The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13

Waller. He inherited Laneville. Moss
Neck and Farley Vale and other planta.
tions. the lion share 1t surely seems. Of
his fathers estates. Ills eldest son, Rich
ard co, inherited the estates above
mentioned. He married Rebecca Far.
ley, the daughter of James Parke Far
ley and Elizabeth Byrd ----. and thus
| Farley Vale received its beautifu
name.
The Corbin SILVER inherited by Rich
ard 60 Corbin was magnificent, and
! SO much more than was needed 70
every day use that the bulk OF 1t was
deposited for safety in King and
Queen Courthouse. When one of the
daughters OF Richard (5) Corbin, eitherJ
! Farley ts) or Catherine (6), married.
this splendid silver was brought to
Laneville to use at the wedding, and
SO careful was Richard Corbin OF it.
that he returned 1t to the courthouse
that night. Alas! The courthouse caught
fire and all of 1t was molten silver be-
fore morning.
Some Of the Corbin silver was saved
OF the family.
At the Virginia Historical Society IS
preserved with great care copy OF
the letter book OF Richard (3) Corbin.
receiver general. He mentions that the
Laneville house was burned March Is.
1858, and remarks that 1t was the
greatest grief of his life. and that the
sad occurrence wounded him to the
heart, as his children would have for
u time to be dispersed.
He goes to work, however, immedi-
ately to rebuild, and records that the
new house. exclusive of bricks and
perhaps lumber, cost f206. Z 8. and G
d. In these most interesting letters
Richard CD Corbin shows the typical
Virginia master. He enioins his man
ager first and above all to be kind to
his slaves. He wishes them to be we'll
fed and we'll clothed, the mothers be-
fore and after the birth of the babies
must receive tender consideration. Next
In Importance comes the care of the
animals. and third the direction of the
overseers. He remarks in letter
written in 1859 that corn at Moss's
Neck Is always ready money.
Richard (3) Corbin had Richard a.
and Thomas "a, who died young. His
Reeds, Caroline county. He was edu-
Gated at Canterbury School, Cambridge.
and studied law at the Luner Temple.
He was member of the convention of
1883. He married Anna Maria Bever-
ley, and had Robert t5). Francis Por-
tens Co. William Lisgon (5). John
Sawbridge (5). Washington Shirley (5)
and Thomas Goosheimcr (5j. His only
daughter. Anna Page Coibin co., mar
ried Benjamin Franklin Randolph.
John go. the second son of Gavin
C2) Corbin. married Lettice Lee. His
father had life estate in his first
wife's Inheritance, part Of historic
Portobago. and he finally purchased
the reversion and bedueatlled 1t to his
son John ca. Had two daughters,
Martha tD and Jane ca. and son.
Gavin "a, who married Betsey Jones.
His daughter. Martha "a. married
John Turbeville, Of Hickory Hill,
Westmoreland county
Gavin (3) the third son of Gavin
(2). inherited beautiful Peckatone and
other property also from his bachelor
Uncle Thomas (2>. OF London. He
married Hannah. daughter OF Thomas
Ice. of Stratford. and had one dauCh-
ter Martha who inherted PScasa-
tone and married in 1869 George Rich
arl Tnrbevil!e.
Gavin (a) Corbin, in lis Will. as
serts that if his daughter marry with
out the consent OF her guardian his
estate shall descend to the younger
sons OF his brother Richard Martha
chose we'll it seems. for consent to her
marriage by her guardians Is filed at
westmoreland Courthouse. Was.it hel
self who was--like the prophet old
taken up in chariot?
Richard go Corhln. who married Re
becca daughter OF James FARLEY and
granddaughter of the last William
Byrd. of Westover. had two sons and
two daughters Farley Coy married,
first, Fauntleroy, and then Wexford,
and Ca!houne or Kate married. first
Fauntleroy, and, second. Dr. Powell
Byrd, of White Hail. in Colchester
county. I t was for the marriage Of
one of these ladies' that the silver was
brought and returned to the court
house Richard Corbin's oldest son
was John (Gl. He taught duel over
u lady with one of the Thorntons at
Northern college. perhaps Princeton.
One evening barge came SLOWLY to
the shores Of Loneville, and it borc the
body OF John Corbin. He had fallen
at young Thornton's hands. His pa
edy untily the barge gave up Its sad
freight They never recovered from
the shock. hut bnth died soon after.
leaving their son and heir, James
Parkc Corbln, only eight wears old,
Ills sisters We're his guardians at
Lanevilie. At Moss Neck then We're
only an oyerseer's house and small
house called the summer house, to
which the family repaired in warm
weather Moss Neck, called IN Hich7