Person:Andrew Stickney (1)

Ensign Andrew Stickney's Estate

"Andrew Stickney, by Deed of Gift, May 14, 1722, 'for divers good causes thereto moveing but more especially in consideration of the promises that I made to my Dearly beloved wife Edna in her lifetime and considering that I had a very considerable estate with her, of more than £200, and value, besides the improvement of a very considerable Estate during her lifetime and seeing that it hath so pleased God, that I have no child by her, now living, and likewise being willing to reward my two children-in-law, for their good service and love and care they have shewn to me, from their youth to this day, to wit, my son-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 make over and confirm to them, all that my Dwelling-house and barne, and 2 acres of land more or less lying in said Town, said land bounded northerly on the highway, Westerly on Lamberts land, South and Easterly on Nelson's land, said land adjoining to said house, and barne, and also the Moveables that my said wife Edna brought to me and also about 6 acres of Marsh and Upland lying in said Rowley, in a place called Oister point, be it more or less and bounded as by record may appear, and also about 7 acres lying in Rowley afore s'd in a place called the great Swamp bounded as by record of said Towne may appear. Also a freehold throughout, with the land in the Upper Commons already laid out. Also halfe my Woodlott at Rooty plaine in said Rowley and to be divided to them, two parts to my son-in-law and one part to my daughter-in-law. And the abovesaid, shall at my decease have ye full and ample possession of all the above s'd premises, and forever shall have, &c, and enjoy ye same as an Estate of Inheritance in fee simple and that forever.' Ack. May 14, 1722. [Essex Deeds, 38:252.]" ^[2]

This deed was executed after the death of Andrew's first wife, Edna (Northend) Lambert, 7 Feb 1722, and prior to his second marriage to Elizabeth (How) (Chadwell) (Jewett) Jewett, 2 Dec 1723.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 189-6. Ensign Andrew² Stickney, in Jewett, Amos Everett, [Editor], and George Brainard [Compiler] Blodgette. 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.: Amos Everett Jewett (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Mass.), 1933)
   366.

   "189-6. Ensign Andrew² Stickney (William), born 11 : 3 mo. 1644 [May 11, 1644]; married 22 Jan., 1689, Ednah, widow of Thomas Lambert. … He married (2) 2 Dec., 1723, Elizabeth, widow of Dea. Ezekiel Jewett. He died 29 Apr., 1727 (G. S.)."

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 6. Andrew Stickney, in Stickney, Matthew Adams. The Stickney Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney, from 1637 to 1869. (Salem, Mass.: Printed for the Author by the Essex Institute Press, 1869)
   27-31.

   "Andrew Stickney was one of Capt. Thomas Lothrop's company, which was composed, as Hutchinson says, of 'eighty men, most of them young men of Essex County,' and was with him in that fatal encounter with the Indians at Muddy (Bloody) Brook, in South Deerfield, Sept. 18 (12), 1675, where Capt. Lothrop and most of his men were killed. This company was styled the 'flower of Essex.' … Dec. 10, 1678. He took the 'Oath of Allegiance before the Honored Major Gen'll Denison, Esq'r.' March 10, 1683-4, he was chosen 'Overseer for the west end of the Towne and to look to all such work as doth belong to said Office,' also April 6, 1687, May 21, 1688, and May 29, 1689. … Oct. 23, 1691, Andrew Stickney was Ensign of the foot company in Rowley of which Joseph Jewett was Capt. and John Dresser Lieut. [Col. Rec. 5:196.] … Ensign Andrew Stickney, died in Rowley April 29, 1727, and was buried in the old Rowley burial ground near the monument erected to William Stickney, his father, in 1865."

3. ↑ Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1928-1931)
   1:207.

   STICKNEY, Andrew, s. William and Elizabeth, [born] 11: 3m: 1644 [May 11, 1644].

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1928-1931)
   1:524.

   STICKNEY, Andrew, Ens., [died] Apr. 29, 1727 [a. abt. 83 y. (gravestone record, Rowley Cemetery.)]

5. ↑ Andrew Stickney, in Find A Grave.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920)
   Case 26471: Stickney, Andrew. 1727. July 19.

   15 Jul 1727: Petition of John Stickney to grant "to my brother Moses Stickney of Newbury Administration on my Estate of my uncle Andrew Stickne late of Rowle deceased & to Richard Dole of Roley with him if ye widow of ye s'd deceased refuse... of right it belongs to myself - but by reason I am not well - I cannot do it ...".
   18 Jul 1727: Petition of Elisabeth Stickney to have administration "on ye Estate of my Husband Andrew Stickney Late of Rowley Deseased" to Moses Stickny of Newbury and Rich'd Dole of Rowley.
   19 Jul 1727: Bond of Moses Stickney of Newbury & Rich'd Dole of Rowley to administrator on Mr Andrew Sticney Late of Newbury [sic] Dec'd.