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| Edward CORBIN, Sr.
Jane WILKINSON |
| Husband: Edward CORBIN, Sr.
Birth: ca. 1685, Baltimore Co., MD Death: bet. 1758 and 1768 Father: Nicholas CORBIN Mother: Alice BRYAN Most sources say he was born ca. 1676-8, but he did not appear on the tax rolls until 1701, which puts his birthdate closer to 1685. The later date makes more sense if his marriage to Jane was his first marriage. It also makes more sense with regard to his age at death, which — even with the later birth date — has him an extraordinary (for his time) age of 85 at his death. Some sources have Edward's death date as 30 Nov 1770. This is the date the will of an Edward CORBIN was proved in Baltimore Co. However, this testator's wife was named Mary and his children were John, Edward Jr., Eliakim, Rachel, Leah, Mary. This testator is thought to be the son of our subject. Only two Edward CORBINSs (Edward and Edward Junr.) signed the Joppa Petition in 1768, and it was almost certainly the Edward who died in 1770 and his son who signed, which means our subject had already passed away. This view is also supported by the fact that the Edward who signed his 1770 will called himself "Edwd. Corbin Sr.," which presumably he would not have done were his father (or uncle) still alive. |
| Marriage: in or bef. 1706 |
| Wife: Jane WILKINSON / WILKERSON
Birth: ca. 1690, Baltimore Co., MD Death: 1758 Father: William WILKINSON Mother: Elizabeth CLARK Most sources give (ca.) 1697 as Jane's date of birth, but that would have made her too young to have birthed a child in 1706 — if, indeed, Nicholas is actually her child. To have birthed Nicholas, she had to have been born at least bef. 1690, which would then put her age more in line with her husband's, which makes much more sense if this really is the first marriage for both of them. The other possibility is that Edward had an earlier wife who birthed Nicholas, which is supported by the 14-year year gap with only one child between him and the next child; however, the span of 24 years between the eldest and youngest child is close to the "normal" span of female fecundity, so the gap could be explained by mortality — or the incompleteness of records. |
| Children — born in Baltimore Co., MD: |
| 1. Nicholas
Z. CORBIN, b. in or bef. 1706
There is a 14-year gap here, with only one child born. 2. Jane CORBIN, b. bef. 1720 3. Edward CORBIN, Jr., b. 1720 4. William Wilkinson CORBIN, b. 1721 5. Abraham CORBIN, b. 7 Sep 1722, St. Paul's Parish 6. Phyllis-Anna CORBIN, b. 12 May 1725 7. Providence CORBIN, b. 26 Jun 1727 8. Unity CORBIN, b. 2 Mar 1729/30 Their son, Nicholas, is said to have been born in 1710, but the birthdates of his children place his birth at no later than 1706. Their daughter, Jane, is not mentioned in Barnes's Baltimore County Families (1989: 134), but the LDS Ancestral File attributes Jane CORBIN, wife of Samuel LANE, to these parents. It makes sense for Jane to be their daughter based on the coincidence of names — not only that her name is Jane, but that she named a son, Wilkinson, that she is the right age in the right place at the right time, that these CORBINs and LANEs were known to be intermarrying, and that it would help "fill the gap" between Nicholas and Edward. Their son, Abraham, is said to be the Abraham CORBIN who married Rachael MARSHALL, but I believe him to be a different person, the reasons for which are given on the other Abraham CORBIN's family group sheet. |
| . Eleanor
CORBIN, b. 1710s/20s
The Eleanor CORBIN who married William KELLEY is said to be their daughter. I haven't found anything to document it. |
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| Sources:
1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: International Genealogical Index (IGI).
2. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310):
3a. John Davis. 1996. Baltimore County, Maryland, Deed Records, Volume One: 1659-1737. Heritage Books, Bowie, MD.
3b. John Davis. 1996. Baltimore County, Maryland, Deed Records, Volume Two: 1727-1757. Heritage Books, Bowie, MD.
3c. John Davis. 1996. Baltimore County, Maryland, Deed Records, Volume Three: 1755-1767. Heritage Books, Bowie, MD.
4. Robert W. Barnes. 1989. Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD (Broderbund CD-195):
5. Broderbund. World Family Trees. Vol. 40, Pedigree No. 356. Has additional daughter, Mary Jane, married to Samuel LANE, but this is a different Mary. 6. Mrs. H. K. McAdams. 1929. Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records. Lexington, KY (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com):
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