Person:Henry Corbin (2)

Information on Henry Corbin

HENRY CORBIN was born in 1629.

Henry arrived from England in 1654. The ship he traveled upon was called the Charity and was captained by John Bosworth Henry arrived from England in 1654. It has been family tradition that Henry was married several times but only lists the children from his wife Alice Eltonhead, daughter of Richard Eltonhead and widow of Roland Burnham. According from information obtained through the book ALLIED FAMILIES Henry and Alice were married on July 25, 1645 but this information has been questioned in the book LEES OF VIRGINIA which states, ( If Henry Corbin was married only once, and that the wife was the widow of Roland Burnham, first of York and later of Langcaster, then he could not have been married before 1656, because Roland Burnmans will dated February 12, 1655 was probated in Langcaster on January 14, 1656 ) turned into Middlesex County.

Henry married ALICE ELTONHEAD.

Henry died in 1675.

1. ↑ Henry Corbin died 8 Jan 1675. A copy of his will is among the Beauchamp papers."In the name of God Amen. I Henry Corbin of Rappahannock River in Virginia, Gent. Being, blessed be God, in reasonable good health and of perfect memory make thismy last will and testament in manner and forme following. My Body I committ to ye earth, my Soule to God my Creator and to Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer. My Worldly Estate I giveas followeth. I give my most deare wife Alice Corbin all the plates, Jewelles, household goodes in her possession and on the plantation whereonI now Live, and all her Clothing and the forth part of all other my Estate in Virginia except ye Crops of Tobacco made on my sever allplantations ye yeare of my death, and of the Crops yt yeare made I giveher the full halfe of the neate Crops; and I give her the third part ofmy Land during her Life or shee may live (and it is my Will) on any plantation shee pleaseth During her life in full satisfaction of her Dower, and yet the Legacies by this given bee in full satisfaction of all Claimes or Demandes.I give unto my Daughter Lettice five hundred Poundes; and two thousand acres of Land made over to her and her heires, the Money to bee paid at her day of Mariage or yeare of one and Twenty, and out of the Interest of ye Money she to have Twenty poundes per annum till the money be paid her. I give to my foure younger Daughters each of them foure hundred and fifty poundes a pece and fifty poundes a pece more, provided therebee of mine (in) England one thousand poundes betwixt my two sonnes. And I give each of my daughters fifteene a yeare a pece out of ye Interest of ye Money till the money bee paid them, and to each of my said Daughters I give one thousand acres of Land, being a Dividend of foure thousand acres adjoyning to my daughter Lettice or by pattent from the Lords proprietors, to enter upon it at the day of their marriage or one and twenty yeares to them and their heires, and the money to be paid them at ye same time and is in the handes of Mr. Gawin Corbin my Dear brother. I give unto my sonn Gawen Corbin my Land at Machotick and three hundred acres lying in Omen Creeke to him and his heires for ever. I give to my sonn Thomas Corbin all ye Rest of my Land in Virginia to him and his heires for ever. I give to my two sonns Tho: and Gawen Corbin all the rest of my personall estate in England and Virginia viz. My sonn Thomas first to have two hundred pounds and then the residue to bee equally Devided betwixt them. My will and meaning is yt my sonns estates be kept as intire as maybe for there best use and advantage and Education, wch I desire may bee as good as there Estate will beare, and yt they injoy each there Land at oneand twenty yeares and then ther personall estate to bee Devided by ther Guardians: and my desire is yt those I have appoynted there Guardians in England may have ye yearly produce of those Crops sent to them and all Tobacco Debts received and they supply there plantations with necessarysandkepe up such a number of servants as the Guardian.
2. ↑ The Ship was called the CHARITY and was captained by John Bosworth.