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Families covered: Herrick of Beaumanor, Herrick of Coolkerkey, Herrick of Shippool

                               
Sir William Heyrick or Herrick (b 1557, d 02.03.1652-3, MP for Leicester)
m. (1596) Joan May (dau of Richard May of London, sister of Sir Humphry)
1. William Herrick of Beaumanor (b 1597, d 1671)
m. (1623) Elizabeth Fox (b c1599, d 1683, dau of Humphry Fox)
  A. William Herrick of Beaumanor (b 1624, d 1693)
  m1. (07.1649) Anne Bainbrigge (d 1655, dau of William Bainbrigge of Lockington by Elizabeth Pigott)
  i. William Herrick of Beaumanor (b 1650, d 1705)
  m. Dorothy Wootton (b c1649, d 1749, dau of James Wootton of Weston)
  a. William Herrick of Beaumanor, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 1689, d 27.09.1773, 2nd son)
  m. (1740) Lucy Gage (b c1714, d 25.03.1778, dau of John Gage of Bentley Park)
  (1) William Herrick of Beaumanor Park, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 14.12.1745, dsp 18.02.1832)
  m. (1789) Sarah Stokes of Woodhouse (d 29.08.1823)
  (2) Thomas Bainbrigge Herrick (b 23.11.1754, d 24.09.1824, youngest son)
  m. (15.08.1793) Mary Perry (dau of James Perry of Eardlsey Park)
  (A) William Perry Herrick of Beaumanor, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 1794, d 15.02.1876)
  m. (13.08.1862) Sophia Christie, later of Beaumanor (d 1915, dau of Jonathan Henry Christie of Lincoln's Inn)
  BLG1937 ('Herrick of Beaumaris'), which supports the pedigree given by BLG1879, shows that Sophia was succeeded in Beaumanor by William Montague Curzon who assumed the name Curzon-Herrick. However, BLG1937 does not provide any information on what if any relationship there was between that William and this family.
  (B)+ other issue - Mary Anne (b 09.06.1796, d 25.12.1871), Lucy (b 21.03.1798, d unm 11.10.1832)
  (3) Lucy Herrick (b 1741)
  m. (03.1768) Richard Gildart of Norton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (b 1742 ,a 1784)
  (A) Richard Gildart (b 1772)
(4)+ other issue - John (b 09.11.1749, d unm 14.05.1819), Dorothy (b 1743, d 1745), Dorothy (d 1747)
  b. John Herrick (b 1691, d 1760)
  m. (1715) Elizabeth Marshall (b c1672, d 1757, dau of Samuel Marshall of Burton-on-the-Woulds)
(1)+ issue (dsp?) - 2 sons + 2 daughters
  c. Thomas Herrick 'of Newark' of Leicester (b 1693, d 10.12.1766)
  m1. (1720) Martha Noble (dau of Thomas Noble of Leicester (MP))
  m2. (1728) Katharine Bakewell (d 1730, dau of Robert Bakewell of Swebston)
  (1) William Herrick of Knighton
  m. (1766) Sarah Bamford (dau of Philip Bamford of Bamford)
  (2) Katharine Herrick (a 1798)
  m. Richard Dyott of Freeford Hall (b c1721, d 02.01.1787)
  m3. Elizabeth Winstanley (b c1707, d 10.01.1757, dau of James Winstanley of Braunston)
  d. Elizabeth Herrick (b 1684, d 1745)
m. Robert Bunny
  e.+ other issue - William (b 1685, d 1680), Anne (b 1687, d unm 1759)
  ii. John Herrick of Outwoods, Loughborough (d 1724)
  m. Mary Pight (d 1727, dau of Beaumont Pight of Denton)
  iii. Benjamin Herrick (b c1655, d 1720, MD)
  a.+ issue- William Bainbrigge (d 1733), daughter
  iv. Elizabeth Herrick
  m. John Levesley of Belton
  m2. (1657) Frances Milward (d before 1681, dau of William Milward of Chilcot, son/heir of Judge Sir Thomas)
  v. Mary Herrick (b 1605)
m. William Lucas
  vi. Christiana Herrick (b 1666)
  m. Clifton Thompson
  vii.+ other issue - Thomas (b c1662, d 1682), Frances (d 1664)
2. Richard Herrick (b 1600, a 1667, Warden of Manchester, 3rd son)
  m1. Helen Corbet (dau of Thomas Corbet of Sprauston)
  A. Thomas Herrick (b 1622)
  B. Mary Herrick
  m. John Johnson of Manchester
  C. Elizabeth Herrick
  m. Rev. Richard Holbrook of Salford
  m2. Anna Maria Hall (widow of Erasmus Bretton)
  D. John Herrick (d young)
  E. Helena Herrick
m. Thomas Radcliff
3. John Herrick (b 1612, d 08.08.1689, youngest son)
  The following comes from BLG1879 ('Herrick of Shippool') with some support from Commoners (vol 3, 'Herrick of Shippool', p641).
  m1. ??
  A. Gershom Herrick of Shippool, co. Cork (b 1665, d 1730)
  m1. (1693) Susanna Smart (dau/heir of Swithen Smart by Frances, dau of Edward Riggs of Riggsdale)
  i. Edward Herrick of Shippool (b 1694)
  m. (1728) Elizabeth Falkener (dau of Caleb Falkener of Cork)
  a. Falkener Herrick of Shippool (b 1729)
  m. (06.1753) Sarah Bousfield (dau of Thomas Bousfield of Cork)
  (1) Thomas Bousfield Herrick of Shippool (b 1754, d 1796)
  m. (1783) Anne Moore (d 1820, dau of Henry Moore of Frankfort House, m2. Daniel Cudmore of co. Limerick)
  (A) William Henry Herrick of Shippool (b 13.02.1784, d 07.1863) had issue
  m. (08.09.1814) Mary De la Cour (b 1793-4, d 07.1854, dau of Robert De la Cour)
(B) Henry Moore Herrick (d unm Badajos 1812, captain)
  (C) Edward Herrick (b 18.10.1793, Captain RN) had issue
  m. (13.02.1836) Charlotte Alexander (dau of Captain Thomas Alexander)
  (D) Ann Herrick
  m. (01.1818) Richard Plummer Davies (Captain RN)
  (2) Jane Herrick
  m. Rev. Ambrose Hickey
  (A) Jane Hickey probably of this generation
  m. (1828) Sampson Stawell Sealy (b 1800, d 1867, Captain)
(3) Elizabeth Herrick (d unm)
  b.+ other issue - Edward (d 20.09.1759, RN), 4 other sons, 2 daughters
  ii.+ other issue - James, John, Henry, George
  m2. (1715) Margaret (widow of Lt. Colonel _ Capel)
  vi. Thomas Herrick of Coolkerkey
  m. (1749) Katherine Lucas (dau (sb sister?) of Thomas Lucas of Richfordstown)
  a. Gershom Herrick of Coolkerkey
  m. (1787) Susan Rashleigh (sister of John Rashleigh of Cloncoose)
  (1) Thomas Herrick of Coolkerkey had issue
  m. (1834) Katherine Foot (dau of Thomas Wade Foot of Springfort)
  (2) Gershom Herrick
  m. S. Whitmore
  (3)+ other issue - Dora, Katherine (d unm)
  b.+ other issue - Jasper, Thomas, Edward, Henry
  m2. ??
  B. John Herrick in Ibane had issue (descendants at Bellmont, co. Cork)
  C.+ other issue - Francis, Mary
4. Martha Herrick
  m. (1634) John Holmstead of Lynn
5. Dorothy Herrick
  m. (1628) Rev. James Lancashire
6. Elizabeth Herrick
  m. (1633) Beaumont Pight of Beaumanor
7.+ other issue - Robert (b 1598, dsp 1639), Thomas (b 1602), Henry (b 1604), Roger (a 1628), Elizabeth (b 1603, Mary

Main source(s): 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 1, 1800, 'Pedigree of Herrick of Beaumanor', p148), Commoners (vol 3, 'Herrick of Beaumanor', p638+), BLG1879 ('Herrick of Beaumanor') with input as reported above
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