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THE CORBIN FAMILY
The name Corbin has been associated with the history of
Virginia since the earliest colonial times. The Hon. Henry
Corbin came to the colony in 1650 and resided, first, in Stratton
Major Parish in King and Queen county, and afterward at
Buckingham House where he died in 1676. He was a member
of the King's Council and a burgess from Lancaster. His portrait,
in his robes of office as Councillor of State of England may still
be seen at "Mt. Airy" the estate of the Tayloe family in Richmond
county.
Major Richard Corbin, a descendant of the Hon. Henry
Corbin, owned the estate called "Moss Neck" in Caroline county,
and commanded a company of artillery in the War of 1812.
The Hon. Francis Corbin, of "The Reeds" in Caroline county
was the son of Col. Richard Corbin and Elizabeth Tayloe. He
Temple, London. He m. Anna Munford Beverly, daughter of
Colonel Robert Beverly, of "Blandfield," in Essex.
Robert Beverly, son of Colonel Robert, of "Blandfield"
came into possession of "The Reeds" in Caroline, which had
been the home of his sister, Mrs. Francis Corbin. He m., first
Rebecca Sims, of Philadelphia, and second, Mary Mills, of
Richmond. His children assumed their mother's maiden name,
and one of them, Nicholas Mills, M. D., was living unmarried
at "The Reeds" as late as 1809.
The Hon. John Corbin, of "Port Tobago" in Caroline was
the second son of the Hon. Gawin Corbin, of "Peckatone" and
"Lanesville" in King and Queen county. He was born in 1710,
educated in England, and m. his cousin, Letitia Lee, of London.
Gawin Corbin, son of the Hon. John Corbin, of "Port Tobago"
inherited the estate and m. Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Thomas
Jones, of Northumberland.
George Lee Corbin, son of Gawin, of "Port Tobago" was
one of the most prominent men of Caroline in his day.
The Corbin arms are thus described:
Arms:Sable on a chief or, three ravens of the first, all proper.
Motto:
Probitas vertus honos.
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