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Descendants of Philip Sitton

Generation No. 3

11. EDWARD⁸ SITTON (AMBROSE⁷, PHILIP⁶, PHILIP⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, JOHN² SUTTON, JR., JOHN¹) was born 1816, and died November 13, 1891 in Rabun County, Ga.. He married (1) MARY " POLLY" MCAFEE February 15, 1852, daughter of JORDAN MCAFEE and SARAH ROE. She was born October 12, 1827, and died August 24, 1866 in Rabun County, Ga.. He married (2) MARTHA MCAFEE February 12, 1866, daughter of JORDAN MCAFEE and SARAH ROE. She was born October 09, 1825, and died October 25, 1918 in Rabon County, Ga..

Notes for EDWARD SITTON:
Edward Sitton, son of Ambrose and Gracie Carter Sitton, was born in 1816. It is not certain where he was born, as this was the year that his parents left North Carolina and came to Georgia. Edward Sitton was well known in the Rabun County Valley. In 1838, he served as one of the volunteers that went from Rabun County to the Florida War. This military Service is commemorated by a marble shaft furnished by the Federal Government, which stands in the cemetery of the Baptist Church at Dillard, Ga. It bears this simple inscription:
EDWARD SITTON
BECK'S COMPANY
FLORIDA WAR
Edward Sitton was married February 15, 1852, to Mary "Polly" McAfee, daughter of Jordan and Sarah Roe McAfee. Edward and Polly were the parents of a son and six daughters. One of their daughters, Grace Elizabeth, born October 31, 1855, was married November 6, 1887, to the Rev. Frank M. Jordan, a well known Baptist Evangelist of the late 1800's. I have had the pleasure of being acquainted with one of their daughters, Annie Sitton Jordan (Mrs. Leander) Gillespie of the East Fork Community of Transylvania County, N. C. Annie Jordan Gillespie was a graduate of Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., and was a retired school teacher. At the time of her death in 1988, at age 93, she was the oldest member of the Cherryfields Baptist Church in Transylvania county.
Edward's wife, Polly, died August 24, 1866, and Edward married her sister, Martha McAfee. Two children were born to this union. Robert E. Lee Sitton was born Nov 14, 1867, and was killed in a farm accident October 25, 1927. Margaret Isa Dora Sitton was born Jun 10, 1879, and was married to Russell Tatum Green. Edward Sitton died November 13, 1891, in Rabun County.

More About EDWARD SITTON:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, Dillard, Rabun, Ga.
Military service: Was in Florida War of 1838

More About MARY " POLLY" MCAFEE:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, Dillard, Ga.

More About EDWARD SITTON and MARY MCAFEE:
Marriage: February 15, 1852

More About MARTHA MCAFEE:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, Dillard, Rabun, Ga.

More About EDWARD SITTON and MARTHA MCAFEE:
Marriage: February 12, 1866

Children of EDWARD SITTON and MARY MCAFEE are:

	i.	JAMES MCAFEE⁹ SITTON, b. April 16, 1854.
52.	ii.	GRACE ELIZABETH SITTON, b. October 31, 1855, Rabun County, GA; d. August 22, 1939, Transylvania Co., NC.
53.	iii.	SARAH CAROLINE SITTON, b. March 13, 1858, Rabun Gap, Rabun County, GA; d. May 07, 1951, Thompson, GA..
	iv.	POLLIA MATILDA SITTON, b. February 29, 1860; m. ALEX PARKER.
54.	v.	FRANCES ROE SITTON, b. January 28, 1864, Rabun County, GA; d. December 07, 1886, Rabun County, GA.
	vi.	NANCY MARINDA SITTON, b. January 18, 1864.
55.	vii.	MARTHA MARION SITTON, b. May 06, 1866, Rabun County, GA; d. 1953, Rabun County, GA.

Children of EDWARD SITTON and MARTHA MCAFEE are:

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ROBERT E. LEE⁹ SITTON, b. November 14, 1867; d. October 25, 1927, Killed in farm accident, Rabun Co., Ga.; m. NANNIE TURNER; b. September 11, 1872; d. August 01, 1962, Rabur County, GA.

More About ROBERT E. LEE SITTON:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, Dillard, Rabun, Ga.

More About NANNIE TURNER:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, Dillard, Rabun, Ga.

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MARGARET ISA DORA SITTON, b. June 10, 1870, Rabun County, Ga.; d. Unknown.

12. JONATHON⁸ SITTON (AMBROSE⁷, PHILIP⁶, PHILIP⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, JOHN² SUTTON, JR., JOHN¹) was born April 26, 1817 in Rabun County, GA., and died May 22, 1904 in Nacogdoches, Tx. He married (1) ELIZABETH CAROLINE ROBERTS December 29, 1842 in Cherokee County, Ga, daughter of AUGUSTUS ROBERTS and MARY ANDERSON. She was born July 25, 1824 in North Carolina, and died August 07, 1867 in Louisiana. He married (2) ELIZABETH FRANCES WADE June 27, 1871 in Nacogdoches, Texas, daughter of IRVIN WADE and BARBARA STEVENS. She was born March 15, 1839 in Miss., and died March 08, 1913 in Nacogdoches, Tx..

Notes for JONATHON SITTON:
      Jonathon (John) Sitton, was born April 26, 1817, the son of Ambrose and Gracie Carter Sitton. He was grandson of Philip Sitton, Pioneer Iron-Maker of Western North Carolina. His parents left North Carolina and settled in Rabun County Georgia about the time he was born, so it is not certain whether he was born in North Carolina or Georgia. On December 29, 1842, Jonathon married Elizabeth Carolina Roberts at Canton, Cherokee County, Ga. She was the daughter of Augustin Clayton Roberts and his wife Mary Anderson Roberts.
      In the 1850 U. S. census, John and Elizabeth and 4 small children were living in Cherokee County, N. C., as were Elizabeth's parents. John's occupation was listed as a blacksmith. By 1857 the family had moved across the state line into Polk County, Tennessee. In the 1860 census, the name was spelled Citton and John was listed as a carpenter.
      Between 1860 and 1863, the family moved to Ellijay, in Gilmer County, Ga. It was there that their son, Lucillius Anderson Sitton, enlisted in the Confederate Army on March 1, 1863. After the war, Lucillius returned to Ellijay and married Fannie Virginia Foster on April 28, 1867. The next day, the Sitton's, Roberts, and possibly some of the Fosters, left by wagon train for Texas. Cholera struck the wagon train and the story is told that John Sitton lost half of his family at this time. The family Bible bears this out. Andrew Young Sitton had
died in 1853 at the age of six months, but the Bible lists the following under "deaths."
      Walton E. Sitton died the 4th day of August 1867. Age twenty years,
            five months and twenty seven days.
      Elizabeth Caroline Sitton died the 7th of August 1867, age forty three
            years and thirteen days.
      Nancy Caroline Sitton died the 7th of August 1867, age ten months
            and eleven days.
      Laura Deland Sitton died the 10th of August, age thirteen years, one
            month and eight days.
      Mary Ann Sitton died the 14th day of August 1867, age sixteen years,
            five months and 28 days.
      According to the family story, they were buried on a low hill on the banks of the Mississippi River in Louisiana.
      The earliest land record for John Sitton in Nacogdoches County was dated December 11, 1869. At this time he purchased 124 acres from Felix L. and Arbamisia Carnes for six hundred dollars in gold. This land was located eight miles north and 10 degrees west from Nacogdoches.
      On June 27, 1870, John Sitton married Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Wade Whitaker in Nacogdoches County. She was the daughter of Irvin Green Wade and Barbary Ann Stevens Wade, and the widow of Captain William Champion Whitaker, who died during the Civil War. She had two children by her marriage, to Whitaker. John and Elizabeth were the parents of two children, a son and a daughter, both born in Nacogdoches County.
      John died May 22, 1904, and is buried in the Rock Springs Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Texas.
      Two Sitton brothers of Nacogdoches, Texas, descendants of Jonathon, came to visit me a couple of times and gave me copies from the Jonathon Sitton bible.



More About JONATHON SITTON and ELIZABETH ROBERTS:
Marriage: December 29, 1842, Cherokee County, Ga

More About ELIZABETH FRANCES WADE:
Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tx.

More About JONATHON SITTON and ELIZABETH WADE:
Marriage: June 27, 1871, Nacogdoches, Texas

Children of JONATHON SITTON and ELIZABETH ROBERTS are:

THADDEUS CALVIN⁹ SITTON, b. October 03, 1843, Georgia; d. January 25, 1911, Nacogdoches, Tx.; m. SUSANNA W. HAYTER, November 12, 1868, Nacogdoches, Texas; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About THADDEUS SITTON and SUSANNA HAYTER:
Marriage: November 12, 1868, Nacogdoches, Texas

57.	ii.	LUCILLIUS ANDERSON SITTON, b. February 14, 1845, Rabun County, Ga.; d. January 13, 1934, Nacogdoches, Tx..
	iii.	WALTON E. SITTON, b. February 08, 1847, Georgia; d. August 04, 1867, Louisiana.
58.	iv.	PLINA ALBERTINE SITTON, b. March 27, 1849, North Carolina; d. Tyler Smith Co., Texas.
	v.	MARY ANN SITTON, b. February 17, 1851, North Carolina; d. August 14, 1867, Louisiana.
	vi.	ANDREW YOUNG SITTON, b. February 19, 1853, North Carolina; d. August 23, 1853, North Carolina.
	vii.	LAURA DELANE SITTON, b. July 02, 1854, North Carolina; d. August 10, 1867, Louisiana.
59.	viii.	ANDREW JACKSON SITTON, b. January 08, 1857, Ducktown Polk Co., Tenn.; d. January 14, 1932, Floydada Hall Co., Texas.
	ix.	NANCY CAROLINE SITTON, b. September 27, 1866, Gilmer Co., Ga.; d. August 07, 1867, Louisiana.

Children of JONATHON SITTON and ELIZABETH WADE are:

	x.		HERSHAL V.⁹ SITTON, b. October 14, 1873, Nacogdoches, Tx.; d. April 22, 1940, Alto Cherokee Co., Tx.; m. CALLIE OVERALL; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xi.		SAMANTHA C. SITTON, b. March 20, 1875, Nacogdoches, Tx.; d. April 21, 1918, Nacogdoches, Tx.; m. ROBERT N. BAXTER; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About SAMANTHA C. SITTON:
Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tx.

13. WINIFRED⁸ SITTON (AMBROSE⁷, PHILIP⁶, PHILIP⁵, JOHN⁴, BENJAMIN³, JOHN² SUTTON, JR., JOHN¹) was born November 11, 1821 in Rabun County, Ga., and died July 05, 1863 in Rabun County, Ga.. She married JESSE HARRISON RICKMAN December 17, 1846 in Rabun County, Ga., son of MARTIN RICKMAN and SARAH WILLIAMS. He was born May 21, 1823 in Mills River Henderson NC, and died November 1889 in Rabun County, Ga..

More About WINIFRED SITTON:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Ga.

More About JESSE RICKMAN and WINIFRED SITTON:
Marriage: December 17, 1846, Rabun County, Ga.

Children of WINIFRED SITTON and JESSE RICKMAN are:

CHARLES T.⁹ RICKMAN, b. October 16, 1847, Rabun Co., Ga.; d. September 06, 1909, Rabun Co., Ga.; m. ELIZA CLEANDER GARLAND, October 03, 1873, Rabun County, GA; b. February 18, 1843; d. December 13, 1895, Rabun Co., Ga..

More About CHARLES T. RICKMAN:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Ga.

More About ELIZA CLEANDER GARLAND:
Burial: Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Ga.

More About CHARLES RICKMAN and ELIZA GARLAND:
Marriage: October 03, 1873, Rabun County, GA

60.	ii.		SARAH ALBERTINE RICKMAN, b. February 04, 1849, Rabun County, Ga.; d. February 16, 1928, Pomona, Los Angeles, Ca..
	iii.		JESSE FRANKLIN RICKMAN, b. December 18, 1851; m. MARIETTA SHERRIL, May 07, 1879.

More About JESSE RICKMAN and MARIETTA SHERRIL:
Marriage: May 07, 1879

61.	iv.	CALEB L. RICKMAN, b. January 30, 1854, Rabun County, Ga.; d. June 29, 1912, Rabun County, Ga..
62.	v.	DAVID WILBORN RICKMAN, b. March 11, 1856; d. March 22, 1922.
	vi.	JOHN M. RICKMAN, b. December 30, 1858; m. MATTIE PENLAND.
	vii.	WINNIFRED RICKMAN, b. July 05, 1863; m. JOHN E. ELMORE.

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