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     James Barker married Hannah Goodridge, daughter of Samuel Goodridge and Hannah (?), intentions published on 23 June 1764 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died before 4 November 1806.¹

     Jane Pickard was born on 5 March 1704.¹ She was married by Thomas Hale, Esq., to Joseph Stickney, son of Benjamin Stickney and Mary Palmer, on 26 December 1727.¹ She died before 7 November 1737.¹
     On 8 January 1733/34 she and her husband Joseph received 19 acres of land in Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts, from her father Samuel Pickard "for parental love and affection to his son-in-law, Joseph Stickney, and daughter Jane ... and as a payment of £17, 10s., to make his said daughter up the full sum of £100."¹

     Benjamin Stickney was born on 4 April 1673 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,3 He married first Mary Palmer, daughter of Samuel Palmer and Mary Pearson, on 16 January 1700/1 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He married second Mary (?) on 2 October 1750.² He died of typhus on 5 March 1756 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 82.²
     He left Newbury sometime before 1694, and lived for a time with Daniel and Elizabeth Tenney near Mill River in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Elizabeth Tenney was his cousin, daughter of his uncle Samuel Stickney.²
     From 1699 to 1726 he acquired quite a bit of land in the area of Long Hill in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. On 26 December 1699 he received 20 acres of land and meadow there from Francis Palmer and his wife Ann for £31 paid to "their brother" Jonathan Herriman. On 12 March 1699/1700 he paid £3 to Caleb Burbank and his wife Hannah for a freehold in Rowley. On 13 March 1701/02 he bought 5 acres on Long Hill from John Todd and his wife Elizabeth. He bought 5 more acres from Jeremiah Pearson and his wife Priscilla for £7 10s on 4 July 1710. Three days later he paid £13 to Dr. David Bennet for 4 acres on Simons Brook. On 4 February 1722 he bought 14 acres on Long Hill from Tim'y Harris for £84. And on 29 March 1726 he received 1/4 share of a freehold in Rowley from Joseph Eaton for £15.⁴
     He originally built a log cabin on this land, but in 1700 built a frame house on the western end of Long Hill. This was the highest table land in Rowley, and quite remote. No road led to his house until 1713.² He and his first wife Mary were admitted to the First Church in Rowley on 2 September 1701.²
     He was appointed tythingman in Rowley on 10 May 1714, and served as a juryman for the Superior Court on 27 September 1720. He also served on the grand jury in Ipswich on 25 March 1732, 27 March 1733, and 25 March 1735, and in Newbury on 26 September 1732.²
     On 1 July 1725 he granted to his son Benjamin "for divers good causes... especially for and in consideration of that Parental Love and Affection" four acres of land, plus a separate lot in Rowley.⁵
     On 20 March 1728/29 he granted to his son Jonathan "for parental love..., and to enable my said son to be helpfull to me and my wife in our old age" half of his lands in Rowley, plus the western half of his house and barn, except for 10 acres of orchard near the house that he reserved for his own use. In return Jonathan gave his father a bond for £150, and also "a bond to render to me and my wife such part of income of what I have by these presents given to my son."⁶ That same day his son Benjamin agreed to sell three lots in Rowley to Jonathan, to make their shares of their father's lands equal.⁷
     On 6 June 1733, again for "parental love, goodwill and affection" he gave Benjamin several parcels of land and meadow in Rowley, including the western end of his house and barn.⁸ The same day, "for parental love," he granted his son Jonathan several tracts of upland and meadow in Rowley, including 35 acres where Jonathan's house was located.⁹
     On 5 July 1736 he bought "the 2d Lot on range J, lying in middle commons" in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, from his son Joseph Stickney for £10.¹⁰
     On 27 May 1732 he and his son Jonathan were among 42 people who petitioned the General Court to become a separate parish. This became the Second Parish in Rowley on 1 October 1731 [sic], and was referred to as New Rowley. He normally attended church in Byfield, however, because it was closer to his home at Long Hill.^2,11
     On 14 July 1735 he was selected as a member of a committee to divide property left to the city of Rowley by Rev. Ezekial Rogers between the First, Second, and Third Parishes. He and others dissented from the committee's decision.²
     He was described by his grandchildren as "a stout healthy man," never ill until about age 80, with a "middling complexion, dark hair, and blue eyes." He was "a man of great courage and unbounded generosity, sincere and unaffected in his manner, even to bluntness." One night a bear carried off one of his pigs, and he chased it down with a "whip-pole" and recovered the pig.²
     His will was dated 28 September 1750. In it he divided his livestock, and any money due him from bonds, notes, etc., equally between his children Joseph, Samuel, Amos, Mary, Sarah, and Martha. His household goods were to be divided equally between his daughters Mary, Sarah, and Martha, and his clothing between his sons Benjamin, Joseph, Samuel, and Amos. The children of his deceased son Jonathan were left 2.5 acres of land that he had withheld for his own use from land that he had previously given to Jonathan. His son Benjamin was named executor, but had previously been granted much of his father's property, and is not otherwise mentioned in the will. His second wife Mary, who he married four days after making his will, and survived him, is also not mentioned.¹²
     His will was proved on 5 April 1756 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts. His son Samuel was appointed as administrator, since his son Benjamin, who was named executor in the will, died just one week after his father, also of typhus.¹³ The inventory of his estate was filed on 21 June 1756 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and included 2.5 acres of land, livestock, household goods, clothing, and £34 6s. 7d. in cash. The total value was £81 19s. 4d.¹⁴

     Mary Palmer was born on 6 April 1674.² She married Benjamin Stickney, son of Amos Stickney and Sarah Morse, on 16 January 1700/1 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She died in 1747.¹ She was buried in Byfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     She and her husband Benjamin were admitted to the First Church in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, on 2 September 1701.¹ She "never enjoyed good health," and suffered from palsy for several years.¹

     Mary (?) married first (?) Morrison.¹ She married second Benjamin Stickney, son of Amos Stickney and Sarah Morse, on 2 October 1750.¹ She married third Samuel Duty on 15 November 1757.¹

     Amos Stickney was baptized on 11 February 1637/38 (the Morse genealogy says he was born in 1635) in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England.^2,3 He married Sarah Morse, daughter of Anthony Morse and Ann Cox, on 24 June 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁴ He died on 29 August 1678 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 40.^1,3
     He came to Boston, Massachusetts, from England with his parents in 1638.² In Rowley he became a weaver, possibly learning the trade from John Pearson, who had established there "the first fulling mill in America."¹ He soon moved to Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, with his father providing some assistance in establishing him there as a weaver.¹
     On 19 January 1658 he bought a house and three acres of land in Newbury from Robert Morse and his wife Ann for £34.⁵ On 11 May 1663 he sold two acres of this land to Anthony Morse, Jr., in return for a mare and colt.⁶ Two days later, on 13 May 1663, he purchased a house, barn, and four acres of land in Newbury from Solomon Keyes and his wife Frances for £60.⁷
     On 25 May 1669 ("25 of ye 3 mo. 1669") he swore the oath of fidelity to the commonwealth.¹
     His will was dated 27 August 1678, and proved on 24 September 1678 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts. His wife Sarah was named executrix, and was left all his household goods and livestock, and his house and land until his son John reached age 21. She also was to have a room in the house for as long as she remained a widow. His son John was to receive his house and land when he reached the age of 21, and was to pay £10, in corn and cattle, to each of his other children within three years of their reaching age 21. If John were to die before age 21, these terms were to apply to his son Amos.¹
     The inventory of his estate included a house, barn, and 15 acres of land valued at £150, livestock (2 mares, 17 cattle, about 40 sheep, and 12 pigs) worth £56, clothing, furniture, household goods, farm tools, and weaving tools. The total value was £284 10s. He had debts to ten people totaling £14 8s. 10d.¹

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     Sarah Morse was born on 1 May 1641 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married first Amos Stickney, son of William Stickney and Elizabeth Dawson, on 24 June 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married second Stephen Acreman on 17 December 1684 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,3 She died on 7 December 1711 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 70.^2,3
     Her first husband Amos Stickney's early death in 1678 left her with eight children to raise, aged 12 to 9 months. But she was just 37, and the author of "Daughters of Eve" describes her as the "stereotypical lusty widow."⁴ She apparently had multiple partners, resulting in two pregnancies, which led to two convictions for fornication.
     The first was a little over a year after Amos's death. During her trial she claimed that she was victim of repeated assaults by Samuel Lowell, who broke into her house multiple times, even with other adults in the house guarding her, and with her children present, some in her bed. Other "overwhelming" testimony contradicted this, and indicated that she had hoped to marry Lowell.
     The second conviction was in March 1681. In this case she didn't name the father, and Samuel Lowell was away at sea when this child, Mary, was conceived. She was apparently contemptuous of the court proceedings; after her conviction and fine she told a neighbor that "the Court does not regard the Sin [as long as] they could get the money."
     About a year later she named John Atkinson as Mary's father, and said that he had paid her not to name him at her trial. The court agreed, and he was added as the father in the birth record. He was ordered to pay £8 in back child support, plus 2s 6d per week going forward. This led to several court sessions where Atkinson denied that he was the father, sought to have the ruling overturned, and asked that the child support payments be reduced or stopped. If denied, he asked to have the usual father's rights to dispose of the child as he saw fit. The court agreed that he could find a home for her, but didn't allow him to take her into his own home. Sarah refused to give her up, and was thus eventually required to give up the support payments. During one of the court sessions testimony claimed that Sarah had randomly drawn a name to choose who she would name as the father. Later in 1682 the court ordered that the child's birth record be altered to remove Atkinson's name as the father.⁵

     Stephen Acreman married Sarah Morse, daughter of Anthony Morse and Ann Cox, on 17 December 1684 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2

     William Stickney was baptized on 6 September 1592 at St. Mary's Church in Frampton, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He married Elizabeth Dawson, daughter of Thomas Dawson and Elizabeth Burrell, on 29 November 1628 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 He was buried on 25 January 1664/65 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He and his wife Elizabeth, and their children Samuel, Mary, and Amos, emigrated from Hull, Yorkshire, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1638. With them they brought a first edition of King James' Bible, printed in 1611, which was still in the family in 1868.^2,1 He and Elizabeth were admitted to the First Church in Boston on 6 January 1638/39 (the "6t of ye 11th moneth 1638").¹ On 24 November 1639 (the "24th day of ye 9th Moneth 1639") they were dismissed to a new church in Rowley, Massachusetts.¹
     He and Elizabeth were among the first settlers of Rowley, established in 1639¹, and he was admitted as a freeman in 1640.¹ When home lots were assigned in 1643 he received 1.5 acres, where he built a house.¹ He received several land grants over the years, but the total acreage is unknown.¹
     In 1652 he served on a committee to negotiate an agreement between Rowley and the settlers of Merrimack. He also was clerk of the market, a juryman in 1653, and selectman in 1656 and 1661.¹
     On 1 March 1660 he and Elizabeth sold land in Rowley to Jeremiah Elsworth.³ On 27 May 1662 they sold 40 acres in the area "commonly called Merrimacke land" to James Barker for £4.⁴ That same day he bought 40 acres of Merrimack land from William Scales and his wife Ann.⁵
     His will was dated 21 January 1664 and proved on 28 March 1665. His wife Elizabeth, who was appointed executrix, was left the use of his house, barn, and land within five miles of Rowley, a meadow in Ipswich, 1/3 of the household goods, and two cows. His son Samuel, having already received part of the estate, was left £10. His son Amos, also having already received part of the estate, and "having at now time bene beneficiall to my estate," was left just £5.
     His remaining six children, John, Andrew, Thomas, Mary, Faith, and Mercy, were to receive equal shares of the remainder of the estate. John was to receive the land and buildings that had been left to his wife Elizabeth for her use during her lifetime, and was to pay £3 10s to her yearly and care for her two cows. Andrew was left his lands in Merrimacke, and Thomas was left his village land. Mary, Faith, and Mercy were to receive their shares from the moveables in the estate, to be paid to them when they married or came of age. If any of the legacies left to John, Andrew, and Thomas were valued more than an equal 1/6 share, they were to pay the others the excess in order to make the shares equal.
     The final value of his estate was £416 14s 1d, and included his house and barn, a total of 209 acres of land in various places, livestock, farm implements, household goods, clothing, and guns and swords.¹

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     Elizabeth Dawson was baptized on 22 February 1605/6 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, (a 1678 deposition describes her as "aged about 70").^2,3 She married William Stickney, son of William Stickney and Margaret Peirson, on 29 November 1628 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 She died after 24 September 1678.³
     She and her husband William, and their children Samuel, Mary, and Amos, emigrated from Hull, Yorkshire, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1638. With them they brought a first edition of King James' Bible, printed in 1611, which was still in the family in 1868.^2,1 She and William were admitted to the First Church in Boston on 6 January 1638/39 (the "6t of ye 11th moneth 1638").¹ On 24 November 1639 (the "24th day of ye 9th Moneth 1639") they were dismissed to a new church in Rowley, Massachusetts.¹
     She and William were among the first settlers of Rowley, established in 1639.¹ On 1 March 1660 they sold land in Rowley to Jeremiah Elsworth.⁴ On 27 May 1662 they sold 40 acres in the area "commonly called Merrimacke land" to James Barker for £4.⁵

     William Stickney was baptized on 30 December 1558.¹ He married Margaret Peirson on 16 June 1585.¹

     Margaret Peirson married William Stickney, son of Robert Stickney, on 16 June 1585.¹

     Robert Stickney was buried on 18 October 1582.¹
     He made his will on 3 October 1582.¹

     William Abbot was born on 20 April 1761 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2,3 He married Elizabeth Leach, daughter of Asa Leach and Elizabeth Porter, intentions published on 11 May 1783 (the Leach genealogy lists this as their marriage date) in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^5,6 He died in 1794 in Point Petre, Guadeloupe.^3,7,4,8
     He was a mariner^9,4 living in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and is listed there in the 1790 census.^10,11
     He died intestate, and on 11 October 1803, in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, his widow Elizabeth was appointed administratix of his estate. Elizabeth's father Asa Leach, gentleman, and her sister Ginger's husband James Worsley, mariner, both of Beverly, were sureties. The inventory of his estate, presented on 9 January 1804, listed real estate consisting of a homestead containing "about 120 poles more or less" valued at $2000. His personal estate was valued at $157.91, and included furniture, kitchen ware, scales and weights, and bedding.¹²

     Elizabeth Leach was born on 1 June 1760 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. (In the Bowditch booklet by Fred Bowditch, her birth date is given as 1 June 1760 in the Leach descendancy listing, but as 9 May 1760 in the Abbot descendancy listing.)^3,2 She was baptized on 19 September 1762 at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married William Abbot, son of William Abbot and Martha White, intentions published on 11 May 1783 (the Leach genealogy lists this as their marriage date) in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^4,2 She died in September 1817 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 57 after a "rapid decline."^5,6,7 She was buried at Central Cemetery in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁸
     She and her husband William lived in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and his household is listed there in the 1790 census.^9,10
     William's death in 1794 left her with five children under 10 years old. From entries in the 1800 census it appears that after his death she and her children continued to live in Beverly, in some combination of their own household, with her parents, and/or with her sister Ginger and her husband James Worsley.^11,12,13,14 She is probably the Elizabeth Abbot listed in Beverly in the 1810 census with one female 45 or over (herself), one female 16-25 (daughter Elizabeth), and one male 10-15 (son George(?), although he was actually 19).¹⁵

     Asa Leach was born on 15 August 1731 on the Leach farm at Rial-side in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He was baptized on 4 December 1737 at the Second Congregational Church in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Elizabeth Porter, daughter of John Porter, on 4 March 1756 (intentions published 1 February 1756) in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^4,5 He died from a "cramp in the stomach or polypus upon the heart" on 12 September 1806 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 75.^6,7 He was buried on 14 September 1806 at Central Cemetery in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^8,9
     He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence and Safety in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁷ At one time or another he held most of the town offices, including postmaster in Beverly. As selectman in 1787 he was instrumental in the building of the Essex bridge.^7,9

     Elizabeth Porter was baptized on 12 October 1735.² She married Asa Leach, son of John Leach and Rachel Putnam, on 4 March 1756 (intentions published 1 February 1756) in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^4,3 She died from cholera morbus (a disease cause by contaminated food).⁵ She was buried on 6 September 1819 (the Leach genealogy lists this as her death date) at Central Cemetery in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^6,5,2

     John Porter was born about 1713.³

     Benjamin Porter was born on 17 May 1693.¹ He married Hannah Endicott, daughter of Samuel Endicott and Hannah Felton, on 3 April 1712.^4,1,3
     His will was dated 15 December 1726 and proved on 18 January 1726/27.³

     Hannah Endicott was born in 1691.¹ She married Benjamin Porter, son of Israel Porter and Elizabeth Hathorne, on 3 April 1712.^1,2,3
     The Bowditch genealogy by Frederick Bowditch mistakenly lists her parents as Zernbabel Endicott (who was actually her father Samuel's father) and his second wife Elizabeth (Winthrop) Newman.⁴

     Zerubbabel Endicott was born about 1635.¹ He married first Mary Smith about 1654.¹ He married second Elizabeth Winthrop, daughter of John Winthrop, in 1677.¹ He died in the spring of 1684.²
     He was a doctor in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²
     His father John Endicott's sketch in The Great Migration Begins series indicates that he was a disappointment to his father, saying that he "seems to have been content to take his substantial education and patrimony and play the role of gentleman planter, entirely lacking his father's Puritan drive and ardor for public service."¹ His will was dated November 1683.²

     Elizabeth Winthrop married first Antipas Newman.¹ She married second Zerubbabel Endicott, son of John Endicott and Elizabeth Cogan, in 1677.¹

     John Leach was born about October 1700 (based on his age at death of 73 years, 11 months) at Rial-side in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,1 He was baptized on 8 November 1702 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married his cousin Rachel Putnam, daughter of Joseph Putnam and Elizabeth Porter, on 15 January 1723 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^4,1 He died on 14 September 1774 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,1 He was buried in the private yard (now known as the Leech Cemetery) at "Ryol Syde" in Beverly (now Danvers), Essex Co., Massachusetts.^5,6
     He served as a Major in the English Army. He was active in the Whig party early in the American Revolution, and at the time of his death was Captain of the Committee of Correspondence and Safety in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Rachel Putnam was born on 7 August 1702 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,1,3 She was baptized on 27 September 1702 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married her cousin John Leach, son of Samuel Leach and Ginger Porter, on 15 January 1723 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^4,2 She died on 28 December 1781 at home in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 79.^5,2 She was buried in the private yard (now known as the Leech Cemetery) at "Ryol Syde" in Beverly (now Danvers), Essex Co., Massachusetts.^6,7
     Her will was proved on 30 January 1781 (presumably this should be 1782).²