Hi - I found records of Caleb and Nelly's marriage record as well as the baptismal record for their son Stanley while researching for DAR historical proof. The birth record is from Virginia Vital Records #1, 1600s-1800s, "Some Orange County Virginia Birth Record: contributed by Geo. H. S. King, of Fredericksburg, VA, page 421. The marriage record is from Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1600s-1700s; Marriages of Virginia Residents Vol II, Part III, Surnames R-S, Page 173. Both records are available online through http://www.genealogy.com. I live in Orange County, VA and have access to Genealogy.com through Germanna Community College here. Nelly is the first wife, and Stanley was their only child. He married Sarah Roach afterward. Gayle Sisson Buresh (Robert/Amy, William, Bryan, Caleb, Stanley, Ludlow, Elizabeth, Timothy Preston, Charles Eugene, James Curtis Sisson) -----Original Message----- From: sisson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sisson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sisson42@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 2:57 PM To: Cregehr@phys.ksu.edu; SISSON@rootsweb.com Subject: [SISSON] Nellie Millie BRAMHAM w/o Caleb SISSON Hi Carol, Found a Bible record online at The Library of Virginia that states: Nelly BRAMHAM SISSON w/o Caleb died 22 Sep 1774. She was buried at dwelling place of John THELBAN, formerly her grandfather - John MARKS's residence. This is from BRAMHAM family Bible record 1766 - 1855. URL: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/VHI/html/16/0654.html There wasn't anything more about Nelly, Caleb SISSON, or children. Hope this helps someone besides me. Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carol, Found a Bible record online at The Library of Virginia that states: Nelly BRAMHAM SISSON w/o Caleb died 22 Sep 1774. She was buried at dwelling place of John THELBAN, formerly her grandfather - John MARKS's residence. This is from BRAMHAM family Bible record 1766 - 1855. URL: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/VHI/html/16/0654.html There wasn't anything more about Nelly, Caleb SISSON, or children. Hope this helps someone besides me. Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

Is anyone researching Ludlow Branham SISSON b: 03 Feb 1797 in Rockbridge Co., VA? Ludlow's wife, Catherine or Catrin GRISSO b: abt 1796 in probably Back Creek, Botetourt Co., VA is on SISSON Genealogy site as being d/o Mathias GRISSO and Elizabeth GREENLEE. She is also in Sebert SISSON's book listed the same way. Does anyone have proof of this relationship? Sebert SISSON's book says that Elizabeth GREENLEE was d/o Robert GREENLEE of Lancaster Co., PA, but there is nothing to back this up. Several family trees list Catherine or Catrin GRISSO as d/o Mathias GRISSO and Marie Elizabeth MAURER b: 06 Sep 1747 in New Hanover, Montgomery Co., PA. This would make her almost 50 at this birth and there was a sister of Catherine GRISSO born abt 1799, so this seems improbable. Can anyone help me with more info about Elizabeth GREENLEE? I sure would appreciate it. Ludlow Branham SISSON and Catherine (GRISSO) SISSON are my 2nd great grandparents. Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson? sisson42@aol.com ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

Agree. Names were spelled phoenetically when transcribed to paper. Soisson is pronounced Swa-so (long o in the 2nd syllable.)....it might have ended up being spelled Swanson by some scribe! Siston is pronounced exactly like I pronounce my last name, Sisson. Until we find our Rosetta Stone relative, it's all speculation on my part. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

That IS interesting! In a message dated 2/18/2008 10:44:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, benoni@centurytel.net writes: Melba: In response to the poll tax names, I read an explanation that it was the priests who wrote the names down, and they (latinized) them all. That would explain the spellings. My father would have been amused at the name Henricus, since his name was Henry. Thank you for the information. Mary Jo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Melba NY Artists Unlimited **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

This information actually came from Rootsweb. The article is entitled: NORTHERN NEW YORK Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1910. SISSON Transcribed by Coralynn Brown However, I don't know if the information is valid or not. Just passing it on... In a message dated 2/18/2008 9:35:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, drorer@fuse.net writes: This story was seemingly created by, Arthur A. Wood in the genealogy he wrote titled Luther Sisson, of Easton, Mass. His Ancestry & Descendants published in 1909. It has no basis in fact and only relies on the similarity of spelling between Sisson and Sissons. The most probable derivation of Sisson is as a family name adopted from (probably) two towns named Syston which in turn were derived from either an old Norse personal name given to a farm or an old English place name. The Sisson(s) did not come from France, rather they originated in the English Midlands, probably in Leichesthire. There is one family that has been linked to this area via DNA testing. David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nyartunltd@aol.com> To: <sisson-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:32 PM Subject: [SISSON] Just wondering... > If anyone has information going back to the Sissons in France. I found > info > that says: > The name "Sisson" is probably derived from Soissans, a province of > France. > Doubtless the progenitors of the English descendants of the name came to > Britain with William of Normandy. In the poll tax returns of Howdenshire > (Yorkshire) for the year 1379 these names are found: Johannes Sisson, > Robertus > Cission, Henricus Sisson, Thomas Cyson and William Cisson. > > Melba LaRose > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > Melba NY Artists Unlimited **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Howdenshire was far more than a Wapentake! Last year I acquired "Bloodfeud, Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England" by Richard Fletcher which contains not only a history of Howdenshire but a map of it. To quote from the book: "In Yorkshire there were entities which are called "Multiple Estates" which may be defined as a unit of agrarian exploitation organized round a central settlement to which the inhabitants of outlying subsidiary settlements, sometimes a considerable distance away, are required to render goods and services, and at which they must attend to observe legal and administrative routines. One such multiple estate in the south-east of Yorkshire was based at Howden. These were valuable estates, extending over several thousand acres apiece and comprising varied resources in arable, pasture, woodland, marshes and rivers. No less than ten miles separated the most north-westerly outlier of Howden, at Ricall on the River Ouse, from the most south-easterly at Yokefleet on the Humber. Multiple estates went under various names in early medieval England. In Northumbria they were most commonly, if confusingly known as "shires," the word being often tacked onto the name of the central place as in Allertonshire, Howdenshire, Weltonshire, Richmondshire, Hexhamshire, Norhamshire and so on." Howden lies southeast of York near the river Ouse and is easily found on a map of Yorkshire. I intend including this information, including the map, in Exploring the Origins of the Sisson Surname when I get back to working on it. For those who are interested in the Anglo Saxon period of English history - I recommend this very interesting book - which is available in paperback thru Amazon or Borders. David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nyartunltd@aol.com> To: <sisson-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [SISSON] Snaith - wapentake? >From Wikipedia: A wapentake is a term derived from the _Old Norse_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse) vápnatak _[2]_ (http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1O27:wapentake/wapentake.html?refid=ip_hf) , the rough equivalent of an _Anglo-Saxon_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons) hundred. The word denotes an administrative meeting place, typically a crossroads or a ford in a river where attendance or voting would be denoted or conducted by the show of _weapons_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon) . The _Danelaw_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw) counties of _Yorkshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire) , _Derbyshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbyshire) , _Leicestershire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicestershire) , _Northamptonshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northamptonshire) , _Nottinghamshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottinghamshire) , _Rutland_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland) and _Lincolnshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire) were divided into wapentakes, just as most of the remainder of _England_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England) was divided into hundreds. In Yorkshire, a Norse wapentake usually replaced several Anglo-Saxon hundreds. This process was complete by 1086 in the North and West _Ridings_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_(division)) , but continued in the East Riding until the mid 12th century. Melba LaRose In a message dated 2/18/2008 6:39:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, benoni@cen turytel.net writes: We had been discussing the 1379 poll tax of Howdenshire, Yorkshire, England which contained the names of several Sissons. I have found that Howden is only "nine miles from Snaith." This would make it seem more logical that our Sissons did come from Snaith, since the poll tax was in the same shire. What is meant by "Snaith in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty & bailiwich ....?" I have never seen the word wapentake before. I know what a bailiwick is, but I may have to write to my English friend, to explain wapentake. I hope you are able to go to the site of the (Norman) church in Snaith. I would also suggest viewing the (Church Crawler site) by Phil Draper. Almost every Parish has an old Norman church, and they are very beautiful. Mary Jo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Melba NY Artists Unlimited **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This story was seemingly created by, Arthur A. Wood in the genealogy he wrote titled Luther Sisson, of Easton, Mass. His Ancestry & Descendants published in 1909. It has no basis in fact and only relies on the similarity of spelling between Sisson and Sissons. The most probable derivation of Sisson is as a family name adopted from (probably) two towns named Syston which in turn were derived from either an old Norse personal name given to a farm or an old English place name. The Sisson(s) did not come from France, rather they originated in the English Midlands, probably in Leichesthire. There is one family that has been linked to this area via DNA testing. David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nyartunltd@aol.com> To: <sisson-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:32 PM Subject: [SISSON] Just wondering... > If anyone has information going back to the Sissons in France. I found > info > that says: > The name "Sisson" is probably derived from Soissans, a province of > France. > Doubtless the progenitors of the English descendants of the name came to > Britain with William of Normandy. In the poll tax returns of Howdenshire > (Yorkshire) for the year 1379 these names are found: Johannes Sisson, > Robertus > Cission, Henricus Sisson, Thomas Cyson and William Cisson. > > Melba LaRose > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

>From Wikipedia: A wapentake is a term derived from the _Old Norse_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse) vápnatak _[2]_ (http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1O27:wapentake/wapentake.html?refid=ip_hf) , the rough equivalent of an _Anglo-Saxon_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons) hundred. The word denotes an administrative meeting place, typically a crossroads or a ford in a river where attendance or voting would be denoted or conducted by the show of _weapons_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon) . The _Danelaw_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danelaw) counties of _Yorkshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire) , _Derbyshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbyshire) , _Leicestershire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicestershire) , _Northamptonshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northamptonshire) , _Nottinghamshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottinghamshire) , _Rutland_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland) and _Lincolnshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire) were divided into wapentakes, just as most of the remainder of _England_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England) was divided into hundreds. In Yorkshire, a Norse wapentake usually replaced several Anglo-Saxon hundreds. This process was complete by 1086 in the North and West _Ridings_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_(division)) , but continued in the East Riding until the mid 12th century. Melba LaRose In a message dated 2/18/2008 6:39:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, benoni@cen turytel.net writes: We had been discussing the 1379 poll tax of Howdenshire, Yorkshire, England which contained the names of several Sissons. I have found that Howden is only "nine miles from Snaith." This would make it seem more logical that our Sissons did come from Snaith, since the poll tax was in the same shire. What is meant by "Snaith in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty & bailiwich ....?" I have never seen the word wapentake before. I know what a bailiwick is, but I may have to write to my English friend, to explain wapentake. I hope you are able to go to the site of the (Norman) church in Snaith. I would also suggest viewing the (Church Crawler site) by Phil Draper. Almost every Parish has an old Norman church, and they are very beautiful. Mary Jo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Melba NY Artists Unlimited **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

We had been discussing the 1379 poll tax of Howdenshire, Yorkshire, England which contained the names of several Sissons. I have found that Howden is only "nine miles from Snaith." This would make it seem more logical that our Sissons did come from Snaith, since the poll tax was in the same shire. What is meant by "Snaith in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty & bailiwich ....?" I have never seen the word wapentake before. I know what a bailiwick is, but I may have to write to my English friend, to explain wapentake. I hope you are able to go to the site of the (Norman) church in Snaith. I would also suggest viewing the (Church Crawler site) by Phil Draper. Almost every Parish has an old Norman church, and they are very beautiful. Mary Jo

This is a great old church in Snaith. I wonder if it contains Sisson records. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/PhotoFrames/WRY/SnaithPrioryChurch_2.html

Melba: In response to the poll tax names, I read an explanation that it was the priests who wrote the names down, and they (latinized) them all. That would explain the spellings. My father would have been amused at the name Henricus, since his name was Henry. Thank you for the information. Mary Jo

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Buttrbaii Surnames: Sisson, Wilkinson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/391.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you, the Emma referred to in the 1891 census was my relative, her maiden name was Wilkinson and she was indeed born in Warcop. I do have a lot of information on their children, with the exception of course of Alfred Ernest and Ada Gregson, who as I stated emigrated to South Africa. Have just found a branch of the Sisson family who emigrated to Australia, so am amassing quite a bit of information. Do you have any ties to a John Wilson Sisson, born 1823 in Temple Sowerby, Westmorland? Pat Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: larryleroysisson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/391.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In the census for Stanhope,Durham,England for the year 1891: Robert Sisson 37 Blacksmith , Born Westmoreland, Temple Sowerby Emma 32 Warcop? Mary A. 12 Durham, Stanhope Alfred E. 9 " " Ethel N. 9 or 7 " " Emma J. 5 " " Elizabeth E. 3 " " Gladys M. 1 " " ___________________________________________________________ 1901 Census Stanhope, Durham, England Robert Sisson 48 Blacksmith, Westmoreland,Temple Sowe Emma 43 Bancop? Ada G. 21 Durham, Stanhope Alfred E. 19 Blacksmith " " Emma J. 15 " " Elizabeth E. 13 " " Gladys M. 11 " " Robert R. 8 " " John N. 6. " " Eva M. 3 " " Francis O. 1 " " ___________________________________________________________ I hope that this is of some help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Buttrbaii Surnames: SISSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/391/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for information on Alfred Ernest Sisson, born 1882 and emigrated to South Africa (with his wife). His occupation is blacksmith, and he was on the "Armadale Castle" that sailed from Southampton on 9 Oct 1909, for Cape, South Africa, also his sister Ada Gregson Sisson, born circ 1880, County Durham. It is believed she married a man by the name of Cook(e) or Crook(e). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

If anyone has information going back to the Sissons in France. I found info that says: The name "Sisson" is probably derived from Soissans, a province of France. Doubtless the progenitors of the English descendants of the name came to Britain with William of Normandy. In the poll tax returns of Howdenshire (Yorkshire) for the year 1379 these names are found: Johannes Sisson, Robertus Cission, Henricus Sisson, Thomas Cyson and William Cisson. Melba LaRose **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

I believe some of you are descended from the Gould line. In case you are I found a death record for Phebe Gould. Phebe Gould, widow of Thomas, daughter of Giles and Mary Slocum, died at Portsmouth, March 30, 1828. "Very aged." Source: Vital Records of Rhode Island by James N. Arnold, Volume 2, page 242, "Rhode Island Friends Records." I hope this is a help to someone on our List. Mary Jo

Rhode Island June 27th (1712). "An Indian servant man belonging to Mr. Giles Slocum of Portsmouth carry'd out to sea in a canoo(canoe) two of his masters sons, one of ten the other of nine years old, whom he kill'd and drown'd, and being examin'd before the Authority confesed that he knocked the eldest child in the head with the padle, and seeing the younger crying, he designedly oversett the canoo, and swam ashore himself, who is now in Irons in close/clofe? prison till he is try'd for his murder." Source: Boston News Letter Located on NEHGS site for old newspapers. I have written Barb to see if she knows of the gravesites for these two young boys. Such a pitiful story. Mary Jo Mary Jo

Lawton Valley Revisited by Richard L. Champlin: "Near the entrance (to Lawton Valley) stands the walled-in Lawton Cemetery, with its headstones of Job Lawton and family dating from the early 1700's, the dark slates with head and shoulders on the top, sepulchral looking, and inscribed with images of cherubs. I think Job was the son of George(1), and allegedly died Oct. 8, 1697. The land had belonged originally to George Lawton(1). Do we have this burial ground in our data base? Mary Jo

This site is quite interesting, and has Lawton information. I had never heard of Lawton Valley, during all my research, until I accidentally found this site recently. Mary Jo http://rewhc.org/lawtonvalleytimeline.shtml