John Herrick (1756 - 1820)

Born 6 Oct 1756 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lawrence) Herrick — married 14 Feb 1782 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1820 at age 64 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Private John Herrick served with Essex County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John was born in 1756. He was the son of Edward Herrick and Mary Kimball. ^[1]

John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. In the state of Massachusetts alone, eleven men named John Herrick are listed in "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783."^[2] Most, but not all of the soldiers, are listed with their town of origin. The entry for John Herrick, Andover, states that he was a private, serving with Captain Benjamin Ames's company of Minute-men, Colonel James Frye's Regiment, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days; also, same company, return of men at Cambridge, May 17, 1775; also, same company, return dated Oct 6, 1775, an order for a bounty coat or its equivalent in money was dated Cambridge, Nov. 14, 1775.

John married Mary Lawrence in 1782. ^[3][4]

They lived in Beverly, Massachusetts. ^[5][6]

John passed away in 1820.

Children

1. John Herrick 1782-1840
2. George Dodge Herrick 1875-1785
3. Elijah Lawrence Herrick 1786-1852
4. Isaac Herrick 1789-1826

Sources

1. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2020. Ancestry Record 2495 #7072648 (requires subscription).

   Name: John Herrick

   Event Type: Birth

   Birth Date: 6 Oct 1756

   Birth Place: Methuen, Massachusetts

   Father Name: Edward Herrick

   Mother Name: Mary

2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3WB-J?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RMW%3A1588791500 : 24 January 2018), Massachusetts, vol 7, Haagg, Andrew-Hixson, Seth > image 763 of 980; citing various published state rosters, United States.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-TMD : 24 January 2020), John Herrick, 1782.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZH-C6MX : 31 October 2019), John Herrick and Mary Lawrence, 14 Feb 1782; citing Marriage, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010678.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH51-FBY : accessed 8 March 2020), John Herrick, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 533, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; FHL microfilm 205,613.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL2-328 : accessed 8 March 2020), John Herrick, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 196, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 49; FHL microfilm 193,737.