Henry Herrick Explained

Office:	Member Virginia House of Burgesses
Term Start:	1644
Term End:	1645
Birth Date:	1604
Birth Place:	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Occupation:	Planter, Politician

Henry Herrick, sometimes spelled Henry Hayrick or Henry Heyrick or Henry Heyricke was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the elected lower house of the colonial Virginia General Assembly, from Warwick County, in 1644 and 1644 - 1645.^{[1] [2]}

In a note in the Richmond Standard quoted in other sources, Henry Herrick is said to be a nephew of Thomas Herrick, burgess for "The Upper Part of" Elizabeth City, Virginia, later Elizabeth City County, Virginia, now Hampton, Virginia, in 1629 - 1630.^{[3] [4]}

He was the son of William Herrick (MP) and his wife, Joan, daughter of Richard May of London and his wife, Mary Hilderson of Devonshire.

References

• Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard. The Virginia Colonial Register. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902., Retrieved July 15, 2011.
• Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. 'Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography'. Volume 1. New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. . Retrieved February 16, 2013.

Notes and References

1. Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard. The Virginia Colonial Register. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902., Retrieved July 15, 2011. pp. 63, 64.
2. [Lyon Gardiner Tyler|Tyler, Lyon Gardiner]
3. Tyler, 1915, p. 257.
4. Stanard, 1902, p. 56.