Dr. George Corbin ¹

At a court held on 29 Jul 1681 in N'hamp Co, the deposition of George Corbin aged about 24 or 25 years saith that when your depondents father in law Capt. John Savage deceased lay sick at your depondents house Mrs. Agnes Powell came to him and desired a note of him concerning her land and there was a note given her and further your depondent heard his said father in law say that there was a line laid out between Pettyjohn and Patrick this to the best of your depondents knowledge and further saith not.

Dr. George Corbin bought land on 4 June 1700 at tract A157, Pigg Point Plantation, Accomack Co, VA. George Corbin, Chyrurgeon, of Northampton Co, VA, bought 150 acres of A157 (between Sanford and the Pocomoke River) from Richard Sterling, calling himself Carpenter, who had heired the land in 1698 from his father William Sterling (wife Elizabeth) of Northampton. On 7 Oct 1707 Richard and Martha Sterling sold George Corbin 10 acres more and another 140 acres two years later. The point near the western end of this part was called Pigg Point, which name is still in use, and this half became known as the Pigg Point Plantation. In 1713 Dr. Corbin (wife Susanna) left this land to his sons Robert and Ralph (see will below). Some years later, William Sterling, son of Richard, gave a release to Robert Corbin for any interest he might have had in the land as heir of his father (Whitelaw, p. 1278). For more on this tract of land see the record of George's son Robert (wife Ann), who died in 1743.

George made a will on 25 September 1711 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as George Corben, chyrurgoin. ITEM - To my two sons Ralph and Robert "Corbeene" all my land in Acc Co lying upon the mouth of the Pocomoke River to be equally divided among them. Ralph was to enjoy his part only during his natural life and it was then to revert to the other son Robert. (This is consistent with Ralph's verbal will which left no land, only the contents of a closet where he kept his books and medicines.) "My loveing wife enjoying her due share of third of the same as the law in such cases provides and enjoyes." ITEM - To my son-in-law John Bloxome and Ann his wife four cows with all their future increase. (Note: At that time, son-in-law also meant step-son. It seems that if Ann had been his daughter he would have left her the cows. It is possible that John Bloxom was a son of Susanna's by a prior marriage.) ITEM - To grandson George Bloxome two cows with all their future increase. ITEM - To my loving wife "Sussanna Corbeene" and Ralph and Robert "Corbeene" my two sons all the rest of my whole estate both within "dores" and without be it of nature and quality or condition what serves to be equally divided among them excepting one Mallatto girl which I do wholly give to my loving wife named America Georg: to be wholly at her disposal for the time she hath to serve. ITEM - Son Robert to be executor. Wittnesses: Thomas Griffeth Johnson, Francis Griffeth (Tompson) Johnson, and Nathaniel Capell. Son Robert, the executor, presented the will to the court and the above wittnesses took oath.

George married Susanna (?) before 1688 in Accomack Co., VA. (Susanna (?) was born about 1655.)