Capt. Gawin CORBIN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Legal: state house fire, 1698, James City County, VA. Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia
Vol. 1 Pages 392-393.
At a Councill held at James City the 20th October 1698.
His Excellency takeing into Serious Consideration the unfortunate Accident which this day happened to the State house by being burnt down & the Publick records & papers of this Countrey (there kept) which were forced to be hurryed Out & thrown into heaps & desireing the Opinion of the Councill what present Care Should be taken thereof likewise called into The Councill Chamber Such of the Noted Gentlemen of this Countrey as were present in Town of which appeared William Randolph Esqr Majr Lewis Burwell, Collo Philip Lightfoot Cpt Wm Leigh Capt Gawin Corbin, Mr. Benjamin Harrison Majr Peter Beverley, Majr Thomas Ballard, Capt Miles Carey, Capt John Taylor Capt Wm Buckner & Capt. George Marable. It is considered & accordingly agreed that Mrs. Sherwoods brickhouse in James City (if it may be obtained) is the Most Secure & Convenient place for the present Lodging the said Records Whereupon the said Gentlemen being retired it is Ordered that Peter Beverley Gent.Clk Genll Court do forthwith go to Mrs. Sherwoods & aske her Consent for the use of her Porch Chamber & Chamber Adjoyning in her said house for the said papers & the said Peter Beverley & Robert Beverly being returned report to this Board that She is satisfied & willing to Spare the Said roomes for that use.

It being represented to this Board that it is Suspected the State house was purposely and willfully Sett on fire. Ordered, that Phillip Lightfoot Esqr & George Marable Gent two of his Majties Justices of Peace for this County of James City being now in town together with Lewis Burwell William Leigh Benja Harrison John Taylor & Miles Cary Gent make Strict inquiry into the beginning and Cause of the said fire & take what Orders Shall be necessary therein.

His Excellency being pleased to aske the advice of the Councill in what place the Genll Court Should now be held the State house being lost by fire It is the opinion & Advice of the Councill that the Same be held in the great Hall at Mrs. Sherwoods house 'till farther conveniencies are made, And Ordered accordingly.

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• Legal: building of mill, 1706, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, VA. 6 May 1706 The Petition of Gawin Corbin setting forth that he is about to build a Mill upon the Creek called Corbin's Creek and haveing land on the one side thereof prays that an acre of land may be ordered to him on ye other side thereof according to Act of Assembly in that case made and provided. It is therefore ordered Capt. Robert Daniell, Mr. William Daniell and Marvill Moseley or any two of them lay out ye acre of ground on the South side of the Creek opposite to Corbin's land and value the same and make report of their proceedings to the next Court.

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• Reference. CORBIN, GAWIN, (d. 1744), of "Buckingham," Middlesex County, and later of "Laneville," King and Queen County, was a justice of the peace, burgess, collector, and naval officer of the Rappahannock; he owned extensive tracts of land in many counties. ("The Corbin Family of Virginia," 244 ; and Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,85 (Jan.77): 28, fn. 50.)

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Gawin married Katherine WORMELEY ca. 1700. (Katherine WORMELEY was born on 4 Mar 1679 and died ca. 1707.)

Gawin next married Jane LANE ca. 1710. (Jane LANE was born ca. 1680 and died after 1715.)

Gawin next married Martha BASSETT in 1719. (Martha BASSETT was born on 28 Dec 1694 in Eltham, New Kent County, VA and died on 12 Jun 1738.)