CISNEY Stephen b. 1755 Guilford County, NC d. AFT 1823 Christian County, KY: Crooked Creek Genealogy

1755 - 1824

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Birth 1755 Guilford County, NC

Gender Male

Baptism 15 Sep 1755 St. James Episcopal Church, Carlisle, Lancaster Co., P [1]

Census 1810 Hopkinsville, Christian, KY [2]

Died Aft 1823 Christian County, KY

Person ID I0520 Rea

Last Modified 30 Nov 2006

Father SISNEY Thomas

Mother MARGARET

Family ID F0833 Group Sheet

Family HOLTON Dolly, b. Abt 1755, Guilford, North Carolina

Children

	1. CISNEY Mary
	2. CISNEY Rachel
>	3. A.CISNEY Elizabeth, b. 1785, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC , d. 25 Aug 1854, Dalton, Hopkins, KY
>	4. CISNEY Robert, b. 1788, Guilford County, North Carolina , d. Aft 1850, KY
>	5. CISNEY William Stephen, b. 1794, Guilford County, North Carolina
>	6. SISNEY John Scot, b. 2 Jun 1796, Guilford, North Carolina , d. 4 Sep 1890, Pontiac, Ozark County, MO
	7. T.CISNEY David, b. 1801, KY

Family ID F0202 Group Sheet

Photos
Iza, Charles and Oza Rea
Status: Located. Children of George F. and Martha Brandon Rea
Photo donated by Jean Baker Rooks

Notes	[from Jillson, "Kentucky Land Grants"]page 288Sisney, Stephen 175 acres April 28, 1807; Christian Co. Pond River [from will dated September 9, 1823, Christian County, KY] To my wife Dolly and my children: Robert Sisney, wife Mary and their son, George Washington Sisney Mary married ___ Grace Rachel married ___ Taylor Elizabeth married __ Ray Stephen Sisney was baptized on September 15, 1755 at Saint James Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Stephen is listed as one of the Tories captured at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina on February 27, 1776. "Scotch Highlanders In America" by J. P. MacLean describes the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge as a fight between Highlanders Settlers numbering between 1,500 and 3,000 (including about 200 regulars) and nearly 9,000 Revolutionary Patroits. The actual battle lasted about 10 minutes and the Highlanders were soundly defeated whereupon they returned to their homes and did not take up arms again. Their support for King George had been based on an oath of loyalty to the Governor of North Carolina, not on political inspiration. They were Scotish and spoke Gaelic, not English. They were told that the revolution was usurping their civil rights. The guestion is was Stephen Sisney a Highlander who settled in North Carolina or was he a Regular who may have been Christened in Pennsylvania? Did he migrate from North Carolina to Christian County, Kentucky? It is interesting to note that Stephen's son John Sisney, who married Matilda Tompkins in Christian County, Kentucky, was called "Scot". ROCKINGHAMCO, NC Tories - Moore's Creek Tories Captured At Battle Of Moore's Creek Bridge Frederick CRAFTS William SHANNON Jeremiah FIELD Joseph FIELD Seymore YORK Stephen PARKER John DOWNING John DOAK James LOW Robert TURNER Samuel DeVINEY William FIELD Robert FIELD William ARMFIELD Stephen SISNEY David JACKSON Robinson YORK Joseph DOBSON John SIMMONS Robert ADAMS Other Tories Reneca JULIAN James WALKER Jacob ELLIOT Abraham WOODWARD James WILSON William DRAPER John UNDERHILL On December 28, 1789 Stephen registered his ownership of 60 acres of land located in Guilford County, North Carolina on the waters of Horsepen Creek. The Salisbury District, Guilford County, North Carolina 1790 Census shows Stephen as head of household with one male dependent under 16 years of age and three female dependents. The will of Lewis Holton, probated in Guilford County, North Carolina in August of 1805, leaves his property to his daughters: Dolly Cisney, Nancy Reynolds, and Rachal Bartley. In Jillson's Book of Kentucky Land Grants: Stephen Sisney was granted 175 acres on April 28, 1807. The 1810 Christian County, Kentucky Census shows Stevin (Stephen) Sisney to be over 45 years old (born before 1765) with a wife who is also over 45 and a male household member between 10 and 15 years of age. Cisney, Stephen Acres: 175 Book: 22 Survey Date: 4-28-1807 County: Christian WaterCourse: Pond R Page: Township: Range: Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1 Part 1 CHAPTER IV GRANTS SOUTH OF GREEN RIVER (1797-1866) THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY page 288 The following document is on file in Christian County, Kentucky: Page 559, Will. I, Stephen Cisney, of C, being in my perfect senses and memory to my wife Dolly-my land and plantation that I now live on and household goods and chattels and all the stock, to have her lifetime or widowhood, and after her death To my grandson G. Washington Cisney, son of Robert Cisney and Mary Cisney, his wife-all the land and plantation that I live on, and all the other property except the land, for her to do with as she sees proper. To my daughters Mary Grace, Rachel Taylor, and Elizabeth Ray-5 shillings each. To my son Robert Cisney, 5 shillings Executers: wife Dolly Cisney and son Robert Cisney. Signed September 9, 1823-Stephen (+his mark) Cisney, Witness-Alex Vinson, James McKinsey Sr., subscribing witnesses thereto.

Sources

[S03488] Baptism Record for Stephen Sisney.
Church Records: Adams, Berks & Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania 1729-1881
Sisney, Margaret
Date: Sep 15, 1755
Event: Baptism
Record ID: 312409
Relation: Mother
Location: Carlisle, Lancaster Co., PA
Church: St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster Co., PA

Sisney, Stephen
Date: Sep 15, 1755
Event: Baptism
Record ID: 312409
Relation: Baptized
Location: Carlisle, Lancaster Co., PA
Church: St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster Co., PA

Sisney, Thomas
Date: Sep 15, 1755
Event: Baptism
Record ID: 312409
Relation: Father
Location: Carlisle, Lancaster Co., PA
Church: St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster Co., PA
[S03502] 1810 US Census Christian County, KY, Roll: M252_9 Page: 66.
Stevin Sisney 0100100001
one male 10-16
one male 45 and up
one female 45 and up

Living next door to son Robert Sisney