Richard Herbert

Personal and Family Information

Richard was born in 1557, the son of Edward Herbert and Elizabeth Price. The place is not known.

He died about OCT 1596 in Montgomeryshire, Wales.

His wife was Magdalen Newport. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: WikiTree Richard Herbert https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Herbert-2208

Born about 1557 [uncertain] [location unknown]

Died about Oct 1596 [uncertain] at about age 39 in Montgomeryshire, Wales

Sir Richard Herbert

Son of Edward Herbert and Elizabeth Herbert

Brother of Matthew Herbert and Charles Herbert

Husband of Magdalen Danvers — married before 1583 [location unknown]

Father of Edward Herbert KB, Elisabeth Herbert, Margaret Vaughan, George Herbert and Henry Herbert Biography

Richard Herbert was the son of Sir Edward Herbert and Elizabeth Price. He married Magdalen Newport, daughter of Sir Richard Newport and Margaret Bromley.

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He was Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1576 and 1584.[1]

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In 1581 he started to represent the Borough of Montgomery in the House of Commons, in place of Rowland Pugh who was wrongly stated to have died: when it became clear that Rowland Pugh was very much alive, Richard Herbert was forcibly ejected. In 1584 he was elected to Parliament to represent the county seat of Montgomeryshire.

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He was buried at Llangynyw, Montgomeryshire, Wales on 15 October 1596.[2]

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Children of Richard Herbert and Magdalen Newport

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Richard Herbert d. c 1622

William Herbert

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury+ b. 3 Mar 1582/83, d. 5 Aug 1648

Charles Herbert b. 1592, d. 1617

George Herbert b. 3 Apr 1593, d. c 1 Mar 1632/33

Sir Henry Herbert+ b. 1595, d. 27 Apr 1673

Thomas Herbert b. 15 May 1597, d. c 1642

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Research Notes

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An article posted by the Dictionary of Welsh Biography about the Herbert family[3] says that Richard was one of Edward's 11 children, giving the following information about two branches of Herberts:

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"...RICHARD HERBERT ... founded the line of Herbert of Cherbury, later united with that of Dolguog, founded by Edward Herbert's second son. The third son CHARLES , probably of Magdalen College, Oxford, was a Munster planter with his kinsman Sir William Herbert , sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1603, and acquired, through his wife, Jane, daughter of Hugh ab Owen, the neighbouring estate of Aston. He was the father of Sir Edward Herbert ."[3]