Hello Everyone. The possible candidates for a (known) Giles Sisson of military age in 1800 include Giles son of *John SISSON <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg04.htm#2519C>* (Jonathan <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg04.htm#2645> , James <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg02.htm#7> , Richard <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg01.htm#1> ) *Giles SISSON <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg14.htm#1992C>* (John <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg14.htm#11575> , Giles <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg06.htm#418> , Thomas <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg03.htm#32> , George <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg02.htm#3> , Richard <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg01.htm#1> ) *Giles SISSON <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg14.htm#1958C>* (Arnold <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg14.htm#126> , Giles <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg06.htm#418> , Thomas <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg03.htm#32> , George <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg02.htm#3> , Richard <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Edasisson/richard/aqwg01.htm#1> ) There is no other Giles of the right age known to any Sisson researcher who has contributed to the database of Sisson families in the Richard and Mary line David Arne Sisson Mary Jo Sisson March wrote: > Military Minutes of the Council of Appointments, of the State of > New York, > page 532 1783-1821 > > 1800 > > "His Excellency the Commander-in chief, on the report and > recommendation of the Adjutant General, having thought it proper to > form a new company in the said regiment (Otsego Co. Militia), Resolved > that Levi Austin be and he is hereby appointed the Captain; *Giles > Sisson, the Lieutenant, *Elijah Place the Ensign of the said Company." > > I checked to see if this could be Giles Sisson(4). Giles himself > did not have a son Giles, but John Sisson(5) had a son Giles, born in > 1775. > If the first child of Giles(4) was born in 1747, Giles would > probably have been abt. age 20. His ninth child is the last one I > have an alleged birth date for, which was 1770. > It would seem that Giles(4) was probably too old to be appointed > in 1800. But he was of Otsego County. The only other one would have > been Giles(6), son of John, Sr.(5), who would have been approximately > 25 years of age. > This is a very important vital record, and I was surprised to find > it. Please give me your thoughts on this, as to which Giles you think > it probably was. > Mary Jo >