Individual Details
John Kissam
(Jul 1644 - )
John Kissam was of English parentage and was progenitor of the family in America.
He was among the settlers on the North Side of Long Island, located first in Vlishing or Vlissengen, now Flushing, Queens Co, NY. Later he settled on farm on east side of Madnan's, now Great Neck, in same county.
The family was attached to the English church and at the Rev War a large number of them sided with the Crown.
Now most are with the Episcopal Church
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Much of the Kissam Family information was taken from:
The Kissam Family in America from 1644-1825
by Edward Kissam
New York
Dempsey & Carroll's Art Press
36 East 14th Street
1892
on Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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John Kissam of Flushing, Long Island
b. July 1644 of Englaish origin. Progenator of American family
He was also known as John Ocasson or Ockeson as written in "Albany Records" translated from the Dutch. He had a license from the Provincial Secretary 10 July 1667, for marriage with Susannah, a daughter of William Thorne, of Jamaica, Long Island. The same person, under name John Okeson, purchased a farm of John Smith, [Rock] Feb 4, 1678, on Great Neck, in the same county, to which he then removed.
p9 The Kissam Family in America from 1644-1825
by Edward Kissam
New York
Dempsey & Carroll's Art Press
36 East 14th Street
1892
on Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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He was among the settlers on the North Side of Long Island, located first in Vlishing or Vlissengen, now Flushing, Queens Co, NY. Later he settled on farm on east side of Madnan's, now Great Neck, in same county.
The family was attached to the English church and at the Rev War a large number of them sided with the Crown.
Now most are with the Episcopal Church
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Much of the Kissam Family information was taken from:
The Kissam Family in America from 1644-1825
by Edward Kissam
New York
Dempsey & Carroll's Art Press
36 East 14th Street
1892
on Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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John Kissam of Flushing, Long Island
b. July 1644 of Englaish origin. Progenator of American family
He was also known as John Ocasson or Ockeson as written in "Albany Records" translated from the Dutch. He had a license from the Provincial Secretary 10 July 1667, for marriage with Susannah, a daughter of William Thorne, of Jamaica, Long Island. The same person, under name John Okeson, purchased a farm of John Smith, [Rock] Feb 4, 1678, on Great Neck, in the same county, to which he then removed.
p9 The Kissam Family in America from 1644-1825
by Edward Kissam
New York
Dempsey & Carroll's Art Press
36 East 14th Street
1892
on Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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Events
| Birth | Jul 1644 |  | |||
| Marriage | Susannah Thorne | ||||
| Burial | |
Families
| Spouse | Susannah Thorne ( - ) |
| Child | Daniel Kissam ( - ) |
| Child | John Kissam ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas Kissam ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
p 9 He was born on July 1644 of English originThe Kissam Family in America from 1644-1825
by Edward Kissam
New York
Dempsey & Carroll's Art Press
36 East 14th Street
1892
on Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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Burial
Tradition that he was buried in the Corner on the lower side of the burial plot on his farm, since owned by William Mott, and lately by William H Ouderdonk (his son-in-law). Also in this plot are his wife, Elizabeth, son Daniel 2nd, and his daughter, Hannah.p10
The Kissam Family in America from 1644-1825
by Edward Kissam
New York
Dempsey & Carroll's Art Press
36 East 14th Street
1892
on Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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