William H. HERBERT

1731 - 1776  (45 years)

• Name	William H. HERBERT
  Born	9 Mar 1731	Bristol, Gloucester County, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1776	Pinecastle County, VA   [1]
  Person ID	I4335	Jeffrey Moore
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	David HERBERT,   b. 1700, England ,   d. Aft Jun 1786  (Age > 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah "Sallie" FRY,   b. Bef 1745, England ,   d. Abt 1785, Wythe County, VA  (Age > 40 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1758	Bristol, Gloucester County, England
  Children	1. "Infant" HERBERT,   b. 19 Aug 1759, Bristol, Gloucester County, England ,   d. 19 Aug 1759, Bristol, Gloucester County, England  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   2. Joanna HERBERT,   b. 16 Sep 1762, Bristol, Gloucester County, England ,   d. 17 Dec 1762, Bristol, Gloucester County, England  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. Martha HERBERT,   b. Abt 1764  [natural]   4. William HERBERT,   b. 19 May 1765, New River, Wythe County, Va ,   d. 23 Mar 1835, Ashe (Allegeny) County, NC  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   5. Johanna HERBERT,   b. 1771, Bristol, Gloucester County, England ,   d. 15 Mar 1855, Little Reed Island Creek, Barren Springs, Wythe County, Virginia  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   6. Thomas HARBERT,   b. 25 Jun 1773, Wythe County, VA ,   d. Nov 1816, Sparta, White County, Kentucky  (Age 43 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F1281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to "Bud Herbert" via George W. McCoy (the 1st.): " The Herbert family came to America from England. The founder of the American family of this name was William W. Herbert who, according to family tradition says, married Lady Jane Frye, a member of the English noble family. It is understood there was objection to the marriage of Lady Jane Frye to WIlliam H. Herbert on account of the fact that Herbert was not a member of the nobility. this, however, did not stop the romance. William H. Herbert and Lady Jane ran away to America and were married, either on shipboard or in the Bermuda Islands, most likely in the Islands. They came to Virginia, where they settled. No record of the marriage, however has been found and because of this the heirs failed to secure extensive property left Lady Jane Frye by her relatives in England. It is also understood that the Bank of England (The Iron Bank) was connected with the disposition of the estate. descendants of Lady Jane Frye, including William Alexander McCoy, attempted to lay claim to the property in England, but were unable to do so. A lawyer. Burgess Gaither, of Morganton, N.C., and others, including "Uncle" George Cornette, of Virginia, were retained to look into this. According to "Bud" ANderson, of Hayesville, N.C., a lawyer who was well acquainted with the Herbert family, and J.C. (Bud) Herbert, a descendant, William H. Herbert left a unique will. In it he left enough land in Virginia to make up a good-sized county of present day. He also willed large sums of money. The plantations were along the Broad River in Virginia and it is said that William H. Herbert at one time owned the famous Natural Bridge. William H. Herbert settled in Virginia before the American Revolutionary war. He took part in the struggle for independence on the AMerican side. The gun he used was handed down in the family. The Virginia General Assembly offered a large boundary of land to the man who would establish an iron foundary west of the Blue Ridge in Virginia. William H. Herbert did this, hauling materials from Charleston, S.C., on what wa sknown a lizzards. This was the first foundary located west of the Blue Ridge in Virginia. William H. Herbert settled in Wise County at Wytheville, Va. He became the owner of large iron mines and foundaries."

  
  

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