Francis Corbin

Maleabout 1728–before 1 June 1782

Brief Life History of Francis

When Francis Corbin was born about 1728, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Corbin Jr, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Jennings, was 35. He married Ann Banks- Scott in 1747, in Essex, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He died before 1 June 1782, in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Francis Corbin
1728–1782
Ann Banks- Scott
1729–1820
Marriage: 1747
Charles Corbin
1751–
Anderson Corbin Sr.
1760–1845
William Corbin
1753–
Richard Corbin
1761–
David Corbin
1763–
Adam Corbin
1775–

Sources (3)

  • Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1747Essex, Virginia, United States
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (3)

    1758 · Mount Vernon

    Age 30

    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

    1776

    Age 48

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

    Age 52

    On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

    Name Meaning

    French and English: nickname meaning ‘little crow, raven’, possibly applied to a black haired man, from Old French, Middle English corbin, a diminutive of corb ‘raven’ (Anglo-Norman French corbin, corfbin ‘crow, raven’).

    English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Calvados and Orne, France, named Corbon.

    Irish: variant of Corban .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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