John Stickney, died 1727, Newbury, Massachusetts - Tombstone Tuesday

 This tombstone was photographed at the First Parish Burying Ground in Newbury, Massachusetts.

HERE LYES BURIED

the BODY OF Mr.

JOHN STICKNEY

WHO DIED

AUGUST Ye

13, 1727

IN the 62nd

YEAR OF HIS AGE. 

John Stickney was born 23 June 1666 in Newbury, Massachusetts, the son of Amos Stickney and Sarah Morse Acreman.  He was married to Mary Poor on 10 December 1689 and they had eight children who all lived to be married.  John was a weaver, and he died 13 August 1727 in Newbury.  

This tombstone is more folksy than the surrounding tombstones, and the epitaph is inscribed in a way that awkwardly fills the space. The death's head motif at the crown of the stone is very simple compared to some of the more realistic and elaborate carvings on nearby tombstones. You can tell that this was the memorial to a yeoman, and not a wealthy resident of Newbury.

-----------------------------

To cite/link to this post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "John Stickney, died 1727, Newbury, Massachusetts - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted on 14 November 2023, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2023/11/john-stickney-died-1727-newbury.html: accessed [access date]).