Henry Corbin, of Rappahonack River

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Henry Corbyn, a member of the governor's Council, was a key associate of Sir William Berkeley. The native Englander ventured to Virginia in 1654 and married into the colony's most powerful families three years later. Corbyn became a major landholder and was known for his hospitality. His success, and that of his relatives who used the more familiar spelling of their surname, spawned an old Virginia expression, "as rich as Corbin." He acquired important local offices, and was sitting on the Council by the spring of 1663.

Corbyn was the son of Thomas Corbyn and Winifred Grosvenor Corbyn and was born probably at Hall End, in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. Contemporaries spelled the family name variously as Corbin, Corbyn, and Corbyne. He signed his surname as Corbyn, but by the end of the seventeenth century Virginia members of the family all used the spelling Corbin. Although tradition states that Corbyn fled England after assisting in the escape of the exiled King Charles II from the battlefield at Worcester in September 1651, documentary proof of such an exploit is lacking. It is more likely that as a young man engaged in commerce, Corbyn was already attracted to opportunities in Virginia. In 1652 he received a bequest from a Virginia colonist, and two years later, while living in London and working as a draper, he acknowledged receipt of his legacy from his father's will.

Corbyn sailed for Virginia early in 1654, but his ship was blown off course and landed in Maryland. There in a deposition dated June 23, 1654, he gave his age as twenty-five and his occupation as merchant. His testimony concerned the tempestuous voyage and the mariners on board the Charity who had accused an old woman of witchcraft and executed her at sea. Corbyn probably entered Virginia soon thereafter. The earliest dated evidence of his presence is the bond he executed on January 3, 1657, for his intended marriage to Alice Eltonhead Burnham, the recently widowed mother of four children. During the next fifteen years they had five daughters and three sons. The union tied Corbyn into the complex kinship networks of the colonial political elite; his wife's sisters had married William Brocas, John Carter (ca. 1613–1670), and Ralph Wormeley (d. 1651), all members of the governor's Council, and Sir Henry Chicheley, later a member of the Council and lieutenant governor.

Through purchase and patenting unsettled land, Corbyn acquired several large and valuable properties between the Mattaponi and Rappahannock rivers, including one that he purchased in 1660 with a proviso that he settle it as soon as the Native Americans who resided there had departed. He acquired plantations known then or later as Corbin Hall, Machotick, and Peckatone, and he resided at Buckingham, one of the finest houses of its time, in the portion of Lancaster County that became Middlesex County about 1669. Well-liked and hospitable, Corbyn along with three associates built a banqueting house in 1670 for entertaining friends and guests at Peckatone. His success and that of several close relatives gave rise to a Virginia phrase, "as rich as Corbin."

In the several counties in which Corbyn transacted business or owned land, his name frequently appeared in the records as an officeholder, as party to land transactions or disputes, as a trustee of property, and as attorney in fact for a third party. On June 6, 1657, he became a justice of the quorum in Lancaster County (that is, one of the members of the county court whose presence was required for the conduct of business), and he may have also sat on the court of Rappahannock County as needed. At least one session of the Lancaster County Court, that of November 17, 1657, met at his house, as did many gatherings of the vestry for Christ Church Parish, on which he also sat. As a landowner and as a justice of the peace Corbyn dealt with local Native Americans several times and in several roles. He presided over cases concerning land disputes, protection of a young man known as Indian Ned from his tribal enemies, and injuries inflicted on Indians in violation of the peace treaty. In 1659 Corbyn won election to represent Lancaster County in the one-week session of the General Assembly that met that spring, when he served on the Committee for Private Causes. A colonel in the militia by April 1668, he was also a deputy escheator and collector of customs for the Rappahannock River district.

On an unrecorded date during or before the spring of 1663, Corbyn became a member of the governor's Council. His first documented responsibility was to take part in negotiations with Maryland to reduce production of tobacco in order to raise its price. The agreement then reached never took effect. Corbyn's tenure on the Council, which continued until his death, is not well documented because the surviving records are incomplete, but he was a trusted adviser to Governor Sir William Berkeley. In October 1669 the governor entered an unusual order, probably to resolve a local controversy, granting Corbyn authority to issue marriage licenses in Rappahannock County and directing that "noe Clerkes of County Cort. are to meddle in it." Corbyn's service on the Council spanned most of the so-called Long Assembly of 1661–1676; the failed Berkenhead Conspiracy of 1663, in which indentured servants from Gloucester and York counties planned to march on Jamestown to demand their freedom; the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars, which required large outlays for defense; and the first hints of trouble with Native Americans that led to Bacon's Rebellion (1676–1677).

When Corbyn wrote his will on July 25, 1675, he stated that although he was in reasonably good health, he was "of short memory." Family tradition holds that Corbyn died at the hands of Indians on January 8, 1676, but there is no known documentary record of the date or circumstance of his death. His brother wrote in April of that year that on the day of the funeral Indians carried off and killed about forty people and that they later attacked the widow's plantation. Corbyn most likely was buried at Buckingham, but if his grave was marked by a stone it had disappeared by the time the family gravestones were moved to the yard at Christ Episcopal Church in Middlesex County. Corbyn's widow married Henry Creyke within a year of her second husband's death, and in April 1681 in Corbyn's memory they donated his silver trencher plate, engraved with his coat of arms, to Christ Church.

Time Line

1628 or 1629 - Henry Corbyn is born at Hall End, in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England.

September 1651 - Henry Corbyn supposedly flees England after assisting in the escape of the exiled King Charles II from the battlefield, but documentary proof for this is lacking.

1652 - Henry Corbyn receives a bequest from a Virginia colonist, and two years later, while living in London and working as a draper, he acknowledges receipt of his legacy from his father's will.

Early 1654 - Henry Corbyn sails for Virginia, but his ship is blown of course and lands in Maryland.

June 23, 1654 - Henry Corbyn testifies about the tempestuous voyage to North America and the mariners on board the Charity who had accused an old woman of witchcraft and executed her at sea. Henry Corbyn enters Virginia soon thereafter.

January 3, 1657 - Henry Corbyn executes a bond for his intended marriage to Alice Eltonhead Burnham, the recently widowed mother of four children. They will have five daughters and three sons.

June 6, 1657 - Henry Corbyn becomes a justice of the quorum in Lancaster County (that is, one of the members of the county court whose presence is required for the conduct of business), and he may have also sat on the court of Rappahannock County as needed.

1659 - Henry Corbyn wins election to represent Lancaster County in the one-week session of the General Assembly that meets that spring, when he served on the Committee for Private Causes.

ca. 1660 - Henry Corbyn purchases several large and valuable properties between the Mattaponi and Rappahannock rivers and plantations known as Corbin Hall, Machotick, and Peckatone.

Spring 1663 - By this time, Henry Corbyn becomes a member of the governor's Council. His service on the Council spans most of the so-called Long Assembly of 1661–1676; the failed Berkenhead Conspiracy of 1663; the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars; and the first hints of trouble with Native Americans that led to Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

April 1668 - By this time, Henry Corbyn is a colonel in the militia, and also a deputy escheator and collector of customs for the Rappahannock River district.

July 25, 1675 - Henry Corbyn writes his will, stating that he was in good health, but that he was "of short memory."

January 8, 1676 - Henry Corbyn's family tradition holds that he dies at the hands of Indians on this date, but there is no known documentary record of the date or circumstance of his death.

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Henry Corbin died 8 Jan 1675. A copy of his will is among the Beauchamp papers."In the name of God Amen. I Henry Corbin of Rappahannock River in Virginia, Gent. Being, blessed be God, in reasonable good health and of perfect memory make thismy last will and testament in manner and forme following. My Body I committ to ye earth, my Soule to God my Creator and to Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer. My Worldly Estate I giveas followeth. I give my most deare wife Alice Corbin all the plates, Jewelles, household goodes in her possession and on the plantation whereonI now Live, and all her Clothing and the forth part of all other my Estate in Virginia except ye Crops of Tobacco made on my sever allplantations ye yeare of my death, and of the Crops yt yeare made I giveher the full halfe of the neate Crops; and I give her the third part ofmy Land during her Life or shee may live (and it is my Will) on any plantation shee pleaseth During her life in full satisfaction of her Dower, and yet the Legacies by this given bee in full satisfaction of all Claimes or Demandes.I give unto my Daughter Lettice five hundred Poundes; and two thousand acres of Land made over to her and her heires, the Money to bee paid at her day of Mariage or yeare of one and Twenty, and out of the Interest of ye Money she to have Twenty poundes per annum till the money be paid her. I give to my foure younger Daughters each of them foure hundred and fifty poundes a pece and fifty poundes a pece more, provided therebee of mine (in) England one thousand poundes betwixt my two sonnes. And I give each of my daughters fifteene a yeare a pece out of ye Interest of ye Money till the money bee paid them, and to each of my said Daughters I give one thousand acres of Land, being a Dividend of foure thousand acres adjoyning to my daughter Lettice or by pattent from the Lords proprietors, to enter upon it at the day of their marriage or one and twenty yeares to them and their heires, and the money to be paid them at ye same time and is in the handes of Mr. Gawin Corbin my Dear brother. I give unto my sonn Gawen Corbin my Land at Machotick and three hundred acres lying in Omen Creeke to him and his heires for ever. I give to my sonn Thomas Corbin all ye Rest of my Land in Virginia to him and his heires for ever. I give to my two sonns Tho: and Gawen Corbin all the rest of my personall estate in England and Virginia viz. My sonn Thomas first to have two hundred pounds and then the residue to bee equally Devided betwixt them. My will and meaning is yt my sonns estates be kept as intire as maybe for there best use and advantage and Education, wch I desire may bee as good as there Estate will beare, and yt they injoy each there Land at oneand twenty yeares and then ther personall estate to bee Devided by ther Guardians: and my desire is yt those I have appoynted there Guardians in England may have ye yearly produce of those Crops sent to them and all Tobacco Debts received and they supply there plantations with necessarysandkepe up such a number of servants as the Guardian. __________________________________

Arms: Sable, on a chief or. three ravens of the first, all proper. Motto: Probitas vertus homos Honesty, Truth, Country History: The Corbin Family is an old Virginia family, but the story begins in England, in Of Annington, with Thomas Corbin who was born in 1517. His ancestors may be traced to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. His descendant, a Henry Corbin, was born in Of, Hall End, Warwiskshire, England in 1629. He came to Virginia Colony on the ship Charity and settled in Stratton Major, King & Queen Co. (so named for his home in Enland). He served in the House of Burgesses in 1657, 59 and 60. The Corbins built the estate Peckatom, featuring a Georgian Mansion that sat on the shore of the Patomac. In 1645 he married Alice Eltonhead in Lancaster County, Virginia. They had the following childern: Laetitia, 1657; Winifred, 1662; Anne, 1664; John, 1657; Gawin, 1659; and Thomas, 1669. Henry Corbin was one of the most powerful persons in the colony. He had been in the "Country Club" that John Lee had established.

Laetitia (called Lettice by her family)[PHOTO] married the landowner next door: Sir Richard Lee, and their descendants included General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, a Revolutinary officer, and General Robert E. Lee of the Mexican and Civil Wars. His son Colonel Gawin Corbin served as Burgess in 1700, 02, and 18. Henry died in Westmoreland County in 1675, and Gawin inherited Peckatom.

My Great Great Grandfather William Corbin was born about in Virgina in 1822. He came to Kentucky and married Sarah Lytle of Kentucky before 1844. They are seen in the 1850 Washington County Census with four children: John S, James A. Elizabeth F, and William T. , also in the household is Susan Lytle, Sarah's elder sister.

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Some Direct Descendants of William Corbin

1 William Corbin Abt. 1822 - (born in Virginia)

. +Sarah J. Lytle Abt. 1826

........ 2 William T. Corbin 1849 - 1922

............ +Elizabeth Ann Sutherd 1856 - 1912

................... 3 Georgia Agnes Corbin 1883 - 1973

....................... +Jesse Marshall Carroll 1884 - 1950

.............................. 4 James Sutherd Carroll 1913 - 1989

.................................. +Edith Rebecca May 1914 - 1982

......................................... 5 Judith Ann Carroll 1945 - 1988

......................................... 5 Mark Carroll 1949 -

............................................. +Zetta Lyons 1948 -

......................................... 5 Susan Lynne Carroll 1952 -

................... 3 Charles E. Corbin 1894 - 1977

................... 3 Clarence Thomas Corbin 1897 - 1952

................... 3 Ada H. Corbin 1888 - 1987

................... 3 Maggie Corbin 1888 - Bef. 1988

................... 3 Claude B. Corbin 1879 - 1947

................... 3 James Sutherd Corbin 1885 - 1938

................... 3 Woodford Corbin 1886 - 1955

................... 3 William S. Corbin 1878 - 1946

................... 3 Florence M. Corbin 1892 -

........ 2 Elizabeth F. Corbin Abt. 1848 -

........ 2 James A. Corbin Abt. 1845 - 1940

........ 2 John I. Corbin Abt. 1844 - Bef. 1944

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Updated May 6, 2001 Mark S. Carroll

research "The Corbin Family of Virginia."Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 29(1921): 244. The Lees of Virginia... Seven Generations of an American Family, paul C. Nagel

Thomas CORBIN was born in 1517 in Of Annington, , , England. He died in 1560 in Of Annington, , , England. He married Ann REPPINGTON in 1542 in , , England. Ann REPPINGTON was born in 1521 in Annington, , , England. She died after 1625. She married Thomas CORBIN in 1542 in , , England. They had the following children: M i George CORBIN was born in 1543. He died about 1645. F ii Edith CORBIN was born in 1545 in Of Annington, , , England. F iii Florence CORBIN was born in 1547 in Of Annington, , , England. F iv Anne CORBIN was born in 1549 in Of Annington, , , England. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George CORBIN [Parents] was born in 1543 in Of Annington, , , England. He died about 1645. He married Mary FAUNT in 1563. Mary FAUNT was born in 1543 in Of Annington, , , England. She died after 1645. She married George CORBIN in 1563. They had the following children: M i Thomas CORBIN was born on 24 May 1594. He died in Jun 1638. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas CORBIN [Parents] was born on 24 May 1594 in Hallend, Warwick, England. He died in Jun 1638 in Hall End, , , England. He married Winifrid GROSVENOR on 28 Aug 1620 in Allesley, Warwick, England. Winifrid GROSVENOR was born about 1590 in Of Sutton Coldfield, Warw, Engl. She married Thomas CORBIN on 28 Aug 1620 in Allesley, Warwick, England. They had the following children: M i Thomas CORBIN was born on 2 Apr 1624 in Hall End, Warwick, England. F ii Lettice CORBIN was born in 1635 in Hall End, Warwick, England. M iii George CORBIN was born in 1631 in Hall End, Warwick, England. M iv Gawen CORBYN was born about 1633 in London, , , England. M v Henry CORBIN was born in 1629. He died on 8 Jan 1675. Thomas CORBIN was born in 1517 in Of Annington, , , England. He died in 1560 in Of Annington, , , England. He married Ann REPPINGTON in 1542 in , , England. Ann REPPINGTON was born in 1521 in Annington, , , England. She died after 1625. She married Thomas CORBIN in 1542 in , , England. They had the following children: M i George CORBIN was born in 1543. He died about 1645. F ii Edith CORBIN was born in 1545 in Of Annington, , , England. F iii Florence CORBIN was born in 1547 in Of Annington, , , England. F iv Anne CORBIN was born in 1549 in Of Annington, , , England. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George CORBIN [Parents] was born in 1543 in Of Annington, , , England. He died about 1645. He married Mary FAUNT in 1563. Mary FAUNT was born in 1543 in Of Annington, , , England. She died after 1645. She married George CORBIN in 1563. They had the following children: M i Thomas CORBIN was born on 24 May 1594. He died in Jun 1638. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas CORBIN [Parents] was born on 24 May 1594 in Hallend, Warwick, England. He died in Jun 1638 in Hall End, , , England. He married Winifrid GROSVENOR on 28 Aug 1620 in Allesley, Warwick, England. Winifrid GROSVENOR was born about 1590 in Of Sutton Coldfield, Warw, Engl. She married Thomas CORBIN on 28 Aug 1620 in Allesley, Warwick, England. They had the following children: M i Thomas CORBIN was born on 2 Apr 1624 in Hall End, Warwick, England. F ii Lettice CORBIN was born in 1635 in Hall End, Warwick, England. M iii George CORBIN was born in 1631 in Hall End, Warwick, England. M iv Gawen CORBYN was born about 1633 in London, , , England. M v Henry CORBIN was born in 1629. He died on 8 Jan 1675. Thomas CORBIN was born in 1517 in Of Annington, , , England. He died in 1560 in Of Annington, , , England. He married Ann REPPINGTON in 1542 in , , England. Ann REPPINGTON was born in 1521 in Annington, , , England. She died after 1625. She married Thomas CORBIN in 1542 in , , England. They had the following children: M i George CORBIN was born in 1543. He died about 1645. F ii Edith CORBIN was born in 1545 in Of Annington, , , England. F iii Florence CORBIN was born in 1547 in Of Annington, , , England. F iv Anne CORBIN was born in 1549 in Of Annington, , , England. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George CORBIN [Parents] was born in 1543 in Of Annington, , , England. He died about 1645. He married Mary FAUNT in 1563. Mary FAUNT was born in 1543 in Of Annington, , , England. She died after 1645. She married George CORBIN in 1563. They had the following children: M i Thomas CORBIN was born on 24 May 1594. He died in Jun 1638. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas CORBIN [Parents] was born on 24 May 1594 in Hallend, Warwick, England. He died in Jun 1638 in Hall End, , , England. He married Winifrid GROSVENOR on 28 Aug 1620 in Allesley, Warwick, England. Winifrid GROSVENOR was born about 1590 in Of Sutton Coldfield, Warw, Engl. She married Thomas CORBIN on 28 Aug 1620 in Allesley, Warwick, England. They had the following children: M i Thomas CORBIN was born on 2 Apr 1624 in Hall End, Warwick, England. F ii Lettice CORBIN was born in 1635 in Hall End, Warwick, England. M iii George CORBIN was born in 1631 in Hall End, Warwick, England. M iv Gawen CORBYN was born about 1633 in London, , , England. M v Henry CORBIN was born in 1629. He died on 8 Jan 1675. http://www.ishipress.com/pafg54.htm#2211 Henry CORBIN [Parents] was born in 1629 in Buckingham, Middlesex, Eng. He was christened in Of, Hall End, Warwickshire, England. He died on 8 Jan 1675 in Westmoreland Co., Va. He married Alice ELTONHEAD on 25 Jul 1645 in Lancaster Co., Va. Alice ELTONHEAD [Parents] was born in 1627 in Of, Glochester, , Va. She died about 1685 in Middlesex Co., Va. She married Henry CORBIN on 25 Jul 1645 in Lancaster Co., Va. They had the following children: F i Laetitia CORBIN was born in 1657. She died on 6 Oct 1706. F ii Winifred CORBIN was born on 3 Nov 1662 in Hall End, Warwick, Eng. She died in 1709. F iii Anne CORBIN was born on 9 Feb 1664 in buckingham Hse', Middlesex Co., Va. She died on 30 Jul 1694 in mount Airy', Richmond Co., Va. M iv John CORBIN was born about 1657 in Lancaster Co., Virginia. M v Gawin CORBIN was born in 1659 in Of Machodoc, Westmoreland, Va. He died in 1744. F vi CORBIN was born about 1664 in . M vii CORBIN was born about 1666 in . F viii CORBIN was born about 1668 in . M ix Thomas CORBIN was born in Sep 1669 in Of Machodoc, Westmoreland, Va. F x CORBIN was born about 1670 in . F xi Frances CORBIN was born in Dec 1671 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia. She died on 22 Nov 1713 in London, England. Sir Richard LEE III [Parents] was born in 1644 in New Poquoson, York, Va. He died on 12 Mar 1714 in Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia, Colony. He was buried in 1715 in Brent House, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland, Va. He married Laetitia CORBIN in 1674 in Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Va., Va. Major Richard Henry Lee 2, b 1645, Gloucester Co., VA., m 1676 to Letitia Corbin, b 1657, d 6 Oct 1706, d/o Henry and Alice Eltonhead Corbin. Laetitia CORBIN [Parents] was born in 1657 in Stratfordshire, England. She died on 6 Oct 1706 in Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland, Va. She was buried in Machodoc Plant., Hague, Va.. She married Sir Richard LEE III in 1674 in Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Va., Va. They had the following children: M i Richard IV LEE was born in 1678 in Westmoreland, Middlesex, Va. He was christened in Christ Church, Middlesex, Not In Igi, Trbdp. He died in 1718 in London, , England. M ii John LEE was born on 21 May 1678/1679 in Of Machodox, Westmoreland, Virginia. He was christened on 3 Dec 1678 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Va, Ldsc. He died in 1678 in , Westmoreland, Va. M iii Henry LEE was born in 1679 in , , Virginia. M iv Phillip LEE was born in 1681 in Westmoreland, Middlesex, Va. He was christened in 1700 in Father's, Lands, Dorchester, Maryland. He died in Apr 1744 in Blenheim, Charles, Co, Maryland. He was buried in 1744 in Will Probate, Charles, Co, Maryland. M v Francis LEE was born in 1682 in Westmoreland, Co, Va. He was christened in Of, Paradise, Gloucester, Va. He died after 12 Mar 1714 in Not Married, No Children. F vi Ann LEE was born in 1683. She died in 1732. M vii Thomas LEE was born in 1690. He died on 14 Nov 1750. M viii Richard LEE was born in 1691 in , Westmoreland, Virginia. He died in 1718 in , , England. M ix Henry LEE was born in 1691. He died in 1747. F x Ann Mary LEE was born in 1692 in Westmoreland, Co, Va. She died in 1732 in , Stafford, Va. She was buried in Eagle's Nest, King George, Va. M xi Arthur Ferney I LEE was born in 1693 in Of, Westmoreland, Co, Va. Henry LEE [Parents] was born in 1691 in Westmoreland, Co, VA. He was christened in Leesylvania, Lee, Line, Prince William. He died in 1747 in Of, Westmoreland, Co, VA. He was buried in Burnt Housefield, Lee Hall Plantat, VA. He married Mary BLAND in 1723/1724 in Prince William, Co, , Va. Mary BLAND [Parents] was born on 21 Aug 1704 in , Prince William, Virginia. She was christened in Leesylvania, Lee, Line. She died in 1764 in , Westmoreland, VA.. She married Henry LEE in 1723/1724 in Prince William, Co, , Va. They had the following children: F i Female LEE was born in 1732 in Probably, , Va. M ii Henry LEE was born in 1729. He died in 1787. M iii LEE was born about 1725 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Va. M iv LEE was born about 1723 in Prince William, Co, , VA. M v John LEE was born in 1724. He died in 1767. M vi Richard LEE was born in 1726. He died in 1795. F vii LEE was born about 1727 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA. F viii Laetitia LEE was born in 1730. She died in 1788. F ix Anne LEE was born in 1732. Henry LEE [Parents] was born in 1729 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA. He was christened on 1 Dec 1753 in Married, Lucy, Grymes. He died in 1787 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Co, VA. He was buried in 1787 in Washington, DC. He married Lucy GRYMES on 1 Dec 1753 in Gloucester Co, Va. Lucy GRYMES [Parents] was born on 24 Aug 1743 in Brandon, Midlsx, VA. She was christened on 26 Aug 1743 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia. She died on 14 Sep 1830 in Springfield, Hanover, VA. She was buried in Fork Church, Hanover Co.. She married Henry LEE on 1 Dec 1753 in Gloucester Co, Va. Other marriages: NELSON, Thomas They had the following children: M i Sr. Richard Bland LEE was born on 31 Jul 1753. He died on 12 Mar 1827. M ii Edmund Jennings LEE was born on 20 May 1772. He died on 30 May 1843. M iii Gen. Charles LEE was born in 1758. He died on 24 Jun 1815. M iv LEE was born about 1754 in . M v Gen. Henry LEE Jr. was born on 29 Jan 1756 in "leesylvania" Near Dumpfries, Prince William, Va. He died on 25 Mar 1818 in "dungeness" Cumberland Island, Camden, Ga. He was buried in Washington & Lee University Chapel Cem, Lexington, , Va. F vi Mary LEE was born in 1764 in Westmoreland, Co, Va. She was christened in Married, Philip, Fendall. She died in 1827. M vii Theodorick LEE was born on 3 Sep 1766. He died on 10 Apr 1849. F viii Lucy LEE was born in 1774 in Westmoreland, Co, Va. She was christened in Not Married, No Children. She died in , , Virginia. F ix Anne Anna LEE was born in 1776. She died in Aug 1857. M x Major Gen. Henry (Light Horse Harry) LEE III was born on 19 Jan 1756. He died on 25 Mar 1818. F xi Mary LEE was born in 1775. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Gen. Henry (Light Horse Harry) LEE III [Parents] was born on 19 Jan 1756 in Stratford, Virginia. He was christened in Of, Dumfries, Prince William, Va. He died on 25 Mar 1818 in Cumberland Island, Georgia. He was buried in Greenes private cemetery at Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Georgia. He married Ann Hill CARTER on 18 Jun 1793 in Strafford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia. Henry was born in 1756. He was born in 1756. He died in 1818. He died in 1818. Other marriages: LEE, Matilda Ann Hill CARTER [Parents] was born in Oct 1773 in Shirley, Plantation, James River, Virginia. She died on 26 Jul 1829 in Ravensworth Plan, Fairfax, Va.. She was buried in Wash. & Lee Univ, Lexington, Va.. She married Major Gen. Henry (Light Horse Harry) LEE III on 18 Jun 1793 in Strafford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia. Ann was born in 1773. She died in 1829. They had the following children: M i Gen. Robert E. LEE was born on 19 Jan 1807. He died on 12 Oct 1870. F ii Mildred LEE was born in 1811 in "stratford", Westmoreland, Va. She died in 1856 in Paris, France. M iii LEE was born about 1797 in , , Virginia. M iv Algernon Sydney LEE was born on 2 Apr 1795 in Stratford, Virginia. He died on 9 Aug 1796 in "stratford", Westmoreland, Va. He was buried in Sulley, Virginia. M v Charles Carter LEE was born on 8 Nov 1798. He died on 21 Mar 1871. F vi Anne Kinloch LEE was born on 19 Jun 1800. She died on 20 Feb 1864. M vii Sydney Smith LEE was born on 2 Sep 1802. He died on 22 Jul 1869. F viii Catherine Mildred LEE was born on 27 Feb 1811. She died in 1856. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FAMILY TREE http://www.ishipress.com/pafx.htm#TOC

Henry Creyke and Alice Eltonhead had no children.

Henry Corbin was the third son of a Warwickshire family who made his first voyage to the colonies for his family's London-based business in 1654 when he was 25. He had to spend longer than planned in St. Mary's City, then the capital of Maryland, because on the voyage across the Atlantic there was a storm of such ferocity that the crew thought it must have been caused by a witch. They found their witch on board and hanged the old woman. Henry was a witness when the matter came to trial in Maryland. While in St. Mary's City he became acquainted with William Eltonhead of Lancashire, who had moved to Maryland to oversee the interests of Lord Baltimore, the proprietor of the Maryland colony. Two years later Henry was again in Maryland and learned that Willliam's 26-year-old niece Alice Eltonhead Burnham had recently become a widow. Henry may have decided to marry her even before he met her. Alice Eltonhead, the youngest of the five Eltonhead sisters who sailed to America around 1645, may have waited until her 16th birthday to marry Rowland Burnham, a successful tobacco planter with a large tract of land in Middlesex County -- across the wide Rappahannock River from Lancaster County at the southern tip of the Northern Neck. In 1655 when Rowland wrote his will -- before setting off on a voyage to London -- he and Alice were parents of three sons and a daughter. The will left Alice one-third of his land, one-third of the next tobacco crop and all of the household furnishings and plate. Henry Corbin lost no time in proposing to the young widow whose beauty may be guessed at by viewing a portrait of her eldest daughter at the Lee estate, Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County.

The portrait on this page shows Henry Corbin in his council robes. He served on the council of the royal governor of Virginia for most of the two decades he was married to Alice. He was killed during an Indian uprising in 1676. In 1677, Alice wrote to her English brothers-in-law to turn down their invitation to come back to England. She is sending her two sons to them so their uncles can oversee their English education. She also wants her brothers-in-law to invest in English land her sons' share of the proceeds from the sale of Corbin tobacco. Alice says that her comfort is the companionship of her five daughters -- three of whom are of marriageable age in 1677. And she has an announcement to make. She is about to take on husband number three, Henry Creyke.

Evidence of the high esteem Henry Corbin had for Alice Eltonhead is the concern he had for the future of their daughters. They would be given large tracts of land when they reached marriageble age -- to assure that they could select their husbands from among the most eligible men in Virginia. Letitia, the eldest born in 1657, had a dowry of 2,000 acres when she married Richard Lee in May 1674 in a banqueting hall in Westmoreland County built for the occasion by the fathers of the bride and the groom.

Letitia's four sisters each received 1000 acres of land. Alice born in 1659 married Philip Lightfoot. Winifred born in 1662 waited until she was 20 to marry Leroy Griffin. Ann born in 1664 married William Tayloe in 1685 and moved across the Rappahannock River to live at Mount Airy. Frances born in 1666 married Edmund Jennings in 1688.

Their brother Gawin born in 1669 took over the estate where his parents had made their home when he returned from his school years in England. Thomas born in 1668 stayed in England.

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Spouse:

 Alice Eltonhead Corbin (1627 - 1685)

Children:

 Laetitia Corbin Lee (1656 - 1706)*

 Gawin Corbin (1669 - 1745)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Buckingham House Cemetery Urbanna Middlesex County Virginia, USA

Created by: Tricia Petitt Record added: May 10, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 179227965