CORBIN FAMILY
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 Revolutionary 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.
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
Updated 20130129
Mark S. Carroll