Moses CORBIN & Harriet __?_

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Moses CORBIN
Harriet __?__

WARNING: there is very poor correspondence between our subject's list of children in the 1850 census and the one in the 1860 census, for which I see no obviously explanation beyond gross enumerator error and/or adoptions. More evidence is needed to determine exactly who their biological children were.

NOTICE: a patrilineal descendant of Simeon Jackson CORBIN, son or nephew of our subject, has been tested for the CORBIN Y-DNA Surname Project, and he is a high level match with Edward CORBIN of Beaufort Dist. [now Hampton Co.], SC. There are also what appear to be paper connections with the HARVEY family of Barnwell Co., SC, and Columbia Co., FL, suggesting our subject's origin in SC may be Barnwell County.

Husband: Moses CORBIN / CORBAN
Birth: 1813-15, SC
Death apparently: 1860-70, Lafayette Co., FL
Occupation: farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup: R-1b1b-2a1a = R-U106

Marriage:

Wife: Harriet __?__
Birth: 1820/1, SC
Death apparently: 1860-70, Lafayette Co., FL
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in FL, probably in Hamilton Co., FL:
1. William CORBIN, b. 1837/8
2. James CORBIN, b. 1840

— born in FL, probably in either Hamilton Co., FL, Columbia Co., FL, or Lafayette [now Dixie] Co., FL:
3. John Jerden CORBIN, b. 1841/2
4. Hezekiah CORBIN, b. 1843-45
5. Sarah Jane CORBIN, b. 1846/7
6. Mary CORBIN, b. 1848/9

Children with them in 1860, who were not with them in 1850, but who are said to be their children:

. Jane CORBIN, b. 1840/1
. Martha CORBIN, b. 1845/6; said not to have married; issue: Martha E. CORBIN
. Henry CORBIN, b. 1845/6
. Simeon Jackson CORBIN, b. 1847/8

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Sources (n.b., the move from Hamilton to Columbia to Lafayette [now Dixie] Co. is a migration southward down the Suwannee River from the northern state line with Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico; Dixie Co. was formed in 1921 from Lafayette Co.):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13-14 of 15 — number pages precede name pages; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 Florida Territory Hamilton Co. Roll 36 pp. 91A-91B Ln. 20 Moses Corbin 200 010 - 000 010 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = James (b. 1839/40)
= William (b. 1837/8)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Moses (b. 1812/3)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Harriet (b. 1820/1)

1 person employed in agriculture

Theirs is the only CORBIN/etc. household indexed in Florida in 1840.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #36 of 77): Columbia Co., FL, Roll M432_58, p. 65B, 276/276, enumerated 11 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Moses Corbin 37 M Farmer SC

Harriet   " 29 F "

William   " 12 M Fa

James     " 10 M "

John      " 8 M "

Hezekiah " 5 M "

Sarah J   " 3 F "

Mary      " 1 F "

Theirs is the only CORBIN/etc. household indexed in Florida in 1850. Where's Simeon Jackson?

4a. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 2): Clay Landing P.O., T11/12_.R13_, Lafayette [now Dixie] Co., FL, Roll M653_107, p. 982, PN 32, 229/215, enumerated 7 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Moses Corban 45 M Day laborer S Carolina

Harriet " 40 F Do

Jane     " 19 F Domestic Florida

Hezekiah " 17 M " Do

Martha   " 16 F " Do

Henry    " 14 M Do

Jackson " 12 M Do

This record would make more sense if the ages of the three younger children is wrong; in other words, if they were 6, 4, and 2, meaning they were born after the 1850 census. Listed next to William G. HARVEY and his family, who are listed two households from son, John CORBIN (see next source). Also in Lafayette County, son James CORBIN is living with the LOCKELIER family, and son William CORBIN (wife Arletta A. LOCKELIER) is married with two children. These CORBINs constitute all the CORBINs (or variations) indexed in the 1860 Florida census.

4b. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 2): Clay Landing P.O., Townships 11 & 12, Range 13, Lafayette [now Dixie] Co., FL, Roll M653_107, p. 982, PN 32, 232/218, enumerated 7 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1860: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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232 218 Simeon Harvy 20 M Farmer 616 Florida /

Martha " 18 F Georgia /

John Corban 18 M Farm laborer Florida

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Moses or Harriet.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

7a. 1885 Florida State Census: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #56 of 81): LaFayette [now Dixie] Co., FL, Roll M845_6, p. 14D or 56, enumerated 20 Jun 1885 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤• This enumerator's handwriting is abominable; I did the best I could. The enumerator left most columns blank, including visitation, so there's nothing to distinguish households. I extracted the adjacent CORBINs.

1885: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

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Hezikah Corbin W M 32 Hd / Farming / / Florida Fla Fla

Henry Corbin W M 28 Bro / " / / " " "

Sarah Corbin W F 32 Sister / " / / " " "

Jno J Corbin W M 10 Bro " / / " " "

Samuel Corbin W M 6 " / " " "

Wm A Corbin W M 3 " " " "

Martha Corbin W F 30 Sister / / / " " "

John A Corbin W M 18 Bro / / / " " "

Lon? Corbin W F 12 Sister / / " " "

I really don't know what to make of this record, either the relationships or the ages (or both) are wrong. Are the three youngest children Henry's? They can't be Harriet's.

7b. 1885 Florida State Census: Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53 of 81): LaFayette Co., FL, p. 14A, enumerated 20 Jun 1885 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1885: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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John J Corbin W M 35 Hd / Capt / / Fla Fla Fla

Elizabeth Corbin W F 27 Wife / / / NC NC NC

Martha Corbin W F 14 Sister / / / Fla " "

James Corbin W M 7 Son / " Fla NC

8. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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