Isham Corbitt

(This is one of the families included in the book, Early Hamilton Settlers, by John Wilson)

Isham, who was born at Barnwell* in 1777, married Amelia Stokes, who was born in 1779. Isham was in Edgefield County, S.C., in 1800. He took his family to Bulloch County, Ga., about 1803 and he was there at the time of the Georgia land lottery in 1806. Isham is said to have lived a short time in Hamilton County. Isham's children were Celia (1798), Wealthy (1801), Harbid (1802), Marshall (1804), Newsom (1806), Martin (1810), Hillman (1813), William (1817) and Amelia (1820).

About 1825, Isham “had domestic difficulties” and left his wife, Amelia. He went west and was away for many years. His remaining family took part in the 1827 land lottery under the listing of “Isham Corbitt's orphans” at Bulloch County. They left that winter for property in Loundes County, Ga., on the east side of the Alapaha River. Many years later, Isham Corbitt returned to his family in Georgia and sought a reconciliation with Amelia. She would not agree to it - until his last illness when she reconciled and “nursed him tenderly.”

Isham Corbitt died in the first year of the Civil War and Amelia passed away in its last year. They were buried together at the Fender Cemetery. Celia married Michael Stephens, and Harbid married Luraney Boyett. Newsom married Polly Smith and his second wife was Jane. Hillman died young. Amelia was the first wife of her cousin, Allen Corbitt, son of Elisha Corbitt. William married Rhoda Griffis. Newsom and William lived many years at Homerville in Clinch County, Ga. Marshall and Martin also lived at Homerville. Marshall married Martha Ann Guthrie, then Martha Curry. Martin married Fanny Smith, then Lydia Curry.

Source: Ancestry profilr

• Barnwell was formed in 1797 from Orangeburg, hence at the time of his birth, the area was still Orangeburg.

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son of Brinkley Corbitt, R.S. 1745 - 1816 and Margaret Connell Corbitt 1753 - 1817

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