Sir William HERRICK
1557 - 1652 (95 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Sir William HERRICK was born in 1557 (son of John HEYRICK and Mary BOND); died on 20 Mar 1652. Other Events:
- _UID: 1E6348360620644990C9DCACD19CFF5C7B71
- Occupation: Bef 1595, London, England; Court Banker
- Occupation: Bef 1595, Cheapside, England; goldsmith
- Occupation: Bef 1595, London, England; member of Parliament
- Occupation: Bef 1595, London, England; Teller of the Exchecquer
- Living: 1595, Loughborough, Leicester, England; Address:
Beaumanor Park - Misc: 1605, London, England; knighted by King James
Notes:
Sir William Herrick, the most illustrious member of this family "was a man of great abilities and address, remarkably handsome in person, and high in the confidence of Queen Elizabeth and James I, and by honorable services to both, acquired a large property." He was in business for himself, being "gooldsmyth at the Rose in Cheapside." He was not on the court banker, but also Teller of the Exchequer, and member of parliament, serving several terms. About 1595 he bought Beaumanor park, and retired to private life, devoting himself to the care of his estates. In 1605 he was knighted by King James "for making a hole in the great diamond the King did wear."
William married Lady Joan MAY on 6 May 1596 in London, England. Joan (daughter of Richard MAY and Mary HILLDERSON) was born in 1578; died on 3 Jul 1645. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Henry HERRICK was born in 1604 in Loughborough, Leicester, England; died in 1671 in Salem, Massachusetts.
2. John HEYRICK was born about 1513 (son of Thomas EYRICK); died on 2 Apr 1589. Other Events:
- _UID: F674548D15723A40BDF8CD764F01E37CF3A0
John married Mary BOND. [Group Sheet]
3. Mary BOND Children:
- 1. Sir William HERRICK was born in 1557; died on 20 Mar 1652.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas EYRICK (son of Robert EYRICKE and Agnes); died in 1518; was buried in Saint Martin's Church, Leicester, England. Other Events:
- _UID: 51DC3170D4FB8846AA378CFBFEA7FA58CA0A
- Living: 1511, Leicester, England
- Living: 1518, Houghton, England
Notes:
He settled in Leicester, and his is the first of the names on the books of the corporation where he is recorded as a member of that body in 1511.
Children:
- 2. John HEYRICK was born about 1513; died on 2 Apr 1589.
Generation: 4
8. Robert EYRICKE Robert married Agnes. [Group Sheet]
9. Agnes Children:
- 4. Thomas EYRICK died in 1518; was buried in Saint Martin's Church, Leicester, England.