Eric (or "Erkki", original Finnish name) Mullica was born in April 1636 in Mora, Delsbo parish, Hälsingland, Sweden.
Mullica lived for several years at Tacony,[1] adjoining the present-day Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later moved to the area of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey.
Mullica built a homestead near Little Egg Harbor at what is now the settlement of Lower Bank in Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
[2] An area near where he resided near Little Egg Harbor was named Mullica Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey in his honor.
Eric Jr. and William built their houses that dates to 1704 and are now located on North Main Street in Mullica Hill near each other.