1682. Phebe SISSON (Giles , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 1809 in Unadilla, Otsego Co., New York. She died 28 Feb 1866.

In 1855 Phebe Sisson, as a widow, and her children moved to Indianola, Iowa.

Phebe married Moses RUSSELL on 3 Nov 1822. Moses was born about 1809. He died about 1840 in Salem, Meigs Co., Ohio and was buried in Strong Cemetery, Meigs Co., Ohio.

1683. Nahum SISSON (Giles , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born about 1810 in Unadilla, Otsego Co., New York. He died before 1860.

Nahum Sisson was a steamboat man and went from Ohio to New Orleans, Louisiana. It is not know which of his wives was the mother of which of his three children. Mark Sisson, 83 Olentangy St, Columbus, Ohio 43202, says that Nahum lived in New Orleans before the Civil War, and died in the South.

1850 census, Galveston, TX:
household 559/573
Sisson, Nahum, age 39, engineer, born NY
Sisson, Phebe, age 36, instructress, born NH
Sisson, Mary Emma, age 14, born VA
Sisson, Ellen T., age 11, born TN
Sisson, George W., age 4, born MS
Sisson, Nahum W., age 15, born IN (nephew)

Nahum married (1) Eleanor. Eleanor was born about 1805.

Nahum also married (2) Frances. Frances was born about 1805.

Nahum also married (3) Phebe BOWEN. Phebe was born about 1814 in NH.

1860 census: New Orleans Ward 11, Louisiana:
household 2423/2627
Sisson, P., female, age 49, clerk, born NH
Sisson, George, age 13, born MS

1684. William Giles SISSON (Giles , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 26 May 1811 in Unadilla, Otsego Co., New York. He died 1844.

William Giles Sisson was a schoolteacher, an assessor, and sheriff.

William married Phebe BRADBURY, daughter of Joseph BRADBURY and Elizabeth, on 30 Dec 1831 in Kyger, , Ohio. Phebe was born about 1812. She died 5 Nov 1893.

1685. John Giles SISSON (Giles , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 12 Aug 1826 in Cheshire, Gallia Co., Ohio. He died 8 Jan 1911 in Cheshire, Gallia Co., Ohio.

John Sisson was a farmer, a Democrat, and a Methodist-Episcopalian. SOURCES: Records of Jean Miller Allds; Gallia County, OH, censuses of 1860, 1870, and 1880; The Sisson Newsletter, v.4, no.3, p. 6.

Obituary:
GALLIPOLIS JOURNAL -- Wednesday  -- 11 January 1911
DEATH OF JOHN SISSON  --- Cheshire Cor.
  John Sisson was born August 12, 1846 [sic], died January 8, 1911 aged 84 years, 4 months and 26 days. He was united in marriage to Mary McCarty August 27, 1846. To this union eight children were born,
three sons and five daughters. His wife and two sons have preceded
him to the better Land. His wife died December 3, 1884. One son John Franklin died in infancy. The youngest son Alex died March 3, 1910 at his home at Kingsdown, Kansas. The surviving children are Mrs. Susan Shuler of Gallipolis,Ohio, Mrs. Viola Scott, of Ford, Kansas, Mrs. Alice Thompson of Chillicothe, Ohio, Mrs. Mary E. Thompson and Oscar Sisson living near here and Miss Lola, who has so faithfully attended to his every want. Besides these he leaves thirty-eight grand children, thirty eight great-grand children and a large circle of friends.
  In the spring of 1856, he was converted and baptized by Elder
Goodwin Evans and united with the First Kyger Freewill Baptist Church. He died having the christian faith of eternal life. He was a
good friend and neighbor and a father to the fatherless. He was of a
cheerful disposition and never murmured or complained during his many years of suffering. He left evidence that he had exchanged the sorrows and sufferings of this world for the joys of heaven.
  All the children except Mrs. Charley Scott were at his bedside at
the last and did what they could to relieve his sufferings.
  He was the son of Giles and Mary Sisson. His father was born in
Vermont [sic] and reared in New York and came to Ohio when a young man [sic]. He married here and had two sons John and Alex. There was also a large family of half brothers and sisters and the last of his family.
  The funeral service was held Tuesday forenoon at the Baptist
church conducted by Rev. W. J. Fulton of Rio Grande. Burial at
Gravel Hill cemetery by Undertaker DeMaine.

John married Mary MC CARTY, daughter of Benjamin MC CARTY and Eliza ROWLEY, on 26 Aug 1846 in Cheshire, Gallia Co., Ohio. Mary was born 4 Sep 1829. She died 4 Dec 1884.

1686. Alexander SISSON (Giles , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 5 Jan 1828 in Glenns Falls, Warren Co., New York. He died 1855.

Alexander Sisson was born in Glenns Falls, New York. He and his wife Almira lived in Bryant, New York. He died of "lockjaw." Source: The Sisson Newsletter, v.4, no.3, p. 7.

Alexander married Almira J. B. SMITH on 21 Sep 1850.

1687. Sarah SISSON (Wilson Crandall , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 6 May 1793 in Otsego Co., New York.

Mark Sisson, 83 Olentangy St, Columbus, Ohio 43202, says that Sarah married Pardon Hill and had two children: Henry and Lucinda. When Pardon Hill died, she married John Martin and had three children: James, Goerge, and Fannie.

Sarah married (1) Pardon HILL. Pardon was born about 1793.

Sarah also married (2) John MARTIN. John was born about 1793.

1688. Stephen SISSON (Wilson Crandall , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 30 Jan 1795 in Otsego Co., New York. He died 30 May 1883 in Porter, Gallia Co., Ohio.

Stephen Sisson was born in Otsego County, New York. He sold "1/13th of John Sisson farm" to Ira Sabin and sold 200 acres in Unadilla, New York, for $400 to John Gardner. According to the Pomeroy (Ohio) Sentinal of the 6th of either January or February, 1906, Stephen Sisson "in 1816, at the age of 21, rode a horse from Otsego County, New York, to Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, to look over the new country where his friends, the Holcombs, had settled in 1804. He was so well pleased with Gallia County that the following winter he made a sleigh and drove back to his old home near Unadilla, New York. His report of the new country induced his uncles David, Giles, Amos, and Simeon to return with him in 1817. His father being dead, he brought his mother and her family with him to Ohio." All of them joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a class leader, exhorter at Bethel, Ohio, an abolitionist and Republican. Stephen and Matilda Varian were married by Rev Gould at Gallipolis, Ohio. Stephen was a carpenter with 500 acres. Sources: Otsego County, NY, land records; Newspaper clipping [__?___] 8, 1906, Meigs County, Ohio: "A Brief Genealogical History of One of the Most Worthy and Noted Families That Ever Came to Meigs County, the Sissons"; Wood, Arthur A. "Sisson Family Papers"; The Sisson Newsletter, v.4, no.3, p.8.

Stephen married (1) Matilda VARIAN on 12 Sep 1819 in Gallia Co., Ohio. Matilda was born 28 Aug 1800. She died 2 Jun 1828 in Porter, Gallia Co., Ohio.

Mark Sisson, 83 Olentangy St, Columbus, Ohio 43202, gives Matilda's birthdate as 12 Sep 1800.

Stephen also married (2) Mary BELLWOOD on 23 Mar 1829 in Gallia Co., Ohio. Mary was born 15 May 1805. She died 8 Jul 1836.

Stephen also married (3) Abigail MILLS, daughter of Nancy MILLS, on 10 Nov 1836 in Gallia Co., Ohio. Abigail was born 25 Mar 1809. She died 20 May 1889 in Porter, Gallia Co., Ohio.

1689. Lucinda W. SISSON (Wilson Crandall , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 5 Mar 1797 in Unadilla, Otsego Co., New York. She died 23 Nov 1862 in Porter, Gallia Co., Ohio.

Ahas and Lucinda's descendant Beth Becktel says "Most of the Morehouse family are buried in Fairview Cemetery in Gallia county. I have a photo of both Ahas's and Lucinda's tombstones. They read: Ahas S. Morehouse/ died/ Nov 23, 1848/ aged/ 52 ys, 5m 7d.  Lucinda/ wife of/ A.S. Morehouse/ died/ Nov 20, 1862/ aged/ 65 y ?m 15 d." Ahas and Lucinda were married by Samuel Barlow, J.P.

Lucinda married Ahas Selic MOREHOUSE on 23 Jun 1818 in Gallia Co, Ohio. Ahas was born 16 Jun 1796 in Otsego Co., New York. He died 23 Nov 1848 in Porter, Gallia Co., Ohio and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Vinton, Gallia Co., Ohio.

Ahas Selic (or Selig) Morehouse has been incorrectly called Charles Selic/Selig Morehouse. The problem probably arose from someone's mistaking Ahas as Chas (an abbreviation for Charles). Another possible source of the confusion may be due to a gravestone in Fairview Cemetery. There is a stone for Daniel W. Morehouse, b Nov 18, 1835, d Nov 16, 1910, "son of Charles S. and Lucinda Morehouse." "Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island and his Descendants" by Dr. Thomas Arthur Gorton (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985) gives further information about Ahas S. Morehouse. "The History of Gallia County," Chicago and Toledo: H.H. Hardesty, Publishers, 1882, page xv, states "The first Methodist preaching in this vicinity was by the Rev. Henry Baker, about the year 1817, at the residence of Ahaz S. Morehouse, a log house located at the mouth of Mill Creek, then outside the corporation. The reception of the Methoist itinerant was throught the instrumentality of his wife, Lucinda Sisson Morehouse, the sister of Stephen Sisson, who is now living at Gallipolis, in the eighty-eighth year of his age."

1690. Olive SISSON (Wilson Crandall , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 16 Jun 1800 in Otsego Co., New York.

Olive married Moses SISCO. Moses was born about 1800.

Robert has been trying to locate the parents of Moses Sisco. Moses and his birth family apparently migrated from New Jersey and New York westward to Ohio. He'd appreciate more information. See also a Cisco web site at http://www.epi.soph.uab.edu/cisco/htm/.

1691. Rebecca SISSON (Wilson Crandall , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 22 Feb 1802 in Otsego Co., New York. She died 13 Sep 1864 in Ohio.

Rebecca Sisson and her husband William Gardner moved to Ohio in 1820. They died on the same day, she 15 minutes after he. Mark Sisson, 83 Olentangy St, Columbus, Ohio 43202, lists the following children of Rebecca and William, without details of birth: Perin, Wilson, Silas, Almina, Hester, Lewis, and Rebecca.

Rebecca married William GARDNER, son of Nathan Gardiner GARDNER and Hannah THOMPSON, on 26 Aug 1818. William was born 1792.

1692. Wilson Crandall SISSON Jr. (Wilson Crandall , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born 2 Mar 1804 in Otsego Co., New York. He died about 1860.

Wilson married Mariah HAYWARD before 1837.

Mark Sisson, 83 Olentangy St, Columbus, Ohio 43202, says that Mariah was "of Gallipolis, Ohio."

1716. Minnie/Mitta/Mitaline SISSON (Wright , John , Giles , Thomas , George , Richard ) was born about 1812. She died 23 Apr 1890.

This Minnie may have been the daughter of Wright Sisson and Dorcas Bartlett. Minnie's burial records in Unadilla, NY, state that her parents were R. Sisson and Dorcas.

Thanks to Noi Liang for much information on the descendants on this line.

1850 US census, Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY
household 1478/1560
Chauncey Wilber, age 43, farmer, born NY
Mittaline Wilber, age 38, born NY
William Wilber, age 16, farmer, born NY
Nelson Wilber, age 14, born NY
Jay Wilber, age 10, born NY
Mary M Wilber, age 7, born NY
Emmilissa Wilber, age 1, born NY

Minnie/Mitta/Mitaline married Chauncey WILBUR about 1833. Chauncey was born about 1808 in Otsego Co., New York. He died in Otsego Co., New York.