William Stickney

1592 - 1665  (~ 72 years)

• Name	William Stickney  [1]
  Born	6 Sep 1592	Frampton, Lincolnshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	21 Jan 1665	Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts   [3]
  Will	21 Jan 1665  [2, 3]
  	He left a will, the original of which is still preserved (folded and filed) in the Essex Probate Office at Salem, of which the following is an attested copy: "I WILLIAM STICKNEY, of Rowley in the county of Essex in New England, being weake of body, but of perfect understanding and memory, do make and ordaine this my last will and testament. First. I will and commit my soulle unto God that gave it; and my body unto the common burying place, in the hope of a blessed resurrection. And as for my outward estate, after funeral expenses discharged, I will and dispose as followeth. Imprimis. I will and give unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth Stickney the benefit of my dwelling house, out houses, barne, orchard, land and meadowes that are or lie within the five mille bounds of the towne of Rowley with all the privileges belonging unto those lands, as also the meadow in Ipswich west meadowes, as also one third part of the househould stufe which she shall chuse for convenient and ncessary use, as also two cowes; and all this I give her during her natural life. As for my son Samuell Stickney, I having bene at certain cost toward his settling, therefor I will and give unto him but ten pounds more out of my estate, and that to be his full portion, and I will him to be satisfied therewith. As for my son Amos Stickney, he having at noe time bene beneficiall to my estate, and I having procured him a trade and given him some part ye estate toward his settling. I therefore will and give unto him but five pounds more out of my estate, and that to be his full portion; and I will him to be satisfied therewith. As for my other sixe chileren, John, Andrew, thomas, Mary, Faith and Mercy, I will that they have the rest of my estate equally among them, as followeth:-I will and give my sone John stickney the inheritance of the lands and meadowes and houses that I have given unto my wife during her natural life, to be his possession; provided that he pay out of it, it being a greater part than there wilbe for any of the rest, soe much of it as will make the portions of the rest equall with his portion; and I will that he selle and improve this land as his owne, paying unto his mother yearly during her life three pounds ten shillings and carefully winter her two cowes yearly, and she to injoy one of the roomes for her owne particular use during her life. Unto my son Andrew Stickney I will and give him for his inheritance of my lands my land at Merrimacke; and if, in its vallueation it amounteth to more than his equall share with the rest of his brothers and sisters when my estate is divided, then I will that he pay some thing backe to equallize them; and if it be vallued at lese than his equall part, then it to be made up unto him. As for my three daughters, I will, that they have their portions out of my estate in moveables, or if they fall short to be made up out of the overpluse of their three brothers' lands, so as that they may be made all equall allike, and that they have their portions payed unto them as they come of age or at marriage. I will and appoint my well beloved wife my solle excequtorix of this my will. And I desire my trusty friends Maxemillion Jewett and Samuell Brocklebanke to be my overseers;-and this my last will I signe with my owne hand this 21 of January, 1664. Signed in presence of MAXEMILION JEWETT } SAMUEL BROCKLEBANKE} William (by his marke) STICKNEY
  Buried	25 Jan 1665	Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 4]
  	Rowley Burial Ground [2]
  		William Stickney (1592 - 1665) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes lengthy biographical and genealogical information and multiple headstone photos. Maintained by: Margie & Bob Originally Created by: Bill Boyington Record added: Aug 18, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11558759
  Probate	28 Mar 1665	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 5]
  	Will proved; Inventory received
  Person ID	I1935	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	13 May 2014

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dawson,   c. 22 Feb 1606, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 24 Sep 1678, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1628	Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
  Children	1. John Stickney,   c. 30 Aug 1629, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England   2. Samuel Stickney,   c. 6 Mar 1631, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 13 Feb 1709, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 77 years)   3. Daniel Stickney,   c. 7 Oct 1632, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England ,   bur. 9 Oct 1632, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Mary Stickney,   c. 28 Dec 1633, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 27 Apr 1717, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 83 years)   5. Amos Stickney,   c. 6 Mar 1636, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England ,   bur. 12 Jan 1638, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Amos Stickney,   c. 11 Feb 1638, Cottingham, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 29 Aug 1678, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 40 years)   7. John Stickney,   b. 14 Mar 1640, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Feb 1709 - 3 Apr 1709, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 69 years) + 8. Faith Stickney,   b. 4 Feb 1641, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 22 Jun 1676  (Age 35 years)   9. Andrew Stickney,   b. 11 May 1644, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Apr 1727, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)   10. Thomas Stickney,   b. 3 Mar 1646, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Jul 1714, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years)   11. Elizabeth Stickney,   b. 3 Mar 1646, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   bur. 4 Dec 1659, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 13 years)   12. Mercy Stickney,   b. 14 Jan 1648, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   bur. 14 Jan 1676, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 28 years)   13. Adding Stickney,   b. 14 Jan 1648, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   bur. 17 Sep 1660, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 12 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F837	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Vital Records of Rowley, MA - Births, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), 208 (Reliability: 2), 28 Apr 2014. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 11558759 (Reliability: 2), 28 Apr 2014. [S30] Probate Records of Essex Co., Massachusetts, (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1916), v. 2, pp. 5-7 (Reliability: 3), 13 May 2014. [S21] Vital Records of Rowley, MA - Deaths, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), 525 (Reliability: 2), 28 Apr 2014. [S30] Probate Records of Essex Co., Massachusetts, (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1916), v. 2, p. 7 (Reliability: 3), 13 May 2014.