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This is a "wiki" site for posting information on the Francisco, Cisco, Sisco, Siscoe, and Sischo families of North America.
It is important to note that there are several different, UNRELATED, families with these surnames. We've been using DNA testing of the Y chromosome of men to differentiate the various families. If you are a male member of the family with one of these surnames, you can order the DNA test at:
http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=L90730&special=True&projecttype=S
I recommend the 37-marker Y chromosome test. We can then compare your results to those of other men who have been tested. So far, we have 27 participants.
Here are the different, unrelated families that have been discovered so far:
1. A large family descended from John Fransoy, a French protestant (Huguenot) born about 1660 in France, who fled north to the Netherlands to escape religious persecution. There he married a Dutch woman, and he and his sons emigrated to New Jersey about 1700, where they took the name Francisco. This is the family of Henry Francisco of Revolutionary War fame. My southern branch of this family is descended from a John Francisco who moved to North Carolina about 1750. The southern branch changed the name from Francisco to Sisco or Cisco about 1800. A New Jersey lineage from Barents Francisco also shortened the name to Sisco. Descendants of Henry Francisco in New York State and elsewhere have kept the name Francisco.
2. Another large family descended from Ludwig Christophel ("Stofel") Franciscus, who emigrated to Pennsylvania in the early 1700's. Some members of this family changed the name to Francisco and Sisco. This is the family of the late actor James Franciscus.
3. A Portuguese Francisco family originating in the island of Madeira. Some in this family have shortened the name to "Francis".
4. A Francisco family descended from Daniel Francisco, born about 1803 in Tennessee (?), who moved to Illinois at a young age.
5. A family descended from two Sischo brothers who lived in Rhode Island in the early 1700's. Different branches of this family spell the name Siscoe or Sisco.
6. A Sisco family of recent immigrants from Calabria in Italy. This is the family of the late Dr. Joseph John Sisco, President of American University in Washington, DC.
7. A family who owned the Sisco Dairy in New Jersey. They changed their name from "Ziljstra" when they emigrated to this country.
Thanks very much for your participation.
Paul H. Sisco, Jr. Site coordinator
It is important to note that there are several different, UNRELATED, families with these surnames. We've been using DNA testing of the Y chromosome of men to differentiate the various families. If you are a male member of the family with one of these surnames, you can order the DNA test at:
http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=L90730&special=True&projecttype=S
I recommend the 37-marker Y chromosome test. We can then compare your results to those of other men who have been tested. So far, we have 27 participants.
Here are the different, unrelated families that have been discovered so far:
1. A large family descended from John Fransoy, a French protestant (Huguenot) born about 1660 in France, who fled north to the Netherlands to escape religious persecution. There he married a Dutch woman, and he and his sons emigrated to New Jersey about 1700, where they took the name Francisco. This is the family of Henry Francisco of Revolutionary War fame. My southern branch of this family is descended from a John Francisco who moved to North Carolina about 1750. The southern branch changed the name from Francisco to Sisco or Cisco about 1800. A New Jersey lineage from Barents Francisco also shortened the name to Sisco. Descendants of Henry Francisco in New York State and elsewhere have kept the name Francisco.
2. Another large family descended from Ludwig Christophel ("Stofel") Franciscus, who emigrated to Pennsylvania in the early 1700's. Some members of this family changed the name to Francisco and Sisco. This is the family of the late actor James Franciscus.
3. A Portuguese Francisco family originating in the island of Madeira. Some in this family have shortened the name to "Francis".
4. A Francisco family descended from Daniel Francisco, born about 1803 in Tennessee (?), who moved to Illinois at a young age.
5. A family descended from two Sischo brothers who lived in Rhode Island in the early 1700's. Different branches of this family spell the name Siscoe or Sisco.
6. A Sisco family of recent immigrants from Calabria in Italy. This is the family of the late Dr. Joseph John Sisco, President of American University in Washington, DC.
7. A family who owned the Sisco Dairy in New Jersey. They changed their name from "Ziljstra" when they emigrated to this country.
Thanks very much for your participation.
Paul H. Sisco, Jr. Site coordinator
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Anyone with any information on the descendants would be appreciated. There was also a name change in part of my family in the late 1800's to Cisco from Indiana.
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