Hi, any info on Sallie Langworthy of Warren County (see below) would be most welcome - Bob Underwood The Herricks Henry Herrick (I), the Immigrant, was reportedly born in 1604, in the County of Leicester, England. A Puritan, he arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, by at least 1629, when he and wife Editha helped found the first church. Editha was the daughter of Hugh Laskin of Salem. "Henry of Salem�s" will, dated 24 November 1670, when Henry (I) was a resident of Beverly, Massachusetts, divides up his property between a number of sons and daughters, after making ample arrangements for Editha. Henry (I) and Editha had a number of children, to include: --Thomas --Zacharie, bap. 25 Dec 1636, d. 18 August 1710, played role in Salem Witchcraft trials. --Ephraim (II), bap. 11 Feb 1638 --Henry, bap. 16 Jan 1640, d. 1702, inherited his father�s farm, served as juror during witchcraft trials in 1692. --Joseph, bap. 6 Aug 1645, d. 4 February 1717-18, involved in withcraft proceedings (first as the acting constable, then, turning against the delusion, petitioned on behalf of the accused), served in militia as a corporal, engaged in international trade, married three times. --Elizabeth, bap. 4 Jul 1647, m. Philip Fowler, d. 6 May 1727 --John, bap. 25 May 1650, m. Mary Redington, d. 1680 --Benjamin Ephraim (II), married Mary Cross of Salem on 3 July 1661. After settling on a farm at Birch Plain given him by his father, they had eight children : --John (III), b. 31 May 1662 --Ephraim, b. 13 August 1664, moved to Preston, Connecticut --Mary, b. 14 June 1667 --Stephen, b. 15 March 1670, Lieutenant of the Second Company or trainband of the Town of Preston, m. Elizabeth Trask --Sarah --Samuel, b. 4 June 1675, m. Mehetabel Woodward 1698, settled in Preston --Timothy, b. 4 January 1681, settled in Preston --Anna, b. 20 November 1683 Ephraim (II) died 18 September 1693 in Beverly. Many of our ancestors in these generations of Herricks had significant involvement in the Salem withcraft trials and executions. None were victims, and Joseph, son of Henry (I), had the distinction, apparently in his capacity as constable, of bringing some of the condemned to their place of public hanging. Later, upon reflection he denounced the killing, albeit somewhat too late for those whose sentence had been carried out. John (III) married Bethia Salart 21 April 1684, They lived in Beverly and Wenham, having two children John (IV), and Hilkiah (b. 29 April 1699). John (IV) lived in Preston, Connecticut, where he married Susanna (Last Name Unknown) and had two sons, John (b. 1732) and Eleazer (V). John (IV) moved to Woodbury, Connecticut, where he was killed by Indians in the war of 1745. Eleazer (V), born after 1732, married Mary Rea on 11 April 1759, and had seven children: --Sarah, b. 5 April 1761 --John, b. 27 July 1763 --Rufus, b. 25 August 1765 --Stephen (VI), b. 5 May 1767 --Hiram, b. 15 May 1769 --Eleazer, b. 10 June 1776 --Mary, b. 5 September 1778 Stephen Herrick (VI) (DPOB May 1767, Hartford, Connecticut) married Abigail Geer 25 December 1788; they had 12 children. Abigail died in Warrensburg 6 Feb 1809 at the age of 41. After his mother�s death, James Herrick (VII) (born 21 November 1799), seventh child of Stephen and Abigail, went to live with his Uncle, Robert Geer, who had been a soldier in the Revolution. Stephen (VI) remarried after Abigail�s death, and took most of the family west. James (VII) married Mary Bennett (DOB 3 June 1797), the daughter of James Bennett and Sallie Langworthy (one of the great grand-children of this couple was American Hero Floyd Bennett, of aviation fame and who the airport is named). James and Mary had nine children, the second of whom was Robert Geer Herrick (VIII), born 27 July 1822 (grandfather of Grace, my grandmother). --Robert Geer (VIII) married Hannah Potter White 19 June 1847. Robert Geer and Hannah were the parents of seven children: Frederick W. (b. 1848), Andrus (b. 1850), Mary S. (b. 1853), W. Lila (b. 1857), Simeon Crandell (IX) (b. 3 August 1859), Joel W. (b. 1863), and James Geer (b. 1865). --Simeon Crandell Herrick (IX) married Jennie M. Prouty of Chestertown 10 August 1886. Simeon C. died 28 May 1934 and Jennie 16 January 1896 (from measles). They had one child, Grace M. Herrick , born 28 June 1887.