298. George SISSON [scrapbook]-2407 (John , George , George , Richard ) was born on 1 Dec 1753 in Swansea, Massachusetts. He died on 28 Dec 1831 in Torrey, Yates Co., New York. He was buried in Milo, NY.
Many sources have said that George married Hannah (Wall) Smith, but David and Joan Sisson's extensive research denies that marriage. George and Bethana moved first to Schenectady and then to New Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, in June 1789. The families lived in caves along the "Outlet," a waterway between Keuka and Seneca Lakes, when they first arrived. They finally settled on the west bank of Seneca Lake near what is now Penn Yan. They settled there with 25 other people and planted 12 acres of wheat. George held lot number 16 in the Parker, Potter and Hathaway patent in New York. He was a member and trustee of the company of "the Universal Friend," Jemima Wilkinson. For more information, see "The History of Yates County, NY," by L. C. Aldrich (1892).
From "Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850," p. 74: "George Sisson the Son of John Sisson and Mary his wife was born December the 1:1753." From p. 246: "George Sisson Juner of Worrin and Bethany Luther of Swanzey were Joined in the Covenant of Marriage on the 10 day of June 1781 by me David Peirce Justice of Peace." (Note: in those days, "Jr." might be used if George was the younger of two George Sissons in the area, not necessarily father and son.)
George has been listed as a sergeant in Captain Robert Earl's Dartmouth Company in the Revolutionary War, but this was the wrong George. The military service marker on his grave is incorrect. The George who served in Captain Earl's company is more likely George (Constant, John, George, Richard) who married Rhoda Sherman.
For more information on the history of the Universal Friend movement, search the web for "Jemima Wilkinson".
