| ![Show Contents]() Sisney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Sisney is a name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066. The Sisney family lived in Gloucestershire, at the manor of Siston, from whence their name was derived. Early Origins of the Sisney familyThe surname Sisney was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Siston, held at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, a survey of England taken by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England in Hastings in 1066 A.D. In this survey the village of Siston was held by Roger de Berkeley. Conjecturally they were descended from Roger, and as it was the tradition of Norman families, the second or third son usually adopted the name of his manor or lands. Early History of the Sisney familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sisney research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1661, 1690, 1720, 1749 and 1783 are included under the topic Early Sisney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sisney Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Siston, Sistons, Syston, Sistun, Systun, Sisson, Sissons, Sysun, Sisun, Sissun, Sison, Sisons, Syson, Sysson, Session, Sesion and many more. Early Notables of the Sisney familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sisney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Sisney family to Ireland
Some of the Sisney family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Sisney familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Sisney or a variant listed above were: George Sisson, who immigrated to Rhode Island in 1635; William Sisson, who came to Maryland in 1774; R. Sisson, who arrived in New York State in 1823.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sisney (post 1700) | + |
- George D. Sisney, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1944, 1948 1
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