Thomas Sisson

From the Sisson Genealogy Site: "The Sissons frst made their appearance in Virginia, emigrating probably via Wales, from southern England - from London and the vicinity of Bristol....... "The first bearer of the Sisson surname to sail from England for Virginia was 'Sisson, Thos., of London Towne, haberdasher.' He is of documentary record as resident in the tidewater region of Virginia in 1623, among the very earliest settlers there. Nothing more than that is known of him,.....(Ref: 'Some Emigrants to Virginia, compiled from records by W. G. Standard' (Richmond, Virginia: Bell Book & Stationery Co., 1911); also Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Vol 19, p 132.)...... "Another reference to Thomas Sisson appears in the Minutes of the Council and General Court, 1622-1624, the original of which is now preserved in the Library of Congress at Washington, D.C. It reads: 'Court held....(torn).... 1624/L.Pott -- The oathes of Supremacy & Alleg./ To these whose names are underwritten....' whereafter the list includes: 'Thos. Sisson of london, haberdasher.' All immigrants on this list (one of the two earliest extant for Virginia) arrived before Feb 1622, because many of their names likewise appear in the Colonial census taken then. (Ref: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, pub by the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va., 1911, Vol 19.) Nothing else is known of Thomas Sisson, except that it is assumed that he was the father of Capt. John, Robert, Daniel, Mary and Nicholas." 9/7/00

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