Generation 1

LIEUT. WILLIAM STICKNEY of Rowley (1592 - 1665)

Parents:

William Stickney was born in Frampton, England in 1592. [Ref] He died in 1665 in Rowley. [Ref] He was buried in Jan 1664 [/5?] in Rowley. [Ref] He married Elizabeth Dawson on 29 Nov 1628 in Cottingham, Yorkshire. [Ref]

William died between 21 Jan 1664, when he signed his will, and 28 Mar 1665, when it was proved. [Ref]

William and Elizabeth were in New England by 1638. [Ref] William was admitted to the First Church of Boston on 11 Nov 1638. [Ref] On 24 Nov 1639 William was dismissed from the church in Boston and became one of the founders of the church in Rowley. [Ref says September]

William Stickney is on the 7 Oct 1640 list of freemen. [Ref]

William lived in Rowley on 21 Jan 1664. [Ref]

In his will, William mentions his wife Elizabeth; his sons Samuel, Amos, John, Andrew and Thomas; his daughters Mary, Faith, Mercy. [Ref] His daughters were not of age when he signed his will. [Ref]

Children of William Stickney and Elizabeth Unknown

1. Lieut. Samuel Stickney married first Julian Unknown. He married second the widow Prudence (Leaver) Gage.
2. Amos Stickney. In his will, his father says, "As for my son Amos Stickney he having at no time bene any way beneficiall to my estat and I having procured him a trade and given him some part of estat toward his settleing I therfor will and give unto him but five pounds ... " [Ref] Amos took the oath of allegiance on 25 (3) 1669 in Newbury. [Ref]
3. Lieut. John Stickney was born on 14 (1) 1640 in Rowley. [Ref] He died in 1709 in Rowley. [Ref] He married Hannah Brocklebank on 9 Jun 1680 in Rowley. [Ref]
   some descendants of John Stickney
   
4. Andrew Stickney
5. Thomas Stickney (twin) was born on 3 (1) 1646 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 17 Jul 1714, age 69, in Bradford. [Ref] He married Mehitable Unknown. She died on 7 Dec 1689 in Bradford. [Ref] He took the oath of allegiance on 25 May 1669 in Newbury. [Ref]
6. Elizabeth Stickney (twin) was born on 3 (1) 1646 in Rowley. [Ref] She was buried on 4 Dec 1659 in Rowley. [Ref]
7. Mercy Stickney (twin) was born on 14 (11) 1648 in Rowley. [Ref] She was buried on 14 Jan 1676 in Rowley. [Ref]
8. "Adding" Stickney was buried on 17 Sep 1660 in Rowley. [Ref]
9. Mary Stickney or her daughter may be the Mary who died on 10 Apr 1683 or 12 Apr 1684 in Rowley. [Ref] She married James Barker on 10 or 11 May 1667 in Rowley. [Ref] James was the son of James Barker.
10. Faith Stickney was born on 4 (12) 1641 in Rowley. [Ref] She married Samuel Gage on 10 Jun 1674 in Bradford. [Ref]
11. Elizabeth Stickney (possible daughter) married Daniel Tenney on 21 Jul 1680 in Bradford. [Ref]
    

Generation 2

LIEUT. SAMUEL STICKNEY of Rowley and Bradford

Parents: Lieut. William Stickney and Elizabeth Dawson

Samuel Stickney married first Julian Unknown on 18 (2) 1653 in Rowley. [Ref] He married second as her second husband Prudence Gage on 6 Apr 1674 in Bradford. [Ref] Prudence was the daughter of William Leaver [Ref] She married first Benjamin Gage on 11 Oct 1671 in Bradford. [Ref] Prudence died on 26 Oct 1716, age 72. [Ref]

Samuel Stickney is on the 11 Oct 1682 list of freemen. [Ref]

Children of Samuel Stickney and Julian Unknown:

1. Elizabeth Stickney was born on 9 May 1661 in Rowley. [Ref]
2. Samuel Stickney was born on 5 (2) 1663 in Rowley. He married Mary Unknown.
3. William Stickney was born on 21 (8) 1665 in Rowley. [Ref]
4. Sarah Stickney was born on 20 Oct 1667 in Rowley. [Ref] She died on 15 Apr 1689 in Bradford. [Ref]

Children of Samuel Stickney and Prudence Gage:

1. William Stickney was born on 27 Jan 1674 [/5?] in Bradford. [Ref] He was baptised on 4 Apr 1675 in Rowley. [Ref] He died on 21 Feb 1706 or 1707 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Anne Haseltine on 4 Sep 1701 in Bradford. [Ref]
2. Thomas Stickney was baptised on 3 Jun 1677 in Rowley. [Ref] He drowned on 12 Jun 1689 in Bradford. [Ref]
3. Jonathan Stickney was born on 11 Feb 1679 in Bradford. [Ref] He was baptised on 11 Apr 1680 in Rowley. [Ref]

Generation 3

SAMUEL STICKNEY (b. 1663) of Bradford

Parents: Samuel Stickney and Julian Unknown

Samuel Stickney was born on 5 (2) 1663 in Rowley. He married Mary Haseltine. [Ref] Mary, the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Langhorne) Haseltine was born on 30 Apr 1672 in Rowley. [Ref]

Children of William Stickney:

1. Sarah Stickney was born on 9 Dec 1690 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Samuel Spofford on 12 Jun 1717. [Ref]
2. Mary Stickney was born on 29 Sep 1692 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Richard Kimball, Jr. on 19 Jun 1716 in Bradford. [Ref]
3. Lieut. Thomas Stickney was born on 23 Aug 1694 in Bradford. [Ref] He died on 27 Oct 1769 in Bradford. [Ref] He married first Mary Mullicken on 19 Jun 1716 in Bradford. [Ref] Mary died on 19 Jun 1716 in Bradford. [Ref] He married second Dorothy Monroe. [Ref] She died on 2 Nov 1769 in Bradford. [Ref]
4. Elizabeth Stickney was born on 20 Aug 1696 in Bradford. [Ref] SHe married Benjamin Mullicken. [Ref]
5. Amos Stickney was born on 31 Oct 1699 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Hannah Syles of Rowley on 22 Jan 1743 in Rowley. [Ref]
6. Samuel Stickney was born on 24 Aug 1701 in Bradford. He died on 29 Dec 1783 in Bradford. He married first Elizabeth Hardy. He married second Susanna Johnson.
7. Abraham Stickney was born on 16 Oct 1703 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Abigail Hall on 20 Feb 1727/8. [Ref]
8. Ebenezer Stickney was born on 25 Jul 1705 in Bradford. [Ref] He died on 2 Aug 1705 in Bradford. [Ref]
9. Jonathan Stickney was born on 19 Jan 1707 in Bradford. [Ref] He married Alice Symonds on 21 Jan 1734. [Ref]
10. Richard Stickney was born on 9 May 1709 in Bradford. [Ref] He married first Mary Unknown. [Ref] He married second Susanna Tucker. [Ref]
11. Dorothy Stickney was born on 18 Mar 1711/2 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Benjamin Tidd on 31 Jul 1731. [Ref]
12. Benjamin Stickney was born on 27 Oct 1714 in Bradford. [Ref]
    

Generation 4

SAMUEL STICKNEY (1701 - 1783)

Parents: Samuel Stickney and Mary Haseltine

Samuel Stickney was born on 24 Aug 1701 in Bradford. [Ref] He died on 29 Dec 1783 in Bradford. [Ref] He married first Elizabeth Hardy [Ref] on 22 Apr 1729 in Bradford. [Ref] She died on 11 May 1737, age 30, in Bradford. [Ref] He married second Susanna Johnson on 3 Jun 1742 in Bradford. [Ref] She died on 28 Jul 1776, age 63, in Bradford. [Ref]

Children of Samuel Stickney and Elizabeth Hardy:

1. Elizabeth Stickney was born on 28 Jul 1730 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Josiah Hills on 5 Nov 1751 in Bradford. [Ref]
2. Abigail Stickney was born on 4 Juan 1731/2 in Bradford. [Ref] She may have been the Abigail who married Nathaniel Head on 1 Dec 1768 in Bradford. [Ref]
3. Hannah Stickney was born on 20 Sep 1733 in Bradford.
4. Sarah Stickney was born on 6 Jul 1735 in Bradford. [Ref] She married Jedidiah Barker.
5. Dorothy Stickney was born on 20 Apr 1737 in Bradford. [Ref] She married John More on 17 May 1758 in Bradford. [Ref]

Generation 5

SARAH STICKNEY (1735 - aft 1783)

Parents: Samuel Stickney and Elizabeth Hardy [Ref]

Sarah Stickney was born on 5 Jul 1735 [Ref][Ref][Ref] in Bradford. [Ref says 6 Jul] She married Jedidiah Barker on 1 or 11 Feb 1757 in Bradford. [Ref][Ref]

In his will of 21 Aug 1783, Sarah's father refers to her as the widow of Jed'h Barker. [Ref]

References

Family Genealogies

Linzee, John William, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles, Privately Published, Boston 1913.

Nichols, Elaine C., "Elizabeth, wife of William Stickney of Rowley," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 139, 1985, 319-321.

Stickney, Matthew Adams, The Stickney Family: A genealogical memoir of the descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney, from 1637 to 1869, unknown, unknown, 1869.

Memorials

Durrell, Harold Clark, "Hon. William Wallace Stickney, LLD," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 87. 1933. 147.

Public Records

Paige, Lucius, R., "List of Freemen, " New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 3, 1849, 89-96, 187-194, 239-246, 345-352.

Vital Records

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.

Poor, Alfred, "Early Marriages in Bradford, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 9, 1854, 236.