Revolution, Treason, and the Ties that Bind

In case I don't wander back to this one for a while, it deserves to be here. It's #522, of the Sixth Generation, on p231 of the book (abbreviations, punctuation reproduced as printed):

522. "John Stickney was bapt. in First Presbyterian Church, Newburyport, Dec. 28, 1760; m. Elizabeth, the dau. of Moses Moody.
    He enlisted as a private in Capt. Moses Nowell's Co., July 11, 1775, and was stationed Newburyport, from Nov. 1, 1775 , to Jan. 1, 1776. [Mass. Archives.] He sailed from Newburyport, Nov. 15, 1776, in "The Dalton," Capt. Eleazer Johnston. On the 24th of Dec., 1776, she was taken by the British Man of War "Reasonable," and the crew tried for treason. They were committed to Mill Prison, Plymouth, England, June, 1777; finally released and exchanged. John Stickney went to France and shipped with John Paul Jones in the  "Alliance;" continued in his service till August, 1780, when he returned to Newburyport after four years absence and two or three years imprisonment.
    From a deposition made June, 1848; recorded Essex Prob. 114 : 442, by Moses Moody of Newburyport, aged 68 years, who lived in the same house with him, and was a connection of his family, it appears that he died at Newburyport, a mariner, about the year 1788. He also states that he had no doubt of      the fact that he was a seaman in the Frigate Alliance, John Paul Jones Quadron, in the Revolutionary War, and that Nicolas Stickney of Portland, Me., was his son, to whom letters of Adm. on his father, John Stickney's estate, were granted June 13, 1848. [Ibid, 154 : 19.]
                   Two children:-
1321. John, b. Sept. or Nov., 1783; m. Sarah Titcomb.
1322. Nicolas, b. May, 1785; m. Lucy Foss."

Going backwards (it's easier), John #522 was one of seven children born to John #199.
#522 was baptized Dec. 28, 1760; and married Elizabeth Moody. (#520 also m. Elizabeth Moody. Hmm.)
John Stickney #199 married Elizabeth Stickney #98, the daughter of Samuel Stickney #30. (Oh my...).

"199. John Stickney, b. Newbury, March 28, bapt. in Byfield, April 8, 1733; married in Rowley, March 9, 1751, Elizabeth [98], daughter of  Samuel and Susannah (Perley) Stickney [30]. She was b. in Rowley, April 4, and bapt. April 8, 1733. Date of death unknown.
    John Stickney, 3rd, was on the roll of the Fifth Co. of Militia of Newbury, commanded by Capt. Richard Greenleaf, 1757. In Capt. Samuel Peirce's Co., Col. John Greenleaf's Reg., June 8, 1757. [Mass. Archives.] Their children were bapt. in the First Presbyterian Church, Newburyport. Date of his death unknown.
    Seven children:-
519. Moody, bapt. Nov. 13, 1752; probably never married.
520. Jonathan, bapt. June 8, 1755; m. Elizabeth Moody, July 28, 1782.
521. Nicolas, bapt. Apr. 29, 1759; can be traced no further.
522. John, bapt. Dec. 28, 1760; m. Elizabeth Moody.
523. Elizabeth, bapt. June 21, 1761; m. Joseph Poor, Mch. 22, 1781.
524. Sarah, bapt. Apr 3, 1763; m. Ichabod Remick, Sept. 20, 1780.
525. David, bapt. Sept 14, 1766; d. unm. July 4, 1842, aged 75."

I don't have the stomach right now to delve back into the story of #98 and #30, but I will update this later...