Edward Henry HERBERT^{[1, 2]}

1806 - 1862  (55 years)

• Name	Edward Henry HERBERT
  Birth	19 Dec 1806	Norfolk Co, VA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  OFFH	4 Dec 1848 - 17 Aug 1849	Richmond City, VA   [5]
  	Edward represented Princess Anne County as a House Delegate in the Virginia General Assembly during the three sessions that met between 4 December 1848 and 17 August 1849.
  Will	1 Dec 1862	Princess Anne Co, VA   [6]
  	Edward's will, signed on 1 December 1862, named Arthur R. Smith as executor of his estate. H.B. Woodhouse and E.A. Tatem witnessed Edward's signature.
  Death	4 Dec 1862	Princess Anne Co, VA   [4]
  	Edward died at his home Level Green in Princess Anne county, Virginia on 4 December 1862. He was 2 weeks shy of his 56th birthday at the time of his death.
  will probated	5 Jan 1863	Princess Anne Co, VA   [6]
  	Edward's will was proved in Princess Anne County Court on 5 January 1863, and ordered to be recorded.
  Burial	Norfolk City, VA   [7]
  	His body was interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I2193	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James HERBERT,   b. 10 Sep 1773   d. Abt 1815 (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wiles MCCOY,   b. 7 Dec 1784   d. Mar 1816 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1798  [3, 8]
  Family ID	F150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Amanda TATEM   d. Bef 19 Sep 1842
  Marriage	17 Jun 1830  [9]
  	The couple was married later that same day by Elder Mills Barrett.
  Children	1. Laura HERBERT,   b. 8 Oct 1834, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 9 May 1927 (Age 92 years)   2. Anne Elizabeth HERBERT,   b. Dec 1839, Virginia d. 18 Jan 1904, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 64 years)   3. Rebecca Amanda HERBERT,   b. 17 Jul 1842, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 15 Jul 1917, Norfolk, VA (Age 74 years)   4. Edward HERBERT   5. Laura Ann Elizabeth HERBERT   d. 14 Jul 1834, Princess Anne Co, VA
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Anne TATEM,   b. 15 Nov 1815, Norfolk Co, VA d. 14 Feb 1870, Princess Anne Co, VA (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. Abner Tatem HERBERT,   b. 21 May 1844, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 7 Jul 1929 (Age 85 years)   2. Alice HERBERT,   b. May 1845, Virginia d. 28 Feb 1924 (Age 78 years)   3. Mary Nash HERBERT,   b. 14 Feb 1848, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 20 Mar 1916, Norfolk, VA (Age 68 years)   4. Arthur Edward HERBERT,   b. 23 May 1850, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 26 Feb 1897, Norfolk City, VA (Age 46 years)   5. Ellen Catherine HERBERT,   b. 16 Feb 1854, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 13 Sep 1925 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4070] will / Herbert, Elizabeth, Norfolk Co, VA. [S4661] will / Herbert, James, Norfolk Co, VA. [S1290] "Herbert-Tatem-Portlock family Bible record, 1756 - 1975", Accession no. 41392. [S1399] Edward Henry Herbert grave stone inscription, Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA. [S323] Cynthia Miller Leonard, compiler, Leonard, The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30 1619 - January 11, 1978., ((Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978)), p. 432., ISBN 0-88490-008-8. [S213] Anne E. Maling, abstractor, Maling, Princess Anne County, Virginia Wills 1783 - 1871, ((Bowie, MD: HeritageBooks, Inc, 1994)). p. 225: Edward H. Herbert will. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S4977] will / McCoy, Enos [1801], Norfolk Co, VA. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald (21 June 1830), p. 3, c. 2.