The 'About Me' photo is of the drawing of William Stickney's Memorial. It sits behind opaque paper, commonly placed over illustrations in books of that era.
The caption reads: "The Monument erected at Rowley over the remains of William Stickney, the emigrant ancestor. See page 11." By Rowley, I assumed he meant Massachusetts, and indeed it was.
More of their story will come soon. I need to wade through this tale of 6 children, but only 3 baptized in America. He bought and sold land. His will starts on page 7, ("I, William Stickney, of Rowley in the county of Essex in New England, being weake [sic] of body,...."), and is dated 21 January 1664. This is followed by "An Inventory of the Estate of William Stickney", on p9, that includes his boots and red waistcoat, among the sheep, horses, cow and steers... And all that, before page 11. I'll try to make it fun.... Later.
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