Corbin, Elizabeth Thatcher

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Title: Corbin, Elizabeth Thatcher
Alias: Major, Elizabeth Thatcher Corbin
Gender: Female
Biography: Elizabeth Thatcher Corbin Major was an heir of William Cobin (d. 1797) of Culpeper (Va.). His will was transcibed into Boone Will Book A as his son and heir, Benjamin Lewis Corbin (1765-ca.1852) lived in Boone and inherited 3 enslaved persons. The rest of the family appear to have remained in Virginia. This was William's grand daughter, the daughter of William John Corbin (1747-1785). Together with her husband, they appear in the 1810, 1820, 1830 and 140 Culpeper County (Va.) censuses enslaving 18, 47, 60 and 11 persons, respectively.
Member: Corbin family; Major family
Birth date: 21 Dec 1779
Place of birth: Culpeper County (Va.)
Father: Corbin, William
Mother: Thatcher, Frances
Life event(s): Marriage: 13 Aug 1795; Culpeper County (Va.); Culpeper County (Va.)
Spouse(s): Major, William
Child(ren): Major, Winfield S.; Major, Langdon C.; Nalle, Columbiana Major
Death date: 16 Mar 1869
Place of death: Culpeper County (Va.)
Death and burial information: The Major Quarter Cemetery (Culpeper County, Va.)
Relationship: Known enslaved unknown, Delphia; unknown, Delphia
Description: Enslaved held in 1830: Males, under 10, 14; Males, 10 thru 23, eight; Males, 24 thru 35, five; Males, 36 thru 54, three; Females, under 10, thirteen; Females, 10 thru 23, three; Females, 24 thru 35, ten; Females, 36 thru 54, two; Enslaved in 1840: Males, 10 thru 23, six; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Females, 36 thru 54, one
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #94312605; Boone County Will Book A, page 339
Source(s): Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Find A Grave.com; Boone County Will Books; American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI); Third Census of the United States, 1810; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Other counties

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