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     (?) Stickney died young.¹

     Hannah Stickney was born on 25 March 1734.¹ She was baptized on 31 March 1734 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² She married Humphrey Sanders, son of Edward Sanders, on 19 April 1768.² She died in March 1776.²
     She and Humphrey had two known children, both born in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts: Humphrey (b 6 October 1771) and Samuel (b 7 February 1776).²

     Humphrey Sanders was born about 1729.¹ He married Hannah Stickney, daughter of Samuel Stickney and Faith Platts, on 19 April 1768.¹ He died in February 1789.¹
     He and Hannah had two known children, both born in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts: Humphrey (b 6 October 1771) and Samuel (b 7 February 1776).¹

     Mary Stickney was born on 29 September 1735.¹ She married Nehemiah Howard.²
     She and her husband Nehemiah moved about 1760 to Maugerville, Nova Scotia, Canada, (now in New Brunswick), on the St. John River.² From there, they later moved to Amherst (now Milford), Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire.²
     She had "a very fair complexion, light hair, bright blue eyes." She and Nehemiah "lived to an advanced age, were a very agreeable couple, engaging in their manners, esteemed and respected by all that knew them."² They had the following known children: Josiah (drowned in the St. John River at age 4), Betsey (b August 1774, d April 1786), Sally (b 25 January 1776), Nehemiah (b 13 June 1778).²

     Nehemiah Howard married Mary Stickney, daughter of Samuel Stickney and Faith Platts.¹ He died about 1825 in Milford, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire.¹
     He and his wife Mary moved about 1760 to Maugerville, Nova Scotia, Canada, (now in New Brunswick), on the St. John River.¹ From there, they later moved to Amherst (now Milford), Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire.¹ They had the following known children: Josiah (drowned in the St. John River at age 4), Betsey (b August 1774, d April 1786), Sally (b 25 January 1776), Nehemiah (b 13 June 1778).¹

     Isaac Stickney was born on 26 March 1741 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He was baptized on 29 March 1741 in Byfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He married Elizabeth Barker, daughter of Jacob Barker and Mary Spofford.² He died in a fall from his horse on 15 June 1794 in Sheffield, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick, at age 53.²
     He enlisted in his second cousin Capt. Anthony Stickney's Co. of Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, on 14 March 1760, serving until 10 December 1760. The Company participated in the destruction of the Fort at Louisburg, Nova Scotia, that had been captured from the French two years earlier.²
     About 1762 or 1763, after receiving his share of his father's estate, but before his father's death, he moved to Maugerville, Nova Scotia, (now Sheffield, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick), on the St. John's River, where he was one of the original settlers. Several of his neighbors and friends also moved there, including his sisters Mary and Sarah, taking advantage of land grants being offered by the governor. His lot was 40 rods wide, and extended back from the river several miles. His first house there was lost in a fire, along with most of their furniture and other possessions.²
     He was a carpenter.²
     He and Elizabeth had the following known children: Mehetable (bapt 29 June 1766), Mary, Samuel (b May 1769), William (b 13 April 1771), Betsey (b 13 April 1773), Benjamin (b 16 October 1775), Hannah (b September 1777), Amos (b July 1785, d at age 2).²

     Elizabeth Barker married Isaac Stickney, son of Samuel Stickney and Faith Platts.¹ She died in the fall of 1831 at her daughter Betsey's house.¹
     She and Isaac had the following known children: Mehetable (bapt 29 June 1766), Mary, Samuel (b May 1769), William (b 13 April 1771), Betsey (b 13 April 1773), Benjamin (b 16 October 1775), Hannah (b September 1777), Amos (b July 1785, d at age 2).¹

     Samuel Stickney was born on 26 March 1743.¹ He died unmarried in 1761.¹

     Jonathan Stickney was born on 10 February 1745 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He was baptized on 12 February 1745 in Byfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He probably died in New York, New York, according to a British officer.²
     He was a Loyalist "like others of his class" and "thought it wrong to resist the government; that it was impossible for us to gain our liberty, and that if we could we should not be able to govern ourselves."² He enrolled at Harvard in July 1773, and stayed until at least the spring of 1775, but left when the college was occupied by the government at the start of the Revolution.² On 18 April 1776 he was jailed in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, "for clamorous talking against the new government."² He eventually went to New York, where the British headquarters were, intending to move to England.²

     Sarah Stickney was born on 6 August 1749.¹ She married Samuel Bridges on 18 December 1776.² She died on 5 November 1816 in Sheffield, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick, at age 67.²
     She and her husband Samuel lived in Maugerville, Sunbury Co., Nova Scotia.² They had the following known children, all born in Sheffield, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick: John Holland (b 12 September 1777, d 3 March 1841), Sally, Hannah, Samuel, Jonathan, Thomas (b 1789), Betsey (d 1845).²

     Samuel Bridges was born about 1750.¹ He married Sarah Stickney, daughter of Samuel Stickney and Faith Platts, on 18 December 1776.¹ He died on 1 October 1811 in Sheffield, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick.¹
     He and his wife Sarah settled in Maugerville, Sunbury Co., Nova Scotia.¹ They had the following known children, all born in Sheffield, Sunbury Co., New Brunswick: John Holland (b 12 September 1777, d 3 March 1841), Sally, Hannah, Samuel, Jonathan, Thomas (b 1789), Betsey (d 1845).¹

     Mehetabel Stickney was born on 18 April 1753.¹ She was baptized on 29 April 1753.¹ She died on 16 June 1757 at age 4.¹

     Thomas Stickney was born on 26 January 1709/10 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He was baptized on 9 April 1710 in Byfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He died unmarried sometime between 26 September 1746 and 20 April 1747 in London, England, from smallpox.²
     He was a navigator, and master mariner.² On 26 September 1746 he was in command of the Speedwell, transporting material in support of His Majesty's forces at Louisburg, Nova Scotia.² He later became a merchant in London, England.²
     On 16 November 1744 he, with Zach. Brackett and Joseph Conant, bought a tract of land in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, including a house, from James Springer for £100 12s.³ He later lived in Falmouth, York Co., Massachusetts, (now Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine), where he did business with Sir William Pepperell, among others.²
     His father Benjamin was appointed administrator of his estate on 20 April 1747.⁴

     Mary Stickney was born on 2 September 1711.² She was baptized on 9 September 1711 in Byfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³ She married first David Boynton, son of Joshua Boynton and Mary Dole, on 19 September 1738 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,4 She married second Moses Hardy, son of Jacob Hardy and Mary Clark, on 3 December 1760.^3,4 She married third (?) Butterfield.^3,4 She died at her son Thomas's home in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,4

     David Boynton was born on 15 December 1712 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He married Mary Stickney, daughter of Benjamin Stickney and Mary Palmer, on 19 September 1738 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He died from a sudden apoplectic fit on 8 February 1757 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 44.²

     Moses Hardy was born on 12 February 1707/8.¹ He married Mary Stickney, daughter of Benjamin Stickney and Mary Palmer, on 3 December 1760.^1,2

     (?) Butterfield married as his third wife Mary Stickney, daughter of Benjamin Stickney and Mary Palmer.^1,2

     Sarah Boynton was born on 21 March 1739 in Newbury (the Stickney genealogy says Andover), Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 She married (?) Morse.^2,1

     (?) Morse married Sarah Boynton, daughter of David Boynton and Mary Stickney.^1,2

     David Boynton was born on 21 February 1741 in Newbury (the Stickney genealogy says Andover), Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2

     Samuel Boynton was born on 5 February 1743 in Newbury (the Stickney genealogy says Andover), Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He married Ruth Hardy on 24 October 1765.^2,1 He died on 20 May 1806 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 63.¹
     He was a tailor in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He and Ruth had the following known children, all born in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts: an unnamed child (d 17 November 1766), Sally (b 13 June 1768), Hannah (b 12 February 1771), Mary (b 13 April 1773, d 22 December 1860), John (b 28 October 1776), Eliphalet (b 27 November 1779).¹

     Ruth Hardy married Samuel Boynton, son of David Boynton and Mary Stickney, on 24 October 1765.^1,2 She died on 13 October 1819.²
     She and Samuel had the following known children, all born in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts: an unnamed child (d 17 November 1766), Sally (b 13 June 1768), Hannah (b 12 February 1771), Mary (b 13 April 1773, d 22 December 1860), John (b 28 October 1776), Eliphalet (b 27 November 1779).²

     Amos Boynton was born on 2 February 1745 in Newbury (the Stickney genealogy says Andover), Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He married first Polly Libby.² He married second Lucy Loring.²