Samuel Corbin (abt. 1781 - 1863)

Born about 1781 in Connecticut, United States

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Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1863 at about age 82 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Born: about 1781, calculated from age 78 at marriage in 1849.

Born: about 1785, calculated from age 78 at death in 1863. Note his birth is not listed in the Woodstock Vital Records or the Barbour Collection.

Census data supports a 1780/1781 birth date.

Marriage One : Betsey Barber. Betsey is listed as the mother of several of their children on their death records.

Divorce: Granted 4 January 1849. His petition was dated 25 Dec 1848 at the Superior Court in Brooklyn, Windham County. The divorce petition states that Samuel married 10 March 1800 Betsey Barber, then of Woodstock. Note the date March 1800 was written over what looks like November 1798. About the 1st of October 1842, Betsey in the town of Union deserted Samuel and left the state with Peter Tanner (possibly Farmer).^[1]

There is something wrong with the dating. If Betsey is the Betsey born in 1790 or 1794 in Woodstock, she would have been too young to marry in 1800. This is the only Betsey Barber recorded in Connecticut in the correct time frame. However, births did not always get recorded. For example Samuel's cannot be found. There is no known confirming evidence that the couple married as early as 1800. Daughter, Candace, didn't marry until 1827, placing her birth about 1807 +/-.

Marriage Two:

"This certifies that on the 15 day of February 1849 Mr Samuel Corbin of Woodstock and Laura Wilson of Eastford were legally joined in marriage by me

Rensalear Putney Minister of the Gospel

The above is a true copy of the original Certificate Attest Ezra Child Town Clerk" ^[2]

Further information^[3]

Samuel Corbin, age 68, a farmer, was a resident of Woodstock, his 2nd marriage

Laura Wilson, age 54, was born in Ashford

1850: Residing in Woodstock, Connecticut, were Samuel Corbin age 69, laborer, born in Connecticut and Laura Corbin, age 40 b. in Connecticut.^[4]

1860: Residing in Pomfret, Connecticut, were Samuel Corbin, age 80, farmer, and Laura Corbin, age 76. Both were born in Connecticut.^[5]

Death: Samuel Corbin, farmer, married, age 78, died 10 September 1863, in Woodstock, Connecticut.^[6]

Probate not found at Ancestry or FamilySearch images in Woodstock.

Children:

1. Candace m. Joseph Lawrence of Killingly, March 6, 1827^[7]
2. Isaac b. June 1811^[7] Death record lists parents^[8]
3. Emilia Corbin died 26 Oct 1824, age 9 (b. about 1815), d/o Samuel and Betsey Corbin according to her gravestone.^[9] Emilia is not listed in the Clement Corbin Genealogy by Lawson.
4. Larned b. 20 April 1819 at Thompson^[7]Death record lists parents^[10]
5. Nancy b. 20 Nov 1820 in Rhode Island; m. (1) George G. Cutler 25 December 1839; m. (2) Theodore Sikes, Jr. 1 Jan 1848 in Ludlow, Massachusetts; they went to Cuba, New York.^[7]
6. Hezekiah (twin) b. 22 June 1827.^[7] New Hampshire death record lists parents.^[11]
7. Jeremiah (twin) b. 22 Jun 1827; d. about 1865 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.^[7] Death record lists parents^[12]
8. Chester b. 22 April 1833; m. Diantha Baker of Ashford 10 Feb 1856. lived in Munson, Massachusetts.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Divorce papers Coffee-Dawley 1726-1907", in "Divorce papers, 1726-1907", Connecticut, Superior Court (Windham County). FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR6-MQ2B), Samuel Corbin, 1849. FHL microfilm 1,638,983.
2. ↑ Woodstock, (Connecticut), Vital records of Woodstock, 1686-1854, (Hartford, The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1914) p. 479; digital image, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofwo00wood/page/478/mode/2up : accessed 17 September 2023).
3. ↑ Lucius Barnes Barbour and Lucius A. Barbour, "Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records prior to 1850," (card file, n.d., Connecticut State Library, Hartford), alphabetical entry form Samuel Corbin, Laura Corbin and Laura Wilson, Marriage, Woodstock, 14 Feb 1849; digital images, Family Search, three entries: (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS56-6WFV-R?cc=2843390 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJN-PHV4?cc=2843390 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS56-6W2W-7?cc=2843390 : accessed 18 September 2023)
4. ↑ 1850 United States Census, Windham, Connecticut, population schedule, Woodstock, p. 502 (written), dwelling 88, family 104, Samuel and Laura Corbin; digital image, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCW4-8Y2?cc=1401638&wc=95R9-T3G%3A1031298101%2C1032095201%2C1031642401 : accessed 18 Sept 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 51, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1860 United States Census, Windham, Connecticut, population schedule, Pomfret, Abington post office, p. 28, dwelling 241, family 232, Samuel and Laura Corbin; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBG-GWW?cc=1473181&wc=7QCB-JYX%3A1589422516%2C1589423512%2C1589424023 : accessed 18 September 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Lucius Barnes Barbour and Lucius A. Barbour, "Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records prior to 1850," (card file, n.d., Connecticut State Library, Hartford), alphabetical entry Samuel Corbin, Woodstock, 10 September 1863; digital images, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS56-6WPL-W?cc=2843390 : accessed 18 September 2023).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Lawson, Harvey Merrill, History and genealogy of the descendants of Clement Corbin of Muddy river (Brookline), Mass. and Woodstock, Conn. with notices of other lines of Corbins, [Hartford, Conn;] Hartford press, 1905) p. 110; digital image, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00lawsgoog/page/110/mode/2up " accessed September 2023).
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ML-GXM : 10 November 2022), Samel Corbin in entry for Isaac Corbin and Marcia J. Pinnock, 1853.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10856969/emilia-corbin: accessed 18 September 2023), memorial page for Emilia Corbin (1815–26 Oct 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10856969, citing Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mary Handy (contributor 50738558).
10. ↑ Deaths in Pomfret Connecticut, p. 370, 1889, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-T34Q-R?i=494
11. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKL-4HW : accessed 31 March 2016), Hezekiah Corbin, 15 Dec 1899; citing Deerfield, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,070.
12. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths and Burials Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F86B-H9J : 4 November 2020), Saml Corbin in entry for Jeremiah Corbin, 1865.

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM4-CJK5 : 22 July 2021), Samuel Corbin, 1863.