The SISSON GENEALOGY Site
revised 19 January 2008
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(Note: If you search for "Sisson," you'll get hits on every page! For
more targeted results, try searching for the surname of a wife, or an unusual
place name.)
Welcome. I'm Carol Sisson Regehr, current webmeister
and database keeper for the Sisson Genealogy Site. A big thanks to David Arne
Sisson, founding webmeister, for countless hours
of volunteer work over many years, getting these databases into shape!
SISSON
GATHERING 2008— The 2008 gathering
will be held June 26-28, 2008, in Springfield,
Illinois. Look here for
more information about events and hotel arrangements, and a link to the
registration form. Hope to see you there!
Transcription of SISSON households and
individuals in the 1850 U.S. Census. A big
thanks to Steven
Sisson for this huge effort!
JOIN THE SISSON DNA PROJECT! We need YOU to participate. The more men
whose DNA is analyzed, the more we will know
about the relationships between the Sisson clans and families. Please
click here
for information about the Sisson DNA Project.
It is my pleasure to present the work of many SISSON researchers,
especially Joan & David Henry Sisson of Hamilton, Montana,
who published the Sisson Newsletter and whose book called Descendants
of Richard and Mary SISSON came out in 1999. NEW! Volume 2, Descendants
of Richard and Mary Sisson, Updates, published in June 2003.Click here for
information about buying the books .
If you have additions or corrections to make to any of the databases which I
have been maintaining, please send them to me at cregNOSPAMehr@phys.ksu.edu. (Take
out the “NOSPAM” before e-mailing.)
These are several of the SISSON databases I've been maintaining so far. They
present the descendants of two 17thcentury couples, a 19th-century
immigrant couple, and other couples with immigrants or intermediate generations
still unknown. For some hints on efficient searching of these databases, click here.
- Richard and Mary
SISSON of Rhode Island and Massachusetts
- Robert (1630-1692)
and Amy SISSON of Virginia This group now includes the large subgroup
previously known as the "Fairfax" group. A
huge thanks to Steven
Sisson for countless hours of work on this database! Steven would like to acknowledge much
assistance from Sharon Miller, Barbara Marsh,
Sue Kretchun, Laura
Thompson, Wm. Page Johnson
III; the Fairfax Historical Society; Rita Holtz - Alexandria Librarian,
Special Collections and Local History; Suzanne Levy, Virginia Room
Librarian, Fairfax City Regional Library; Patricia Cramer, and Linda
Whitcomb.
- Thomas Sisson,
born in 1775 in NY or RI, husband of Elizabeth Pendall.
NEWS! New DNA
analysis indicates that Thomas Sisson, husband of Elizabeth Pendall, was related to Richard and Mary Sisson
of Rhode Island, see above line! Research on the intervening
generations is ongoing as we speak!
- Richard Sisson
(abt 1750-1825) and Sarah Reynolds of New
York. Richard's father is as yet unknown. Descendants of this line
migrated to Michigan, Kansas, Colorado, Indiana, and Montana. NEWS! New
DNA
analysis indicates that Richard Sisson, husband of Sarah Reynolds, was related to Richard and Mary Sisson of Rhode Island, see
above line! Research on the intervening generations is ongoing as we
speak!
- George Thomas
Sisson (1847-1880) and Betsey Minerva Smith (1844-1919) of New York.
George's father is as yet unknown.
- Robert
(~1810-1884) and Mary (Foreman) Sisson of Stephenson Co., Illinois. Robert
and Mary immigrated from England
by the early 1840s. Some of their descendants lived in Republic Co., Kansas; Furnas, Nuckolls, and Otoe counties in Nebraska.
- Thomas Sisson
and Hannah Parker of Virginia.
Reported descendants moved through the Carolinas to Georgia
and other Southern states.
- Five Sisson
brothers who were born in the 1770s and lived in Mississippi are the subject of research
by Janice Rice. The brothers’ names were James, John,
William, Eldridge, and an unknown brother who is known only through his
widow and children. The parents of these brothers have not been documented
yet.
Is there a SISSON
Coat of Arms? Thanks to Rob Sisson of Sturgis, MI, for sharing this research!
For pdfs of applications granted from the Guion-Miller
(Cherokee) rolls for Harry Sisson and Lady Sisson, click here.
Thanks to Howard Watkins for providing these copies!
Here are some other sites which offer Sisson information
- Terri's site for descendants
of William Sisson
of late 19th century Ashland, Ohio (link broken – fix in
progress!)
- Kelly
Walter's biography and pictures of George Marian
Sisson and his wife Sallie Marcy of Gallatin Co., Kentucky (Richard,
George, Thomas, Giles, John,
James C., Henry B., George M.)
- descendants
of Richard
Sisson of Westmoreland, England and 11 children born 1770s to 1790s
who came to Canada.
- information about the
descendants of William
Sisson, (scroll
down the page) born in 1812 in England, who moved to PA, WV, and
eventually to Brown County, IN; his descendant Glen
R. Sisson invented the Sisson automatic choke for automobiles in the 1920s
and 1930s
- a resource for
people whose ancestors cannot be located in one of the databases above
- a history of the "Mintwater Brook Farm" house in Portsmouth,
Rhode Island, where George 2 (Richard 1) & Sarah (Lawton) Sisson lived
in the early 18th century
- a history of the house at Head
of Westport where Richard and Mary lived after moving from Portsmouth
(link broken - fix and more pictures coming soon)
- a
theory about some early SISSONs in Virginia including a potential father
and siblings for Robert Sisson
- Dave Price's stories about David Sloan
Sisson 's family, with a picture of an 1890 gathering hosted by his
daughter Callie Amanda (or Maye) (Sisson)
Price (Robert 1, William 2, Bryan 3, Caleb 4, Stanley 5, Ludlow Branham 6,
David Sloan 7, Callie [Sisson] Price 8) (some links broken - fix coming
soon!)
- Dave Lehman includes his
Sisson line in his genealogy center at www.ancestralarchives.com.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and other SISSON matters:
- Why are some people listed only
as "Living"
when I gave you their names and dates?
- Where did our founding
ancestors come from? Can't we do research
in England ?
- How can I "talk" to
Sisson cousins about our Sisson ancestors and cousins? Here's the answer: Subscribe to
the SISSON LIST to do genealogical research by email.
- Is this ALL there is? NO!
Here are some other sites for
genealogy research in general and for Sisson research in particular. Go to
Dick Eastman's newsletter
(frequently updated) for articles of interest on genealogy research
techniques, especially in regard to computers!
- I can't find my SISSON
ancestors here. What can I do?
- This site is pretty plain
looking. How about some pictures? Answer: Click on Carol Sisson Regehr's
pictures of the Sisson house in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and of the
gravestones of John
and Alcha (Crandall) Sisson. Click on Mintwater Brook Farm house .
Disclaimer: Please be
aware that the material presented on this site is our latest attempt to
approach completeness and accuracy in SISSON genealogy. Always approaching,
never quite getting there -- that is the nature of genealogical research. This
site can give you hints about people and their relationships, but only hints.
Please remember to look for documentary proof of your ancestry, like the
original documents (birth and marriage certificates, wills, deeds, letters,
etc.). Or look up some secondary publications which carefully note the sources
of their information. These alone can prove the names, dates, places, and
relationships for the people in your branch of the family. In particular, if
you are trying to verify information about people in the first ten generations
in Richard & Mary's line, you will find the book by Joan & Dave Sisson
mentioned above (scroll back up this page for the link) to be invaluable. You
can double-check the sources listed there, and decide whether you agree or
disagree with their interpretation.We wish you
very good luck with your genealogy.
Carol Sisson Regehr
My Sisson lines:
1.Richard & Mary 2.George 3.Thomas 4.Giles 5.John
6.Benjamin 7.JohnCr. 8.WmBenj. 9.BenjFr. 10.Edgar 11.WillieFr. 12.myself
and
1-6.same 7.Eli 8.Mary Elizabeth Sisson REED 9.Louisa Jane Reed SISSON
10-12.same