As indicated in the background section, the goal of the Sitton Families of NC, 1700s FTDNA project is to examine the relationships between the three families listed (Joseph Sitton, born about 1745; John Sitton, born about 1763, and Phillip Sitton, born about 1770) and any other Sittons living in North Carolina during this time period, and hopefully begin to solve the mystery of the origins of these North Carolina Sittons.

Many Sitton researchers believe that these Sittons were the sons and grandchildren, of the John Sitton, blacksmith, who lived in Prince George, Maryland, and married Elizabeth Pindell, whose family lived in Maryland as well.  Elizabeth’s mother is reported to be Elizabeth Holland, who is related to the Holland family of Maryland. (Another possible son of John Sitton of Maryland related to the North Carolina Sitton families is a William Sitton who married Susannah Hennessey (some give Sarah Carter as his wife) and died in Tennessee).  Still others list a John Sitton of Virginia who married an Elizabeth Pendleton as the ancestor of the Sittons of North Carolina.   Unfortunately, primary documentation of these relationships is often not available, although there are several published manuscripts asserting various relationships, sometimes in conflict with each other.  Other Sitton families from Virginia or South Carolina may also be connected to the North Carolina Sittons.  While other connections to the Sittons of North Carolina may not have been established, descendants are welcome to join the project to investigate whether such connections exist.  FTDNA members are free to join multiple projects that may help their research.

Still other Sitton researchers have family traditions, sometimes set forth in family trees or published materials, that their Sitton lines came from Scotland to North Carolina during the Jacobite uprisings in the early 1700s in the period between 1715 and 1745, and the family name may have originally been Seaton or Seton and changed to Sitton when they arrived in America.

To sort out these relationships, the project hopes to recruit as many descendants of the Sitton families who lived in North Carolina in the 1700s as possible as well as:

   *Any descendants of Benjamin Sitton of Connecticut who is believed to be the father of John Sitton of Maryland and an ancestor of the North Carolina Sittons.    These include likely daughters  Grace married Jacob Kibbe, Mary married Joseph Fisk, and Sarah married Nathan Migals/Nathaniel Miels and sons Benjamin Sitton, Jr., married Sarah Bush and Christopher Sitton.

  * Any descendants of John Sutton, Jr. and Elizabeth House, parents of Benjamin Sitton of Connecticut.  The town records of Scituate, Massachusetts list nine children born to this couple:  Elizabeth, John, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Hester, Nathan, Nathaniel, and Benjamin.

   *Any descendants of John Sutton and Julian Adcocke (sometimes listed as Julian Little) of Attleborough, England and Rehoboth, Massachusetts.  Researchers list only one son of this couple, John Sutton (married Elizabeth House), and a number of daughters, including Elizabeth, Mary, Judith, Anne, Hannah, Esther, and Margaret (married Joseph Carpenter.)

 * Any descendants of any Seaton or Seton families believed to have migrated to North Carolina/America in the early 1700s during the Jacobite uprisings in Scotland who may have changed their name to Sitton when they arrived in North Carolina.