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Descendants of Richard (1608-1684) and Mary (d. 1692) SISSON of Rhode Island Richard SISSON

Sixth Generation

(Continued)


1083. Deborah SISSON-1436 (Benjamin , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born about 1751.

Deborah married (MRIN:945) Isaac DUNTON-1434 on 30 Oct 1776. Isaac was born about 1751.

They had the following children.

  2365 F i
Ruth Sisson DUNTON-1433 was born on 11 Sep 1778.
       
Ruth married (MRIN:944) CLARK-1432. CLARK was born about 1778.

1086. Susanna SISSON-1426 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 12 Jun 1754 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 19 Sep 1790 in Foster, Providence Co., Rhode Island. She was buried in Silas Fish Farm, Foster R.I..

Susanna married (MRIN:926) Silas FISH-1416, son of Benjamin FISH-4628 and Priscilla ARTHUR-12743 (MRIN:921), on 19 Sep 1774 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Silas was born on 24 Sep 1751. He died in Ohio.

The information on Silas and his children comes from "The Fish Family of England and North America," by Lester W. Fish. Silas' Fish line was: 1.John 2.Alice (m. Robert Fyshe) 3.Thomas 4.Thomas 5.Preserved 6.Benjamin 7.Silas. Silas' second wife was Amy Spencer, daughter of William A. and Margaret (Johnson) Spencer of East Greenwish, R.I. They had 6 children. Silas moved from Foster, RI, with his brother Elisha, to Rensselaerville, NY, and then to Ohio, where he married a third time and had two more children. "He suffered a fracture causing one leg to be short."

Other information on Silas and Susanna can be found in "Daughters of the American Revolution, Patriot Index," by Wood, Vol. III. This may be the source of the discrepancy between marriage date and birth of first child.

They had the following children.

  2366 F i
Elizabeth FISH-1415 was born about 1779. She died on 9 May 1799.
  2367 F ii
Anna FISH-1414 was born on 17 Apr 1774. She died on 6 Apr 1868.
       
Anna married (MRIN:933) William COLLINS-5311. William was born about 1775.
  2368 F iii
Priscilla FISH-1413 was born on 16 Mar 1776. She died on 13 Feb 1852.
       
Priscilla married (MRIN:932) William TEW-5312 on 11 Jun 1797. William was born about 1776.
  2369 M iv
Samuel FISH-1408 was born in Sep 1778. He died on 14 Oct 1791.
  2370 M v
Stephen FISH-1411 was born about 1779.
       
Stephen married (MRIN:930) Hannah UNDERHILL-5314. Hannah was born about 1782.
  2371 M vi
Joseph FISH-1412 was born on 5 Feb 1781. He died on 30 Aug 1859.

The descendants of Joseph and Deborah are given in "The Fish Family of England and North America," by Lester W. Fish, p. 73.
       
Joseph married (MRIN:931) Deborah DEAN-5313 on 15 May 1803. Deborah was born on 14 Jan 1786. She died in 22 Nov 1863 Or 1868.
  2372 F vii
Ruth FISH-1410 was born on 1 Oct 1785.
       
Ruth married (MRIN:929) Jabez ANTHONY OR ARNOLD-5315. Jabez was born about 1777.
+ 2373 F viii Lydia FISH-1409 was born on 4 Apr 1788. She died in Dec 1823.

1090. Hannah SISSON-1422 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 30 Mar 1763 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 6 Sep 1828 in New York State.

Hannah married (MRIN:919) Elisha FISH-1402, son of Benjamin FISH-4628 and Priscilla ARTHUR-12743 (MRIN:921), on 1 Jan 1788. Elisha was born on 27 Feb 1762 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died in New York State.

They had the following children.

  2374 F i
Hannah ANTHONY-1399 was born on 8 Oct 1788.
       
Hannah married (MRIN:918) CLACKNOR-1391. CLACKNOR was born about 1788.
  2375 M ii
Elijah ANTHONY-1398 was born on 7 Jan 1790.
       
Elijah married (MRIN:917) WILDMAN-1390. WILDMAN was born about 1790.
  2376 M iii
Elisha ANTHONY-1397 was born on 10 Sep 1791.
       
Elisha married (MRIN:916) KING-1389. KING was born about 1791.
  2377 F iv
Susan ANTHONY-1396 was born on 30 Jul 1793.
  2378 F v
Lydia ANTHONY-1395 was born on 1 Jul 1795.
       
Lydia married (MRIN:915) GURNEY-1388. GURNEY was born about 1795.
  2379 M vi
Benjamin ANTHONY-1394 was born on 25 Jun 1797.
       
Benjamin married (MRIN:914) BILLS-1387. BILLS was born about 1800.
  2380 F vii
Anna ANTHONY-1393 was born on 31 Jul 1799.
       
Anna married (MRIN:913) PEASE-1386. PEASE was born about 1799.
  2381 M viii
Gardner ANTHONY-1392 was born on 4 Jun 1801. He died on 15 Dec 1802.

1091. Joseph SISSON-1421 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 10 Jun 1765 in Middletown, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 5 Sep 1847 in North Pawtucket, Bristol Co., Rhode Island.

Samplers stitched by Joseph and Priscilla (Taylor) Sisson's daughters Hannah and Susanna are pictured in the book "Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1830" by Betty Ring (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1983) on page 78 and 79, color plates 21 and 22. Quoting: "Susanna was fifth among the nine children of Joseph Sisson (1765-1847) and Priscilla Taylor (1764-1854) who moved from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to Newport about 1801. Samplers made by four of the six Sisson girls survived together. Susanna and Hannah must have had the same instructress. The pieces worked by Ruth (b. 1795) and Lois (b. 1804) are stylistically unrelated. All four are in the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design."

Joseph married (MRIN:939) Priscilla TAYLOR-2940, daughter of Peter TAYLOR-12840 and Frances CLARK-12268 (MRIN:1569), on 10 Dec 1791. Priscilla was born on 5 Dec 1764. She died on 27 Jun 1854.

They had the following children.

  2382 F i
Hannah SISSON-2941 was born on 4 Sep 1792 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 31 Oct 1795 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

Samplers stitched by Hannah Sisson and her sister Susanna Sisson are pictured in the book "Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee: Needlework in the Education of Rhode Island Women, 1730-1830" by Betty Ring (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1983) on page 78 and 79, color plates 21 and 22. Quoting: "Susanna was fifth among the nine children of Joseph Sisson (1765-1847) and Priscilla Taylor (1764-1854) who moved from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to Newport about 1801. Samplers made by four of the six Sisson girls survived together. Susanna and Hannah must have had the same instructress. The pieces worked by Roth (b. 1795) and Lois (b. 1804) are stylistically unrelated. All four are in the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design." "Born in Newport, Hannah Sisson . . . married Parker Lawton (b. 1802) in Newport's Baptist church on December 24, 1829, and they had at least one daughter. She was married for the second time, on Oct 1, 1836, to Benjamin Greene (1797-1853) by whom she had three children." Sources for the family information in "Let Virtue Be a Guide to Thee" are not given. There are some descrepancies between the information given in "Let Virtue" and "Descendants of Richard and Mary Sisson" by David and Joan Sisson: Joseph and Priscilla had two children who didn't live long, who are not counted among the nine children.
  2383 M ii
Samuel SISSON-2942 was born on 11 Nov 1793 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 26 Dec 1864.
  2384 F iii
Ruth SISSON-2943 was born on 26 Apr 1795 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
  2385 F iv
Frances SISSON-2944 was born on 26 Apr 1795 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 4 Jul 1795 in Rhode Island.
  2386 F v
Avis SISSON-2945 was born on 8 Oct 1796 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 20 Oct 1886. She was buried in Quaker Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island.
+ 2387 M vi Silas SISSON-2946 was born on 22 May 1798. He died on 9 Apr 1854.
  2388 F vii
Susannah SISSON-2947 was born on 21 May 1800 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
+ 2389 F viii Hannah SISSON-2948 was born on 20 May 1802. She died on 22 Apr 1853.
  2390 F ix
Lois SISSON-2949 was born on 26 Feb 1804 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 13 Sep 1839.
  2391 F x
Anna SISSON-2950 was born on 20 Aug 1806 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 14 Sep 1840.
+ 2392 M xi Joseph Taylor SISSON-2951 was born on 7 Aug 1808.

1092. Lydia SISSON-1420 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 20 Oct 1767 in Middletown, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 22 Sep 1828.

Lydia married (MRIN:912) Jonathan ANTHONY-1401, son of Jonathan ANTHONY-12744 and Elizabeth GOULD-12745 (MRIN:911), on 2 Dec 1789 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Jonathan was born on 29 Mar 1765 in Middletown, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

They had the following children.

  2393 M i
Elam ANTHONY-1385 was born on 5 Oct 1790 in Middletown, Rhode Island.
  2394 M ii
Jacob ANTHONY-1384 was born on 20 Mar 1792 in Middletown, Rhode Island.
  2395 M iii
Asa ANTHONY-1383 was born on 12 Feb 1794 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He died on 1 Nov 1850.
  2396 F iv
Ruth ANTHONY-1400 was born on 26 Jun 1796 in Middletown, Rhode Island. She died on 5 Oct 1853.
       
Ruth married (MRIN:920) Elisha FISH-1402, son of Benjamin FISH-4628 and Priscilla ARTHUR-12743 (MRIN:921), after 1828. Elisha was born on 27 Feb 1762 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died in New York State.
  2397 M v
Silas ANTHONY-1382 was born on 26 Apr 1798 in Middletown, Rhode Island.
  2398 M vi
Josiah ANTHONY-1381 was born on 28 Aug 1800 in Middletown, Rhode Island.
  2399 F vii
Avis ANTHONY-1380 was born on 15 Oct 1802 in Washington Co., New York.
  2400 M viii
Isaac ANTHONY-1379 was born on 18 Jan 1806 in Bern Co., New York.
  2401 M ix
David ANTHONY-1378 was born on 25 May 1809 in Schagicoke, New York.

1093. Asa SISSON-1419 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 7 Jan 1770 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 7 Apr 1852 in East Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island.

According to Arthur Americus Wood, Asa Sisson was a member of the Society of Friends, a farmer, and a mechanic. He lived in Warwick, Rhode Island, Plainfield, Connecticut, and Coventry, Rhode Island.

Asa married (MRIN:936) Alice ANTHONY-2956, daughter of Daniel ANTHONY-11896 and Mary BOWEN-11895 (MRIN:1574), on 1 May 1792 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island. Alice was born on 4 Jan 1773 in North Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island. She died on 25 Sep 1796 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.

They had the following children.

  2402 M i
James B. SISSON-2957 was born on 17 Sep 1795 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island. He died on 6 Oct 1795 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.
+ 2403 F ii Alice Anthony SISSON-2958 was born on 25 Sep 1796. She died in 1882.

Asa also married ( 2:MRIN:937) Mercy Mary DENNIS-2963, daughter of Robert DENNIS-12103 and Hannah COGGESHALL-12102 (MRIN:1578), on 15 Aug 1798 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Mercy was born on 14 Feb 1772. She died on 27 Dec 1816.

They had the following children.

  2404 F iii
Hannah SISSON-2964 was born on 6 Jun 1799 in Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island.
  2405 F iv
Mary SISSON-2965 was born on 20 Dec 1800 in Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island. She died on 16 Jan 1821.
  2406 M v
Isaac SISSON-2966 was born on 15 Nov 1802 in Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island. He died on 22 Apr 1803.
+ 2407 M vi Joseph B. SISSON-2967 was born on 1 Dec 1803. He died on 29 Oct 1884.
  2408 M vii
Robert SISSON-2968 was born on 16 Nov 1805 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 14 Aug 1822.
  2409 M viii
Isaac SISSON-2969 was born on 31 May 1807. He died on 17 Jan 1808.

Isaac's death and burial is known from Quaker death records, but the cemetery is "lost."
+ 2410 F ix Ruth SISSON-2970 was born on 20 Nov 1808. She died on 4 Mar 1885.
  2411 F x
Lydia SISSON-2971 was born on 4 Jun 1813. She died on 7 Feb 1883.
+ 2412 M xi Asa SISSON-2972 was born on 15 Oct 1815. He died on 16 Jan 1893.

Asa also married ( 3:MRIN:938) Dinah COLLINS-2973, daughter of Jabez COLLINS-12845 and Sarah LEWIS-12846 (MRIN:1585), on 27 May 1818. Dinah was born on 17 Oct 1777 in Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island. She died on 16 Jan 1849.

They had the following children.

+ 2413 F xii Sara Lewis "Sarah" SISSON-2974 was born on 19 Apr 1819. She died on 2 Feb 1893.

1094. Lois SISSON [scrapbook]-1418 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 17 Oct 1772. She died on 23 Oct 1852. She was buried in Quaker Cemetery, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

Lois Sisson and Elijah Anthony were married at the Friends Meeting House, Portsmouth, Rhode Iswland.

Lois married (MRIN:910) Elijah ANTHONY [scrapbook]-1377, son of Jonathan ANTHONY-12744 and Elizabeth GOULD-12745 (MRIN:911), on 4 Sep 1793 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Elijah was born on 19 Oct 1769. He died on 3 Dec 1842. He was buried in Quaker Cemetery, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

They had the following children.

  2414 M i
Joseph A. ANTHONY-1376 was born on 29 Jun 1794. He died before 1798.
+ 2415 M ii George ANTHONY-1375 was born on 31 Oct 1796. He died on 4 Mar 1888.
+ 2416 M iii Joseph ANTHONY-1374 was born on 3 Dec 1798. He died on 25 Oct 1842.
  2417 F iv
Hannah ANTHONY-1373 was born on 5 Feb 1802.

1095. Isaac SISSON-1417 (Joseph , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 20 Dec 1775 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 13 May 1862 in Auburn, Cayuga Co., New York.

Isaac married (MRIN:934) Ruth DEVOL-4605, daughter of Daniel DEVOL-12452, in Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island. Ruth was born about 1775. She died in Jul 1842 in Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

They had the following children.

+ 2418 F i Patience SISSON-4723 was born in 1799.
  2419 F ii
Remember SISSON-4724 was born about 1801.
+ 2420 F iii Elizabeth SISSON-4725 was born about 1803.
+ 2421 F iv Hannah SISSON-4726 was born about 1805. She died in Sep 1828.
  2422 M v
George SISSON-4727 was born about 1807. He died about 1811.
+ 2423 F vi Eunice SISSON-4728 was born on 8 Jun 1809. She died in Apr 1832.
+ 2424 M vii Isaac SISSON-4729 was born on 12 Aug 1812. He died on 28 Jun 1892.
  2425 M viii
Joseph SISSON-4730 was born in 1816. He died in 1871 in King's Ferry, Cayuga Co., New York.
       
Joseph married (MRIN:2287) Lydia KING-4754, daughter of Consider KING-12850. Lydia was born about 1818.
+ 2426 M ix Edward SISSON-4731 was born on 18 Oct 1818. He died on 5 Mar 1897.
+ 2427 M x Clinton SISSON-4732 was born in Mar 1822. He died on 14 Mar 1854.
  2428 xi
Ruth C. SISSON-4733 was born in Mar 1824.

1096. Rhoda Anthony SISSON-1369 (Philip , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 1 Jul 1763 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Rhoda married (MRIN:894) Daniel SISSON-2224, son of James SISSON-4684 and Hannah HOWLAND-2226 (MRIN:1263), on 29 Jul 1784. Daniel was born on 13 Dec 1754 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. He died on 16 Sep 1795 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

They had the following children.

  2429 F i Mary Polly SISSON is printed as #1112.
+ 2430 F ii Hannah SISSON is printed as #1113.
+ 2431 M iii George SISSON is printed as #1114.
+ 2432 M iv Warren SISSON is printed as #1115.
+ 2433 M v Daniel Anthony SISSON is printed as #1116.

Rhoda also married ( 2:MRIN:898) James GIFFORD-1362 on 18 Apr 1802. James was born about 1763.

1097. Robert SISSON-5317 (Philip , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 28 Sep 1766 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Robert married (MRIN:2554) Susanna WHEELER-5443 on 16 Feb 1790 in Dutch Reformed C, Claverack, Columbia Co., New York. Susanna was born about 1770.

They had the following children.

  2434 M i
Jon SISSON-5366 was born after 1790 in Claverack, Columbia Co., New York.

1099. Peleg SISSON-1367 (Philip , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born on 23 Jun 1773 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. He died on 25 Oct 1826 in Westport, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Peleg married (MRIN:904) Hannah BROWNELL-4002, daughter of George BROWNELL-11886 and Rhoda MILK-12150 (MRIN:2014). Hannah was born in 1771.

They had the following children.

  2435 M i
Benjamin B. SISSON-26087 was born in 1795. He died on 5 Jan 1860 in Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Benjamin was a physician. He was probably not married.
+ 2436 M ii Green Bradford SISSON-4003 was born on 9 Nov 1796. He died on 3 Aug 1854.
  2437 F iii
Melinda SISSON-4759 was born on 1 Jun 1798 in Massachusetts. She died on 9 Dec 1882 in Newton, Massachusetts. She was buried in Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Melinda never married. In the 1850 census, Melinda is living in the household of Lydia Sisson, widow of Melinda's brother Thomas.
+ 2438 M iv Thomas R. SISSON-4755 was born on 30 Jan 1800. He died on 20 Jun 1848.
  2439 M v
Charles SISSON-4756 was born about 1802.
  2440 vi
Peleg SISSON-4757 was born about 1805 in Massachusetts.
  2441 F vii
Ann SISSON-29214 was born about 1806.

Ann is named in the settlement of her father's estate. This may be the Ann Sisson who married Robert Sheffield Gibbs.
+ 2442 M viii Harvey Handy SISSON-4758 was born on 1 Mar 1815. He died on 27 Jun 1896.
  2443 F ix
Mary SISSON-4760 was born about 1810 in Massachusetts.

Mary and Daniel had no children.
       
Mary married (MRIN:2297) Captain Daniel ANDROS-4761, son of Rev. Thomas ANDROS-29215 and Sophia SANFORD-29216 (MRIN:9620), on 3 Oct 1833 in Berkley. Daniel was born on 14 Jan 1811. He died on 29 Apr 1873.
+ 2444 M x Rudolphus W. SISSON-29217 was born about 1812.
  2445 M xi
James H. SISSON-29221 was born about 1813.

1101. Robert Hemptonstall SISSON-12813 (Philip , Richard , Richard , James , Richard ) was born about 1777 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Jul 1852 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Robert was born to Ann Spinney and her first husband Francis Hepenstall of Lynn, Massachusetts. Robert and his sister Phebe were adopted by their step-father Philip Sisson, Ann's second husband. Robert was a Morocco-dresser in Charlestown, Mass. He died 19 or 21 July 1852. Both he and Polly are buried in the Bunker Hill Burying Ground, Charleston, Massachusetts.

Robert and Mary were married by Rev. William E. Channing (Boston Marriages, 1751-1809, p. 273).

1850 census: Charleston, Middlesex Co., MA, household 291/416, Robert and Mary both age 70+ (hard to read)

Robert married (MRIN:5179) Mary Clarke CALEF "Polly"-12249, daughter of Daniel CALEF-11894 and Mary CLARKE-11704 (MRIN:5074), on 7 Oct 1804 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. Polly was born about 1780. She died after 1820.

They had the following children.

+ 2446 F i Mary SISSON-12151 was born on 18 Sep 1805.
+ 2447 M ii Robert SISSON-12854 was born on 11 Mar 1808. He died on 28 Jun 1873.
  2448 F iii
Hannah Calef SISSON-12639 was born on 15 May 1809 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. She was christened on 2 Jul 1809.
       
Hannah married (MRIN:5254) William PHIPPS-12855. William was born about 1802.
+ 2449 M iv William Bates SISSON-12856 was born on 3 Aug 1811. He died on 11 Jun 1882.
+ 2450 M v Francis SISSON-12857 was born on 30 Mar 1813.
+ 2451 F vi Sarah Burroughs SISSON-12858 was born on 13 Dec 1816. She died on 5 Jul 1873.
+ 2452 M vii George Henry SISSON-12323 was born on 12 Feb 1818.

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