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: