Herrick, John

1513 - 1589  (76 years)

• Name	Herrick, John
  Birth	1513	Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  LifeSketch	"John Herrick, son of Thomas Herrick, was born 1513, died April 2, 1589. He resided in Leicester. He married Mary Bond and they lived together as husband and wife for fifty-two years. A detailed epitaph on his gravestone in St. Martin's Church gives much information about his family. They had five sons and eleven daughters." p. 180 in "Genealogical and Family History, State of Connecticut"
  Name	John Eyricke
  Name	John Heyrick
  Occupation	Lord Mayor of Leicester, England
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  Death	2 Apr 1589	St Martin, Leicestershire, England
  	Cause: Age: 76
  Burial	10 Apr 1589	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  Person ID	I1253	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Eyrick, Thomas,   b. 1479, Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom d. 1517, Leicestershire, England (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Porter, Ethel A,   b. Abt 1480, Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, England d. 1518, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bond, Mary (Marie),   b. Sep 1514, Wardende, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. 8 Dec 1611, Wardende, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1531	Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, England
  Children	1. Herrick Eyricke, Robert,   b. 1540, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 14 Jun 1618, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 78 years)   2. Herrick, Mary,   b. 1544, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom d. 30 Dec 1598 (Age 54 years)   3. Herrick, Nicholas,   b. 1552, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 9 Nov 1592, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 40 years)   4. Herrick, Sir William,   b. 9 Dec 1557, Beau Manor Park, Leicestershire, England d. 2 Mar 1652, Beau Manor Park, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England (Age 94 years)   5. Herrick, Agnes,   c. 19 Jul 1564, Beaumont Leys, Leicestershire, England d. Sep 1609, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England (Age ~ 45 years)
  Family ID	F407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1513 - Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, England Marriage - 1531 - Houghton On The Hill, Leicestershire, England Death - Cause: Age: 76 - 2 Apr 1589 - St Martin, Leicestershire, England Burial - 10 Apr 1589 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Eyrick or Heyrick of Leicester, born 1513;died April 2, 1589; twice mayor of that corporation, 1559 and 1572; married Mary, daughter of John Bond, Esq., of Ward End in Warwickshire, who was born in 1514 and died Dec. 8, 1611. The following epitaph on the tombstone of John Heyrick,Esq., and Mary Bond, his wife, is found in St. Martin's Church,Leicester, at the last end of the north aisle, in a part thereof called "Heyrick's Chancel," being appropriated as a burying place for that family: "Here lieth the body of John Heyrick late of this Parish, who departed this life ye 2d of April, 1589, being about the age of 76. He did marry Marie, ye daughter of John Bond of Wardende, in the County of Warwicke, Esquire, and did live with said Mary, in one house, full fifty-two yeares; and in all that tyme, never buried, man, woman, or child, though they were sometimes twenty in household. He had yssue by ye said Marie five sonnes and seven daughters. The said John was mayor of this towne in anno 1559, and again in anno 1572. The said Marie departed this life ye 8th of December, 1611, being of the age of 97 years. She did see before her departure, of her children, and children's children, and their children, to the number of 142."