William Stickney II (abt. 1592 - abt. 1665)

Born about 6 Sep 1592 in Frampton, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dawson) Stickney — married about 29 Nov 1628 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died about 10 Jan 1665 at about age 72 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

William Stickney, the first settler, was the ancestor of nearly all who have since borne that name in America. It is inferred from records procured in England that he was the William who is mentioned as baptized in St. Mary's Church, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England, April 6, 1592, and the son of William Stickney, of Frampton, who was baptized Dec. 30, 1558, and married June 16, 1585, Margaret Pierson, and the grandson of Robert Stickney, of Frampton, who made his will Oct. 3, and was buried Oct. 18, 1582.

He married Elizabeth Dawson on 29 Nov. 1628 at Saint Mary Virgin, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

William Stickney, the settler, seems to have come probably from Hull, in Yorkshire, England, in 1637, and from the records of the First Church in Boston it appears that "The 6th of ye 11th moneth 1638 Willyam Stickney a husbandman & Elizabeth his wife" and others were admitted; and "The 24th day of ye 9th Moneth 1639, Our brethern Mr. Henry Sandys, William Stickeny * * * by ye Churches Silence were dismissed to ye gathering of a Church at Rowley if the Lord so please."

William Stickney with his wife (Elizabeth Dawson) and three eldest children were among the original settlers of Rowley, Mass. "On the 7th of October 1640 * * * Willi: Stickney were admitted freeman." In 1639 William Stickney had land allotted to him upon which he erected a house, on the corner of Bradford and Wethersfield streets. He was a member of an important committee in 1652 to draw up "a covenant and agreement," between the town of Rowley and the first settlers of the Merrimack lands, now Bradford. He was clerk of the market, and on jury of trials in 1653, selectman 1656, and 1661, and in 1661 styled lieutenant. The ancient possession books of Rowley contain frequent records of grants of land to him and from him and his wife.

William and Elizabeth had 10 children, the first three born in England and the rest born in Rowley, as follows^[1]:

1. Samuel b. abt. 1633 m. Julian Swan
2. Amos b. abt. 1635 m. Sarah Morse
3. Mary b. abt 1637 m. James Barker
4. John b. 14 Mar 1640 m. Hannah Brocklebank
5. Faith b. 4 Feb 1642 m. Samuel Gage
6. Andrew b. 11 May 1644 m. Widow Edna Lambert
7. Thomas (twin) b. 3 Mar 1646 m. Mehitable (Kimball?)
8. Elizabeth (twin) b. 3 Mar 1646 d. 4 Dec 1659
9. Mercy (twin) b. 14 Jan 1649 d. 14 Jan 1676, unm.
10. Adding (twin) (dau) b. 14 Jan 1649, d. 17 Sept 1660.

Another researcher visited the parish in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, northwest of Hull and found records of William Stickney's marriage and children born (some of whom died). The author's research agrees with the marriage date for William Stickney and Elizabeth Dawson of November 29, 1628. Their children recorded in the Cottingham Parish Register are shown below. Based on her research, the author asserts that the Stickneys must have come to Boston in 1638 rather than in 1637, as Savage suggests. Children:^[2]

1. John, bp Aug 30, 1629
2. Samuel, bp Mar 6, 1630/1
3. Daniel, bp Oct 7, 1632; bur Oct 9, 1632
4. Mary, bp Dec 28, 1633
5. Amos, bp Mar 6, 1635/6; bur Jan 12, 1637/8
6. Amos, bp Feb 11, 1637/8

William passed away at the age of 72^[3]. In the town books of Rowley it is recorded that William Stickney was buried Jan. 25, 1665. Elizabeth Stickney survived her husband several years. The date of her death is not known. On the two hundredth anniversary of the death of William Stickney, a granite obelisk was erected on his grave bearing the following inscription:

William Stickney

Born in

Frampton, England,

A. D., 1592

Was, with the wife

Elizabeth

Of Boston, in N. E. in 1638

Of Rowley in 1639

Where he died

A. D. 1665

Erected

By his descendants

Josiah Stickney,

of Boston,

Matthew Adams Stickney

of Salem,

Joseph Henry Stickney,

of Baltimore, MD.

1865.

Research Notes

Stickney Surname

The records state that Stickney is a large village on the Boston road, eight and one-half miles north of Boston station, in the soke of Bolingbroke, Union of Spilsby, Lindsley division, and diocese of Lincoln, England. From this came the surname Stickney. In the parish register of St. Mary's Church, in the parish of Frampton in the Wapentake of Kirton, Lincoln county, England, treeh and one-half miles outh of Boston, are many records of baptisms, marriage and burials of Stickneys from 1558 to 1609. The name does not appear on those records after that date. Tradition and information obtained in England render it probable that the family removed to Hull and its vicinity.

Sources

1. ↑ Pg. 364, Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, Amos Everett Jewett, Rowley, Massachusetts, 1933
2. ↑ Nichols, Elaine C. "Notes on English Origins - Elizabeth, Wife of William Stickney of Rowley, Mass" Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) Reference Volume 135 (1985) page 319-20. Subscription
3. ↑ FindAGrave, Memorial #11558759, William Stickney. Created by Bill Boyington, August 18, 2005.

See also:

• William Richard Cutter. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 2. Lewis historical Publishing Company, Boston, Mass. 1908. p 815.
• Blodgette, George Brainard and Jewett, Amos Everett Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts]. George Brainard Blodgette and Amos Everett Jewett. 1933. Reprinted by the New England History Press, Somersworth, New Hampshire. 1981. Page 364.
• Stickney, Matthew Adams The Stickney family : a genealogical memoir of the descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney, from 1637 to 1869, published 1869. Reference pages 12+

• APA Citation

Blodgett, G. Brainard., Jewett, A. Everett. (1933). Early settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts: a genealogical record of the families who settled in Rowley before 1700, with several generations of their descendants. Rowley, Mass..

MLA Citation Blodgett, George Brainard, 1845-1918, and Amos Everett Jewett. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts: a Genealogical Record of the Families Who Settled In Rowley Before 1700, With Several Generations of Their Descendants. Rowley, Mass., 1933.