The mission of the Herrick Family Association, HFA, consists of at least the following:

Primary Mission Statement

1. The primary mission statement of the HFA is to provide a forum for those individuals with a Herrick ancestor to take advantage of research conducted by others, regardless of whether or not they may be descended from Henerie Hericke, a.k.a. Henry of Salem.

2. Compile and publish a third edition of the Herrick Genealogical Register (HGR3), from before 1629 to 1846/1885 editions of the HGR, and thence to the present day. Where possible verified vital data will be included with a source code that refers the reader to a Key to Sources chapter that will be included in the HGR3,

3. Correct the erroneous claim in the 1846 and 1885 editions of the HGR that Henerie Hericke, a.k.a. Henry of Salem was the fifth son of Sir William Heyricke of London and Leicestershire, England, Henry John "Hen" Heyricke, a.k.a. Henry of Virginia, and share discovered information via the HGR3, HFA and the Internet.

4. Conduct and share research results in the determination of the ancestry of Henry of Salem, who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony by June 1629.

5. Conduct and share research results to expand knowledge of Henry of Virginia, who was in Court in York Co., VA on 17 March 1641, determine the ancestry of his wife Ann (____) Herrick, and any children they may have had.

Information Sharing Activities of the HFA

6. Hold annual meetings of the HFA with members and non-members.

7. Maintain a Home Page Web Site for the HFA.

8. Establish and publish a Newsletter.

9. Maintain the Rootsweb HERRICK L and D lists.