from one DNA match on Ancestry whose Cassells family were all from Scotland.

[Forfarian]

Hi, I am interested in this connection as my name is Cassells. My earliest known Cassells ancestor was born around 1760 with his descendants living in Annaloist, Co. Armagh. I haven't found a connection to Scottish ancestors apart from one DNA match on Ancestry whose Cassells family were all from Scotland.

Can you give us some actual information - names, dates, places?