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Richard Corbet 1505–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 16 July 1566

Death Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Elizabeth Haddon

Mother: Robert Corbet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leighton

Children(s): ROBERT CORBET, Anne Corbet, Elizabeth (Wilcox)

In 1505, Richard Corbet entered the world in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, born to Elizabeth De Vernon Countess Of Shropshire Baroness Corbett Of Haddon And Robert Corbet. Richard Corbet married Elizabeth Leighton, and had children including Anne Juliana Corbet, Edward Corbet, Elizabeth Corbett Wilcox, Robert Sir Knight Of Shropshire Corbet. Richard Corbet passed away in 1566 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Richard Corbet entered the world in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, born to Elizabeth De Vernon Countess Of Shropshire Baroness Corbett Of Haddon And Robert Corbet.
  • Richard Corbet married Elizabeth Leighton, and had children including Anne Juliana Corbet, Edward Corbet, Elizabeth Corbett Wilcox, Robert Sir Knight Of Shropshire Corbet.
  • Richard Corbet passed away in 1566 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Haddon
1480–1563
Birth Location: Nether Haddon, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
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Robert Corbet
1480–1513
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leighton
1490–1516
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

ROBERT CORBET
1472–1513
Birth Location: of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Corbet
1470–1548
Birth Location: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth (Wilcox)
1502–1559
Birth Location: Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
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Richard Corbet's Ancestors

Self
Richard Corbet
1505–1566
Birth Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Parents
Elizabeth De Vernon Countess of Shropshire, Baroness Corbett, of Haddon
1480–1563
Nether Haddon, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Robert Corbet
1480–1513
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Vernon
1440–1515
Haddon, Derby, England
Anne Talbot
1445–1494
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
ROBERT (SIR KNIGHT OF SHROPSHIRE) CORBET
1472–1513
of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
ELIZABETH VERNON
1477–1563
Hadden Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Vernon
1447–1515
Ann Vernon
1445–1494
Sir Scrivelbyy
1461–1544
Jane Sparrow
1470–1521
Richard Corbet
1472–1566
Elizabeth Leighton
1477–1516
Robert Esquire
1510–1571
Cicely Fouleshurst
1512–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Haddon
1477–1563
Sir Shropshire
1477–1513
Sir Vernon
1466–1547
Agnes Hodnet
1475–1531
Robert Fouleshurst
1465–1513
Joan Molyneux
1467–1520

Richard Corbet's Descendants

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Richard Corbet (1505–16 July 1566) m. Elizabeth Leighton (ABT 1490–1516)
  1. 1. ROBERT (SIR KNIGHT OF SHROPSHIRE) CORBET 1472–1513 m. Elizabeth Leighton 1477–1516
    1. 1. Sir (Robert De Corbet, Baron Corbett of Moreton, Sheriff of) Shropshire 1477–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth De Vernon, Countess of Shropshire, Baroness Corbett Countess of Shropshire, Baroness Corbett, of) Haddon 1480–1563
      1. 1. Sir (Roger De Corbet) Palmes 1501–1538 m. Lady (Anne Windsor Vavasour) Corbet 1501–1551 m. Lady (Anne Windsor (Vavasour), Baroness) Corbett 1506–1543
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth de Corbet) (Palmes)(Brayne) 1525–1557 m. WIlliam (Gulielmi) Braine\Brayne 1526–1563
        2. 2. Jerome Corbet 1520–1598
        3. 3. Elizabeth Corbet 1530–1560
        4. 4. Andrew (II De Corbet, Baron Corbet of Moreton Corbet) Ii 1521–1578
        5. 5. Robert Corbet 1527–1593
        6. 6. Francis Corbet 1529–1594
        7. 7. An Corbet 1528–1667
        8. 8. Lady (Arminel De Corbett, Baroness) Yeo 1518–1578
        9. 9. Katherine Corbet 1515–
        10. 10. Ursula Corbet 1531–1560
        11. 11. Roger Corbet 1522–1550
        12. 12. Reginald Corbet 1527–1594
        13. 13. Walter Corbet 1524–1583
        14. 14. Eleanor Corbet 1530–1560
        15. 15. Jerome Corbet 1520–1598
        16. 16. Robert (Corbet of) Stanwardine 1527–1594
        17. 17. Walter Corbet 1534–1583
        18. 18. Margaret (Elizabeth) Corbet 1525–1557
        19. 19. Andrew (De Corbet, Baron Corbet of Moreton Corbet) II 1521–1578
        20. 20. Lady (Arminel) Corbet 1518–1578
        21. 21. Jerome Corbet 1520–1598
        22. 22. Elizabeth Corbet 1530–1560
        23. 23. Robert Corbet 1527–1594
        24. 24. Walter Corbet 1534–1583
        25. 25. Anne Corbet 1528–1550
        26. 26. Ursula Corbet 1531–1560
        27. 27. An Corbet 1528–1667
        28. 28. Andrew (De Corbet, Baron Corbet of Moreton Corbet) II 1521–1578
        29. 29. Lady (Arminel De Corbett, Baroness) Yeo 1518–1578
        30. 30. Walter Corbet 1534–1583
        31. 31. Ursula Corbet 1531–1560
        32. 32. Francis Corbet 1529–1594
        33. 33. Reginald Corbet 1527–1594
        34. 34. Walter Corbet 1524–1583
        35. 35. Katherine Corbet 1515–
        36. 36. Roger Corbet 1522–1550
        37. 37. Eleanor Corbet 1530–1560
        38. 38. Sarah Corbett –1644
      2. 2. Richard (Armiger) Corbett 1505–1566
      3. 3. Margery (Margaret Corbet) PAGE 1530–1601
      4. 4. Ann Corbett 1525–1585
      5. 5. Sir (Reginald Thomas Corbett, Esquire of Stokes-upon-Tern, Judge in the North Wales circuit, Justice of the Queen’s) Bench 1510–1566
      6. 6. Dorothy Corbet 1511–1540
      7. 7. Joanna (Anna) Corbett 1509–1667
      8. 8. Lady (Katherine) Corbet 1500–1586
      9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth) Corbett 1508–1580
      10. 10. Richard (II) Corbet 1494–1558
      11. 11. Anne Corbet 1500–
      12. 12. Lady (Joanna) Corbett 1499–1538
      13. 13. Robert Corbet 1472–1699
      14. 14. Lady (Dorothy) Corbett 1498–1540
      15. 15. Sir (John) Corbett 1513–1566
      16. 16. Reginald Corbett 1506–1601
      17. 17. Jane Corbet 1499–1580
      18. 18. Lady (Maria De) Corbett 1503–1623
      19. 19. Mary Powell –1586
    2. 2. Roger Corbet 1501–1538
    3. 3. Reginald Corbet –1566
    4. 4. Mary Powell –1586
  2. 2. Anne (Juliana) Corbet 1470–1548
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Corbett) (Wilcox) 1502–1559

Richard Corbet's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Richard Corbet in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
1566
16 July 1566
Age 61
Death of Richard Corbet in Shawbury, Shropshire, England
Shawbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worteleye, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 48

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1566
    Event Place: Shawbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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