----- Original Message ----- From: "Regehr, Carol" <[email protected]> > Robert E. Sisson, of Topeka, Kansas, was my father's brother. He died in > 1987. For most of his life he lived in Kansas City, Kansas, but after Interesting. Earle Sisson died in 1979 or 1980. I don't remember which, but I was at the funeral. Mark

http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/obitsSZ.htm Edgar Oscar Sisson, the son of B. F. and Lula (Reed) Sisson, was born December 19, 1892, at Vincennes, Indiana and passed away Friday, July 8, 1983, at the Good Samaritan Center in Minneapolis, Kansas, at the age of 90. He was united in marriage to Gertrude Cox, Oct. 3, 1915, at Richwoods. They made their home in the Pocahontas area until 1924 when they moved to Bennington, Kansas. He was employed as a section worker with the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement Nov 23, 1958, after 34 years of service. They cerebrated their 67th wedding anniversary in 1982. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and the Union Pacific Maintenance Employees Union. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude of Minneapolis Good Samaritan Center; two sons, Willie F. Sisson of Salina, Kansas, and Robert E. Sisson of Topeka, Kansas; a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Marie Spaeny of Salina; a brother, Noble Sisson of Pocahontas; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Ward of Tulsa, OK.; Five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Paul L. Sisson, who lost his life in World War II; a brother, Elmer Sisson and a sister, Mrs. Ella Morgan. Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 11, at the Shields Funeral Home in Minneapolis, with the Rev. Robert Frasier officiating. Burial was in the Bennington Cemetery. Submitted by Reba Morgan Alsup. HARRY M. SISSON. Funeral services were held Monday at 9:00 a.m., at the Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers for Harry M. Sisson, 69, who died Saturday at the Lafayette, La., General Hospital, following an extended illness. Bob Walton, minister of the South College church of Christ, conducted the services. Interment was in the Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum in Opelousas, La. Mr. Sisson was a native of Pocahontas, a son of the late John Sisson and Jennie Crockett. He had resided in Lafayette the past 12 years. He was retired at the time of death, having retired in 1962 from Slemco, where he had been employed for over 20 years. Survivors include his wife, the former Octavie Bernard of Lafayette; two half-sisters, Mrs. Lulu Collins and Mrs. Frankie Oglesby, both of Pocahontas; a brother, Bennie Sisson of Pocahontas; several nieces and nephews. PSH. Submitted by Carol Sisson Regehr. Note: Per SSDI, Harry was born Nov. 17, 1905, and died Nov. 1975. For Sisson researchers, Harry's line is: Richard 1 > George 2 > Thomas 3 > Giles 4 > John 5 > Benjamin 6 > John 7 > William 8 > John 9 > Harry.

Mark wrote: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/obitsSZ.htm > > > > [...] and Robert E. Sisson of Topeka, Kansas; [...] > > Wonder how close he comes to my grandfather, Frederick Earle > Sisson of Topeka Kansas. He also worked on the Santa Fe > railroad. Anyone heard of him? > > Mark Robert E. Sisson, of Topeka, Kansas, was my father's brother. He died in 1987. For most of his life he lived in Kansas City, Kansas, but after retirement lived in Topeka. It would be nice to know if Bobby and Earle ever met! Not only Edgar, but also Bobby, worked on the Union Pacific Railroad. Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 1:31 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] Sisson Obits from Randolph County, Arkansas--Rootsweb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~arrandol/obitsSZ.htm > > [...] and Robert E. Sisson of Topeka, Kansas; [...] > Wonder how close he comes to my grandfather, Frederick Earle Sisson of Topeka Kansas. He also worked on the Santa Fe railroad. Anyone heard of him? Mark

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Dear Cousins and Friends, A friend clipped and sent me an obituary from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle which reads - Sisson, Roberta J. Suddenly, Sept 3, 2003. She is survived by her sister, Beverly Hatchmar; 3 brothers, Gary, Al & Dave Sisson [not me]; nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service Monday, Sept 8 at 10 AM at Thomas E Burger Funeral Home, Inc., 735 E. Ave., Hilton [Monroe County, NY], Interment, Penn Yan [Yates County, NY]. My friend assumed that I was the Dave mentioned and that Roberta was my sister. I was an only child. I haven't used "Dave" in many years. I thanked my friend and explained that upstate New York is and has been crawling with Sisson families since the 1790s. We're most of us descended from Richard and Mary, but of course there are a few descended from one of the other immigrants. David Arne Sisson

Here's another batch of Civil War Sissons. Cathy William H Sisson Residence: Hartford, Connecticut Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 April 1861 Enlisted in Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment Connecticut on 11 May 1861. Mustered out Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment Connecticut on 12 August 1861 in Hartford, CT Henry D Sisson Residence: New Marlborough, Massachusetts Occupation: Mechanic Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 15 September 1862 at the age of 25 Commission in Company E, 49th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 19 September 1862. Mustered out Company E, 49th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 01 September 1863 in Pittsfield, MA William B Sisson Residence: Worcester, Massachusetts Occupation: Machinist Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862 at the age of 18 Enlisted in Company D, 51st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 30 September 1862. Mustered out Company D, 51st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 27 July 1863 in Worcester, MA William Sisson Residence: Pawcatuck, Connecticut Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant 1st Class on 22 May 1861 Enlisted in Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Connecticut on 22 May 1861. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 01 December 1861 (Reduced) Promoted to Full Private on 25 July 1863 (Reduced to Ranks) Reenlisted in Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Connecticut on 28 December 1863 Mustered out Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Connecticut on 25 September 1865 in Washington, DC Henry Sisson Residence: Grass Lake, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 07 August 1862 at the age of 43 Enlisted in Company F, 17th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 26 August 1862. Mustered out Company F, 17th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 03 June 1865 in Delaney House, Washington, DC Henry E Sisson Residence: Algansee, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 01 June 1862 at the age of 18 Enlisted in Company H, 17th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 19 August 1862. Mustered out Company H, 17th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 03 June 1865 in Delaney House, Washington, DC George A Sisson Residence: Ionia, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1864 at the age of 28 Enlisted in Company E, 1st Engineers Regiment Michigan on 11 August 1864. Discharged Company E, 1st Engineers Regiment Michigan on 03 July 1865 in Washington, DC Augustus F Sisson Residence: Hastings, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Joined Regiment on 17 October 1862 at Chattanooga, TN Enlisted as a Private on 06 September 1864 at the age of 36 Enlisted in Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment Michigan on 06 September 1864. Mustered out Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment Michigan on 08 June 1865 in Washington, DC Foster P Sisson Residence: Hastings, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 September 1864 at the age of 39 Enlisted in Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment Michigan on 06 September 1864. Joined Regiment on 17 October 1864 at Chattanooga, TN Wounded on 19 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC Died of wounds Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment Michigan on 31 March 1865 in Goldsboro, NC Henry C Sisson Residence: Freedom, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 September 1864 at the age of 27 Enlisted in Company H, 21st Infantry Regiment Michigan on 06 September 1864. Joined Regiment on 18 October 1864 at Chattanooga, TN Mustered out Company H, 21st Infantry Regiment Michigan on 08 June 1865 in Washington, DC Benjamin A Sisson Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 February 1864 at the age of 23 Enlisted in Company E, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 29 February 1864. Mustered out Company E, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 12 February 1866 in San Antonio, TX Thomas J Sisson Residence: Huron County, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 09 September 1861 at the age of 25 Enlisted in Company H, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 12 October 1861. POW on 15 July 1862 (Estimated day of POW, through Aug., 1862) Promoted to Full Sergeant on 19 January 1864 effective 27 January 1864 Reenlisted in Company H, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 27 January 1864 Mustered out Company H, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 12 February 1866 in San Antonio, TX Henry W Sisson Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Bugler on 17 October 1861 at the age of 20 Enlisted in Company C, 1st Cavalry Light Artilleryncers Regiment Michigan on 09 December 1861. Mustered out Company C, 1st Cavalry Light Artilleryncers Regiment Michigan on 19 March 1862 in Detroit, MI Edward Sisson Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 August 1861 at the age of 18 Enlisted in Company B, CHeavy Artilleryndler Horse Regiment Michigan on 19 September 1861. Mustered out Company B, CHeavy Artilleryndler Horse Regiment Michigan on 22 November 1861 in Coldwater, MI William H Sisson Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 August 1864 at the age of 23 Enlisted in Company L, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 30 August 1864. Joined Regiment on 20 September 1864 at Lexington, KY Promoted to Full Sergeant on 01 January 1865 Discharged Company L, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 10 June 1865 in Pulaski, TN John E Sisson Residence: Montville, Connecticut Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 August 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 6th Infantry Regiment Connecticut on 12 September 1861. Transferred Company B, 6th Infantry Regiment Connecticut on 04 November 1862 Transfered in Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment RA on 04 November 1862. Reenlisted in Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment RA on 01 February 1864 Promoted to Full Corporal on 22 October 1864 Promoted to Full Sergeant on 13 February 1865 Deserted Company D, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment RA on 06 October 1865 Albert J Sisson Residence: Newberg, Michigan Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 19 September 1862 at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company K, 1st SS Regiment VO on 19 September 1862. Wounded on 23 July 1863 at Wapping Heights, VA Transfered in 5th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 24 December 1863. Transferred Company K, 1st SS Regiment VO on 23 December 1864 Discharged 5th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 31 May 1865 in Washington, DC Zelotus C Sisson Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 10 September 1861 at the age of 38 Commission in Company G, 41st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 29 October 1861. Resigned Company G, 41st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 05 January 1862 Barney Sisson Residence: Stonington, Connecticut Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 December 1863 Enlisted in Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment Connecticut on 15 December 1863. Deserted Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment Connecticut on 17 August 1865 James Sisson Residence: Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 February 1865 at the age of 18 Enlisted in Company B, 193rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 10 March 1865. Mustered out Company B, 193rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 04 August 1865 in Winchester, VA

I am looking for anyone researching this family. Jackie Descendants of Florence A. Mead 1 Florence A. Mead b: Abt. 1890 in Michigan d: Abt. December 12, 1949 in Michigan . +Unknown Sisson m: Abt. 1906 in Michigan 2 Irving Sisson b: Abt. 1907 in Michigan *2nd Husband of Florence A. Mead: . +Charles E. Kandt b: February 1889 in Michigan m: Bet. 1920 - 1930

William H Sisson Residence: Holyoke, Massachusetts Occupation: Artificer Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company F, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 11 August 1862. Mustered out Company F, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 07 November 1864 George W Sisson Residence: Lynn, Massachusetts Occupation: Shoemaker Service Record: Enlisted as a Bugler on 29 December 1863 at the age of 18 Enlisted in Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 January 1864. Mustered out Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 26 June 1865 in Washington, DC Charles F Sisson Residence: Lynn, Massachusetts Occupation: Letter Carrier Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 February 1862 at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company M, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Massachusetts on 26 February 1862. Mustered out Company M, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Massachusetts on 25 February 1865 James E Sisson Residence: Brighton, Massachusetts Occupation: Drover Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 June 1861 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 13 June 1861. Mustered out Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 24 June 1864 David C Sisson Residence: Boston, Massachusetts Occupation: Clerk Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 May 1862 at the age of 23 Enlisted in 8th Light Artillery Regiment Massachusetts on 30 May 1862. Mustered out 8th Light Artillery Regiment Massachusetts on 29 November 1862 in Washington, DC David C Sisson Residence: Boston, Massachusetts Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 16 April 1861 at the age of 21 Enlisted in Company K, 6th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 April 1861. Mustered out Company K, 6th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 02 August 1861 in Boston, MA George P Sisson Residence: New Bedford, Massachusetts Occupation: Clerk Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 April 1861 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company L, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 23 April 1861. Mustered out Company L, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 July 1861 William H Sisson Residence: New Bedford, Massachusetts Occupation: Physician Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 April 1861 at the age of 21 Enlisted in Company L, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 23 April 1861. Mustered out Company L, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 July 1861 George F Sisson Residence: New Bedford, Massachusetts Occupation: Carpenter Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 19 September 1862 at the age of 41 Enlisted in Company G, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 26 September 1862. Mustered out Company G, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 26 June 1863 in Camp Hooker, Lakeville, MA Stanford A Sisson Residence: Somerset, Massachusetts Occupation: Blacksmith Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862 at the age of 25 Enlisted in Company D, 40th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 03 September 1862. POW on 27 October 1864 at Fair Oaks, VA Escaped on 15 March 1865 (Estimated day) Discharged Company D, 40th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 24 May 1865 in Richmond, VA

> Dear List Members, > We are approaching the second anniversary of the attacks of 9/11. Our > usual practice is to limit our discussions to topics related to > genealogy. However, due to the nature of the situation, I think it > would not be inappropriate if some acknowledgments of the day appear > on the list. > Some guidelines - If you wish, post a short, personal, non-partisan > reflection on 9/11/03, dedicated to the memory and honor of those who > died and those who served. If you would like to comment on a post, > please reply directly to the person rather than to the whole list. > Also, remember that Rootsweb established a message board (not a > mailing list) for messages regarding 9/11. This message board can be > accessed at: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.major.mourni > ng > Thank you, > Carol Sisson Regehr > Sisson-L List Mom > -- > [email protected] >

Cathy wrote: > William H. Sisson > > Enlisted as a Private on 30 August 1864 at the age of 23 > Enlisted in Company L, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 30 > August 1864. Joined Regiment on 20 September 1864 at > Lexington, KY Promoted to Full Sergeant on 01 January 1865 > Discharged Company L, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 10 > June 1865 in Pulaski, TN Thanks, Cathy! A comparison of this record with the records for pension applications for invalids and widows indicates that this is William Henry Sisson, whose line is: Richard&Mary, George, James, Joseph, Jabez, Sanford, James, William He is currently #4003 in the Richard & Mary database, at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/richard/aqwg114.htm#6493 I will add this military record to his notes. His URL will change the next time I upload corrected pages. Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]

I found the following, William H. Sisson, in a Civil War database. The links below may or may not work, as this is a pay-database. Cathy William H. Sisson Enlisted as a Private on 30 August 1864 at the age of 23 Enlisted in Company L, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 30 August 1864. Joined Regiment on 20 September 1864 at Lexington, KY Promoted to Full Sergeant on 01 January 1865 Discharged Company L, 8th Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 10 June 1865 in Pulaski, TN

Condolences from AT1(AW) Michael S. Sisson USN Michael & JoAnn Sisson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Schmidt To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: [SISSON-L] Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson United States Department of Defense DoD Identifies Army Casualties: Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill., died on Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sisson was in a UH-60 helicopter participating in an air assault mission. The helicopter flipped and crashed on take off. He died of injuries sustained in the incident. Sisson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thanks for posting the link for Pfc. Christopher Sisson. My heart goes out to his family. It's gratifying to see that these soldiers' stories aren't getting swept under the rug, so to speak, and they're getting the recognition and honor they deserve. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regehr, Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: RE: [SISSON-L] Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson > > From: Margaret Schmidt > > > United States Department of Defense > > DoD Identifies Army Casualties: > > > > Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill., died on > > Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sisson was in a UH-60 helicopter > > participating in an air assault mission. The helicopter > > flipped and crashed on take off. He died of injuries > > sustained in the incident. Sisson was assigned to the 3rd > > Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. > > > > My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends. > > We join Margaret in extending condolences and prayers to the family and > friends of this dedicated young man. NBC News has a report on the impact > he made on his fellow soldiers at: (I hope it's still there when you > check) > > http://www.nbc17.com/military/2454930/detail.html > > Carol Sisson Regehr > Sisson-L list mom > -- > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

The inclusive families of William Sisson of Union County, SC, joins Carol and Margaret in mourning the loss of one of our own. May his soul find peace and may his family know that his fight was not in vain. He will be remembered by all who knew him and even those who did not--with great affection and gratitude for making the greatest sacrifice of all. Godspeed Christopher, Godspeed. Kathleen Sisson Boyd and all of the descendants of William Sisson and Francis Shearin of Union County, SC

United States Department of Defense DoD Identifies Army Casualties: Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill., died on Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sisson was in a UH-60 helicopter participating in an air assault mission. The helicopter flipped and crashed on take off. He died of injuries sustained in the incident. Sisson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends.

From: Margaret Schmidt > United States Department of Defense > DoD Identifies Army Casualties: > > Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill., died on > Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sisson was in a UH-60 helicopter > participating in an air assault mission. The helicopter > flipped and crashed on take off. He died of injuries > sustained in the incident. Sisson was assigned to the 3rd > Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. > > My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends. We join Margaret in extending condolences and prayers to the family and friends of this dedicated young man. NBC News has a report on the impact he made on his fellow soldiers at: (I hope it's still there when you check) http://www.nbc17.com/military/2454930/detail.html Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]

Hello Sisson cousins and friends, My "marvelous" filing system has yielded up a curiosity. (Think "piling" system! <g>) What I transcribed below is almost entirely speculation. I hesitate to send it because it quotes so much material that has been doubted or outright disproved over recent years. Please use it with caution and pay close attention to the mistakes that I've pointed out and that you see yourself. Treat it as speculation, not fact. About a year ago, more or less, Edward Saunders of Gardena, CA, sent me a set of photocopies. In his cover letter he wrote - "David, Here is what you requested. I may have errors as I got this data about 10 years ago. Butt's book [see below] is on a microfilm I ordered from Salt Lake Family History Library." I have transcribed most of the pages Mr Saunders sent me. [My additions appear in brackets, as this sentence does.] Read on. ........................................................................................................... [Page one] Rhode Island Historical Society Filmed by the Genealogical Society Salt Lake City, Utah At Providence, R.I. 25 July 1950 [Page two] Sisson Family Records [Page three] [Here there is an apparently hand-drawn depiction of the so-called Sisson arms, similar to the one reproduced in Dave and Joan Sisson's "Descendants of Richard and Mary Sisson." Arms are granted to individuals, not to families.] [All that follows is a typed manuscript.] The above Coat-of-Arms has been fashioned from the description by Burke. It belongs exclusively to the Penrith, Wales branch of the Sisson kindred. The description is as follows: Escutcheon: Per fess, embattled or and azure, three griffins' heads erased, or [In heraldry, the word or means gold]. Crest: a griffin's head erased, or, above a wreath of the colors. Motto: [under the shield] Si Monent tuboe paratus which translated means, "Prepared when the trumpets warn." Burke also notes that a secondary motto also sometimes is used over the Crest - "Hope for the best." All of this means - Across the middle of the shield is the battlement line. The dots [which appear in the black-and-white drawing] signify gold and the lines blue. A Griffin is a lion with an eagle's head. [I would "translate" the armorial description like this: A line like battlements on top of a castle wall divides the gold upper half of the shield from the blue lower half. In the upper half are two griffins' heads, and one in the lower half. Above the shield appears a fourth griffin's head, with a "rope" beneath it. A design like a rope, i.e., the "wreath," is made of the two colors, gold and blue, thickly twisted together.] Compiled by: William Taylor Butts 1981 [So this page cannot have been microfilmed in 1950!] [Page four] Credits Information for this book has been furnished by several members of the Sisson family, and compiled by William Taylor Butts, son-in-law of Hazel Earl Sisson. Contributors were: - John Sisson, Pasadena, Texas - Mabelle Jones, Wounds, Oklahoma - Lorene Sisson Kerr, Houston, Texas - James Sisson, Bakersfield, California - Hazel Earl Sisson Green, San Antonio, Texas - ca 1930 article from the Unadilla, New York newspaper - Military data from the National Archives in Washington D.C. Then, our thanks go to Oscar U. Sisson, who in 1941, had De Lysle Ferres Cass of Chicago, Illinois, do a Historical and Genealogical Annals of the Sisson Kindred. Cass included the following credits: - General Armory of England, Scotland & Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, pub. London, 1884 - Fairbairn's Crests of Great Britain and Ireland, ed. by Joseph Maclaren, pub. Edinburgh & London by Thomas C. Jack, 1860, Vols I and II - 160 Allied Families of Rhode Island, by John Osborne Austin, pub. Providence, Rhode Island, 1893 - Dictionary of English & Welsh Surnames, by Canon Bardsley, London, 1901 - Poll Tax Return of Howdershire, Yorkshire, England for the year 1379 - Compendium of American Genealogy, ed. by Frederick A. Virkus, Vol. VI, pub. by the Institute of American Genealogy, Chicago, 1937 - Surname Book & Racial History, ed. by Dana Young Gates, pub. by Church of Latter Day Saints [sic], Salt Lake City, Utah, 1918 - Genealogical & Family History of Northern New York, by William R. Cutter, Vol. III, pub. by Lewis Hist. Pub. Co., New York City, 1910 - Names and Their Story, by S. Baring-Gould, pub. by Seeley & Co., London, 1910 - English Surnames & Their Significations, by Charles Wareing Bardsley, pub. Chatto & Windus, London, 1898 - Fabric Rolls of York Minster, 1350 - 1400 - Register Book of [partially illegible - perhaps Marey or Harey or Warey], Northants County, England, 1576 - 1579 - Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Vol IV, 2nd Series, ed by Joseph Jackson Howard, pub. by Mitchell & Hughes, London, 1892 - Allegations for Marriage Licenses issue [sic] by Dean & Chapter of Westminster, 1558- 1699, & also by Vicar-General of Archbishop of Canterbury, 1660 - 1679, ed. by Col. Joseph L. Chester & George J. Armytage, pub. my Harleian Society, London, 1886, Vol. XXIII. William Taylor Butts, 1981 [Page five] [All that follows is one long paragraph. I am paragraphing it for the sake of modern eyes!] SISSON THE NAME: The SISSON lineage in Europe goes back to the beginning of the Middle Ages. Etymologically, various quite diverse explanations are given for the derivation of the name. As a surname, Susa Young Cates [or Gates] avers that it was derived from the ancient village of Siston or Syston, in Leicestershire, Gloucester County [which is nonsense - Shire *means* county. Leicestershire and Gloucestershire are both English counties], but another authority, William R. Cutter, more logically states that the village, itself, probably derived its name from resident Sissons, one of whose original strongholds it was (Ref. Surname Book and Racial History, ed. by Susa Young Cates [or Gates], pub. by Church of Latter Day Saints [sic], Salt Lake City, Utah, 1918; Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York, by William R. Cutter, Vol. III, pub. Lewis Historical Pub. Co., N.Y.C., 1910). Although the erudite Dr. S. Baring-Gould doubts it, (Ref. Names and Their Story, by him, pub. Seeley and Co., London, 1910), the scholarly Canon Charles Wareing Hardsley, in his monumental Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (pub., Henry Frowd, Oxford University Press, London, 1901) and again in his English Surnames and Their Significations (pub., Chatto and Windus, London, 1898) proffers the most likely explanation. He asserts that the Sisson surname is one of a lengthy list of medieval metronymics being derived from the name or popular nickname of the parent and meaning "Child Of." The Sisson surname, he claims, demonstrating with numerous examples - - signifies "son of Cecely, or Cecilia," the prevalent English nickname for which up to the 16th Century was "Ciss" or "Sess" corresponding to our modern nickname "Cissy" for the same feminine baptismal name. In further support of this, Canon Wareing Bardsley calls attention to the fact that early Norman-English MSS [manuscripts] name the son of William the Conqueror's daughter Cicillon (Cecilia) - 1027- 1067 Johannes Sisson, i.e., John, the son of Cecilla. Sisson, Sison, Sissons, Sessions (modern surnames) all represent the identical family, he claims. Other genealogists, among them Burke, the English heraldic authority, suggest the more immediately obvious (through [sic] more conjectural) theory that the Sisson surname is identified with the original residence in or adherance to the city and medieval feudal county of Soissans or Soissons in France, which was celebrated as early as the time of the first Frankish kings. In his General Armory of England, Scotland [Page six] THE NAME - (Continued) and Wales, Sir Bernard Burke asserts that the family - - "variously spelled Sisson, Sissons, Sysum, Sison, Session and Sessions .... came originally from Normandy in Northern France; settled at an early period in Ireland, and afterwards at Penrith, in Wales." Burke's statement of the Norman-French origin of the Sisson kinship is probably correct. One of the Norman knights who followed William the Conqueror on his invasion of Saxon England in 1066 had the surname Seisin. If Burke's theory of the surname's origin in valid, this adventurer possibly was the progenitor of the Welsh and English bearers of the names Sisson, Sissons, Session and Sessions. [Please take this endorsement of the Norman-French origin of our name with a cup of salt.] We find the Sisson kindred populous in England and Wales as early as the 13th Century, particularly throughout south-central England. In the Poll Tax Returns for Howdenshire [I've never heard of such a county] and Yorkshire for the year 1379, we find the names Robertus Cisson (p. 19), Johannes Sisson (p. 21), Henricus Sisson (p. 226), Thomas Cyson (p. 269), William Cisson (p. 269). Among the MSS, Willis and Inventories of York Minster (14th Century) the name Henry Sysson occurs in one place, and Henry Season [this is a much-photocopied blur, and Season is my best spelling guess] in another. (Ref. Fabric Rolls of York Minister [sic], in English Surnames and Their Significations). York, in northern England, from early medieval times, was the residence of a populous branch of the Sisson kindred. Still preserved in the municipal archives is The Register of the Freemen of the City of York, 1270-1558, showing the occupations under which individual freemen were licensed. Until the mid-15th Century all baptismal names appear entered in Latin by the monkish scriveners, who were the only persons knowing how to write in those days. Upon being admitted as a freeman, a citizen was required to pay the municipality a substantial fee, in return for which the city fathers guaranteed to protect him against competition in his profession by newcomers or itinerant outsiders. A son of a freeman engaging in his father's occupation was, however, exempted from payment of this fee and was listed in a separate scroll from the general registry labeled "Pro Patres", i.e., from the fathers, or inherited perrogative. One such special Sisson entry appears in the ensuing list: [Page seven] THE NAME - (Continued) "1450 - THOMAS SISSON , Baker "1451 - JOHANNES SISSON, Baker "1490 - JOHANNES SYSSON, cartwright "1515 - THOMAS SCYSSON, lynwever [difficult to read. Linenweaver?] "1537 - GEORGE SYSSON, corn merchaunt "1543 - Per Patres - THOMAE SYSSON, wever "1544 - ROGERUS SYSSON, blaksmyth, fil. THOMAE SYSSON, wever According to Harrison's "Surnames of the United Kingdom", the names of Sisson and Cisson are of Anglo-French-Latin origin, signifying Ciss'sor, Ciss'son; Ciss being a diminutive of Cicely or Cencilia [sic]. Variants of the name are Cisson, Cysson and Sissons. Later, in his "Patronymica Brittanica", Harrisons tells us that Sisson is a corruption of Sissonis, a parish in Gloucestershire, England. Sissonis is also believed to be a place name, probably derived from a provance [sic] of France. Doubtless, the progenitors of the English descendants of the name came to Britain with William of Normandy. Still another etymology of the Sisson name is given by the well-known genealogist, John Osborne Austin, in his "160 Allied Families of Rhode Island" .... "The significance of the name Sisson may be traced through the fact that it is a corruption of Siston (name of the English Village Seton, or Sea-Town." The variations in the spelling of the Sisson surname are quite typical of most other medieval patronymics. Linguistic difficulties in the pronunciation of personal proper names was natural when - as in the case of Sisson - the name was translated from its original French into Welsh and English. Moreover, medievally, sharply differentiated dialects were common throughout portions of even the same countries, as indeed, they still are in England. Hence in the 14th Century, when the English language first was becoming nationally standardized as to orthography, wide varieties of spelling identical names resulted from differences in the vernacular speech of different parts of the country. Authors of the period determined their spelling more or less phonetically, and even Chaucer spelled simple words in as many as three or four different ways, using i and y inter- [Page eight[ THE NAME - (Continued) changeably. Therefore, it is to be expected that the surname Sisson should appear in garbled forms, each determined by the dialect popularly prevalent in the particular locality where a branch of the Sisson kindred had settled. A total of 84 separate Sisson households are listed in the first National Census of 1790 in America. Aside from these 84 heads of families, 337 other bearers of the Sisson name are specified, amounting to a total of 421 Sissons flourishing in the United States by the fifth generation in descent from Richard Sisson of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. ........................................................................................................... There are 8 more pages in the pack of photocopies sent me by Edward Saunders. They give data for the families of Richard and Mary Sisson and for George and Sarah (Lawton) Sisson which can be found at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/richard/ And there are also family group records for "Richard Sisson/Mary Freeman" [sic; Mary's surname has never been documented] printed out from the Ancestral File, now available on FamilySearch.com, the genealogy site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Mr Saunders also includes a pedigree chart for Hannah Davol, born 1711/12, whose mother was Sarah Sisson, born 1685 in Westport, RI, to James and Lydia (Hathaway) Sisson (whose descendants have Mayflower passengers in their ancestry). And there is a second pedigree chart for Ann (Sisson) 4 Sherman, born 1714, wife of Thomas Sherman, born 1699, both in Portsmouth, RI. Ann was a daughter of Richard 3 and Ann (Card) Sisson, and Richard was a son of George 2 and Sarah "or Mary" (Lawton) Sisson. Please remember that I send this message summarizing the speculations of our parents' generations because it may contain clues for further research, not because it contains truth. Only a few of the sources that Mr Butts cites are primary sources, but most are compilations which may or may not have been based on primary sources. Always check for the primary sources of information before believing their data. I suspect that most of what we have here is wrong. David Arne Sisson

They're at least 22 possible Sisson listings in this database. Has anyone sent for these. The fee is very reasonable. Janice www.escndatabase.com/s.html <A HREF="http://www.escndatabase.com/s.htm">Click here: Listing of Surnames - S</A>

> > Hi I was wondering if anyone knows the meaning and origin > of > > the name Sisson? Thanks Glitz A few possibilities. http://www.scissons.com/genealogy/sissonname.html Dale Thompson, DC