William Corbin

1757 - 1822  (64 years)

• Name	William Corbin  [1]
  Birth	24 Sep 1757	Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	30 Sep 1766	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will Peter Corbin, wife Betty, named son John, daughter Mary and children Nancy, William, Sarah, John and an unborn child. (NOTE: It is assumed the unborn child was Peter Spencer Corbin.)
  Will - Named in Grand Mothers will	2 Feb 1767	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	In her will Mary Sheldon named grandson William Corbin and grandson Peter Corbin and 3 daughters Sarah Dorman, Ann Murray & Betty Corbin.
  Rev War Veteran	Abt 1778	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  	25 Jul 1831: "It is ordered to be certified that it appears to the Court by satisfactory evidence that William Corbin who was formerly master at Arms in the Virginia State Navy in the Revolutionary War died intestate X X X" (Acc Orders 1829-1832, pp. 334-335). JoAnn Hines adds that he was Master at Arms on the Accomack.
  Reference Identifier	DAR Patriot #A025970 (Master at Arms on the Galley Accomack, Virginia State Navy)
  Record ID	49332
  Death	19 Mar 1822	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  	He was shown as William Corbin, born 1757 & died 19 Mar 1822 in Worcester Co, MD. His wife was Sarah Politte and he had a daughter named Elizabeth Corbin.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Dr. George Corbin,   b. Abt 1655, England d. Bef 16 Jun 1713, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 58 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1705, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Feb 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 63 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Mary Corbin,   b. 13 Mar 1753, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nancy Corbin,   b. Abt 21 Jul 1755, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 3. William Corbin,   b. 24 Sep 1757, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 19 Mar 1822, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 64 years) ╚═ Sarah Pollitt,  m. 30 Sep 1781   4. Sarah Corbin,   b. 14 Nov 1759, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Corbin,   b. Abt 1761, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Peter Spencer Corbin,   b. Abt 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 7 Apr 1806, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 40 years) ╚═ Comfort Stockley,  m. Abt 1795 ;   Mary 'Molly' Stockley,  m. 25 Jun 1800
  Person ID	I49332	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Corbin,   b. Abt 1725, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 25 Oct 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 41 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betty' Sheldon,   b. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Aug 1750	Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	They were shown as Peter Corbin and Betty Sheldron.
  Family ID	F29503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Pollitt,   b. 12 Jan 1760   d. 28 Sep 1810 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1781	Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland
  Children	+ 1. John Corbin,   b. 12 Nov 1782, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elizabeth Townsend  m. 15 May 1804;    ╚═ Eleanor Townsend  m. 27 Nov 1806;    ╚═ Mary 'Molly' Stockley  m. 2 Jun 1808 + 2. Elizabeth Corbin,   b. Abt 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John (90) Waters  (Age 46 years)  m. 30 Apr 1804   3. Mary Corbin,   b. Abt 1786, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Russell (Lemuel?) Townsend  m. 21 Sep 1808;    ╚═ Nathaniel (Nehemiah?) Holland  m. 30 Apr 1813   4. James W. Corbin,   b. Abt 1788, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Corbin,   b. Abt 1790, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Ann Corbin,   b. Abt 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ William Stockley Corbin, Sr.  (Age 37 years)  m. 12 Dec 1814 + 7. Harriett Corbin,   b. Abt 1807, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Littleton D. Beavans  m. 3 Jul 1821
  Family ID	F3053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Rev War Veteran - Abt 1778 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S231] James Bright Corbin, Corbin, James B. - Corbin Family of N'hamp & Acc, (Photocopied, 1989), 231. [S2362] Wright, MD E.S. Vital Records, 1751-1775, (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main Street, Westminer, MD 21157), p. 81 (Coventry Parish Records), 2362. [S2002] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1759-1769, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1987), p. 34 (will of Peter Corbin, wife Betty), 2002. [S2160] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1742-1758, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1986), p. 54 (will of Mary Sheldon), 2160. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S3025] JoAnn Hines, Hines, JoAnn - DAR Patroits of Accomack Co, VA, (Provided to MK Miles by Mary Jane Burn, 10 Mar 2018), 3025. [S802] Ancestry.com, William Corbin in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, 802. [S2362] Wright, MD E.S. Vital Records, 1751-1775, (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main Street, Westminer, MD 21157), p. 80 (Coventry Parish Records), 2362.