corbet01

'Corbet01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Corbet of Alcester, Corbet of Caus Castle, Corbet of Hedeley, Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Corbet of Wattlesborough (Watlesburgh)

Hugh le Corbeau or Corbet (a 1040)

Hugh le Corbeau or Corbet (in Normandy)

Roger FitzCorbet (a 1121)

William de Corbet of Caus Castle and Wattlesborough

Thomas Corbet of Wattlesborough or Watlesburgh

BP1934 (Corbet) identifies this Thomas as grandfather of Sir Richard Corbet who settled at Moreton and reports that "Twelfth in descent from this Sir Richard was" Sir Vincent of Moreton Corbet, living in 1606. We provide details of the descent from Visitation and BEB1841. Some web sites refer to Thomas Corbet 'the pilgrim' and a Simon Corbet of Pontesbury as being at the beginning of this descent, some mentioning Simon as ancestor of the Corbets of Caus Castle, but we know of no reason to doubt the Visitation and BEB1841.

Sir Roger Corbet

m1. ??

(1)

Sir Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough, later of Moreton (d before 1235)

m. Joanna Turret (dau of Bartholomew Turret of Morton or Moreton)

(A)

Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (d 1255)

m. Petronilla (a 1272, of Edgebaldenham and Booley)

(i)

Sir Robert Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (d 1300)

m1. Katherine Strange (dau of _ Strange of Knokinge)

(a)

Thomas Corbet (dvpsp)

m2. Matilda de Arundel (d 1309, of Tiddeshall and Habberley)

(b)

Sir Thomas Corbet (b 1281, d 1310)

m. Amice (possibly daughter of Ralph Hussey)

((1))

Sir Robert Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (b 1304, d 1375/6)

Robert's wife is named only as Elizabetha by Visitation. 'Mathematical' suggests that she was ...

m. Elizabeth le Strange (possibly dau of Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord of Blackmere)

((A))

Sir Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet and Shawbury (d c1395)

m. Margaret (d 1395, dau of Edrington, lord of Shawbury)

((i))

Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Sheriff (d 1440)

m. Margaret Mallory (dau of Sir William Mallory)

((a))

Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet (d 1467/8)

m. Elizabeth Hopton (dau of Sir Thomas Hopton)

(((1)))

Sir Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet (b 1451, d 1493)

m. Elizabeth Devereux (dau of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Lord Ferrers of Chartley)

(((A)))

Sir Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Sheriff of Salop (d 1514)

m. Elizabeth Vernon (d 1563, dau of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon)

(((B)))

George Corbet (dsp)

(((C)))

Maria Corbet

m. Thomas Lacon of Willey

(((D)))

Anna Corbet

m. Thomas Cornwall of Burford (b 1468, d 1538)

(((E)))

Elizabeth Corbet

m. Thomas Trentham of Shrewsbury

(((F)))

Katherine Corbet

m. Thomas Onslow of Rodington

(((G)))

Margaret Corbet

m. Richard Clyve of Walford

(((2)))

Robert Corbet (dsp)

(((3)))

Anna Corbet

m. Thomas Sturry of Rossall

(((4)))

Maria Corbet

m. Thomas Thornes of Shelvock

(((5)))

Elizabeth Corbet

m. Richard Cholmondeley (Cholmeley) of Cheshire

(((A)))

Matilda Cholmeley apparently of this generation

m. Sir Peter Newton (a 1503)

(((6)))

Jane Corbet

m. Thomas Cresset of Upton

(((7)))

John Corbet possibly of this generation

His son was said to be a grandson of Corbet of Moreton.

m. Margaret Dixon

((b))

Thomas Corbet (dsp)

((c))

Elizabeth or Julian Corbet

m1. John (not George) Sandford of Sandford

m2. Sir Hugh Peshall of Horseley

((d))

Dorothy or Alice Corbet

m. Philipp Kynaston of Walford

((e))

Mary Corbet

m. Robert Charlton of Apley

((ii))

Katherine Corbet probably of this generation

m. Robert de Onslowe (d 1442)

((iii))+

other issue - Johanna, Elianora

((B))

Thomas Corbet of Watlesburgh

((i))

Elizabeth Corbet

m. John de Ipstones

((a))

William de Ipstones of Ipstones

m. Matilda (Maud) Swynnerton

(((1)))

Christian Ipstones (b c1393)

(((2)))

Alice Ipstones (b c1396)

m. Randle Brereton of Malpas

((C))

Sir Fulk Corbet of Wattlesborough

m. Elizabeth

((i))

Katherine Elizabeth Corbet (bpt 07.05.1375, d c1403)

m. John de la Pole of Mawddwy (d 03.11.1403)

The following connection is supported by BP1934 (Leighton).

((a))

Foulk de la Pole of Mawddwy (dsp)

((b))

Elizabeth de la Pole of Mawddwy

m. Sir Hugh Burgh of Wattlesborough

(((1)))

Sir John Burgh of Wattlesborough and Dinas Mawddwy

m. Jane Clopton (dau of Sir William Clopton of Radbroke)

(((A)))

Isabella Burgh

m. John Lingeyn

(((B)))

Elizabeth Burgh

m. William Newport

(((C)))

Ankeret Burgh

m. John Leighton of Streeton, later of Wattlesborough (d 1493)

(((D)))

Eleanora Burgh

m. Thomas Mitton

((D))

John Corbet of Wylaston

((i))

Thomas Corbet

((a))

William Corbet

(((1)))

Thomas Corbet

(((A)))

Katherine Corbet

m. Edward Hopton

Had son Henry who had son John.

(((B)))

Johanna Corbet

m. Richard Blount

Had son William who had son Peter.

((E))

Joan Corbet

m. (1341) Robert Harley or Harleigh

((F))

Elizabeth Corbet

m. (1341) Brian Harley or Harleigh

((G))+

other issue - Roger, Amice, Eleanor, Joan II, Isolda, Juliana, Edward, Margaret

(c)

Johanna Corbet possibly of this generation

m. (?) Owen de la Pole, Prince of Powys-Wenwynwyn

(d)+

other issue - Fulco, John (a 1335)

m2. Cecilia de Hedelegh (dau of Alan de Hedelegh or Hadley)

(1)

Roger Corbet of Hedeley

(A)

Robert Corbet of Hedeley

(B)

Roger Corbet (a 1284)

(i)

Thomas Corbet (dsp)

ii.

Sir Robert Corbet of Caus Castle (a 1176)

Some web sites show the following Robert as son of Simon, son of Simon, son of Roger. We follow the Visitation and BE1883. TCP does not provide information before Thomas, father of the 1st Lord.

Robert Corbet of Caus Castle

m. Emma Pantulf or Pantolph name found in various web sites

(1)

Thomas Corbet of Caus, Sheriff of Shropshire (a 1249, d 1273)

m. Isabel (dau of Roger de Vautort or Valletort of Harberton)

(A)

Peter Corbet, 1st Lord (d before 13.08.1300)

m1. (by 1252-3) Joan de Mortimer (dau of John de Mortimer of Wigmore)

(i)

Thomas Corbet (dvpsp before 1295)

m. Joan Plugenet (dau of Alan de Plugenet)

(ii)

Peter Corbet, 2nd Lord (dsp before 29.01.1321/2)

m. (before 17.08.1302) Beatrice de Beauchamp (dau of John de Beauchamp of Hatch)

m2. Alice (a 05.1315, reputedly dau of Fulk d'Orreby) connection apparently supported by BE1883 (Orreby)

(iii)

John Corbet, 3rd Lord (b 25.03.1298, dsp before 1347)

m. Beatrix (a 1347) mentioned by the Visitation but not by TCP

A web site linked to Rootsweb shows Lord John as father of John Corbet of Leighton and provides the following connection. TCP and BE1883 make it clear that Lord John had no legitimate heirs so the following John, if he existed, must have been illegitimate. This connection is viewed as not fully reliable.

(a)

John Corbet of Leighton (d before 1383)

m. Joan

((1))

John Corbet of Leighton

m. Joan

((A))

Richard Corbet of Leighton

((B))

Alice Corbet (b 1389, d 08.09.1458)

m1. William Brereton, younger of Brereton

m2. John SHirley

((2))+

other issue - Richard (b 1357, d after 1408), Robert

(B)

Alice Corbet

m. Robert de Stafford (d 1282)

(C)

Emma Corbet

m. Sir Bryan de Brampton

William Corbet of Acley

son ancestor of Corbet of Hope

Roger Corbet of Leigh

e. ?

Margaret Corbet shown by BE1883 (Cherlton), possibly of this generation

m. (?) Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys-Cyfeiliog (d by 1218)

Edward Corbet

Robert FitzCorbet of Alcester

Robert Corbet of Alcester (dsp)

Sybil Corbet

p. Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England (b 1068, d 01.12.1135)

m. Herbert FitzHerbert of Winchester, Lord Chamberlain (temp King Stephen 1135-1154)

Alice (or Lucy) Corbet

m. William de Botreaux (Boterel)

Reginald FitzCorbet (a 1096) ancestor of Corbets of Artois and Flanders

Main sources: Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Corbet), BEB1841 (Corbet of Stoke), BP1934 (Corbet), TCP (Corbet), BE1883 (Corbet) with support and some dates provided by various web sites, in particular http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8337/corbetring/
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