Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v1p457


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Jonathan, b. 6 Apr. 1670; Moses, 19 June 1672; but the rec. also ment.
perhaps erron. Jonathan, 6 Apr. 1672. The former ch. of 1670 may
have soon d. and Moses be a false entry. Yet it is doubtful. He was a
soldier in Philip's war, 1676, prob. impress.; represent. in a petit. that his
wages will not maintain w. and two ch. Many ch. he had, of wh. descend.
are spread. A Jonathan, prob. his s. was of New London aft. 1700,
had been at Stonington, m. 18 Aug. 1690, but he may have been s. of
the rul. Elder. RICHARD, perhaps br. of William, came in the Blessing,
1635, aged 24, but no more is kn. of him. WILLIAM, Boston, came,
prob. in the Blessing, 1635, a shoemaker, from London, aged 26, freem.
2 June 1641; by w. Judith had Joanna, prob. Ann and David, perhaps
b. in Eng.; Naomi, bapt. 5 July 1640 (the day aft. his join. with the ch.)
wh. d. 8 Oct. 1653; Jonathan, 23 Aug. 1640; Rebecca, b. 6 May 1641;
Ruth, 24, bapt. 26 Nov. 1643; and Lydia, July 1646. Ann m. 11
Aug. 1646, Herman Atwood. His est. was in part of that beautif. hill
wh. bore his name; and he d. Mar. 1670. On 27 of the mo. foll. his
will was pro. wh. had been made 31 Oct. 1662, and David was excor.

    CORBEE or CORBY, SAMUEL, East Haddam, s. of William, m. 28
Jan. 1690, Mary Crippin, had Mary, b. 13 Nov. 1691; and Samuel,
posthum. 10 Dec. 1692; the f. dying 10 Apr. preced. But some discord
betw. var. rec. appears; and the date of m. in Geneal. Reg. IV. 137, must
be wrong. WILLIAM, Haddam, an early sett. in 1640 was indent. serv. of
James Olmstead at Hartford; d. 1674, leav. William, 18 yrs. old; John, 16;
Mary, 12; Samuel, 9; and Hannah, 6. Hinman, 20. The name has been writ.
Corbey, and Corbe.

    CORBESSON, SAMUEL, Maine 1665.

    CORBETT, ABRAHAM, Portsmouth, disaffect. to Mass. in 1665, when
the royal commissnrs. came to N. E. occasion. much trouble. Belkn. I.
60-2. CLEMENT, Boston, m. 7 Mar. 1655, Dorcas, d. of Thomas Buckmaster.
See Corbin. ROBERT, Weymouth, a soldier in Philip's war,
1675 and 6, in serv. on Conn. riv.

    CORBIN or CORBYN, CLEMENT, Boston, in Muddy riv. grants, worship.
at Roxbury, where he had bapt. Jabez, 23 Feb. 1668; Dorcas, 13 Nov.
1670; Joanna, 9 Feb. 1672; and Margaret, 21 Mar. 1673. Prob. he had
others earlier, as JOHN, a soldier in Johnson's comp. Dec. 1675. ROBERT,
Casco 1663, a man of conseq. there many yrs. m. Lydia, d. of Richard
Martin, had no issue, was k. by the Ind. Aug. 1676, and his w. tak.
Hubbard, Wars, 33. Willis, I. 129. 143 Perhaps he was at Boston,
Aug. 1637, master of the Speedwell. Winthrop II. 348.

    CORLESS or CORLISS, GEORGE, Haverhill 1645, had w. Joane. His
d. Mary m. 23 Jan. 1665, William Neff, wh. d. 1689, and eight yrs. aft.
she was tak. prison. by the Ind. and partook in the heroic act of Mrs.
Duston, and d. 22 Oct. 1722. Ano. d. m. Thomas Eastman; and ano.