John Herbert 1760–1832 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

John Herbert, 1760–1832 (aged 72 years)

Name

John Herbert

Name: John /Herbert/
Given names: John
Surname: Herbert

Gender Male


Birth	about 1760
Immigration	January 26, 1788 (aged 28 years) Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Fellowship of First Fleeters {on-line]. Woolloomooloo, NSW, the Fellowship, Text: John Herbert, together with Stephen Davenport, Robert Ellwood and John Small, was charged on the l4 March 1785 at the Devon Lent Assizes held at Exeter Castle with "feloniously assaulting James Burt in the Kings Highway feloniously putting him in Corporal fear and danger of his life in the said highway and feloniously and violently stealing and taking from his Person and agt his will in the said highway one metal watch and Tortoise-shell case v 30s one pruning Knife val 6d and 5s his Goods". His initial sentence of death by hanging was later commuted to seven years transportation. He was 25 years old. After conviction, Herbert remained in Exeter High Jail until 30 January 1786 when he was transferred to the prison hulk Dunkirk in Plymouth before eventually sailing on the ship Charlotte. While on Dunkirk it is recorded that he was "troublesome at times." Source: British Newspaper Archive [database online] Citation details: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 24 March 1785 p. 2 Text: "At Devon assizes, 17 prisoners were capitally convicted, viz. ...John Herbert, Robert Elwood and John Small for robbing James and Rebecca Burt of a watch, money, etc...
Marriage	Deborah Ellam — View this family April 2, 1788 (aged 28 years) Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Gillen, Mollie. The Founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the First Fleet. North Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1989
Property	Herbert's Farm February 22, 1792 Prospect Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Text: John Herbert granted 60 acres at Prospect Hill by A. Phillip 22 Feb 1792 annual quit rent 1 shilling, commencing 22 Feb 1802 Named Herbert's Farm Laying at the foot of Prospect Hill
Property	Herbert's Farm May 18, 1792 Prospect Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citation details: Registers of Land Grants and Leases Entire colony, including Van Diemen's Land 1792-1804 (Vol. 1A) Text: John Herbert granted 70 acres at Prospect Hill by A. Phillip on 18 May 1792 Annual quit rent 1 shilling commencing 18 May 1802 Named Herbert's Farm Laying at the foot of Prospect Hill Laying at the Northern Boundary farms
Religious marriage	Ann Dudley — View this family October 21, 1819 (aged 59 years) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Text: 921/1819 V1819921 147B HERBERT JOHN DUDLEY ANN CB 2434/1819 V18192434 3A HERBERT JOHN DUDLEY ANN CD Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: No 677 Text: John Herbert prisoner ----- of the parish of Parramatta and Ann Dudley prisoner age 50, Lord Melville of ditto were married in this church by banns this 21 day of October 1819 by me John Cross officiating minister John and Ann both made their X marks in the register in the presence of James Cleaver who signed the register and Mary Cleaver who made her X mark
Census	November 1828 (aged 68 years) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Text: Herrbert, John, ree by servitude, Charlotte, 1796, 7 years, Protestant, dealer, Parramatta Herbert, Ann, 42, free by servitude, Friendship, 1816, 7 years, Protestant Herbert, James, 21, born in the colony Herbert, Henry, 9, born in the colony
Death	April 1, 1832 (aged 72 years) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991 Text: [see burial below]
Burial	April 4, 1832 (3 days after death) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991 Text: Sacred to the Memory of JOHN HERBERT Who departed this life the 1st of April in the Year of our Lord 1832. Aged 72 years If I had faults who is to blame [FIRST FLEETERS PLAQUE] Arrived First Fleet 26-1-1788 Died 1-4-1832 Fellowship of Firest Fleeters 1978 Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials, 1790-1986 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834 Text: John Herbert of Parramatta buried 4 Apr 1832 age 72, free, shop keeper

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Family with Deborah Ellam
himself	Links Birth: about 1760 Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: April 2, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Herbert's Farm — February 22, 1792 — Prospect Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Herbert's Farm — May 18, 1792 — Prospect Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: October 21, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 1, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: April 4, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Deborah Ellam Benjamin Herbert William Herbert Joseph Herbert John Herbert Charles Herbert James Herbert Susannah Herbert Family with spouse Ann Dudley Henry John Herbert John Herbert 1760–1832 Birth: about 1760 Death: April 1, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1767 Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: April 2, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 3, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: June 26, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Herbert Benjamin Herbert William Herbert Joseph Herbert John Herbert Charles Herbert James Herbert Susannah Herbert Deborah Ellam 1767–1819 Birth: about 1767 Death: June 3, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — April 2, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
21 months son	Links Birth: 1789 29 22 — New South Wales, Australia Christening: August 16, 1789 29 22 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: February 23, 1818 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: between 1823 and 1825 — Argyle, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1866 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Sadler Benjamin Herbert 1789–1866 Birth: 1789 29 22 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1866 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: December 28, 1791 31 24 — New South Wales, Australia Baptism: January 2, 1792 32 25 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: June 16, 1812 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1850 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Durant William Herbert 1791–1850 Birth: December 28, 1791 31 24 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1850 — New South Wales, Australia
4 years son	Links Birth: August 5, 1795 35 28 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1820 Marriage: 1855 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1886 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Mary Hicks Mary Ann Herbert Joseph John Herbert Charles Herbert Alfred Herbert Family with spouse Catherine Ryan Susannah Herbert Joseph Herbert 1795–1886 Birth: August 5, 1795 35 28 — New South Wales, Australia Death: 1886 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years son	Links Birth: September 20, 1797 37 30 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1834 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1873 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth White John Herbert 1797–1873 Birth: September 20, 1797 37 30 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1873 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years son	Links Birth: 1800 40 33 — New South Wales, Australia Census: 1822 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Census: about 1825 — Evan, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: estimated 1827 Census: November 1828 — New South Wales, Australia Death: June 26, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: June 29, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Smith Sarah Herbert Charles Herbert 1800–1832 Birth: 1800 40 33 — New South Wales, Australia Death: June 26, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years son	Links Birth: August 8, 1803 43 36 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1832 — Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1877 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harriet Maria Purcell Frances Henrietta Herbert John Herbert Edward Herbert Charles Herbert James Herbert Harriet Maria Herbert Julia Maria Herbert James Herbert 1803–1877 Birth: August 8, 1803 43 36 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1877 — Penrith, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years daughter	Links Birth: November 7, 1805 45 38 — New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: April 23, 1821 — Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Bringelly, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: March 18, 1854 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 23, 1857 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: April 26, 1857 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anthony Saunders Family with spouse Robert Campbell Susannah Herbert 1805–1857 Birth: November 7, 1805 45 38 — New South Wales, Australia Death: April 23, 1857 — New South Wales, Australia

Family with Ann Dudley
himself	Links Birth: about 1760 Immigration: January 26, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: April 2, 1788 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Herbert's Farm — February 22, 1792 — Prospect Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Property: Herbert's Farm — May 18, 1792 — Prospect Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: October 21, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 1, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Burial: April 4, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Deborah Ellam Benjamin Herbert William Herbert Joseph Herbert John Herbert Charles Herbert James Herbert Susannah Herbert Family with spouse Ann Dudley Henry John Herbert John Herbert 1760–1832 Birth: about 1760 Death: April 1, 1832 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1782 Immigration: January 14, 1818 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: October 21, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1838 — New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Herbert Henry John Herbert Ann Dudley 1782–1838 Birth: about 1782 Death: 1838 — New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — October 21, 1819 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 year son	Links Birth: October 7, 1820 60 38 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: between 1823 and 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1913 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry John Herbert 1820–1913 Birth: October 7, 1820 60 38 — Prospect, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1913 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Immigration	Source: Fellowship of First Fleeters {on-line]. Woolloomooloo, NSW, the Fellowship, Text: John Herbert, together with Stephen Davenport, Robert Ellwood and John Small, was charged on the l4 March 1785 at the Devon Lent Assizes held at Exeter Castle with "feloniously assaulting James Burt in the Kings Highway feloniously putting him in Corporal fear and danger of his life in the said highway and feloniously and violently stealing and taking from his Person and agt his will in the said highway one metal watch and Tortoise-shell case v 30s one pruning Knife val 6d and 5s his Goods". His initial sentence of death by hanging was later commuted to seven years transportation. He was 25 years old. After conviction, Herbert remained in Exeter High Jail until 30 January 1786 when he was transferred to the prison hulk Dunkirk in Plymouth before eventually sailing on the ship Charlotte. While on Dunkirk it is recorded that he was "troublesome at times." Source: British Newspaper Archive [database online] Citation details: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 24 March 1785 p. 2 Text: "At Devon assizes, 17 prisoners were capitally convicted, viz. ...John Herbert, Robert Elwood and John Small for robbing James and Rebecca Burt of a watch, money, etc...
Marriage	Source: Gillen, Mollie. The Founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the First Fleet. North Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1989
Property	Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Text: John Herbert granted 60 acres at Prospect Hill by A. Phillip 22 Feb 1792 annual quit rent 1 shilling, commencing 22 Feb 1802 Named Herbert's Farm Laying at the foot of Prospect Hill
Property	Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Land Grants and Leases, 1792-1867 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citation details: Registers of Land Grants and Leases Entire colony, including Van Diemen's Land 1792-1804 (Vol. 1A) Text: John Herbert granted 70 acres at Prospect Hill by A. Phillip on 18 May 1792 Annual quit rent 1 shilling commencing 18 May 1802 Named Herbert's Farm Laying at the foot of Prospect Hill Laying at the Northern Boundary farms
Religious marriage	Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Text: 921/1819 V1819921 147B HERBERT JOHN DUDLEY ANN CB 2434/1819 V18192434 3A HERBERT JOHN DUDLEY ANN CD Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: No 677 Text: John Herbert prisoner ----- of the parish of Parramatta and Ann Dudley prisoner age 50, Lord Melville of ditto were married in this church by banns this 21 day of October 1819 by me John Cross officiating minister John and Ann both made their X marks in the register in the presence of James Cleaver who signed the register and Mary Cleaver who made her X mark
Census	Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980 Text: Herrbert, John, ree by servitude, Charlotte, 1796, 7 years, Protestant, dealer, Parramatta Herbert, Ann, 42, free by servitude, Friendship, 1816, 7 years, Protestant Herbert, James, 21, born in the colony Herbert, Henry, 9, born in the colony
Death	Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991 Text: [see burial below]
Burial	Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991 Text: Sacred to the Memory of JOHN HERBERT Who departed this life the 1st of April in the Year of our Lord 1832. Aged 72 years If I had faults who is to blame [FIRST FLEETERS PLAQUE] Arrived First Fleet 26-1-1788 Died 1-4-1832 Fellowship of Firest Fleeters 1978 Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials, 1790-1986 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Citation details: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834 Text: John Herbert of Parramatta buried 4 Apr 1832 age 72, free, shop keeper

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Family with Deborah Ellam
himself	John Herbert 1760–1832
wife	Deborah Ellam 1767–1819
son Family Esther Sadler	Benjamin Herbert 1789–1866
son Family Elizabeth Durant	William Herbert 1791–1850
son Family Sarah Mary Hicks Mary Ann Herbert Joseph John Herbert Charles Herbert Alfred Herbert Family Catherine Ryan Susannah Herbert	Joseph Herbert 1795–1886
son Family Elizabeth White	John Herbert 1797–1873
son Family Mary Smith Sarah Herbert	Charles Herbert 1800–1832
son Family Harriet Maria Purcell Frances Henrietta Herbert John Herbert Edward Herbert Charles Herbert James Herbert Harriet Maria Herbert Julia Maria Herbert	James Herbert 1803–1877
daughter Family Anthony Saunders Family Robert Campbell	Susannah Herbert 1805–1857

Family with Ann Dudley
himself	John Herbert 1760–1832
wife	Ann Dudley 1782–1838
son	Henry John Herbert 1820–1913