Thank you David.....I have corrected this in my database.? Regards,? Joan -----Original Message----- From: David A Sisson <dsisson2@rochester.rr.com> To: inn118@aol.com Cc: sisson@rootsweb.com; benoni@centurytel.net Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 7:42 am Subject: Re: [SISSON] SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 5 ? Hi Joan,? ? I was under the same "delusion" back in those days, but Mary Jo's careful research has convinced me that no one really knows (yet) what Jane's maiden name was. Sorry to say!? ? I wish I had some idea of where else to look for records of that marriage.? ? David? (David Arne Sisson)? ? inn118@aol.com wrote:? > Hi Mary Jo,? > I show Thomas Sisson's (3) wife to be a Jane Freeman.? This information has been in my database since David helped me with our line some time ago.? Is there a question of Jane's surname?? Would? > Middletown or Dartmouth have any records that might help?? Regards,? Joan L. Fitzsimmons in NJ? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? > I? > have been trying to locate a marriage record for Thomas Sisson(3). > Although I haven't found it, I now know where it isn't. Portsmouth, Newport & > Westerly do not have the record. I have always found the Portsmouth City > Clerk's office to be very helpful, but they were unable to help me this time.? > I have now written to the Rhode Island Archives, which was recommended, but > I will have to wait for a snail mail reply.? > Does anyone else have a suggestion as to where I should look?? > I have been doing a lot of research on the Sisson - Card - Arnold lineages. > They all seem to be connected. Thomas Sisson's(3) brother Richard(3) md. Ann > Card, who was the sister of a Jane Card, who I feel may be Thomas' wife. It was > very common in those days for brothers to marry sisters. All the dates and > locations seem to be feasible. Also, Ann Card and Jane Card had a younger > sister Elizabeth who md. Oliver Arnold, who was the son of Caleb Arnold. Some > unconfirmed records suggest Giles Sisson's(4) wife Elizabeth was the dau. of > Caleb Arnold. I need to work out the dates on Elizabeth, to see if she was the > right age.? > I am beginning to think the mystery of Thomas'(3) wife Jane (unknown) and > Giles's(4) wife Elizabeth (unknown) are all connected. That is why I am trying > so hard to find a mg. record for Thomas Sisson(3), and wife Jane.? > Any suggestions would be appreciated.? > Mary Jo? >? >? >? >? > ________________________________________________________________________? > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com? > > -------------------------------? > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message? >? > ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

This will not solve the issue of Jane's surname - however - in colonial records persons were often noted as "freeman" which indicated their social status! It has been my experience that where only their given name is noted "Freeman" has often been taken as this persons surname by inexperienced researchers. Going back even farther to medieval records - I have seen household offices mistaken for surnames i.e. "knight" "butler" and "seneschal" among others! Also, unfortunately, married women's surname often disappears completely - in fact there is a Sisson, who lived in Cincinnati, who's wife is only recorded as "Mrs. Sisson" thus her name has completely disappeared - there are no known records of her actual name! I believe that, in some segments of society, it was customary for husband and wife to address each other as Mr. --- or Mrs. --- and never in fact actually use their given names. David Rorer ----- Original Message ----- From: <inn118@aol.com> To: <dsisson2@rochester.rr.com> Cc: <sisson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [SISSON] SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 5 > Thank you David.....I have corrected this in my database.? Regards,? Joan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David A Sisson <dsisson2@rochester.rr.com> > To: inn118@aol.com > Cc: sisson@rootsweb.com; benoni@centurytel.net > Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 7:42 am > Subject: Re: [SISSON] SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 5 > > > ? > Hi Joan,? > ? > I was under the same "delusion" back in those days, but Mary Jo's careful > research has convinced me that no one really knows (yet) what Jane's > maiden name was. Sorry to say!? > ? > I wish I had some idea of where else to look for records of that > marriage.? > ? > David? > (David Arne Sisson)? > ? > inn118@aol.com wrote:? >> Hi Mary Jo,? >> I show Thomas Sisson's (3) wife to be a Jane Freeman.? This information >> has been in my database since David helped me with our line some time >> ago.? Is there a question of Jane's surname?? Would? >> Middletown or Dartmouth have any records that might help?? Regards,? Joan >> L. Fitzsimmons in NJ? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >>? >> I? >> have been trying to locate a marriage record for Thomas Sisson(3). > >> Although I haven't found it, I now know where it isn't. Portsmouth, >> Newport & > Westerly do not have the record. I have always found the >> Portsmouth City > Clerk's office to be very helpful, but they were unable >> to help me this time.? >> I have now written to the Rhode Island Archives, which was recommended, >> but > I will have to wait for a snail mail reply.? >> Does anyone else have a suggestion as to where I should look?? >> I have been doing a lot of research on the Sisson - Card - Arnold >> lineages. > They all seem to be connected. Thomas Sisson's(3) brother >> Richard(3) md. Ann > Card, who was the sister of a Jane Card, who I feel >> may be Thomas' wife. It was > very common in those days for brothers to >> marry sisters. All the dates and > locations seem to be feasible. Also, >> Ann Card and Jane Card had a younger > sister Elizabeth who md. Oliver >> Arnold, who was the son of Caleb Arnold. Some > unconfirmed records >> suggest Giles Sisson's(4) wife Elizabeth was the dau. of > Caleb Arnold. >> I need to work out the dates on Elizabeth, to see if she was the > right >> age.? >> I am beginning to think the mystery of Thomas'(3) wife Jane (unknown) and >> > Giles's(4) wife Elizabeth (unknown) are all connected. That is why I am >> trying > so hard to find a mg. record for Thomas Sisson(3), and wife >> Jane.? >> Any suggestions would be appreciated.? >> Mary Jo? >>? >>? >>? >>? >> ________________________________________________________________________? >> More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - >> http://webmail.aol.com? >> > -------------------------------? >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message? >>? >> > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://webmail.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >