The
Rorick Family
in America
Introduction
This website documents the
ongoing results of my research on the
descendants of Gaspar Rorick. Family
history states he emigrated
to America as "bound boy" in the 1730s with a Dutch mine owner
named Schlottenbergh in order to work in Schlottenbergh's mines in New
Jersey. His two sons, Gaspar (born in 1748) and Michael (born
in 1749) settled in Sussex County, NJ where they started the families
whose members are recorded here. Subsequent generations have left
their mark across the United States in the communities where they lived
and worked. In addition to a strong presence in
Sussex County, NJ, places where the family has been prominent include
Lenawee County, MI, where the Roricks and related families were among
the earliest settlers; Yamhill County, OR, where the descendants of
Lucy Ann Rorick and Gabriel Walling were pioneers; Beaumont, TX, where
the descendants of Helen Rorick and W.C. Tyrrell were leading citizens
and philanthropists; Toledo, OH, where the family was involved
in the Spitzer-Rorick Bank; and many more. This website is
dedicated to collecting and sharing information about the family that
Gaspar Rorick started.
Researching the Rorick Family in
America
The History
of the Rorick Family, written by Horton
C. Rorick and delivered at
a family reunion, is a good starting place, especially for the branch
of the family that settled in Lenawee County, MI. Another
resource for the Lenawee County branch of the family is The Rorick Family in
America, a
manuscript by Helen Rorick Lundahl in the Toledo-Lucas County Public
Library.
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Updated May 1, 2009.
