Born of Maria Beverley, son of Richard Randolph (deceased), adopted by Gawin Lane Corbin, 2nd Husband of Maria Beverley. He lived in Philadelphia for a bit and returned and settled in Warwick County, VA (now Newport News). He amassed a bunch of land and was the only doctor in Warwick... many land record descriptions still carry the name Corbin. He was a state delegate and AMA delegate as well as a Lt Col in the Virginia 115th militia. In late 1852, he was committed to the Eastern Lunatic Asylum (unknown reason). He was counted at the asylum in the 1860 and 1870 census. He had at least 3 wives... one whose brother was Thomas Hughes of Warwick County. He had at least 2 children before 1828 as an obituary mentions John Randolph Corbin as the "youngest son of Dr. G. L. Corbin" In 1834, he married Elizabeth Jordan (nee Hines), who died in 1845 and had issue Philip S P Corbin. In 1846, he married Mary Ann Hines and had issue Virginia Corbin and Mary (Molly) corbin. She was counted in the 1860 Census with her uncle in Nansemond County.
Born of Maria Beverley, son of Richard Randolph (deceased), adopted by Gawin Lane Corbin, 2nd Husband of Maria Beverley. He lived in Philadelphia for a bit and returned and settled in Warwick County, VA (now Newport News). He amassed a bunch of land and was the only doctor in Warwick... many land record descriptions still carry the name Corbin. He was a state delegate and AMA delegate as well as a Lt Col in the Virginia 115th militia. In late 1852, he was committed to the Eastern Lunatic Asylum (unknown reason). He was counted at the asylum in the 1860 and 1870 census. He had at least 3 wives... one whose brother was Thomas Hughes of Warwick County. He had at least 2 children before 1828 as an obituary mentions John Randolph Corbin as the "youngest son of Dr. G. L. Corbin" In 1834, he married Elizabeth Jordan (nee Hines), who died in 1845 and had issue Philip S P Corbin. In 1846, he married Mary Ann Hines and had issue Virginia Corbin and Mary (Molly) corbin. She was counted in the 1860 Census with her uncle in Nansemond County.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
