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  Individual History:
  !(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe(Berryville, VA, 196 3) p.1,78,79. FHL #929.273 T211t.(2) "Virginia Genealogies - A Genealogy of the Glassell Fami ly," by Rev.Horace Edwin Hayden (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1966) p.230,232.(3) "The C ompendium of American Genealogy," Vol. IV, ed. by Frederick AdamsVirkus (Reprint 1930. Gealog ical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1968) p.123.(4) "Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Lan d Patents and Grants,"by Nell Marion Nugent (VA State Lib., Richmond, 1977) Vol. 2, p.64. Cit es: (a)Patent Bk 6, p.253.(5) "Genealogies of Virginia Families From Tyler's Quarterly Histor ical andGenealogical Magazine," Vol. 1 (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1981) p.301-302. Ci tes: (a) "Deeds &c., No. 3, 1663-1668," p.58,395,396.(6) "Some Virginia Families," by Hugh Mi lton McIlhany Jr. (Genealogical Pub.Co., Baltimore, 1962. Reprint 1903) p.216. Cites: (a) Gri ffin Milton,Darlington, MD. (b) Dr. Lee's "Lee of Virginia," p.83-86. (c) Bishop Meade's"Ol d Churches," etc., Vol. 2, p.145-146.(7) "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, " by Bishop WilliamMeade, Vol. II (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1978. Reprint 1857) p.14 5,146.(8) "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, andPlaces in Ne w Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977).(9) Tayloe family records from Mt . Airy, VA, extracted 29 Sep 1927 (by CabellGwathmey?).(10) Lancaster Co., VA Tithables 1659 , "Tidewater Virginia Families," Vol. 1,No. 1, May/Jun 1992, p.26.(11) "Tidewater Virginia Fa milies," Vol. 2, No. 1, May/Jun 1993, p.26, "ChristChurch Parish Register, Additions and Lowe r Church, Middlesx County," byVirginia Lee Hutcheson Davis.(12) "Tidewater Virginia Families, " Vol. 2, No.3, Nov/Dec 1993, p.154,"Lancaster County Tithables 1668," transcribed by Virgini a Lee Hutchison Davisfrom Lancaster Co., VA County Court Orders, Etc., #a, p.86-87.(13) "Gene alogy of the Virginia Family of Lomax by one of the SeventhGeneration in the Direct Line" (19 13) p.47,50. FHL #929.273 L 8 37l.!Birth: (1,3,6,13) 1629. (1,3,6) England. (1,3,13) 3rd son . (1,3) s/o ThomasCorbin/Winefred Grosvenor of Hall End, Co. Warwick, England. (2) s/o Col. G awinGorbin. (6,13) s/o Thomas Corbin/Winifred Grosvenor. (8) s/o Thomas Corbin ofHallende, Wa rwickshire, England. (13) Warwick Co., England. Descendant ofRobert Corbion of Warwick Co., E ngland.Marriage to Alice Eltonhead: (1) 1656 or 1657. Widow of Rowland Burnham. (2,6)25 Jul 1 645. (3,13) c.1655.Death: (1,2,6) 8 Jan 1675. (3) 8 Jan 1676. (13) About 1675.Burial: (1) Mid dlesex Co., VA.(9) Of Hall End, Warwickshire.(3) Draper of London.(1,3) 1654: Emigrated in th e ship "Charity", Capt. John Bosworth. (1,6) To VA.(3) To MD. (8) 1652 came to VA in the shi p "Charity."(1) Settled on the south side of the Rappahannock River in Lancaster (laterMiddle sex) Co.. (6,13) Settled first in King & Queen Co., VA, later inWestmoreland Co.. (7) c.165 0 settled in the parish of Stratton Major, Kingand Queen Co., VA. (NOTE: Lancaster Co. was cr eated 1651 from York &Northumberland Cos.; Westmoreland was created 1653 from Northumberland; Middlesex was created 1669 from Lancaster; King & Queen was created 1691 fromNew Kent, whic h had been created 1654 from York.) (8) Settled in Middlesex Co.(3) Established "Buckingham L odge" on the south side of the RappahannockRiver, Lancaster Co., VA. (1) Of "Buckingham House " in Middlesex Co., VA.(8) Named his home "Buckingham," "Buckingham House," or "Buckingham Lo dge." Thename stayed with the site "to this day," and in 1947 there was a very oldhouse stand ing on the same site. (9) Settled in King & Queen Co. (11) It isthought that the Upper Chape l of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VAwas located on Buckingham Farm, the residence o f Henry Corbin. The site isbelieved to have been about 3/4 mile from the present settlement o f Samosand 2 miles north of Sunderland Creek (now Lagrange Creek).(1,3) 1657: Justice of th e Peace, Lancaster Co., VA.(1,3) 1658-1660: Member of the House of Burgesses from Lancaster C o. (6) 1659.(13) 1659: Member of the VA Burgesses.(10) 1659, Nov: Mr. Corbyn was assessed fo r 22 titheables on the list of Mr.Corbyn, Lancaster Co., VA.(1,3,6,13) 1663: Member of the Co lonial Council.(3) Vestryman of Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA.(7) 1664, 26 Mar: Had a pate nt issued in his name for land he had transferredto him from Nicholas Jernew, called "Peekato ne," in Westmoreland Co., VA.Jernew's original patent was dated 18 Oct 1650. (13) 1664, Mar : Receivedpatent for "Peckatone."(1,3) Owned estates "Buckingham" and "Corbin Hall" in Middle sex Co., and"Peckatone" or "Pickatone" in Westmoreland Co.(13) Finally settled at "Peckatone, " Westmoreland Co., VA. (NOTE: Evidencebelow seems to suggest his main residence remained i n Middlesex Co.)(5a) 1664, 12 May: Thomas Button and Jane his wife deed to Henry Corbin, Esq. ,of Lancaster Co., 600 acres on the south side of Rappahannock River oppositeNanzimum Towne , bounded on N.W. by Bests Creek and on S.E. with Cedar Creek,granted to John Gillett by pate nt 21 Apr 1657, and to Thomas Button, 18 Mar1662, who had m. the relict of John Gillett.(2) 1 665: The Vestrymen of Middlesex Parish, Henry Corbin, Richard Perrott,Abraham Weeks, Jno. Has lewood, Richard Cock and Robert Chewning, agree, eachof them, to marke one cow calf with a cr op in the right ear, to be kept aswell as their own cattle until they be two years old, the n given to thevestry as stock for the parish.(5a) 1666, 10 Apr: Thomas Button of the county o f Rappahannock, planter, andJane his wife, executrix of the last will and testament of John G illett lateof the county of Rappanannock, planter, dec'd, convey to Henry Corbin of thecount y of Lancaster in Rappahannock River aforesaid, Esq., 4000 acres lyingand being in the freshe s of Rappahannock in Rappahannock Co. and latelybelonging to John Gillett, dec'd, commonly ca lled Nimcocke. Wits. by HumphreyBooth, Giles Cale and Henry Aubrey.(5a) 1667: Henry Corbin, E sq., and Alice his wife deed to Col. John Catlett ofRappahannock Co. the 600 acres Henry Corb in had purchased from Thomas Buttonin 1664.(12) 1668: Hen. Corbyn Esqr. assessed for 18 tithe ables, southside ofLancaster Co., VA. This was the southside of the Rappahannock River, the p artof Lancaster Co. that was cut off to form Middlesex Co. the following year.(4a) 1669, 25 S ep: Henry Corbyn, Esq., granted 500 acres, Lancaster Co., VA, onthe N. side of the freshes o f Rappahannock River, about 14 miles aboveNanzemond Town. A gutt dividing this from 1000 acre s surveyed for John Weire.Granted to John Philips and John Butts or Batts, 7 Sep 1654, desert ed, andnow granted by order for transport of 10 persons: Adry Henderson, John Clarke,Robert U tich, William Johnson, Giles Gardner, Griffin Roberts, AllenFullerton, Ralph Henderson, Joh n Johnson, Dunkin Robinson.(7) 1670, 30 Mar: John Lee, Henry Corbin, Thomas Gerrard, and Isaa c Allertonentered into a compact to build a banqueting-house at or near the corner oftheir re spective lands. Recorded 27 Mar 1774.(1) 1673: Member of Commission for Middlesex Co. (3) Jus tice of Middlesex Co.(13) 1673: Justice.(13) Upon the vast area of land which he patented, hi s sons and grandsons livedand established the great estates of "Farleyvale," "Laneville," an d "MossNeck."
  
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  !(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe    (Berryville, VA , 1963) p.1,78,79. FHL #929.273 T211t.    (2) "Virginia Genealogies - A Genealogy of the Glas sell Family," by Rev.    Horace Edwin Hayden (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1966) p.230,2 32.    (3) "The Compendium of American Genealogy,"  Vol. IV, ed. by Frederick Adams    Virku s (Reprint 1930. Gealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1968) p.123.    (4) "Cavaliers and Pioneer s - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants,"    by Nell Marion Nugent (VA State Lib. , Richmond, 1977) Vol. 2, p.64. Cites: (a)    Patent Bk 6, p.253.    (5) "Genealogies of Virg inia Families From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and    Genealogical Magazine," Vol. 1 (Geneal ogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1981) p.301-    302. Cites: (a) "Deeds &c., No. 3, 1663-1668," p. 58,395,396.    (6) "Some Virginia Families," by Hugh Milton McIlhany Jr. (Genealogical Pub .    Co., Baltimore, 1962. Reprint 1903) p.216. Cites: (a) Griffin  Milton,    Darlington, MD . (b) Dr. Lee's "Lee of Virginia," p.83-86. (c) Bishop Meade's    "Old Churches," etc., Vol . 2, p.145-146.    (7) "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia," by Bishop Willia m    Meade, Vol. II (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1978. Reprint 1857) p.145,    146 .    (8) "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and    Places in N ew Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977).    (9) Tayloe family records fr om Mt. Airy, VA, extracted 29 Sep 1927 (by Cabell    Gwathmey?).    (10) Lancaster Co., VA Ti thables 1659, "Tidewater Virginia Families," Vol. 1,    No. 1, May/Jun 1992, p.26.   "Tidewat er Virginia Families," Vol. 2, No. 1, May/Jun 1993, p.26, "Christ Church Parish Register, Add itions and Lower Church, Middlesx County," by    VirginiaLee Hutcheson Davis.
  "Tidewater Virginia Families," Vol. 2, No.3, Nov/Dec 1993, p.154,    "Lancaster County Tithab les 1668," transcribed by Virginia Lee Hutchison Davis    from Lancaster Co., VA County Cour t Orders, Etc., #a, p.86-87.
  "Genealogy of the Virginia Family of Lomax by one of the Seventh    Generation in the Direc t Line" (1913) p.47,50. FHL #929.273 L 8 37l.    !Birth: (1,3,6,13) 1629. (1,3,6) England. (1 ,3,13) 3rd son. (1,3) s/o Thomas    Corbin/Winefred Grosvenor of Hall End, Co. Warwick, Engla nd. (2) s/o Col. Gawin    Gorbin. (6,13) s/o Thomas Corbin/Winifred Grosvenor. (8) s/o Thoma s Corbin of    Hallende, Warwickshire, England. (13) Warwick Co., England. Descendant of    R obert Corbion of Warwick Co., England.    Marriage to Alice Eltonhead: (1) 1656 or 1657. Wido w of Rowland Burnham. (2,6)    25 Jul 1645. (3,13) c.1655.    Death: (1,2,6) 8 Jan 1675. (3 ) 8 Jan 1676. (13) About 1675.    Burial: (1) Middlesex Co., VA.    (9) Of Hall End, Warwicks hire.  Draper of London.    (1,3) 1654: Emigrated in the ship "Charity", Capt.  John Bosworth . (1,6) To VA.
  To MD. (8) 1652 came to VA in the ship "Charity."    (1) Settled on the south side of the Ra ppahannock River in Lancaster (later  Middlesex) Co.. (6,13) Settled first in King & Queen Co ., VA, later in    Westmoreland Co..
  c.1650 settled in the parish of Stratton Major, King    and Queen Co., VA. (NOTE: Lancaste r Co. was created 1651 from York &    Northumberland Cos.; Westmoreland was created 1653 fro m Northumberland;    Middlesex was created 1669 from Lancaster; King & Queen was created 169 1 from    New Kent, which had been created 1654 from York.) (8) Settled in Middlesex Co.    ( 3) Established "Buckingham Lodge" on the south side of the Rappahannock    River, Lancaster C o., VA. (1) Of  "Buckingham House" in Middlesex Co., VA.    (8) Named his home "Buckingham, " "Buckingham House," or "Buckingham Lodge." The    name stayed with the site "to this day , " and in 1947 there was a very old    house standing on the same site. (9) Settled in Kin g & Queen Co. (11) It is    thought that the Upper Chapel of Christ Church Parish, Middlese x Co., VA    was located on Buckingham Farm, the residence of Henry Corbin.  The site is    b elieved to have been about 3/4 mile from the present settlement of Samos    and 2 miles nort h of Sunderland Creek (now Lagrange Creek).
  1657: Justice of the Peace, Lancaster Co., VA.
  1658-1660: Member of the House of Burgesses from Lancaster Co. (6) 1659.
  1659: Member of the VA Burgesses.
  1659, Nov: Mr. Corbyn was assessed for 22 titheables on the list of Mr.  Corbyn, Lancaster Co ., VA.
  1663: Member of the Colonial  Council.    (3) Vestryman of Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA.
  1664, 26 Mar:  Had a patent issued in his name for land he had transferred    to him from Nic holas Jernew, called "Peekatone," in Westmoreland Co., VA.    Jernew's original patent was da ted 18 Oct 1650.
  1664, Mar: Received    patent for "Peckatone."    (1,3) Owned estates "Buckingham" and "Corbi n Hall" in Middlesex Co., and    "Peckatone" or "Pickatone" in Westmoreland Co.  Finally sett led at "Peckatone," Westmoreland  Co., VA. (NOTE: Evidence    below seems to suggest his mai n residence remained in Middlesex Co.)
  1664, 12 May: Thomas Button and Jane his wife deed to Henry Corbin, Esq.,    of Lancaster Co ., 600 acres on the south side of Rappahannock River opposite    Nanzimum Towne, bounded on N .W. by Bests Creek and on S.E. with Cedar Creek,    granted to John Gillett by patent 21 Ap r 1657, and to Thomas Button, 18 Mar    1662, who had m. the relict of John Gillett.
  1665: The Vestrymen of Middlesex Parish, Henry Corbin, Richard Perrott,    Abraham Weeks, Jno . Haslewood, Richard Cock and Robert Chewning, agree, each    of them, to marke one  cow cal f with a crop in the right ear, to be kept as    well as their own cattle until they be two y ears old, then given to the    vestry as stock for the parish.
  1666, 10 Apr: Thomas Button of the county of Rappahannock, planter, and    Jane his wife, exe cutrix of the last will and testament of John Gillett late  of the county of Rappanannock, pl anter, dec'd, convey to Henry Corbin of the    county of Lancaster in Rappahannock River afor esaid, Esq., 4000 acres lying    and being in the freshes of Rappahannock in Rappahannock Co . and lately    belonging to John Gillett, dec'd, commonly called Nimcocke. Wits. by Humphre y    Booth, Giles Cale and Henry Aubrey.
  1667: Henry Corbin, Esq., and Alice his wife deed to Col. John Catlett of    Rappahannock Co . the 600 acres Henry Corbin had purchased from Thomas Button    in 1664.
  1668: Hen. Corbyn Esqr. assessed for 18 titheables, southside of    Lancaster Co., VA. Thi s was the southside of the Rappahannock River, the part    of Lancaster Co. that was cut of f to form Middlesex Co. the following year.    ) 1669, 25 Sep: Henry Corbyn, Esq., granted 50 0 acres, Lancaster Co., VA, on    the N. side of the freshes of Rappahannock River, about 1 4 miles above    Nanzemond Town. A gutt dividing this from 1000 acres surveyed for John Weire .    Granted to John Philips and John Butts or Batts, 7 Sep 1654, deserted, and    now grante d by order for transport of 10 persons: Adry Henderson, John Clarke,    Robert Utich, Willia m Johnson, Giles Gardner, Griffin Roberts, Allen    Fullerton, Ralph Henderson, John Johnson , Dunkin Robinson.
  1670, 30 Mar: John Lee, Henry Corbin, Thomas Gerrard, and Isaac Allerton    entered into a c ompact to build a banqueting-house at or near the corner of    their respective lands. Record ed 27 Mar 1774.
  1673: Member of Commission for Middlesex Co. (3) Justice of Middlesex Co.
  1673: Justice.    (13) Upon the vast area of land which he patented, his sons and grandson s lived    and established the great estates of "Farleyvale," "Laneville," and "Moss    Neck. "
  
  GIVN Henry
  SURN CORBIN
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  PEDI birth
  
  TITL GENDEX        AUTH various contributors           http://www.gendex.com/          MEDI E lectronic
  TEXT b Hall End, England
  TITL The Stronghold, A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia & Its People
  AUTH Miriam Haynie                PUBL The Dietz Press, Richmond, VA  1959 ---- J.H. Garner
  MEDI Book        PAGE p 85
  TEXT b in Warwickshire, England
  _FA1     PLAC Emigrated to Virginia during the Cavalier emigration when Cromwell siezed power

Details of Henry's family with Alice Eltonhead