John Carlyle Herbert (August 16, 1775 – September 1, 1846) was an American lawyer, planter, military officer in the War of 1812 and politician.

His father was a member of the Committee of Safety for Fairfax County, Virginia, and sold supplies to General Washington's army.

His younger (but eldest) sister, Margaret Herbert (1785-1858) married her first cousin Thomas Fairfax, one of the sons of his mother's half-brother, Rev.

As customary for his class, Herbert received private instruction locally, then attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1794.

Herbert returned to northern Virginia shortly after creation of the new federal city (Alexandria becoming part of the District of Columbia until 1847).

[2] Following his marriage Herbert resettled in Prince George's County, Maryland in 1805, and began operating a plantation using enslaved labor.

John Carlyle Herbert died in Buchanan, VirginiaBuchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia visiting his daughter Emma and her family.

St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Laytonville, Maryland, which he helped form as Zion Parish, remains an active congregation.