William Stickney (1726 - 1808)

Born 27 Aug 1726 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1808 at about age 81 in Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

William was born in Rowley, Mass., in 27 Aug 1726, the son of Samuel and Susannah (Perley) Stickney,^[1] "William Stickney ye son of Samuel and Susannah his wife born August ye 27th 1726."^[2] He was christened 27 Aug in Georgetown, Mass.^[3] He died in 1808.^[4] He is buried at Howard Street Burial Ground at Salem, Mass. ^[5]

He gave notice to married Mary Sawyer in Newbury, Massachusetts on 28 Jan 1743, "William Stickney informed of his intent of marriage with Mary Sawyer on the 28th of January - 1743/4 & I posted up their intent as the law direct." ^[6] and married her on 13 Jan 1743 in Newbury, Mass.^[7][8]

Genealogical Sketch

^[9] William was baptized on 28 Aug 1726 in Rowley, MA

William Stickney, son of Samuel, married Mary Sawyer, daughter of Benjamin Sawyer of Amesbury, on 18 Feb 1743.

(Vital records reports Mary’s mother as Elizabeth Jameson, both parents to be from Newbury, and marriage date of 13 Feb 1743.)

William owned the Covenant of Rowley First Church and renamed it the Byfield Church.

William was a Sgt. in Capt. Jos. Smith’s Co., serving “up the river in Quebec”, from Apr – Nov 1759.

On 19 Mar 1776, he was appointed by the Town of Rowley, one of a Committee of Safety.

The bio is per the reference: “The Stickney Family, a Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney, from 1637 to 1869” by Matthew Adams Stickney, printed by the Essex Institute Press of Salem, Mass, “For the Author” in 1869.

The cemetery opened in 1801 so William could indeed be buried here; however, the date of the tomb’s purchase of “1826”, as inscribed on the marker and recorded in VRs, after he died, is a problem. Perhaps the bodies were moved, or this is a coincidence and this tomb is for another couple. I have recorded this couple as if they are buried here, but this is an unsettled matter.

Thanks to Contributor cw-sawyers (#47339930) for the assist with this!

^[10] (IV) William (2), third son of Samuel (I) and Susannah (Perley) Stickney, was born at Rowley, Massachusetts, August 27, 1726, and died in 1808, aged eighty-two years. He owned the covenant of Rowley First Church, July, 15, 1744, and renewed it at Byfield Church, April 24, 1788. In a deed of 1750 he is referred to as "William Stickney of Rowley, labourer"; but in a deed of 1755 he is called a leather dresser. He saw service in the French and Indian war, serving as sergeant in Captain Joseph Smith's company, which was on duty up the river from Quebec, April to November 29, 1759. On March 19, 1776, he was appointed by the town on Rowley one of the committee of safety. On February 18, 1743, Captain William (2) Stickney married Mary Sawyer, daughter of Benjamin Sawyer, of Amesbury, Massachusetts. They had nine children: 1 Amos, baptized July 22, 1744, died young. 2. Paul, February 9, 1745, married Elizabeth Pike, (second) Betsey Cheney. 3. Lucy, July 17, 1748, died young. 4. Lucy, March 25, 1750, married Moses Tenney. 5. Elizabeth December 24, 1752, married Jacob Rogers. 6. Eunice, January 3, 1754, died August 21, 1756. 7. William, March 6, 1757, married Judith Frye. 8. Samuel (2), whose sketch follows. 9. Silas, December 2, 1764, married Betsey Thorndike, (second) Sarah Shattuck.

^[11] WILLIAM STICKNEY, b. in Rowley, Aug. 27, bapt. Aug.

28, 1726 ; was m. Feb. 18, 1743, by John Hobson, Esq., to Mary, dau. of Benjamin Sawyer of Amesbury.

"William Sticknet owned the Covenant of Rowley First Church, July 15, 1744, and renewed it at Byfield Church, April 24, 1788, and Mary, his wife, was admitted, Oct. 14, 1744, where all their children were baptized.

July 9, 1750. John Sawyer of Amesbury, blacksmith, "William Stickney of Rowley, laborer, and Mary, his wife, for £16, sells Daniel Nichols of Amesbury, 4 acres of land in Amesbury, being part of the estate of their honored father, Benjamin Sawyer, late of Amesbury, dec'd, and is part of 10 acres of land Where said Nichols now dwells. [Essex Deeds, 96 : 46.]

Dec. 22, 1755. He sells land in Newbury, when a resident of Rowley, and a leather dresser. [Ibid, 104 : 43.]

He was Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Smith's Co., serving up the river at Quebec, from April 1759, to Nov. 29 following. [Mass. Archives.]

April 11, 1770. He buys of Richard and Nathaniel Adams, both of Newbury, for £137, 6s. 8d., 18 acres of land in Rowley, with house and barn thereon, about one mile from Byfield Meeting House [Ibid, 140 : 165], which he sells, April 12,

1793, to David Tenney of Rowley, for £150. [Ibid, 155: 234.] This estate is on "Warren street, and is now (1867) occupied by Samuel Cheney.

Nov. 4, 1773. He sells all his right and title in his father, Samuel Stickney's estate, to his brother Moses Stickney [94]. [Ibid, 134 : 19.]

March 19, 1776. " Capt. William Sticknet" was appointed by the Town of Rowley, one of a Committee of Safety.

April 1, 1777. He sells his son, Paul Stickney [294] of Rowley, yeoman, for £75, 6s. 8d., 10 acres of land in Rowley, near Byfield Meeting House, in two pieces. [Ibid, 140 : 164.]

Jan. 19, 1781. He was taxed for two polls, £189, on Lieut. Benjamin Stickney's [227] class list, for raising soldiers, to serve in the Continental Army for three years,' or during the war.

Capt. "William Sticknet sold his property, and went to live with his daughter, Lucy (Stickney) Tenney, where he died in 1808, aged 82 years.

Nine children : —

295. Amos, bapt. July 22, 1744; died young.

296. Paul, bapt. Feb. 9, 1745; m. Elizabeth Pike; Betsey Cheney.

297. Lucy, bapt. July 17, 1748 ; died young.

298. Lucy, bapt. Mch. 25, 1750; m. Moses Tenney, Feb. 6, 1776.

299. Elizabeth, bapt. Dec. 24, 1752; m. Jacob Rogers, Dec. 14, 1769.

300. Eunice, bapt. Jan. 3, 1754; d. Aug. 21, 1756.

301. William, bapt. Mch. 6, 1757; m. Judith Frye.

302. Samuel, bapt. May 16, 1762 ; m. Irene Rawlings ; Patty Atwood.

303. Silas, bapt. Dec. 2, 1764; m. Betsey Thorndike; Sarah Shattuck.

Sources

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11. ↑ Source: #S5

• Source: S1 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKG-M2N : 10 February 2018), William Stickney, 27 Aug 1726
• Source: S2 FindAGrave.com, Capt. William Stickney, Howard Street Burial Ground, Salem, MA, accessed 3 Jul 2018
• Source: S3 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNZ-RLZ : 5 November 2017), William Stickney and Mary Sawyer, 28 Jan 1743; citing Marriage Notice, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,203. [1]
• Source: S4 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZH-FHZ : 9 February 2018), William Stickney and Mary Sawey Or Sawyer, 13 Feb 1743; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
• Source: S5 "The Stickney family : a genealogical memoir of the descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney, from 1637 to 1869" by Matthew Adams Stickney, published by Salem, MA : Essex Institute Press, Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, FOURTH GENERATION. 103

[2]

• Source: S6 "Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911, printed by Newcomb & Gauss, Salem, Mass., page 439, original held at the Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey [3]
• Source: S7
• Source: S10 "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1" by Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909 - Maine, page 357 - 358 [4] or [5]
• Source: S11 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3C-SXT : 10 February 2018), William, 27 Aug 1726; citing , 2:NPX5LS; FHL microfilm 767,311.
• Source: S12 "Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume 5" Essex Institute., 1863, page 90 [6]