Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Albert & Sarah (Sisson) Haight >From Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904 Cathy HAlGHT, Albert, jurist, was born in Ellicottville, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1842; son of Henry and Sarah (Sisson) Haight; grandson of Ambrose and Clarinda (Laphan) Haigbt, and a descendant of Simon Haight, who came to America from Dorchester, England, in 1628. He was educated at Springville academy, N.Y., and was admitted to the bar in 1863. He held several local offices and was elected county judge of Erie county in 1872; justice of the supreme court of the 8th judicial district, 1876, for a term of fourteen years, and was re-elected in 1890. During his service in the supreme court he was appointed successively associate justice of the general term of the supreme court for the 5th department by Governor Cleveland in 1884, and associate judge of the second division of the court of appeals by Governor Hill in 1892. In 1894 he was elected to the office of associate judge of the court of appeals for a term of fourteen years.

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Daniel & Harriet (Sisson) Drake >From American Biographical Library Cathy Drake, Charles Daniel, jurist, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 11, 1811; son of Dr. Daniel and Harriet (Sisson) Drake. He was a student at St. Joseph's college, Bardstown, Ky., 1823-24, [p.299] and at Partridge's military academy, Middletown, Conn. 1824-25. He was appointed a midshipman in the U.S. navy, 1825, serving till January, 1830, when he resigned to study law. He was admitted to the bar in Cincinnati in 1833, and in 1864 he removed to St. Louis, Mo. In 1838 he organized the St. Louis law library. He was a member of the Missouri house of representatives, 1859-60, a member of the Missouri state constitutional convention of 1863-64, and in the last session was vice-president of the body, and the instrument framed became known as "Drake's constitution." In 1867 he was elected U.S. senator from Missouri serving until December, 1870, when he resigned to accept from President Grant the appointment of chief justice of the U.S. court of claims, which position he held unti! l January, 1885, when he retired. He received the degree of LL.D. from Hanover college, Indiana, in 1863, and from the University of Wooster, Ohio, in 1875. His widow, Margaret E. Drake, died at Washington, D.C., April 30, 1896. He published: A Treatise on the Law of Suits by Attachment in the United States (1854); Union and Anti-slavery Speeches Delivered During the Rebellion (1864); and Life of Daniel Drake (1871). He died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1892.

Forwarded from Cathy -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Allen B. Sisson >From the Family History Center's Western States Historical Marriage >Record Index Cathy ID Number 150544 Grooms First Name Allen B. Grooms Last Name SISSON Grooms Residence Brides First Name Jennie Brides Last Name WILLIAMS Brides Residence County of Record Shoshone Co., Idaho Place of Marriage Coeur D' Alene Date of Marriage 23 Sep 1911 Volume 6 Page 36

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Sisson Earl CHASE ID Number 181720 Grooms First Name Sisson Earl Grooms Last Name CHASE Grooms Residence Brides First Name Loretta Brides Last Name THORPE Brides Residence County of Record Cache Co., Utah Place of Marriage Logan Date of Marriage 12 Nov 1924 Volume 11 Page 480

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: {not a subscriber} Canadian birth records There are at least 20 Sissons listed on the Index to Late Registration of Births, 1810-1906, New Brunswick, Canada. The website is located at http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/RS141A1b/Default-e.aspx?PageLoad=Sea rchForm Cathy

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Grace S. Sisson The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 46 page 399 Miss Grace S. Sisson. DAR ID Number: 45949 Born in Glenn Falls, N. Y. Descendant of Col. Johannes Snyder. Daughter of George Sisson and Sarah A. Hamilton, his wife. Granddaughter of Charles Hamilton and Nelly A. Hommel, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of Abraham Hommel and Ann Newkirk, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Abraham Hommel and Rachel Snyder, his wife. Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Johannes Snyder and Rachel Swart, his wife. Johannes Snyder (1720-94) was colonel of the First regiment of foot of Ulster County 1776. He was born and died in Kingston, N. Y. Also Nos. 2974, 5453, 20582, 34501, 36432, 43634.

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Madge Sisson The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 18 page 279 Miss Madge Sisson. DAR ID Number: 17764 Born in North Stonington, Connecticut. Descendant of Capt. Amos Maine and of John Hilliard, of Connecticut. [p.279] Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Sisson and Margaret Hillard, his wife. Granddaughter of Gilbert Sisson and Desire Maine, his wife; William Mather Hillard and Lucy Morella Dewey, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Amos Maine and Abagail Brown, his wife (m. 1756); John Hilliard and Betsey Worthington Mather, his wife. Amos Maine, (1735-1815), commanded a company of foot in the Eighth regiment of Connecticut militia, 1780. He was born and died at North Stonington, Conn. Also Nos. 5429, 10173. John Hilliard, (1756-1826), enlisted in the militia, 1777, for three years. He was born and died in Stonington, Conn.

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Mary Sisson Trumbull The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 47 page 72 Mrs. Mary Sisson Trumbull. DAR ID Number: 46158 Born in Galesburg, Ill. Wife of Frank Trumbull. Descendant of Sergt. Jeremiah Brigham, Lieut. Elias De Long, Capt. Elisha Field, Elisha Field, Jr., Daniel Strong and Jared Hinckley. Daughter of Frederic P. Sisson and Mary Ann Field, his wife. Granddaughter of Pardon Sisson and Manissa Hinckley, his wife; Luman Field (b. 1794) and Abigail De Long, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of Elisha Field, Jr., and Ruth Kirkham, his wife; Aaron De Long and Sylvia Brigham, his wife; Timothy Hinckley and Saloma Strong, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Elisha Field and Bctty Pratt, his wife; Jeremiah Brigham and Abigail Hawkes, his wife; Elias De Long and Isabel Dickerson, his wife; Daniel Strong and Esther Chappel, his wife; Jared Hinckley and Anne Hyde, his wife. Jeremiah Bingham (1748-1841) was at Bennington and served in the commissary in the Burgoyne campaign. He was born in Norwich; died in Cornwall, Vt. Elias De Long served under different commands and as lieutenant of Levies under Col. William Malcolm. Elisha Field (1717-91) commanded a company at the battle of Bennington and had charge of the captured Hessians from the battlefield to the meeting-house. He was born in Sunderland, Mass.; died in Cornwall, Vt. Elisha Field, Jr. (1763-1852), served as private for the defense of the frontier. He was born in Bennington; died in Cornwall, Vt. Daniel Strong (1719-1806) served at New York and was under Gen. John Sullivan at the battle of Rhode Island. He was born and died in Lebanon, Conn. Jared Hinckley was a patriot during the revolution.

Forwarded from Jamie: -----Original Message----- From: Jamie [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Possible Sisson Connection? Seeking ancestors and descendants of Thomas B Johnson of Preston County (W)VA. It has been suggested to me that Mary, wife of Thomas, may have been a Sisson as they named one of their daughters Sisson. 1850 Census lists Thomas B Johnson, age 54; wife Mary, age 52; children: Aden, age 18; Sally, age 15; Sisson, age 13; William, age 10 and Thomas, age 7 or 9. I suspect that "Aden" was Adrian and that there were additional children - possibly Richard who would be about 33, Charles who would be about age 20 and maybe others. It appears that by 1860, Thomas B was dead. Sisson married Joseph Pride in 1855 in Preston County, by 1860 was in Dunkard Township, Greene County, PA. Also in Dunkard Twp in 1860 was Richard and Charles and their families, "Adrian" and his family, William with wife and mother; Thomas living with Sisson and Joseph. I have not located Sally. Sisson is said to have had 7 brothers who served in the Civil War, 6 returning, 1 died. I have the record for Adrian Johnson who served in PA Cavalry from Greene County who lists his place of birth as Preston County. Looking for any information on ancestors or descendants of this family. [email protected]

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: VA Death Index I can't remember if I posted this or not -- there are 11 Sissons at the VA Death Records Indexing Project from the Library of Virginia. The website is at http://eagle.vsla.edu/drip/ Cathy

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Maine Marriages This is from the Maine State Archives -- Marriage Search 1892-1996. The webpage is at http://thor.dafs.state.me.us/pls/archives/archdev.marriage_archive.list Cathy Bride Name Bride Town/State Groom Name Groom Town/State Certificate Number Date of Marriage GLIDDEN STELLA MAY UNKNOWN, ME SISSON CHARLES PHILLIP UNKNOWN, TX 9204036 06-14-1992 ERB ELEANOR PORTLAND, ME SISSON EDWARD M GEORGETOWN, SC 11-20-1942 BOUCHARD ROBERTA A SISSON FORREST S 7052 11-01-1959 STAPLES LYDIA BANGOR, ME SISSON HOWARD R LYNN, MA 01-03-1908 BEAN HOPE B PORTLAND, ME SISSON LORNE R PHILADELPHIA, PA 06-08-1946 MOORE HOPE B PORTLAND, ME SISSON LORNE R PHILADELPHIA, PA 06-08-1946 DUDLEY CARLA JEAN PORTLAND, ME SISSON PETER GARFIELD PORTLAND, ME 9210049 11-09-1992

Forwarded from Cathy: -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Mary Coffin Sisson The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 48 page 160 Mrs. Mary Coffin Sisson. DAR ID Number: 47333 Born in Lisbon, New York. Wife of Rufus L. Sisson. Descendant of Amos Partridge. Daughter of Julius Augustus Coffin and Jane Ann Partridge, his wife. Granddaughter of Amos Partridge, Jr., and Abigail Lewis, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of Amos Partridge and Sarah Harvey, his wife. Amos Partridge (1758-1844) was placed on the pension roll 1832 for service as private, Massachusetts and New Hampshire troops. He was born in Mendon, Mass.; died in Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Forwarded from David: -----Original Message----- From: David Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] To: SISSON LIST Subject: NOVA program tonight on DNA I don't know whether it will be interesting to genealogists, but tonight's PBS TV lineup includes a NOVA program called "Secret of Photo 51." It has to do with DNA. Just a thought. David Arne Sisson

Forwarded from David: -----Original Message----- From: David Sisson [mailto:[email protected]] To: SISSON LIST Subject: Sisson (Allen, Horatio, and Jonathan) on Jury Lists in Ontario County, NY, 1818-1835 from http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enywayne/links.html Early Nineteenth Century Jury Lists: This list is approximately 600Kb, in ASCII format. Members of juries were usually drawn from people with property. Lots of Wayne County residents in this list. This jury list is on the site of the Ontario County Archives, in Canandaigua, New York Jury List Ontario County LASTNAME FIRSTNAME YEAR TOWN EXCUSE SISSON ALLEN 1833 MANCHESTER SISSON HORATIO 1832 BRISTOL SISSON HORATIO 1833 BRISTOL SISSON HORATIO 1834 BRISTOL SISSON HORATIO 1835 BRISTOL SISSON JONATHAN 1818 MILO Posted by David Arne Sisson

Forwarded from Ed: -----Original Message----- From: Ed Mason [mailto:[email protected]] To: [email protected] Subject: Patricia Marguerite Sisson My uncle was born William Brooks Sisson in Cincinnati in 1896. Sometime later his middle name was changed to Mitchell. He was married three times and died in 1975. His first, very brief, marriage was in 1919 to a Hedwig Laurie Becker ("Hattie") of Hudson, Wisconsin. This is just over Minnesota state line and only 40 or so miles from Minneapolis where my uncle grew up. The marriage produced one child, Patricia Marguerite Sisson, born November 27, 1918 in Hudson. I never heard about this first cousin during the lifetimes of my uncle and his sister, my mother. In about 1990 I discovered Patricia Marguerite Sisson in the family Bible. Later, on a trip to Minneapolis, I drove over to Hudson and obtained a copy of her birth certificate. Additional searching under her maiden name came up empty. The people in Hudson told me that that marriage records look-ups in Wisconsin require the name of the groom. That has put my efforts on hold. Does anyone have a clue as to this person's whereabouts or suggestions on how to proceed with additional research? Ed Mason

Forwarded from Judy: -----Original Message----- From: JUDY HARFORD [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Howard Sisson Here is the obituary from the Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette for Sunday, April 20, 2003. Howard J. Sisson, 92, of 206 Roosevelt St., Alburnett (IA) died Sat. April 19, 2003 at his home after a long illness. Memorial services at 7 PM on Wed. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 1221 Center Point Road NE. Private family graveside services at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his daughter, Judy Harford and her husband, John of Alburnett. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Dawn Loughren, Marcie Odean, Crissie, Jason and Dustin Harford and a great grandchild, Brenden Sauer. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Russell and Edward and two sisters, Velma McMurphy and Beatrice Siemsen. Howard was born on Aug. 3, 1910 in Beatrice, NE. the son of Edward and Nellie Gay Sisson. He married LaRee Rhoten on Oct. 3 1942 in Omaha, NE. She died in 1990. Howard was a bookbinder at Feiereisen Inc. for over 15 years, retiring in 1972. He was a minister of Jehovah's Witnesses for 70 years. He was a former member of the C.C.C. and the Nebraska National Guard. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Howard's name.

Forwarded from Laura: Fellow Sisson enthusiasts - As I continue to search for family information, I find I learn so much history. Currently, I am learning about the early development of the state of Kansas. I came across the following Sisson in Cutler's online book, the History of the State of Kansas, c1883. -------------------------------------------- 1882, Osage City, Kansas, Societies: Order of Chosen Friends. J. S. Sisson, Guard. http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/osage/osage-co-p11.html#OSAGE_CITY_P2 William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas was first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Laura Sisson-Thompson, of the Fairfax, Va., lineage

Dear list members, I will be moderating the list for a short while. Your messages will bounce directly to me for consideration before being forwarded to the list as a whole. There will be a short delay between the time you post your message, and the time you see it come back to you in your e-mail. This will be short-term. I will send an announcement when direct posting begins again. Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]

Please rest assured that David and I as DNA project administrators are in complete agreement. The releases our participants signed were between them and FTDNA, so that FTDNA could release matches from their database and potential family members could contact each other. We have some members who did not sign the release. We have to respect their wishes too. If someone takes the test through Jeff's new DNA group and matches one or many of our participants, the results will be reported directly from FTDNA. We have been notified of many 12/12 matches from outside of our Sisson Group. It is not David's or my job to provide anyone else with names or numbers for any of our participants. We take that privacy issue very seriously, and I can't think of any good reason to change it. Sharon Sisson Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:19 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] I am in agreement with the Sisson Family DNA project > Dear Sisson Kin and DNA Project managers: > > I cannot emphasize enough the importance of the Sisson DNA Project and the > tireless work of those who made it possible. Without their selfless work, it > would not be reality we know today. We also have an agreement with the > project directors and our family members who agreed to participate that this > information would remain private; I strongly encourage you all to protect > that agreement. I find it highly offensive that this forum is used to > solicit private information relevant and intimate to our respective families. > > Many who agreed to giving DNA were sponsored by various family members and it > is just dead wrong to betray their confidence. If I find that mine or any > other family member betrays that confidence please be assured that there will > be consequences. In this day and age, your word should be your bond(that is > just the way I see it). > > Best Regards, > Kathleen Sisson Boyd > List Mom for the Southeastern Branch of William Sisson, son of Thomas and > Thomas II of Nottingham, England emigrated circa 1683 > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Dear Sisson Kin and DNA Project managers: I cannot emphasize enough the importance of the Sisson DNA Project and the tireless work of those who made it possible. Without their selfless work, it would not be reality we know today. We also have an agreement with the project directors and our family members who agreed to participate that this information would remain private; I strongly encourage you all to protect that agreement. I find it highly offensive that this forum is used to solicit private information relevant and intimate to our respective families. Many who agreed to giving DNA were sponsored by various family members and it is just dead wrong to betray their confidence. If I find that mine or any other family member betrays that confidence please be assured that there will be consequences. In this day and age, your word should be your bond(that is just the way I see it). Best Regards, Kathleen Sisson Boyd List Mom for the Southeastern Branch of William Sisson, son of Thomas and Thomas II of Nottingham, England emigrated circa 1683