William was the 8th of 14 children (6th son and 3rd William) born of William Stickney (1704-1781) and the 8th of 10 children born of his father's 1st wife Anna Whiting (1705-1749). William's father William married, November 23, 1749, at Billerica, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Mrs. Hannah Abbott by whom he had 4 additional children (2 sons and 2 daughter). William's siblings were: William (1730-1732), Samuel (1731-1748), William (1733-1734), Anna (1735-1738), Elizabeth (1737-1815), Benjamin (1739-1749), Eleazer (b, 1740), Anna (1746-1749), John (1748-1749), Anna (1751-1844), Benjamin (1752-1752), Sarah (b. 1754), and Joseph (1756-1756).
William married, March 10, 1768 at Billerica, Abigail Walker (1745-1818) by whom he had eleven children: William (b. 1768), Abigail (b. 1770), Elizabeth (1772-1856), Anna (1774-1826), Sarah (1776-1846), John (b. 1778), Benjamin (b. 1780), Isaac (1782-1809), Polly (1784-1812), Silence (b. 1786), and Josiah (b. 1789).
At the time of the breakout of the American Revolution, William was a Sergeant in Captain Jonathan Stickney's (William's cousin) Company of Minutemen, Colonel Ebenezer Bridge's Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. William was engaged with his Company in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. He was in service 12 days.
In 1778, William was a Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Bradley Varnum's Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment, Brigadier General Solomon Lovel's Brigade. This Company was engaged, July 29, 1778, and discharged, September 11, 1778 having served one month and 18 days on an expedition to Rhode Island.
About 1787, William moved from Billerica to Thomlinson (named Grafton in 1791 for a bid of 5 dollars and a jug of rum), Windham County, Vermont where he became Deacon of the First Congregational Church. He represented the Town of Grafton in the Vermont General Assembly two years.
References:
(1) "The Stickney Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney," by Matthew Adams Stickney, 1869, Pgs. 65-68, 124 & 125
(2) "Vital Records of Billerica Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908, pages 186-188 and 321
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XV, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pgs. 7 & 14
(4) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XVI, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pg 295
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, VT., 1724-1884" by Hamilton Child, 1884, Pg. 193
(6) "Five Dollars and a Jug of Rum - The History of Grafton, Vermont 1754-2000" Revised and Expanded Edition by the Grafton Historical Society, page 21
William married, March 10, 1768 at Billerica, Abigail Walker (1745-1818) by whom he had eleven children: William (b. 1768), Abigail (b. 1770), Elizabeth (1772-1856), Anna (1774-1826), Sarah (1776-1846), John (b. 1778), Benjamin (b. 1780), Isaac (1782-1809), Polly (1784-1812), Silence (b. 1786), and Josiah (b. 1789).
At the time of the breakout of the American Revolution, William was a Sergeant in Captain Jonathan Stickney's (William's cousin) Company of Minutemen, Colonel Ebenezer Bridge's Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. William was engaged with his Company in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. He was in service 12 days.
In 1778, William was a Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Bradley Varnum's Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment, Brigadier General Solomon Lovel's Brigade. This Company was engaged, July 29, 1778, and discharged, September 11, 1778 having served one month and 18 days on an expedition to Rhode Island.
About 1787, William moved from Billerica to Thomlinson (named Grafton in 1791 for a bid of 5 dollars and a jug of rum), Windham County, Vermont where he became Deacon of the First Congregational Church. He represented the Town of Grafton in the Vermont General Assembly two years.
References:
(1) "The Stickney Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney," by Matthew Adams Stickney, 1869, Pgs. 65-68, 124 & 125
(2) "Vital Records of Billerica Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908, pages 186-188 and 321
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XV, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pgs. 7 & 14
(4) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XVI, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pg 295
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, VT., 1724-1884" by Hamilton Child, 1884, Pg. 193
(6) "Five Dollars and a Jug of Rum - The History of Grafton, Vermont 1754-2000" Revised and Expanded Edition by the Grafton Historical Society, page 21
William was the 8th of 14 children (6th son and 3rd William) born of William Stickney (1704-1781) and the 8th of 10 children born of his father's 1st wife Anna Whiting (1705-1749). William's father William married, November 23, 1749, at Billerica, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Mrs. Hannah Abbott by whom he had 4 additional children (2 sons and 2 daughter). William's siblings were: William (1730-1732), Samuel (1731-1748), William (1733-1734), Anna (1735-1738), Elizabeth (1737-1815), Benjamin (1739-1749), Eleazer (b, 1740), Anna (1746-1749), John (1748-1749), Anna (1751-1844), Benjamin (1752-1752), Sarah (b. 1754), and Joseph (1756-1756).
William married, March 10, 1768 at Billerica, Abigail Walker (1745-1818) by whom he had eleven children: William (b. 1768), Abigail (b. 1770), Elizabeth (1772-1856), Anna (1774-1826), Sarah (1776-1846), John (b. 1778), Benjamin (b. 1780), Isaac (1782-1809), Polly (1784-1812), Silence (b. 1786), and Josiah (b. 1789).
At the time of the breakout of the American Revolution, William was a Sergeant in Captain Jonathan Stickney's (William's cousin) Company of Minutemen, Colonel Ebenezer Bridge's Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. William was engaged with his Company in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. He was in service 12 days.
In 1778, William was a Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Bradley Varnum's Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment, Brigadier General Solomon Lovel's Brigade. This Company was engaged, July 29, 1778, and discharged, September 11, 1778 having served one month and 18 days on an expedition to Rhode Island.
About 1787, William moved from Billerica to Thomlinson (named Grafton in 1791 for a bid of 5 dollars and a jug of rum), Windham County, Vermont where he became Deacon of the First Congregational Church. He represented the Town of Grafton in the Vermont General Assembly two years.
References:
(1) "The Stickney Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney," by Matthew Adams Stickney, 1869, Pgs. 65-68, 124 & 125
(2) "Vital Records of Billerica Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908, pages 186-188 and 321
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XV, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pgs. 7 & 14
(4) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XVI, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pg 295
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, VT., 1724-1884" by Hamilton Child, 1884, Pg. 193
(6) "Five Dollars and a Jug of Rum - The History of Grafton, Vermont 1754-2000" Revised and Expanded Edition by the Grafton Historical Society, page 21
William married, March 10, 1768 at Billerica, Abigail Walker (1745-1818) by whom he had eleven children: William (b. 1768), Abigail (b. 1770), Elizabeth (1772-1856), Anna (1774-1826), Sarah (1776-1846), John (b. 1778), Benjamin (b. 1780), Isaac (1782-1809), Polly (1784-1812), Silence (b. 1786), and Josiah (b. 1789).
At the time of the breakout of the American Revolution, William was a Sergeant in Captain Jonathan Stickney's (William's cousin) Company of Minutemen, Colonel Ebenezer Bridge's Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. William was engaged with his Company in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. He was in service 12 days.
In 1778, William was a Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Bradley Varnum's Company, Colonel William McIntosh's Regiment, Brigadier General Solomon Lovel's Brigade. This Company was engaged, July 29, 1778, and discharged, September 11, 1778 having served one month and 18 days on an expedition to Rhode Island.
About 1787, William moved from Billerica to Thomlinson (named Grafton in 1791 for a bid of 5 dollars and a jug of rum), Windham County, Vermont where he became Deacon of the First Congregational Church. He represented the Town of Grafton in the Vermont General Assembly two years.
References:
(1) "The Stickney Family: A Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of William and Elizabeth Stickney," by Matthew Adams Stickney, 1869, Pgs. 65-68, 124 & 125
(2) "Vital Records of Billerica Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908, pages 186-188 and 321
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XV, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pgs. 7 & 14
(4) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. XVI, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1907, Pg 295
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, VT., 1724-1884" by Hamilton Child, 1884, Pg. 193
(6) "Five Dollars and a Jug of Rum - The History of Grafton, Vermont 1754-2000" Revised and Expanded Edition by the Grafton Historical Society, page 21
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