-----------------------CHRONOLOGY OF WILLIAM CAUSEY-----------------------
				by E. R. Killian, Dec. 1, 2001 

Based upon Family Legend, Census Data, Bible and miscellaneous records.

July 17, 1744......Born in Galway, Ireland
1765...............William Shanhannis wills land to William Causey
December, 1767.....Departs Ireland for the Colonies at age 22
February 10, 1768..Arrives Charleston, SC, stays aboard ship to Beaufort, SC
Early 1768.........Arrives in Maryland
Early 1768.........Marries Unknown wife
Late 1768..........First son Absalom born
1769...............Second son Solomon born
1772...............Unknown daughter born, possibly named 'Jane'
1775...............Unknown daughter born (marries a Daniels later)
1776...............Enlists in Richard Andrew's 14th Maryland Militia Battalion
1777...............Possibly moves family to Virginia
1777...............Elected Ensign in the Maryland Militia
1779...............Possibly moves Family to North Carolina
January 17, 1778...son Thomas born
1779...............son Jonas S. born
1779...............Maryland Militia moves to South Carolina
1779...............Possibly sent Family back to Virginia
August 11, 1779....Promoted to Captain of Infantry
September 8, 1779..Seige of Savannah begins
October 9, 1779....Seige of Savannah ends
March 8, 1780......Seige of Charleston begins
May 12, 1780.......Seige of Charleston ends
May 29, 1780.......Battle of Waxhaws
August 16, 1780....Battle of Camden
April 25, 1781.....Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
May 22, 1781.......Battle of Ninety-Six
September 8, 1781..Battle of Eutaw Springs
October 19, 1781...Battle of Yorktown
December 1781......Seizure of Charleston by the Patriot forces
1784...............daughter Elizabeth born
August 9, 1785.....Receives back pay with interest for Patriotic service
1785...............Receives 450 acre land grant for Patriotic service
1786...............Purchases additional 1820 acres in Barnwell Co., SC
1787...............Purchases additional land in SC, Holdings total 2320 acres
1787...............daughter Mary(?) born 
1788...............son William born
1789...............in Beaufort District, South Carolina
1790...............Present in Census of Beaufort District
1790...............son Absalom marries Elizabeth Wood
1790...............son John Hiram born
1792...............Absalom petitions Samuel Causey on behalf of Henry Wiley heirs
1792...............Solomon marries Nancy (LNU)
1792...............daughter Jane (?) marries
1792...............daughter Frances born (?)
1795...............grandson John M. Daniels born
1799...............son Jonas marries Mary (LNU)
1803...............First wife, name unknown, dies in South Carolina
1803...............daughter Jane(?) Daniels(?) widowed
March 1, 1803......son Thomas marries Patty Webb in Orangeburg, SC 
1803...............gives 320 acres to daughter Jane(?) in South Carolina
1803...............daughter dies in South Carolina, leaving son, John Daniels
December 22, 1803..grandaughter Celina Jane born to Thomas and Patty Webb in SC
1804...............Receives 320 acre land grant in Mississippi for Patriotic service
1804...............Moves to Mississippi via the "Three-Chopped Way"
January 27, 1805...daughter Mary marries Eleazer Bell in Georgia
1805...............son Absalom dies in South Carolina
1805...............On Natchez District Tax List in Mississippi
1805...............Co-Founds Providence Baptist Church
1805...............Starts building 'Causey Springs' Plantation
Sept. 2, 1805......Marries Susannah Jackson
October 17, 1805...grandaughter Ann Eliza born to Mary and Eleazer Bell in GA
July 03, 1806......grandaughter Elizabeth born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
1807...............Co-Founds Mississippi Baptist Association
1807...............son Solomon's lands confirmed by U. S. Government
December 30, 1807..great-grandson Jesse Bell born to Mary and Eleazer Bell in GA
March 20, 1808.....grandson Josiah Chelson born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
June 09, 1809......son William marries Susannah Whittington in MS
June 19, 1809......great-grandson William Jarvis born to Mary and Eleazer Bell in GA
January 11, 1810...grandson Thomas Jefferson born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
1810...............Present in Census of Mississippi Territory
1810...............grandaughter Lucy marries John Caves, Jr. in SC 
December 17, 1810..grandaughter Mary marries Lafayette May in MS
February 12, 1811..son John Hiram marries Priscilla Scott in MS
1811...............grandaughter Sarah S. born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
August 27, 1811....daughter Elizabeth marries Aaron Whittington
December 18, 1811..grandaugher Martha Ann born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
1812-1814..........War of 1812, becomes a member of the veterans 'Silver Grays'
1812...............grandson Thomas O. born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
1812...............grandson William born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
1812...............grandaughter Desdemonde marries Mr. Pickle in SC or GA
June 28, 1812......son Alexander Scott born
August 05, 1812....grandaughter born to John Hiram and Priscilla Scott in MS
1813...............grandson Franklin born to Elizabeth and Aaron Whittington
January 17, 1814...grandson Jonas William born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
1814...............grandson Silas S. born to John Hiram and Priscilla Scott in MS
Aug. 10, 1815......daughter(?) Frances married John Gordon in MS
November 22, 1815..grandaughter Gesintha Zilpha born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
1815...............grandson James Anderson born to Elizabeth and Aaron Whittington
1815...............son Jonas remarries to another Mary (LNU)
1815...............grandson Oliver P. born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
1815...............grandaughter Cynthia marries John Lewis O'Bannon in SC 
April 30, 1816.....daughter Anna K., born
May 19, 1816.......great-grandaughter Elizabeth M. born to Mary and Eleazer Bell in MS
October 8, 1817....son Seaborn Tarrant born
July 25, 1818......son Ransom Jackson born
January 30, 1818...grandson James M. born to Thomas and Patty Webb in MS
1818...............son Solomon moves to Holmes Co., MS
1819...............William retires as Treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Association
1819...............grandaughter Ann born to Jonas S. and Mary in MS
September 27, 1819.grandaughter Sarah Adeline born to Thomas and Patty Web in MS
1820...............grandson Josephus F. born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
1820...............Present in Census of Mississippi
1820...............grandaughter Ann Eliza and grandson James marry in Pike Co., MS
April 10, 1821.....great-grandaughter Mary Samantha born to Ann and James Causey
August 16, 1820....grandson Jesse Bell, son of Mary and Eleazer Bell, dies
February 12, 1822..grandaughter Salome Riviana born to Thomas and Patty Web in MS
1822...............grandson Jessie B. born to Jonas S. and Mary in MS
September 16, 1822.son Zechariah Richardson born
1822...............great-grandson Jesse Bell born to Eliza and James Causey
1824...............grandaughter Rebecca born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
1824...............grandaughter Holley marries Samuel Gibson Poole
September 30, 1824.daughter Cynthia Caroline born
April 04, 1824.....grandaughter Amelia E. born to Thomas and Patty Web in MS
January 13, 1825...grandson John M. Daniels marries Elizabeth Jackson
March 30, 1825.....daughter Amelia Farrar born
1825...............grandson William J. born to Jonas S. and Mary in MS
February 21, 1827..grandson Iley Lafayette born to Thomas and Patty Web in MS
1827...............grandaughter Adeline J. born to William and Susannah Whittington in MS
April 08, 1828.....grandson Jonas Levy born to Jonas S. and Mary (Unknown) in MS
May 2, 1828........son James Malcolm born
July 3, 1828.......Signs his Will
July 3, 1828.......William Causey, Sr. dies (i.e., Will signed on the day of his death)
July 21, 1828......Will Probated, William owned 27+ slaves

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