He married Magdalen, daughter of Sir Richard Newport (died 1570) of High Ercall, Shropshire in 1581. His eldest son, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury was born on 3 March 1583 at Eyton on Severn near Wroxeter, Shropshire.
He tied the knot with Magdalen, daughter of Sir Richard Newport (who passed away in 1570) from High Ercall, Shropshire in 1581. Their eldest child, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, was born on March 3, 1583, at Eyton on Severn near Wroxeter, Shropshire.