Samuel Stickney I
Samuel and his seven older siblings were part of the reactive, nomadic Cavalier Generation. His father was part of the idealistic, puritanical Righteous Generation. His two younger siblings and his four older children were part of the heroic, civic-minded Glorious Generation; his three younger children were part of the adaptive Enlightenment Generation.
Year by year in the life of Samuel Stickney I
The early life of Samuel Stickney I in its historical context
The later life of Samuel Stickney I in its historical context
| Birth of Samuel Stickney I | |
| Born: | 1633 |
| Birthplace: | Probably Frampton, Lincolnshire, England |
| Parents | |
| Father: | William Stickney, 1592-1665 (our ancestor), from Frampton, Lincolnshire, England, and Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Mother: | Elizabeth UNKNOWN (our ancestor), presumably from English stock |
| Siblings | |
| Brother: | Amos Stickney born 1635 in England, married Sarah Morse |
| Sister: | Mary Stickney born 1637 in England, married James Barker, Jr. |
| Brother: | John Stickney born 1640 in Massachusetts, married Hannah Brocklebank |
| Sister: | Faith Stickney born 1641 in Massachusetts, married Samuel Gage |
| Brother: | Andrew Stickney born 1644 in Massachusetts, married first Ednah Lambert, second Elizabeth Jewett |
| Brother: | Thomas Stickney born 1646 in Massachusetts, twin to Elizabeth |
| Sister: | Elizabeth Stickney born 1646 in Massachusetts, twin to Thomas |
| Sister: | Mercy Stickney born 1648 in Massachusetts, twin to Adding |
| Sister: | Adding Stickney born 1648 in Massachusetts, twin to Mercy |
| Spouses and children | |
| Wife 1: | Julia Swan, d. 1679 or after (our ancestor) (No information on her parents, our ancestors) (see her family's tartan and badge) Married in Rowley (Bradford) 18 February 1653 |
| Daughter: | Eliza Stickney born 9 May 1661, married Daniel Tenny |
| Son: | Samuel Stickney II, 1663-1714 (our ancestor) |
| Son: | William Stickney, the first one born 1665, died young |
| Daughter: | Sarah Stickney born 1667, died 1689 |
| Son: | William Stickney, the second one born 1674, married Anna Heseltine |
| Son: | Thomas Stickney born 1676 or 1677, drowned in the Merrimack River in 1689 |
| Son: | Jonathan Stickney born 1679, died 30 December 1714 (never married) |
| Wife 2: | Prudence Gage (No information on her dates or parents) (No information on the marriage date--but it must have been 1679 or later--or place) |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | Probably farmer, settled in the Groveland part of
Rowley (later called Bradford in 1672 Selectman of Bradford 1671, 1681, 1682, 1689, 1691, 1692, 1693, 1695. Designated as Lieutenant (probably in King Philip's War, 1675-76) |
| Religion: | Probably Congregationalist (Puritan)
The Lincolnshire fens where the Stickneys came from was the hotbed of Antinomianism, with its great stress on the spirit. |
| Death of Lieutenant Samuel Stickney I | |
| Died: | 1709 (age 76 years) |
| Deathplace: | Rowley (Bradford), Essex County, Massachusetts |
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