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Benjamin Herrick (1700 - 1773)

Benjamin Herrick
Born in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 21 Dec 1720 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 72 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

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Benjamin Herrick, born 8 May 1700 at Wenham, Massachusetts, was a son of Elizabeth (Woodbury; 1676-1748) and Joseph Herrick (1667-1749) [1].

Benjamin married 21 December 1720 at Salem, Massachusetts, Lydia (Heyward) [2].

Twelve children are documented from this family:

  1. Israel Herrick 1721-1782
  2. Edward Herrick 1724-1756
  3. Lydia (Dodge) 1726 - 1798
  4. Nathaniel Herrick 1728-1728
  5. Hannah (Whittier) 1729-1766
  6. Anna (Davies) 1730-1766
  7. Benjamin Herrick 1732-1782
  8. Nehemiah Herrick 1734-1737
  9. Nathaniel Herrick 1736-1807
  10. Joseph Herrick b. 1739
  11. Ebineezer Herrick 1739-1775
  12. Thomas Herrick 1741-1827

Benjamin Herrick died in 1773, probably in Methuen, Massachusetts [3],[4].

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-9D6Q : 18 February 2020), Benjamin Herrick, 08 May 1700; citing Birth, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011143.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-6HZ9 : Wed Oct 25 17:36:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Benja Herrick and Lydiah Hayward, 21 Dec 1720.
  3. ↑ Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Free Image
  4. ↑ Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840. Salem, MA, USA: Essex County. Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2020. Ancestry Record 4592 #16886 (requires subscription)




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Rowles-314 Darryl Rowles
His birth was recorded in Wenham records but may have been born in Beverly.
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