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James Sisson 1690–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1690

Birth Location: Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 12 November 1741

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: James Sisson

Mother: Lydia Hathaway

Spouse(s): Deborah Cooke

Children(s): Joseph Sisson

In 1690, James Sisson entered the world in Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA, born to James Sisson And Lydia Hathaway. James Sisson married Deborah Cooke, and had children including Joseph Sisson. James Sisson passed away in 1741 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1690, James Sisson entered the world in Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA, born to James Sisson And Lydia Hathaway.
  • James Sisson married Deborah Cooke, and had children including Joseph Sisson.
  • James Sisson passed away in 1741 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sisson
1656–1734
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Hathaway
1662–1714
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Deborah Cooke
1692–1750
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Sisson
1714–1757
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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James Sisson's Ancestors

Self
James Sisson
1690–1741
Birth Place: Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
James Sisson
1656–1734
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Hathaway
1662–1714
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Ralphe Immigrant Sisson 1st Sisson in) USA
1608–1684
Snaith, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Atkinson) Freeman
1610–1692
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Arthur Hathaway
1605–1711
27, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Hathaway
1635–1712
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Hathaway
1605–1671
Marie Lawson
1616–1715
John Cooke
1607–1694
Sarah Warren
1613–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1582–1663
Hester Mahieu
1582–1666
Richard Warren
1578–1628
Elizabeth Walker
1580–1673

James Sisson's Descendants

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James Sisson (26 July 1690–12 November 1741) m. Deborah Cooke (5 May 1692–April 1750)
  1. 1. Joseph Sisson 1714–1757 m. Bathsheba Cook 1712–1799
    1. 1. John Sisson 1738–1780 m. Elizabeth Briggs 1735–1810
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sisson 1778–1862 m. William White 1759–1843
        1. 1. Hannah White 1789–1837 m. William Grant 1787–1879
        2. 2. Phebe White 1793–1847 m. S (Irish) Grant 1789–1856
        3. 3. Elizabeth White 1795–
        4. 4. William White 1789–1872
        5. 5. Jacob White 1801–1883
    2. 2. Jabish Sisson 1753–1846
    3. 3. James Sisson 1741–1815
    4. 4. Job Sisson 1744–

James Sisson's Timeline

2 Records

1690
26 July 1690
Birth of James Sisson in Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
1741
12 November 1741
Age 51
Death of James Sisson in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1690
    Event Place: Portsmouth, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1741
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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