I thought I'd put this on here in case anyone related to this family had any more information for me. Here's what I have so far:
IV. 2. HENRY HERRICK; Beverly, MA; d. June 1702; inherited the paternal farm, a part of which was, in 1845, still possessed by a great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. Anna Meacom, daughter of Col. Henry Herrick; served as a juror in the "Witchcraft" trials in Salem, in 1692 [see Appendix C]; m. 1st, Lydia Woodbury?
Ch. 3
1 " LYDIA, bap. SEP 26, 1666 (b. 1661, see Porter Genealogy, p. 236)
2 " Joseph, bap. SEP 26, 1666.
3 " Elizabeth, bap. DEC 6, 1668; m. Isaac Woodbury.
4 " Samuel, bap. 1670.
5 " Jonathan, bap. 1672.
He m. 2nd, Sarah, widow of John Giddings, of Gloucester, MA, in 1690, who d. in 1711. No ch.
1. 3. LYDIA HERRICK; d. FEB 12, 1739, in the 77th year of her age; m. John, son of Samuel and Hannah (Dodge) Porter, of Wenham, MA, who was b. 1658, and d. MAR 8, 1753, in the 95th year of his age. He was representative to the General Court, 1712, '24, and '26; moderator of town meetings, 1723, '24, '27, '28, and '29; malster and farmer. In 1692, during the witchcraft delusion, he and his wife Lydia were witnesses at court and testified against one Goody Bibber, who accused Sarah Wildes of bewitching her.
Ch. 4
6 4 SAMUEL, b. FEB 17, 1681.
7 4 JOHN, b. JUL 21, 1683.
8 4 Hannah, b. NOV 24, 1687; d. at age of 100; m. Thomas Kimball, of Wenham,--pub. JAN 8, 1708.
9 4 Elizabeth; m. Daniel Gilbert, of Ipswich, DEC 1, 1710; d. at the age of 100 [; m. 2nd, Sgt. Joseph Goodhue, widower, of Ipswich, NOV 1727; m. 3rd, Dea. John Burnham, widower, of Ipswich, OCT 9, 1740; m. 4th, Dea. Mark Haskell, widower, of Gloucester, int. OCT 24, 1767.].
10 4 BENJAMIN, b. 1692.
11 4 JONATHAN, b. SEP 11, 1696.
12 4 NEHEMIAH.
13 4 Mehitable, b. OCT 11, 1698; d. aged 88; m. Caleb Kimball, jr., of Wenham, FEB 15, 1718.
14 4 Mary, b. JUL 20, 1700; d. 1790; m. Robert Cue, of Wenham, 1718; he d. JAN 7, 1737. [Note: It was her daughter, Mary Cue, who married Samuel Tarbox, APR 20, 1737.]
15 4 Sarah, b. JAN 6, 1706; d. aged 89; m. Thomas Dodge, of Wenham, MA, JUN 23, 1724.
16 4 Lydia; d. at age of 60; m. William Lamson, of Ipswich, MA.
The age of eleven children at death, 955 years; average 87 years.
This is an excerpt from a book by Jedidiah Herrick and it's a book I found in the Maine State Library. Any other information can be emailed to me at
brianboru662002@yahoo.com, thanks. I am researching a book on the 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials and will give credit to anyone that finds the information for me.