Thomas HERBERT^[1]

• Name	Thomas HERBERT
  Birth	Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  LAST	30 Apr 1799	Shelburne, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia   [2]
  	The last mention of Thomas, found to date, is on 30 April 1799 when the Shelburne, Nova Scotia Probate Court named him Administrator of his father's will.
  Person ID	I57995	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Markham HERBERT   d. 1799
  Mother	Sarah SUMMERELL
  Marriage	Between 5 Aug 1755 and 29 Jan 1763  [1, 3, 4]
  	Confusion as to whether Sarah, or her sister Jane, married John Markham Herbert has existed for years due to an erroneous entry, dated 2 August 1765, in the records of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The clerk incorrectly noted "Jane" as the wife of John Markham Herbert when listing a Chancery Suit against John Wills. An examination of the listing of the same suit on 6 April 1764 and then on 5 October 1766 makes it evident that the wife of John was Sarah, and not Jane. The couple married after 5 August 1755, the settlement date of Sarah's guardian account, but before 29 January 1763, the date on which John and Sarah sold 200 acres of property to Charles Driver in Isle of Wight County. The property was part of Sarah inheritance.
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4826] John Markham Herbert will (1799), Shelburne, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia original estate papers "A", #112. [S4786] John Markham Herbert probate & administration bond (1799), Shelburne, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia Will Book 1, pp. 300 - 302. [S4825] John Markham Herbert et ux to Charles Driver, deed (1763), Isle of Wight Co, VA Deed Book 11, pp. 126 - 129. [S4827] Sarah & Jane Summerel, guardian accounts (1752, 1754, 1756), Isle of Wight Co, VA, Guardian Accounts.