Constable of Salem during the Salem witch hysteria, he was initially taken in by the complainants but was later among the first to call for an end to the proceedings.
Married:
1. 2/7/1666, Sarah Leach, daughter of Richard Leach
Children:
Joseph, b. 4/2/1667, d. 9/11/1749, m. Elizabeth, who died 9/30/1696 Benjamin, b. 1/1/1669, d. 2/7/1670
John, b. 1/25/1670-1
2. About 1677, Mary Endicott, who died 9/14/1706
Children:
Henry, baptized 1/26/1679-80
Martyn, twin of Henry
Benjamin, baptized 1689, d. young
Tryphena, 11/16/1681
Rufus, 11/21/1683
Tryphena, 4/9/1685
Elizabeth, 10/16/1686
Ruth, 4/29/1688
Edith, 2/20/1690
3. 1/28/1707, Mary, widow of Captain George March, of Newbury, NA, who survived him
Married:
1. 2/7/1666, Sarah Leach, daughter of Richard Leach
Children:
Joseph, b. 4/2/1667, d. 9/11/1749, m. Elizabeth, who died 9/30/1696 Benjamin, b. 1/1/1669, d. 2/7/1670
John, b. 1/25/1670-1
2. About 1677, Mary Endicott, who died 9/14/1706
Children:
Henry, baptized 1/26/1679-80
Martyn, twin of Henry
Benjamin, baptized 1689, d. young
Tryphena, 11/16/1681
Rufus, 11/21/1683
Tryphena, 4/9/1685
Elizabeth, 10/16/1686
Ruth, 4/29/1688
Edith, 2/20/1690
3. 1/28/1707, Mary, widow of Captain George March, of Newbury, NA, who survived him
Constable of Salem during the Salem witch hysteria, he was initially taken in by the complainants but was later among the first to call for an end to the proceedings.
Married:
1. 2/7/1666, Sarah Leach, daughter of Richard Leach
Children:
Joseph, b. 4/2/1667, d. 9/11/1749, m. Elizabeth, who died 9/30/1696 Benjamin, b. 1/1/1669, d. 2/7/1670
John, b. 1/25/1670-1
2. About 1677, Mary Endicott, who died 9/14/1706
Children:
Henry, baptized 1/26/1679-80
Martyn, twin of Henry
Benjamin, baptized 1689, d. young
Tryphena, 11/16/1681
Rufus, 11/21/1683
Tryphena, 4/9/1685
Elizabeth, 10/16/1686
Ruth, 4/29/1688
Edith, 2/20/1690
3. 1/28/1707, Mary, widow of Captain George March, of Newbury, NA, who survived him
Married:
1. 2/7/1666, Sarah Leach, daughter of Richard Leach
Children:
Joseph, b. 4/2/1667, d. 9/11/1749, m. Elizabeth, who died 9/30/1696 Benjamin, b. 1/1/1669, d. 2/7/1670
John, b. 1/25/1670-1
2. About 1677, Mary Endicott, who died 9/14/1706
Children:
Henry, baptized 1/26/1679-80
Martyn, twin of Henry
Benjamin, baptized 1689, d. young
Tryphena, 11/16/1681
Rufus, 11/21/1683
Tryphena, 4/9/1685
Elizabeth, 10/16/1686
Ruth, 4/29/1688
Edith, 2/20/1690
3. 1/28/1707, Mary, widow of Captain George March, of Newbury, NA, who survived him
Inscription
Essex Antiquarian, v. III, n. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, "Beverly Inscriptions", Ancient North Beverly Cemetery, p. 124:
HERE LYES Y'e BODY /
OF M'r IOSEPH HERRIC'k /
WHO DIED FEB'r /
y'e 4'th IN Y'e 73 YEAR /
OF HIS AGE 1717.
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