The book SITTON AND GIBSON GENEALOGY by Enid Wells Sitton contains the following statement about Joseph Sitton. JOSEPH SITTON, oldest son of John Sitton and Elizabeth Pendleton. Born Oct. 15, 1745 in Virginia, probably Culpepper Co., and died Feb. 8, 1832 in Lincoln Co. Mo. His father, John Sitton, was born in England and was the oldest son of John Sitton. Joseph married Diannah Beck., date unknown. She was born May 14, 1749 in Penn., and died Feb. 8,1842 in Lincoln Co. Mo. She was dau. of --- Beck and Lydia Phillips, of Welsh descent. Joseph and Diannah Sitton moved to North Carolina, where several of their children were born. He served in the Revolutionary War. See N.C. State Records, Vol. 17, page 247. The family then lived in South Carolina for some years, where the older children were masrried. Then all the family group went to Tennessee where they lived seventeen years. In 1811 the Sitton family, children, grandchildren and relatives went to Missouri Territory. Joseph and Diannah Sitton are buried (headstones) in Bryant's Creek Cemetery near Troy, Missouri. In 196 this cemetery was located on Missouri County Road "E," east of Silex on the way to Elsberry. Following this statement there is a list of their children with birth dates. The children that are listed are as follows: John, Jeffrey, Joseph, Philip, Lydia, William, Thomas, Jesse (Mar. 11, 1783 m Sallie Harvey) Lawrence B., Diannah B., Jehu L., and Selama. This is the statement about Jesse Sitton JESSE SITTON, son of Joseph Sitton and Diannah Beck. Born Masr. 11, 1783 in S. C. Married Sallie Harvey. He was a farmer and Baptist preacher in Lincoln Co. Mo. 1821-1828. Later he moved to Pike Co. Ill. His wife died Jan. 12, 1851 in Pike Co., Ill. The following children are listed: Terrell P., Elizabeth P., William H., Jehu, Anna M., Jeffry B., Caroline, Joshua K., Lydia K., Felix Sitton, Jesse B. Written in the margin is another: Linnie