Weymouth New England Genealogy

ANDREW STICKNEY the fourth son of William and Elizabeth, wasborn in Rowley 3, 11, 1644; m. there Jan. 22, 1689, Wid. EdnahLambert. She died Feb. 7, 1722. He m. 2d, Dec. 2, 1723, Wid.Elizabeth Jewett. [Wid. of Dea. Ezekiel Jewett?]ANDREW STICKNEY was one of Capt. Thomas Lothrop’s company, whichwas composed, as Hutchinson says, of "eighty men, most of themyoung men of Essex County," and was with him in that fatalencounter with the Indians at Muddy Brook, in South Deerfield,Sept. 18, 1675, where Capt. Lothrop and most of his men werekilled. This company was styled the "flower of Essex." From theAccount Book of John Hull, the Treasurer of the Colony, itappears that "Jan. 25, 1675, Military Service Dr. to ANDREWSTICKNEY under Capt. Lothrop, £01: 16: 00."In 1677 the town of Rowley, laid out to ANDREW STICKNEY, 9 acresof land on the East of Deacon Jewett and Widow Platt’s. In 1692,60 acres of land on the west side of long meadow. Also March 10,1713, to him as the right of John Bointon 7 acres 10 rods. Tohim in the right of his father, William Stickney, 11 acres 10rods, also 4 acres on the west side of John Jackson’s, recordedin Ipswich.Oct. 23, 1678. He buys of John Bointon of Rowley, and wifeHannah, for £20 and 93 acres of land, "one dwelling house andorchard with 6 1/2 acres of land in Rowley, also an acre SaltMarsh in 2d division, also an acre of Salt Marsh in ye lowcountries, also seven acres upland at Hunsley Hill, also threecow gates upon Rowley cow-commons." Ack. May 28, 1683. [EssexDeeds, 8: 1.]Dec. 10, 1678. He took the "Oath of Allegiance before theHonored Major Gen’ll Denison, Esq’r." March 10, 1683-4, he waschosen "Overseer for the west end of the Towne and to look toall such work as doth belong to said Office," also April 6,1687, May 21, 1688, and May 29, 1689. He was one of thecommittee that appraised, Mch. 31, 1686, the estate of JamesSeales, late of Rowley.On a Tax List of Jan. 9, 1691, of an amount of £394, 17s. 5d.,"Ensign ANDREW STICKNEE" quota was £8, 17s. 6d. There were 135persons taxed; he paid the highest tax but one, which was thatof his father-in-law, Corp’l Ezekiel Northend, £10.Oct. 23, 1691. ANDREW STICKNEY was Ensign of the foot company inRowley of which Joseph Jewett was Capt. and John Dresser Lieut.[Col. Rec. 5: 196.]He was chosen Tythingman, March 24, 1691, 1693, 1694, and Mch.8, 1697-8. April 22, 1691, he owed the estate of "Samuel Woodwho dec’d in ye Canada voyage." He was chosen Selectman 1691,and March 12, 1699-1700. Chosen by the inhabitants of Rowley,March 23, 1693-4, one of a com’te "to look after the timber ofthe towne." March 11, 1695-6, he was chosen Juryman to attendIpswich Court; also was on the Grand Jury of the Court of CommonPleas, 1703. He was chosen Surveyor of fences and highways Mch.11, 1700, and Mch. 10, 1712-’13.Feb. 8, 1707. He was a member of the First Church in Rowley andhis children were baptized there.April 1, 1713. "Ensign ANDREW STICKNE with Ednah his wife, Thos.Lambert and Sarah his wife, Marke Prime and Jane his wife, allof Rowley, for £11 currant money sell Samuel Kilburn, yeoman ofRowley, 3 acres of fresh meadow in Rowley near s’d Kilburn’sdwelling house, near ye Straits Bridge, formerly laid out andrecorded as the right of Thomas Barker." [Essex Deeds, 266:239.]Jan. 23, 1715. He of Rowley, yeoman, and Edna his wife for £20,sell Joseph and Philip Fowler, both of Ipswich, 10 acres of landin Rowley bounded by land of Jona. Harriman now Smith’s, Dea.Samuel Palmers, &c. [Ibid, 28: 210.]June 6, 1722. He sells to Benjamin Stickney of Rowley (hisnephew), 18 acres of land in four lotts "in ye land called 3,000acres." [Ibid, 40: 70.]June 12, 1722. He "for divers good causes me thereto moving butmore Especially in consideration of the promise I made to myCousen (Grand-Nephew) Joseph Stickney [73] that now Lives withme, for his Services and care for me, which considerations movesme freely, fully and absolutely to make over and confirm to andupon my said Cousin Joseph Stickney of the above s’d Town andCounty, all the Land I am possessed of Lying in Bradford StreetLotts, so called on both sides the Highway, being by estimation8 acres more or less. The piece on the West side of thehighway’s bounded northerly on Sam’l Tenney’s land, Easterly onthe highway, Southerly on John Stickney’s land, Westerly on yeox pasture. The piece on the East side the highway boundedNortherly on Geo. Dickinson’s Land, Easterly on Ipswich Lotts socalled, Southerly on Jonathan Jewells land, Westerly on theHighways. Two Ox gates in the West end Ox pasture which wasformerly Capt. Philip Nellsons, as they are bounded by record,and half my wood lott at Rootty plaine in great meadow woods,also one third part of ye meadow called Boynton’s Meadow lyingnear Hunsle Hill, on south west side. One freehold. All my Marshand Upland at Jackson’s Island by estimation 5 acres be it moreor less as by record bounded. Also all my Marsh at Sawyer’sIsland being by estimation 4 acres, be it more or less as byrecord bounded;" "and the abovesaid shall, at my decease, haveye full and ample possession of all the above s’d premises, andforever shall have, &c., and injoy ye same as an Estate ofInheritance in fee simple and that forever." Ack. June 15, 1722.[Ibid, 38: 246.]John Boynton, one of the first settlers of Rowley, had laid outto him in 1640 "a house lot on Bradford Street, 1 1/2 acres,bounded on the south side by Michaell Hopkinson’s house lott,part of it lyinge on the West side and part on the East side ofthe street." In his Will, Feb. 8, 1670, he gave it to his sonJohn, who on his removal to Bradford sold it to ANDREW STICKNEY,Oct. 23, 1678.ANDREW STICKNEY, by Deed of Gift, May 14, 1722, "for divers goodcauses thereto moveing but more especially in consideration ofthe promises that I made to my Dearly beloved wife Edna in herlifetime and considering that I had a very considerable estatewith her, of more than £200, and value, besides the improvementof a very considerable Estate during her lifetime and seeingthat it hath so pleased God, that I have no child by her, nowliving, and likewise being willing to reward my twochildren-in-law, for their good service and love and care theyhave shewn to me, from their youth to this day, to wit, myson-in-law Thomas Lambert, and my daughter-in-law Jane Prime,both of the above s’d Town and County, all which considerations,with many others move me freely, fully and absolutely to makeover and confirm to them, all that my Dwelling-house and barne,and 2 acres of land more or less lying in said Town, said landbounded northerly on the highway, Westerly on Lambert’s land,South and Easterly on Nelson’s land, said land adjoining to saidhouse, and barne, and also the Moveables that my said wife Ednabrought to me and also about 6 acres of Marsh and Upland lyingin said Rowley, in a place called Oister point, be it more orless and bounded as by record may appear, and also about 7 acreslying in Rowley afore s’d in a place called the great Swampbounded as by record of said Towne may appear. Also a freeholdthroughout, with the land in the Upper Commons already laid out.Also halfe my Woodlott at Rooty plaine in said Rowley and to bedivided to them, two parts to my son-in-law and one part to mydaughter-in-law. And the abovesaid, shall at my decease have yefull and ample possession of all of the above s’d premises, andforever shall have, &c., and enjoy ye same as an Estate ofInheritance in fee simple and that forever." Ack. May 14, 1722.[Essex Deeds, 38: 252.] Thomas Lambert, Esq’r, probably leftthis estate to his son Thomas, who left it to his son Jonathan,whose widow now owns and occupies it (1868).Ensign ANDREW STICKNEY, died in Rowley April 29, 1727, and wasburied in the old Rowley burial ground near the monument erectedto William Stickney, his father, in 1865. His gravestone andthat of his wife are still standing side by side, in excellentcondition. The inscriptions on them are:-"Here lies the body of Mr. ANDREW STICKNEY who died April ye 29,1727, aged about 83 years.""Here lies ye body of Mrs. EDNER daughter of Mr. Ezekiel & Mrs.Edner Northend & late wife to Insigne ANDREW STICKNEY diedFebruary ye 7th, 1722, aged 73."