David wrote: > I remember some talk a few years ago on this list about Jack > Sisson. He was a slave belonging to one of Richard and Mary's > descendants. There was a fairly extensive article about him > in the Sisson Newsletter edited by Dave and Joan Sisson. Jack > was "allowed" to enlist in the militia. He fought at the > Battle of Bunker Hill, if I recall correctly. Jack was associated with the family of Philip Sisson, Jr., and Susannah Bowen. There's mention of him at their webpage entry which is currently at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/richard/aqwg39.htm and refers to The Sisson Newsletter, vol. 8, No. 1. This is also in the book _Descendants of Richard and Mary Sisson_ on pp. 220-221. A story on this was copyrighted by the Los Angeles Times in 1968, and used as part of a series of columns called "They Had a Dream". Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]

Hello Sisson listers, I came across this site www.migrations.org and thought I'd share. I typed in SISSON and 3 names came up: C. Furman SISSON 1886 - aft 1930 HI Rev. F. M. SISSON 1851 - Switzerland County, IN Mary WALKER 1853 -1928 Trimble County, KY Regards, Laura PS Thank you, Steven Sisson, for sharing Page Johnson's find!

Dear Steven, Congratulations on finding Robert Sisson in the Valley Forge Encampment lists. That is a wonderful discovery. I wonder whether any of my folks were there. Could you explain how you found the Valley Forge site and what its address is? Thanks very much also for noting Jack Sisson's presence in the Revolution. I remember some talk a few years ago on this list about Jack Sisson. He was a slave belonging to one of Richard and Mary's descendants. There was a fairly extensive article about him in the Sisson Newsletter edited by Dave and Joan Sisson. Jack was "allowed" to enlist in the militia. He fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, if I recall correctly. I hope I am correct in reporting that, but I am relying on my frequently faulty memory. I'm sure that one of my cousins will correct me if I am wrong. I wish I could remember how to find the references to him. I've tried using the Pico search engine that Carol as furnished for us on the Sisson site - to no avail. And my index to the Newsletter refers only to "blood" descendants (and their spouses) of Richard and Mary. David Arne Sisson Personal ID: RI29601 Last Name: SISSON First Name: JACK Suffix: Rank: Private Rank Type: Rank and File Ethnicity: Brigade: Varnum Company: CAPTAIN JOHN S. DEXTER State: RI Regiment: 1 RI Division: 1st Division

In a message dated 2/23/04 6:05:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, SissonVA writes: > We also have an Isaac N. Parker b.1814 in our family. It was interesting > that that was the name of the Virginia commander Robert Sisson served under. The Parkers are a very historical family in VA. The great grandson of Capt. Alexander Parker and Col. Richard Parker was the hanging judge at Abolitionist John Brown's trial. The parallels with the Sisson family and connection to John Brown is fascinating. The Parker family had several elected members to the VA General Assembly. I believe Col. Richard Parker, who managed to escape capture in the Battle of Charleston with a handful of soldier from the 2nd VA regiment, -- later died from wounds at the Battle of Yorktown. I have a copy of a letter by another brother, Capt. Thomas Parker, who vouched for Robert Sisson as a soldier in his company. Robert Sisson's great grandfather, Robert (& Amye) the patriarch of the Sisson family owned land in Richmond County. South of Templeton's Crossing in Richmond County, there is a small stream there named, Sisson Run, which flows into the Pantico River. This land was originally deeded to the Wm. Pierce family in 1666, but later sold to the Parker family. Sisson Run is located on this land plot that was owned back around 1790s by the Parker family. ......................... - Copy of Robert Sisson's handwritten petition to the Virginia General Assembly, 1791: To the Honorable, the Speaker, and Members of the General Assembly of Virginia. The petition of Robert Sisson. Assembly herewith that yours petitioner enlisted in the years 1775 in American Army under Captain Richard Parker. I continued as a soldier in the said Army until the Capture of Charleston by the British Troops where yours petitioner was taken prisoner. That yours petitioner has not rescued any pay or depreciation for his service. Yours petitioner therefore prayers that your humble body will grant him his full pay And your petitioner will be grateful. Sisson Robt 7th Nov. 1791 Ref. to Claim Reasonable 13th Nov. 91 Wm. Fitzhugh [Mr. Fitzhugh was a House of Delegate member from Fairfax County.] ......................... - Copies of handwritten vouchers of Robert Sisson service from Lieutenant William Eskridge and Captain Thomas Parker, 1795: I do hereby certify that I enlisted Robert Sisson, late a Sergeant in the Second Virginia Continental for three years -- some time in the fall of seventeen hundred and seventy six & that some time after that he enlisted for the continuance of the year, he continued with the army until the fall of Charleston where he was made prisoner, and that after some time he was confined of a prison ship. And he was not to my knowledge and exchanged until the end of the war. William Eskridge Late Lt. Winchester Continental Army. In Winchester 21 April 1795 ......................... I do hereby certify that to the best of knowledge the above certificate is True - sign under my hand list P. Daugherty Sm. Mitchell This 21st day of April 1795 Thomas Parker, Late Capt. 2nd Continental Virginia Regiment ......................... Thomas Parker and William Eskridge reside in Westmoreland County. Robert Sisson served in the RW with Daughtery and Mitchell. Wm. Eskridge is the son of George Esridge who is Godfather to George Washington and his namesake. ......................... - In the Journal of House of Delegates from Tuesday, the 18th of October 1791 approving the petition (statement of claim): 1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the petition of Robert Sisson, praying to receive the balance of pay and depreciation due to him as a soldier in the Virginia Line on continental establishment, from the year 1775, until the surrender of Charleston, is reasonable.

Steven, My daughter is planning to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is joining under the ancestors of each of her father's grandparents. John Sisson and Capt. Samuel Thrall, Sr. We also have an Isaac N. Parker b.1814 in our family. It was interesting that that was the name of the Virginia commander Robert Sisson served under. I guess most of the people in the country at that time were involved. The Sissons were here! I appreciate your sending the information. Laurie Sisson

Sisson List: Recently, 5th cousin Wm. Page Johnson of Fairfax discovered our mutual ancestor, Robert Sisson, on the muster rolls at Valley Forge, PA. You might note the web page database spelling is off [Robert Sissor], but we are positive that he is our Robert Sisson, who served under Lt. Colonel Richard Parker in the 2nd Virginia Regiment. http://www.secondvirginia.org/history.html Robert Sisson, my 6th generation grandfather, served in the Revolutionary War 1775-1782. He enlisted in the American Army Oct. 1775; Age fifteen at the Richmond County Court House located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Robert Sisson fought at the battles of Brandywine - Philadelphia, Mud Bank Fort, Monmouth Court House, Somerset, Stony Point and Charleston. His Revolutionary War service included the harsh winters encampments of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and Morristown, New Jersey. He probably crossed the Delaware with General Washington. He was commended by Colonel Christian Febiger, Esq., for his 'extraordinary valor' during the first night raid by American forces at the Battle of Fort Stony Point, New York. Robert Sisson was part of the 'forelong,' which included 100-Virginians volunteers from the 2nd Virginia Regiment who first charged the gates of the British garrison. "In May 1779, General Clinton led his troops up the Hudson River, capturing the fort at Stony Point as well as the one at Verplanck. In response, Washington personally prepared an assault to retake Stony Point. In the early morning hours of July 15th, three columns of continental soldiers, 1200 men in all, converged on the fort. The fort was swiftly overwhelmed. Fifteen American soldiers were killed and 83 were wounded . Of the redcoats troops, 63 were killed, 74 were wounded and 543 were taken prisoner." http://www.americanrevolution.com/BattleofStonyPoint.htm While serving in the Virginia 2nd Regiment, Robert Sisson marched from New Jersey to South Carolina twice. He was captured at the battle of Charleston and spent 2-years on a British prison ship where only one of three prisoners survived the incarceration. Most colonial prisoners starved to death and were throw overboard. He survived the British prisons, eventually married and became a farmer in Northern Virginia. He resided in Fairfax, Virginia until his death in 1825. My 6th generation grandfather Robert Sisson is listed as a Revolutionary War Patriot in the Library of Congress. His sons, Robert Townsend Sisson (VA) and Vincent Sisson (KY), served bravely in the War of 1812. The Fairfax City Hall annex, the 'Sisson House,' was owned by his grandson, Robert Lewis Sisson and built in 1825. Two great grandsons, William and Vincent Sisson, rode with Abolitionist John Brown during the 1850s in the Bloody Kansas-Missouri border wars. And great grandson John A. Sisson served as a Union Scout during the Civil War in Arlington, Virginia. In 2002, the Virginia General Assembly honored Sgt. Robert Sisson service to Virginia during the Revolutionary War with a House of Delegates memoriam. I also am a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (ID 158927). If you join us at the upcoming Sisson reunion, I will have on display copies of Robert Sisson's 2nd VA Regiment pay records (1776-1779), 1790 Land Bounty Warrant, 1795 Petition to the General Assembly, commanding officer letters & General Assembly journal pages, 1818 RW Pension Statement and an 1820 Minute Book reference to his Revolutionary War duty. And there is much more. I also discovered a Jack Sisson from Rhode Island that might be of interest to our New England cousins (listed below Robert's information). SISSON GATHERING 2004 will take place June 23-27 in Richmond, VA! Check the web page for updated details: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/ Happy Hunting! And hope to see you at the Sisson reunion. Cheers! Steve Sisson http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/QueryMSAccess.asp http://www.nps.gov/vafo/home.htm VALLEY FORGE MUSTER ROLLS Personal ID: VA07790 Last Name: SISSOR First Name: ROBERT Suffix: Rank: PRIVATE Rank Type: RANK AND FILE Ethnicity: Brigade: 2ND VA BRIGADE Company: PARKER State: VA Regiment: 2 VA Division: 3RD DIVISION 3d Company - Captain Richard Parker, September 28, 1775. Raised in Westmoreland District.* Robt. Sisson enlisted Richmond County CH Oct. 9th, 1775. Sisson, Robert, Private on the roll of Captain William Sanford's Co., dated March 1, 1777.2 http://wm.rhodesfamily.org/2ndVA.htm Monthly Muster Roll Status December 1777: FIT FOR DUTY January 1778: FIT FOR DUTY February 1778: FIT FOR DUTY March 1778: FIT FOR DUTY April 1778: FIT FOR DUTY May 1778: FIT FOR DUTY June 1778: FIT FOR DUTY 2ND VIRGINIA DIVISION:   FIFTH BRIGADE:   WEEDON'S HISTORY:   ORGANIZED OCTOBER 1775 AT WILLIAMSBURG.  ENTERED VALLEY FORGE WITH 406 ASSIGNED AND 122 FIT FOR DUTY, LEFT VALLEY FORGE WITH 261 ASSIGNED AND 154 FIT FOR DUTY.  PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS: CHESAPEAKE BAY, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, DEFENSE OF PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA-MONMOUTH. Staff Officers Colonel CHRISTIAN FIBIGER Lt. Colonel RICHARD PARKER Major RALPH FALKNER Company Officers Captain MARQUIS CALONES Captain JOHN P. HARRISON Captain WOOD JONES Captain ALEXANDER PARKER Captain WILLIAM SANFORD Captain FRANCIS TAYLOR Captain WILLIAM TAYLOR Captain JAMES UPSHAW Captain JOHN WILLIS Staff Officers Chaplain   Quartermaster GEORGE BURROUGHS /RHOD MOXLEY        Adjutant  JOHN WARD / THOMAS COWNEERD Paymaster AMBROSE MADISON Surgeon JAMES WALLACE Surgeon Mate WILLIAM GRAHAM Quartermaster Sergeant  RICHARD JENKINS / LOVELL HARRISON Sergeant Major JOHN THOMPSON Drum Major   Fife Major THOMAS SHELDON ............................ Personal ID: RI29601 Last Name: SISSON First Name: JACK Suffix: Rank: Private Rank Type: Rank and File Ethnicity: Brigade: Varnum Company: CAPTAIN JOHIN S. DEXTER State: RI Regiment: 1 RI Division: 1st Division Monthly Muster Roll Status December 1777: January 1778: February 1778: March 1778: April 1778: May 1778: June 1778:

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Please respond to Mark Shattuck at [email protected] Surnames: Sisson, Lewter, Shattuck Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFIBAIB/298 Message Board Post: I would appreciate locating any descendants of Earl E. (Ed) Sisson b. 1887 unsure of location, d. 1981 Edmonds, WA. Burried in Restlawn Cemetery near Edmonds, WA. Earl went by his middle name Ed, and married Myrtle Shattuck-Lewter, unsure of date of marriage. Myrtle was born Myrtle E. Shattuck in Carney, Lincoln Cty, OK, about 1898. Her date of death is 1973. Unsure if Ed is from Oklahoma, or Washington. Myrtle had at least one son from a previous marriage, the son's name I believe to be William Lewter. Unsure of any other children. Myrtle is an aunt to my Father, and I would like to locate any living relatives. Myrtle was a teacher and active in the Eastern Star of the Mason's organization. Thanks.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pennstreet/IndianTerr.htm?o_xid=00224 68880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688809277296866 Cathy, you find the neatest stuff. Thanks. Laurie Sisson

For those of us trying to find that Native American link in the family, there is "The Indian Territory, Its Chiefs, Legislators and Leaders." Makes for interesting reading. Go to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pennstreet/IndianTerr.htm?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688809277296866 Cathy

I don't know if anyone has found this before on the RootsWeb sites, but there are two Sissons mentioned in biographies from KY. The site is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/search.html?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688807263500677 Cathy

Sisson, Robert G. Age 81, died January 19, 2004 in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born August 21, 1922 in Rochester. He moved from Spencerport [suburban Rochester] to Port Charlotte in 1982. Bob is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, K. Louise (Keneflick); his sons, Ronald (Marcia) and Richard (Donna); five grandchildren, Julie and Michael Sisson, Kevin and Jennifer Borden, and Adam Sisson. He was predeceased by his wife, Hazel (Adams) and son Roger. Services were held at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Port Charlotte on January 27. After graduating from Cornell at age 19, he began his teaching career at Avoca [NY] High School; he later taught at the high school in Spencerport for over twenty years. He served in the US Navy in World War II and was a member of Ogden [NY] Baptist Church. Bob enjoyed playing golf and was a member of Salmon Creek and Port Charlotte Gold Clubs. An avid duplicate bridge player, he achieved Silver Life Master rating in American Contract Bridge League. He was very active in charitable work in Florida, working with a migrant farm workers program; for many years he directed the food drive at St. Charles Borromeo Church and worked tirelessly for Good Samaritans of Charlotte County. He was also a member of the American Hibiscus Society. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at Ogden Baptist Church in Spencerport (to be announced). Memorial donations may be made to Ogden Baptist Chruch, 721 Washington St., Spencerport, [NY] 14559 or to Good Samaritans of Charlotte County, Inc., P.O. Box 494752, Port Charlotte, FL 433949-4752. The Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday, February 8, 2004, page 4B. Transcribed by David Arne Sisson

Sisson, Robert G. Age 81, died January 19, 2004 in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born August 21, 1922 in Rochester. He moved from Spencerport [suburban Rochester] to Port Charlotte in 1982. Bob is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, K. Louise (Keneflick); his sons, Ronald (Marcia) and Richard (Donna); five grandchildren, Julie and Michael Sisson, Kevin and Jennifer Borden, and Adam Sisson. He was predeceased by his wife, Hazel (Adams) and son Roger. Services were held at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Port Charlotte on January 27. After graduating from Cornell at age 19, he began his teaching career at Avoca [NY] High School; he later taught at the high school in Spencerport for over twenty years. He served in the US Navy in World War II and was a member of Ogden [NY] Baptist Church. Bob enjoyed playing golf and was a member of Salmon Creek and Port Charlotte Gold Clubs. An avid duplicate bridge player, he achieved Silver Life Master rating in American Contract Bridge League. He was very active in charitable work in Florida, working with a migrant farm workers program; for many years he directed the food drive at St. Charles Borromeo Church and worked tirelessly for Good Samaritans of Charlotte County. He was also a member of the American Hibiscus Society. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at Ogden Baptist Church in Spencerport (to be announced). Memorial donations may be made to Ogden Baptist Church, 721 Washington St., Spencerport, [NY] 14559 or to Good Samaritans of Charlotte County, Inc., P.O. Box 494752, Port Charlotte, FL 433949-4752. The Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday, February 8, 2004, page 4B. Transcribed by David Arne Sisson

okay found this while hunting for others Fork ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Marshall County, West Virginia Sisson, Mira Belle- d/o A J & H- 17 Dec. 1872- 1898 Andrew-- ---------10 Feb. 1901- 66 yrs Ellen Jane- 1838- 1922 hope this helps someone sue from Robert Virginia line

Hmm: George Wing Sisson Jr. is a cousin of mine. I have a copy of a letter by his father GWS Sr. on his company letterhead. This family owned the Racoquette River Paper Company in Potsdam, New York and I have corresponded with Francis TenEyk Sisson who still lives in the Potsdam area. The letter was from George W Sisson Sr. to Mrs. C. W. Durland of Fredrick, South Dakota (spelled Fredick, So. Dacota) It was the first clue I had that my gggrandfather James Samuel Sisson had relatives in upstate New York! David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regehr, Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 12:43 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] Sisson document on ebay > There's an interesting document currently offered on ebay. This is a > letter from 1914, addressed to George Wing Sisson Jr., of Potsdam NY, > from Franklin Roosevelt, who was at the time Assistant Secretary of the > Navy. It's signed by Roosevelt and sends his regrets that he can't > attend a meeting of the Agricultural Society. > > The link is at: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2221225722&category=1 > 4428 > > The seller wants an opening bid of $375, so this item is going to go > high. > > Carol Sisson Regehr > Sisson-L list mom > -- > [email protected] > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Carol, I think these are mine! Please put a hold on this? Please! I will contact you privately about this. I repeat, please hold. Thanks, K

>Carol, >I got there in time to see the letter but it sold yesterday. Do we have any >of that Sisson Family on our lists? How fun. >Laurie Wow! I never guessed it would sell so quickly. I don't know if there is anyone currently on the list from this family. This was a prominent family in the area of Potsdam, NY. SUNY-Potsdam has a building named after them, Sisson Hall, which I think was a dormitory at one time, but now administrative (?). Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom SNOW DAY! -- [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Please respond to [email protected] Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFIBAIB/297.1 Message Board Post: I should have listed Harry's full name in my post. His actual names was Charles Harris Sisson but went by Harry during his lifetime

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Please respond to [email protected] Surnames: Sisson, Haas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFIBAIB/297 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any decendents of Harry Sisson and Pearl Victoria Haas Sisson of Ft. Gibson, OK. I have a lot of old photos of this family and would like to give them to a family member. The children of Harry and Pearl were: Harry Jr, last known living in Oklahoma City, OK; the girls in the family were: Jessie Mae, Sue, Mary, and Emma Pauline (called Pauline). When Harry died Pearl remarried and was living in Claremore, OK. I do not know any of the daughters married names. Linda

Carol, I got there in time to see the letter but it sold yesterday. Do we have any of that Sisson Family on our lists? How fun. Laurie

There's an interesting document currently offered on ebay. This is a letter from 1914, addressed to George Wing Sisson Jr., of Potsdam NY, from Franklin Roosevelt, who was at the time Assistant Secretary of the Navy. It's signed by Roosevelt and sends his regrets that he can't attend a meeting of the Agricultural Society. The link is at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2221225722&category=1 4428 The seller wants an opening bid of $375, so this item is going to go high. Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]