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Dorothy Corbet 1498 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

Father: Robert Corbet

Mother: Elizabeth Vernon

Spouse(s): Sir Peace

Children(s): Sir Mainwaring

The story of Dorothy Corbet began in 1498 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England. Dorothy Corbet married Sir Richard Manweryng Mainwaring, Commissioner of Peace, and had children including Sir Arthur Mainwaring. Dorothy Corbet passed away in 1540 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Corbet began in 1498 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England.
  • Dorothy Corbet married Sir Richard Manweryng Mainwaring, Commissioner of Peace, and had children including Sir Arthur Mainwaring.
  • Dorothy Corbet passed away in 1540 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Corbet
1477 – 1513
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth Vernon
1477 – 1563
Birth Location: Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Peace
1499 – 1558
Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Mainwaring
1520 – 1590
Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Dorothy Corbet's Ancestors

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Dorothy Corbet
1498 – 1540
Birth Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Parents
Robert Corbet
1477 – 1513
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Vernon
1477 – 1563
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Corbet
1451 – 1493
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Leighton
1455 – 1516
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Sir (Henry) Vernon
1447 – 1515
Haddon Hall, Bakwell, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Ann) Talbot-Vernon
1445 – 1494
Shrewsbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Vernon
1418 – 1467
Lady Swynfen
1418 – 1471
John Talbot-Shrewsbury
1413 – 1460
Lady Butler
1421 – 1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Vernon
1390 – 1451
Benedicta Ludlow
1396 – 1427

Dorothy Corbet's Descendants

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Dorothy Corbet (1498 – 1540) m. Sir (Richard Manweryng Mainwaring, Commissioner of) Peace (1499 – 30 Sep 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (Arthur) Mainwaring (1520 – 4 Sep 1590) m. Margaret Mainwaring (Abt. 1521 – 1591)
    1. 1. Mary Mainwaring (1541 – 14 Jun 1578) m. Richard Cotton (27 Aug 1539 – 14 Jun 1602)
      1. 1. Frances Cotton (1565 – 16 Apr 1646) m. George (A.) Abell (1561 – 11 Sep 1630)
        1. 1. Richard Abell (7 Jul 1609 – 1658) m. Joanna (Ann) Cooper (1610 – 19 Sep 1672)

Dorothy Corbet's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Dorothy Corbet in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
1540
1540
Age 42
Death of Dorothy Corbet in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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