Derick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Derick family in North America:

Derick Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Henry Derick, who landed in Virginia in 1677 2

Derick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• John Henry Derick, who arrived in South Carolina in 1738 2

Derick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Derick, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1865

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Derick Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. Philip Derick U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3
• Mr. William Derick U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3

• Derick Cobden, American producer, known for Reflection (2004), 65_RedRoses (2009) and Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld (2008)
• Derick L. Boardman, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1854 4
• Derick Heathcoat -Amory KG, GCMG, TD, PC, DL (1899-1981), 1st Viscount Amory, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1958 to 1960 and as Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1972 to 1981
• Derick Heathcoat Amory (1899-1981), 1st Viscount Amory, British Politician
• Derick Wallace, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Orlando, Florida, 2003 5
• Derick V. Webb, American Republican politician, Vermont Republican State Chair, 1964 6
• Derick A. Brinckerhoff, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Dutchess County, 1808-09 7