Mary Jo, There were other Sisson families in Virginia in 1790. Robert Sisson's family was in Fairfax (Steven Sisson's line), Henry Sisson was in Westmoreland County, George Sisson (son of Bryan) was in Fauquier County, and Caleb (Barb Marsh's line) was in Rockbridge County. The John and Jesse who went to Clark County, MO were, in fact, sons of Caleb and Sarah Roach Sisson. Their line reads: Robert, William, Bryan, Caleb, John/Jesse... I don't have a Jesse in Richmond County during those years, and we know that John (Sue Kretchun's line)stayed in Richmond. We do know that Richard (son of John) re-settled in Georgia in about 1798. Sharon Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Jo March" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 10:38 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] 1790 Va. Sissons > Heads of Families at the First Census of the > United States > Taken in the Year 1790 > Virginia > > SISSON > > RICHMOND CO., VIRGINIA > George Sisson - 10 whites, 14 blacks > Henry Sisson - 9 whites, 12 blacks > John Sisson - 8 whites, 6 blacks > Richard Sisson - 2 whites > > FAIRFAX CO., VIRGINIA > William Sisson - 7 whites > William Sisson - 7 white souls > > ORANGE CO., VIRGINIA > William Sisson - 11 white souls > > ----------------------- > > Note: Evidently in Virginia in 1790 there were > seven Sisson families. > Three of the four Sisson families living in Richmond Co. owned slaves. > The two William Sisson families living in Fairfax > Co., did not have slaves > The third William Sisson family, living in Orange > Co., did not have slaves. > > The two (southern) Sisson families, John Sisson > & Jesse Sisson, who came to Clark Co., Missouri in the 1830's & 1840's, were from Richmond Co., Virginia, and they too owned slaves. > > Compiled by: Mary Jo Sisson March > > > ============================== > 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 > >