Descendants Clement Corbin » Robert Corbin Sr. (1710-1758)
Personal data Robert Corbin Sr.
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- He was born on May 24, 1710 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.Sources 1, 2, 6, 8
- Resident:
- in the year 1748: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.Source 3
- on April 1, 1755: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.Source 6
- (Executor/Executrix) on July 16, 1725: He was Executor of his fathers "Will" 1736.Source 6
- (French & Indian War) in the year 1758: He was a member of Capt. Philip Walker's company in the French and Ind.Source 2
- (Land Purchase) on April 1, 1755 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA: He bought land of Benjamin Martin where he went to live..Source 6
- (Pension) .Source 8
- (Medical (Facts Pg)) : d. taken sick and died in the French and Indian War.
- He died in the year 1758 in Troy, Albany, New York, USA, he was 47 years old.Source 8
d. taken sick and died
- Probate in the year 1758 naar Bristol, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten.
- A child of Jabez Corbin and Mary Morse
Household of Robert Corbin Sr.
He is married to Sarah Bliss.
They got married on November 29, 1739 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, he was 29 years old.Sources 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Child(ren):
- Mary Corbin 1751-????
Notes about Robert Corbin Sr.
Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, Ph.B., B.D., Ph.B., B.D., "History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy River (Brookline) Mass. and Woodstock, Conn." pp. 36-37 " Robert CORBIN (Jabez, Clement), "b. May 24, 1710; m. Sarah Bliss, dau. of Samuel Bliss of Rehoboth, Mass., Nov 29, 1739, at Woodstock. Robert CORBIN was the executor of his father's will, made July 16, 1725, and admitted to probate in 1736. His first three children were baptized in Woodstock, so he must have lived there until 1748. He resided at Dighton, Mass., April 1, 1755, at which time he bought land of Benjamin Martin in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, on the Palmer River, where he went to live.
He was a member of Capt. Philip Walker's company in the French and Indian War in 1758, and was stationed at Half Moon. He was taken sick and died, probably, at Troy, N.Y. Sarah CORBIN, his widow, was made administrator of his estate October 4, 1758. The inventory of his property was taken December 5, 1758, by Capt. Nathaniel Bliss, Capt. Wm. Bullock, and Daniel Bliss and amounted to f257 2s 4d. His three younger children were under fourteen in 1759, and their mother was made their guardian. Seth Knapp was guardian for Samuel, who was over fourteen in 1759. May 2, 1774, Samuel Bullock was guardian for Eliphalet, over fourteen. On Jan 23, 1765, Samuel Bliss willed land to his grandchildren Robert, Samuel, and Eliphalet CORBIN. Sarah, the wife of Robert CORBIN, d. March,1807, at Bainbridge, N.Y., age 84."
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Sources
- History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy River (Brookline) Mass. and Woodstock, Conn, Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, Ph.B., B.D., pp. 26-28 #6 JABEZ Corbin / Higginson Book Company
- The History of Woodstock Connecticut, Genealogies of Woodstock Families, 1852-1935, Clarence Winthrop Bowen, Ph.D, LL.D., p. 68 #32 Robert Corbin
- Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896, Ancestry.com, Database online.
Record for Robert
/ Ancestry.com - Colonial Ancestry of Mary Amelia Wight With Brief Histories and Genealogy of 130 Direct Line Ancestors from England who immigrated to New England, Richard Wight Burt, Compiler, p 254
- Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths
- History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy River (Brookline) Mass. and Woodstock, Conn, Rev. Harvey M. Lawson, Ph.B., B.D., pp. 36-37 #19 Robert Corbin / Higginson Book Company
- Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com
Record for Robert Corbin
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com, Database online.
Record for Eliphalet Corbin
/ Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday May 24, 1710
- The temperature on May 24, 1710 was about 17.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1710: Source: Wikipedia
- February 28 » Battle of Helsingborg: 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish soil.
- April 5 » The Statute of Anne receives the royal assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
- April 10 » The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
- August 20 » War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
- October 13 » Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
Day of marriage November 29, 1739
- The temperature on November 29, 1739 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1739: Source: Wikipedia
- February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
- February 24 » Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
- May 16 » The Battle of Vasai concludes as the Marathas defeat the Portuguese army.
- September 18 » The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
- October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
- November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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