Richard Corbet (abt. 1173 - bef. 1235)

Born about 1173 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 1235 before about age 62 in Shropshire, England

Biography

Name

Name: Richard /Corbet/. Source: #S6

Sir Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough ^[1]

Birth

Birth: ~1191

Birth: ABT 1173, Wattlesborough, Shropshire

Birth: 1191, Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Parentage

Shown in the attached Corbet Pedigree, Sir Richard of Wattlesborough m. Joanna, co-heir of Bartholomew Toret of Moreton Toret, Salop, and lands in Yorkshire.

Visitation Entry

Richardus Corbet miles de Morton, son of Rogerus Corbet, married Johanna filia et cohaeres of Barth’us turret filus Petgri Turet de Morgon (living in 1203), son of Petgrus filius Thoredi alias Turet de Morton, called Morton Turet. In com. Salop and wife Lucia da of Bertram Haget.^[2]

Marriage

He married, probably by 1196 ^[3]. Joanna Toret of Moreton Toret in Salop. ^[1]

1223 Buildwas Abbey

Sir Richard of Wattlesborough made a grant to Buildwas Abbey in 1223.

1235 Death

He died before 1235 ^[1]

Death: 1235, Corbet, Shropshire, England

Issue

1. Richardus Corbet-32 de Morton in com. Salop, miles m. Petronilla D’na de Booley et de Edgbaldenham 32 H. 3^[2] Richard. ^[1]

Inheritance

When his father-in-law died, he left Moreton Toret castle to his daughter, Joan*, and Robert Corbet*. The Corbets then held the castle for the rest of its days.

* apparently mistaken for Joanna & Richard

In 1282 their grandson Robert Corbet was one of those who helped in the annihilation of Prince Llywelyn's last army at Llanganten and Robert went on to join another Montgomery army that fought at Maes Madog in March 1295, destroying the army of Prince Madog ap Llywelyn.

Moreton-Corbet Elizabethan house

During the Elizabethan era Vincent Corbet and his sons rebuilt the castle as a fine Elizabethan house in a unique English style that abounds with Corbet symbolism. During the Civil War Moreton Corbet castle became a garrison for the king, although it changed hands repeatedly before the royalist cause was lost in the county. Bullet holes still pockmark the sandstone walls of both castle and house. The fortress was only finally abandoned in the early eighteenth century.

Descendants

Note: Ancestor of Philip Nelson (David Dickinson), Hannah Corbet (Nancy Redman), Elizabeth Boughton (Frances Brooks).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Carl Boyer, 3rd. Medieval English Authors of Certain Ameericans. by the author: Santa Clarita, California, 2003. Sir Richard Corbet is #10 on page 64.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Robert Tresswell, Somerset Herald, and Augustgine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms. Part I, London, 1889. pages 132-144 Corbet Family Pedigree; The Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623, pages 132-144. Accessed October 14, 2017. jhd
3. ↑ Eyton,10:184, cited by Boyer, 64

• Source S6 Ancestry.
• Source S210: Author: Kathy Guinn. Family tree: Acorns Roots and Branches March 7 2009_2009-03-22

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Corbet-273 created through the import of Lea and Randol and Ely and Si.ged on May 31, 2011 by Maude Randol.
• This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011. *The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
• This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011.
• This person was created through the import of Holmes.ged on 20 May 2011.
• Roger Wehr, firsthand knowledge.