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LIEUTENANT WILLIAM STICKNEY (d. 1664/5)

ELIZABETH DAWSON (bp. 1606)

William Stickney was buried on 25 January 1664[/5?]. He married Elizabeth Dawson on 29 November 1628 in Cottingham, Yorkshire. [1][2]

William's gravestone (probably a later memorial) says:

Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Dawson and Elizabeth Burrell, was baptized on 22 February 1605/6 in Cottingham, Yorkshire. [1]

Ezekiel Rogers, a Yorkshire minister, came with about 20 families to Boston in 1638. On 13 March 1638/9 land between Ipswich and Newbury was laid out. Settlement began in April 1639 and the town of Rowley was incorporated that September. William and Elizabeth were part of Rogers's company. [2]

Shortly after December 1638, eight people joined the church in Boston, including William and Elizabeth Stickney. On 9 November 1639 William was dismissed to the church in Rowley. [2]

William was a freeman on 7 October 1640. [2]

William was fined 3s. 4d. for striking Goodman Broadstreet's son at the March 1646 court in Ipswich. [3, 1: 94]

William was on the trial jury at the March 1652, March 1654, September 1655, March 1658, and March 1664 courts in Ipswich. [3, 1: 247, 328, 397; 2: 61; 3: 119] He was sworn clerk of the market for Rowley on March 1653. [3, 1: 279] He was on the grand jury at the September 1660 and March 1662 courts in Ipswich. [3, 2: 225, 347]

William Stickney of Rowley made his will on 21 January 1664[/5?]; inventory was presented on 28 March 1665. He left his wife Elizabeth the use of his house, barn, orchard, land within five miles of Rowley, meadow in Ipswich, two cows, and one-third of his household things for life. He left his son Samuel only ten pounds, as he had already made provision for him. He left his son Amos only five pounds, commenting that he had at no time been beneficial to his estate, he had procured him a trade, and already made some provision for him. He left the rest of his estate to his other six children: John, Andrew, Thomas, Mary, Faith, and Mercy. He named his trusty friends Maximilian Jewett and Samuel Brockelbanke his overseers. [3, 3: 357]

Children of William Stickney and Elizabeth Dawson:

i. John Stickney was baptized on 30 August 1629 in Cottingham. [1][2] He apparently died young.

ii. Samuel Stickney was baptized on 6 March 1630/1 in Cottingham. He died in 1709 in Bradford. He married first Julian Swan. He married second Prudence Gage.

iii. Daniel Stickney was baptized on 7 October 1632 in Cottingham and buried there on 9 October 1632. [1]

v. Amos Stickney was baptized on 6 March 1635/6 in Cottingham and buried there on 12 January 1637/8. [1]

Amos Stickney of Newbury made his will on 27 August 1678; it was proved on 29 August 1678. He left a wife Sarah and children John, Andrew, Amos, Joseph, Benjamin, Moses, Hannah, and Sarah. He named his brothers John, Andrew, and Samuel Stickney his overseers. [5]

Amos was a weaver. [4]

vii. Lieutenant John Stickney was born on 14 March 1640 in Rowley. [6] He died between 26 February 1708/9 and 4 April 1709. He married Hannah Brocklebank on 9 June 1680 in Rowley. [6]

John was impressed on 29 November 1675 for the expedition against the Indian fort at Narragansett. [4] He was at the fight in Sudbury on 21 April 1676 where his captain and father-in-law Samuel Brocklebank was killed. [4]

John Stickney of Rowley made his will on 26 February 1708/9. He named his wife Hannah, his older son Samuel and younger son John, his daughter Hannah, and other daughters (unnamed). His will was proved on 4 April 1709. A 13 October 1712 agreement to distribute the estate of Lieutenant John Stickney of Rowley names his children John Stickney, Samuel Stickney, Hannah Sawyer, Mary Palmer, and Elizabeth Dole. [7]

viii. Faith Stickney was born on 4 February 1641/2 in Rowley. [6] She married Samuel Gage on 10 June 1674 in Bradford. [9]

ix. Ensign Andrew Stickney was born say 1644. He died on 29 April 1727. He married first the widow Edna Lambert on 22 January 1689. [4] He married later Elizabeth Unknown.

Andrew and Edna are buried in the Rowley Burial Ground. The inscription on Andrew's gravestone says: [8]

On 15 July 1727 John Stickney requested that his brother Moses Stickney of Newbury and Richard Dole of Rowley administer the estate of his uncle Andrew Stickney of Rowley. He said that he was unwell. [Presumably John and Moses were the sons of Andrew's brother Amos.] On 18 July 1727 Elizabeth Stickney of Rowley requested that Moses Stickney of Newbury administer the estate of her late husband Andrew of Rowley. She said that she was too old. On 19 July [undated, but presumably 1727], Moses Stickney and Richard Dole, administrators of Andrew's estate, posted bond. [7]

x. Elizabeth Stickney (twin) was born on 3 March 1646 in Rowley. [6] She was buried on 4 December 1659 in Rowley. [6]

xi. Mercy Stickney (twin) was born on 14 January 1648/9 in Rowley. [6] She was buried on 14 January 1676 in Rowley. [6]

xii. "Adding" Stickney (possible twin of Mercy) was buried on 17 September 1660 in Rowley. [6]

Endnotes:

1. Elaine C. Nichols, "Elizabeth, Wife of William Stickney of Rowley, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 139 (1985): 319–321.

2. Patricia Law Hatcher, "Ezekiel Rogers' Company," Great Migration Newsletter 18 (2009): 19–22, 27–30.

3. George Francis Dow, ed., and Harriet S. Tapley, trans., Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, 9 vols., digitized books, Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project (http://salem.lib.virginia.edu).

4. Matthew Adams Stickney, The Stickney Family (Salem: Essex Institute, 1869).

5. George Francis Dow, The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3 (Salem: Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920), 3: 242.

6. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, vol. 1, vol. 2 (Salem: Essex Institute, 1928, 1931).

7. "Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638–1881," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org. case 26471 (Andrew), case 26503 (John)

8. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 November 2023), memorial pages for

9. Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907).

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