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44. Stickney Family

The Stickney Family (Saxony- Styckney) derives its history from an early ancestor who came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. It is believed he assumed the surname from the possession of the area known as "Stickney" which was the custom of the time and settled in what was known as Frampton, Lincolnshire, England. The branch of the family coming to America being descended from Robert Stickney I of Frampton who died Oct. 18, 1582, through his son, William, baptized, Dec. 30, 1558, married Jun. 16, 1585, Margaret Feirson. Their son, William, was the progenitor of the family in America.

WILLIAM STICKNEY, baptized, Sep. 6, 1592 in St. Mary's Church, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England, died Jan. 1665 Rowley, Essex Co., MA, interred Jan. 25, 1665, his will dated Jan. 21, 1664 and proved Mar. 28, 1665, married Elizabeth _____?, born ca. 1608.
He came to America in 1637 from Hull, Yorkshire, England and became one of the first settlers of Rowley. He was admitted a freeman Oct. 7, 1640.
Children:

AMOS

AMOS STICKNEY, born 1635 Hull, Yorkshire, England, died Aug. 29, 1678 Newbury, Essex Co., MA, his will dated Aug. 27, 1678, proved Sep. 24, 1678, married Jun. 24, 1663 Newbury, Sarah Morse, who died Dec.7, 1711 (as Sarah Acreman). He was a Weaver by trade and owned considerable land in the town of Newbury.
Children:

ANDREW II,

ANDREW STICKNEY, born Dec. 9, 1667 Newbury, Essex Co., MA, died Spring of 1717, in Rowley, Byfield Parish, his will dated Jan. 12, 1717, proved Jul. 22, 1717, married (1) Rebecca Somerby, born Jun. 7, 1672, died Jan. 30, 1693, the daughter of Abiel Somerby and Rebecca Knight. By her he had only his first child, Rebecca. He married (2) probably 1694 in Newbury, Elizabeth Chute, born Jun. 22, 1676, died ca. 1730/1 (as Elizabeth Hunt), the daughter of James Chute Jr. and Mary Wood.
Andrew was a large land owner and Cordwainer. He served against the Indians in 1688 at the request of Gov. Andros and again in 1708 in Capt. Thomas Noyes Co. in Newbury.
Children:

JAMES

JAMES STICKNEY, born Oct.. 3, 1715 Rowley, Essex Co., MA, died after 1776 Bath, Grafton Co., NH, married (1) Jan. 1, 1735 Bradford, MA, Eleanor Wilson, born Rowley, MA. He married (2) Mehitable Giles.
James served in Capt. John Goffe's Co. as a Corporal Apr. 26, 1746 to May 20, 1746. He moved to Hampton, MA in 1752. From Aug. 24, 1757 to Nov.8, 1757 he served in Capt. Anthony Towle's Co. in the defense of Fort Edward. He next moved to Rye and then to Bath, NH. He is listed as one of its earliest inhabitants.
Children: (correct order not known but probably all by his second wife)

JAMES

JAMES STICKNEY JR., born ca. 1759 Rye, Rockingham Co., NH, died after 1820, married Feb. 8, 1786, Bath, Grafton Co., NH, Susannah Beadle. He served in the Revolutionary War but it is not known with whom.
Children:

DANIEL

DANIEL STICKNEY, born Mar. 10, 1791, died Nov. 23, 1871, married Polly Moulton, daughter of Noah Moulton, born Feb. 23, 1705 Rye, NH, died ca. 1776 and Patience Locke who died 1814. David served in the War of 1812.
Children:

ETHAN FRANKLIN

ETHAN FRANKLIN STICKNEY, born Feb. 8, 1825 Lyman, Grafton Co., NH, died Nov. 16, 1900 Woodsville, NH, married Aug. 10, 1847 Laura A. Hastings, born Aug. 5, 1830, died Sep. 20, 1882 Lyman, the daughter of Lebbeus Hastings, born 1808, died 1874 and Miriam E. Barber, born 1809, died 1888.
Ethan; Laura; their son, Loren S.; and Laura's parents and some her her siblings are interred in The Center Cemetery, Lyman, NH.
(He married (2) Mrs. Ethalinda Wheelock)
Children:

FLAVIA F

FLAVIA F. STICKNEY, born Feb. 8, 1849 Lyman, Graf- ton Co., NH, married May 1, 1866 Ira Oscar Knapp, born Jun. 7, 1839 Lyman, died 1910, the son of Jehial Knapp and Daphne Bartlett.
(See Knapp Family and Bartlett Family Addendums)

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