Noteringar:

Robert Corbet, lord of Alcester
Also Known As: "Robert Corbeau"
Birthdate: cirka 1042
Birthplace: Pays de Caux, Normandy, France
Death: cirka 1121 (71-87)
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Begravningsort: Warwickshire, UK
Närstående:
Son till Sir Hugh Corbet, Jarl of Caux och Isabella Corbet
Make till Adèle d'Alcester
Fader till Sybil Corbet, Lady of Alcester, Concubine #5 Of Henry I Of England; Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester och Alice Corbet
Bror till Lord Hugh Corbet, of Caux; Roger FitzCorbet, Baron of Caus; Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp; Petronell Corbet och Isabel Corbet
Occupation: Knight, Sieur, d'Alcester, Bourgeois, de Caen



About Robert Corbet, lord of Alcester
ROBERT [I] Corbet

From Medlands:
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#SibylCorbetdiedafter1157

(-after 1124). Domesday Book records that "Robert Fitz Corbet" held the manors of Woodcote, parish of Shrewsbury St Chad, and Longden, both in Shropshire[1815]. Henry I King of England granted the manor of Alcester, Warwickshire to Robert Corbet[1816]. "Rogerius filius Corbet, Robertus frater eius" subscribed the charter dated to [May 1121] under which Henry I King of England confirmed Shrewsbury abbey[1817]. A manuscript reciting the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records donations including by "Robertus Corbeth" of “villam…Lochetonam”, with the consent of "filius eius Robertus"[1818]. "…Robto Corbet…" witnessed the charter dated to [1119/24] under which "David comes filii Malcolmi regis Scotorum" founded the monastery of Kelso[1819]. "…Robertus Corbet…" witnessed the charter, dated to the reign of Alexander I King of Scotland, under which "David predicti regis Scotie germanum…Cumbrensis regionis princeps" listed the lands of the church of Glasgow[1820]. "…Rob Corbet…" witnessed the undated charter under which David I King of Scotland donated property to "ecclesie sci Johis de castro de Rokesburg"[1821]. m [firstly] ---. The name of Robert´s [first] wife is not known. m [secondly] ---. The name of Robert´s [second] wife is not known. The fact of this second marriage is suggested by the difference in age between his two daughters, as explained below.
Robert & his [first] wife had one child:
a) SIBYL Corbet

([1090/95]-after 1157). The Complete Peerage deduces her parentage, relationship with King Henry, and her marriage from a charter, dated to [1163/75], of her son "Reginaldus, Henrici Regis filius, comes Cornubiæ" by which he granted property to "Willielmo de Boterell, filio Aliziæ Corbet, materteræ meæ" which he had granted to "Willielmo de Boterells in Cornubia, patri…predicti Willielmi" on his marriage, witnessed by "Nicholao filio meo…Herberto filio Herberti, Baldwino et Ricardo nepotibus meis, Willelmo de Vernun, Willielmo fratre meo…Hugone de Dunstanvill…"[1822]. The [1125/35] birth date range estimated for her son Herbert, born from this marriage, suggests that she married after her relationship with the king. Lady of Alcester and Pontesbury. The Pipe Roll of 1157 records a payment to "the mother of Earl Reginald" from an estate at Mienes, Sussex[1823]. Mistress ([1110/15]) of HENRY I King of England, son of WILLIAM I "the Conqueror" King of England & his wife Mathilde de Flandre (Selby, Yorkshire Sep 1068-Château de Lyon-la-Forêt, near Rouen 1 Dec 1135, bur Reading Abbey, Berkshire). m ([1115/25]) HERBERT FitzHerbert, son of HERBERT FitzHenry & his first wife Emma de Blois (-before 1165).
Robert & his [second] wife had two children:
b) ROBERT [II] Corbet

(-after Jul 1141). "…Roberto Corbet…" is named as present at a second donation by “Mylo constabularius de Gloucestria” to Lanthony abbey, undated but following an earlier donation dated 1137[1824]. It is not known with certainty that this Robert Corbet was the son of the earlier Robert Corbet. However, the latter would have been very old at the time if the charter refers to him. A manuscript reciting the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records donations including by "Robertus Corbeth" of “villam…Lochetonam”, with the consent of "filius eius Robertus"[1825]. "…Rob Corbet…" witnessed the charter dated [Jul 1141/Dec 1142] under which Empress Matilda permitted "Milon com Heref" to hold the castle and honour of Abergavenny, from "Bri fil com et Matild de Walengeford uxor sue"[1826]. The absence of any later reference either to Robert [II] or to any possible children suggests that he died childless, maybe before he married, which in turn would suggest that he may have been born from his father´s supposed second marriage. Another possibility is that he settled in Scotland, where Walter Corbet and his descendants are recorded from the end of the 12th century (see the document UNTITLED SCOTTISH NOBILITY).

c) ALICE Corbet ([1115/20]-). Eyton states that "Alice, daughter and eventual co-heir of Robert fitz Corbet married William Botterell of Cornwall", adding that the marriage must be dated to after 1140 as on her marriage her nephew Renaud Earl of Cornwall gave her property at "Cracunton and Bidun", both in Cornwall, which he assesses would only have been his after his installation as earl in that year[1827]. Renaud Earl of Cornwall issued a charter for William de Boterel which names his mother "matertere mee Aliz Corbet"[1828]. However, if this is correct, it is extremely unlikely that Alice could have been born from the same marriage of her father as her sister Sibyl. m (1140 or after) WILLIAM Boterel [I], son of --- (-[1165/75]). Military fee certifications in the Red Book of the Exchequer, in 1166, record that "Willelmus de Boterellis" held one knight´s fee from the bishop of Exeter in Devon and twelve knights´ fees from "comitis Reginaldi" in Cornwall[1829].

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester, was of Longden in Shropshire, and of Alcester in Warwickshire.

He was a Domesday tenant of Earl Roger in Shropshire in 1084.

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Corbet, of Alcester at Warwickshire
Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester was of Longden at Shropshire, England.2 He was fourth son of Corbet.3,4 He was of Alcester at Warwickshire, England.2 He was born circa 1060?. He was the son of Corbet de Normandie.1 Robert Corbet, Lord of Alcester was a Domesday tenant of Earl Roger in Shropshire in 1084.1
Caux Castle was built by Roger fitz Corbet (1050–1134) a domesday founder for his family, and is named for his homeland in Pays de Caux, Normandy, France, and was the seat of their Marcher Lordships granted under Roger de Montgomery (Roger de Montgomeri), Earl of Shrewsbury (Shropshire) and King William the Conqueror.

The early outer earthworks of the site are probably an Iron Age hillfort, while the later motte-and-bailey is of Norman construction.

Roger le Corbet (or Fitz Corbet) was granted several manors in Shropshire in 1069 by William the Conqueror as the Barony of Caus for his role in the Norman conquest and invasion of England. They were named after his Normandy estate in the Pays de Caux. The Corbets owed fealty to Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury to help control Welsh Marches with absolute control over their demesne. Caus Castle was built by Roger le Corbet in the late 11th century as a high motte with a very small summit on which stood a tower and a strongly defended inner bailey.

The castle was sufficiently important that the Crown took an interest in its maintenance. Henry II of England had it garrisoned in 1165. In 1198 Roger Corbet re-built the tower, keep and curtain wall in stone. During the late 12th century a town or borough was founded in the large outer Bailey. A royal grant of 50 marks was made in 1263 towards further building work, when D-shape towers were added to the curtain wall. On the death of Beatrice Corbet in 1347 Caus passed to the Earl of Stafford.

Caus was garrisoned by the Seneschal Griffith ap Ieuan ap Madoc ap Gwenwys against the rebellion of Owain Glynd?r in the 15th century, but following calls from Welsh graduates in law and students in the University of Oxford he changed sides and supported Glynd?r. As a result his family lands and role at Caus Castle were forfeited in 1404, only to be restored by Henry V of England in 1419 after his sons Ieuan ap Griffith and Sir Gruffudd Vychan captured John Oldcastle for Lord Charlton of Powys.

On 10 Aug. 1443, at Caus Castle Sir Gruffudd Vychan pierced with a lance the heart of his master, Sir Christopher Talbot (1419–1443), son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, and the champion tilter of England. He was outlawed, a reward of 500 marks (£166 6s 8d) offered for his capture, and his lands were passed to John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, as the death of the young knight was not regarded as an accident. The Earl of Stafford rarely used the castle in the 15th and 16th centuries so that it decayed, and was finally deserted after it was destroyed in 1645.

Grazebrook's chart on page 133 indicates a older brother for Rogerus Corbet: "Robertus cognominatus Corbet flouit tempore Will's Conq. vt apparet in Registro abbathæ de Salop a? 1187 (witnessed the charter of Henry I. to the Abbey of Shrewsbury 1121; held fifteen manors in Salop (county Shropshire). Arms: Or, a raven sable, a label of two points azure (Grazebrook, 1623 Visit, p. 133).

This Robert Corbet had sons and a daughter: Robertus Corbet de Alcester in comn. Warr; Henricus ==Sibilla ==Henricus 1 Rex Anglae; and Alicia vx. Willelmi Botreaux. Three chart pages of descendants in Shropshire. This chart has three generations on page 133, continued pages 134 to 138.

Grazebrook states Robert FitzCorbet held 15 manors. In Hinde's Domesday, I found 12 in Shropshire alloted by Earl Roger Montgomery. Hinde's had about 31 for his brother Roger. Roger Corbet, however, held four or five jointly with Earl Roger Montgomery. Robert and Roger Corbet were in seizen together in Rorrington and The Marsh. Robert had Picot with him in Brompton, and an Ertein (pre-conquest holder) sharing Middleton. Brompton [Brantune] in Berrington; Choulton [Cautune]; Longdon [Langedune]; Marrington [Mentune]; Middleton [Mildetune] in Chirbury, Robert FitzCorbet and Ertein; Priest Weston [Westune]; Ratlinghope [Roetelingehope]; Rorrington [Roritune], Roger and Robert Corbet, sons of Corbet; The Marsh [Me(r)sse], Roger and Robert Corbet, sons of Corbet; Womerton [Umbruntune]; Woodcote [Udecote] in Bicton; Woolsaston [Ulestanestune] Robert FitzCorbet.

It is NOT KNOWN who Robert Corbet but he had two wives.
Sources:
Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occuring in English Documents, 1066-1166. I Domesday Book. The Boydell Press, 1999. p. 400.

Robert Corbet or Corbeau, came over with his father and brother during the Conquest. He was the younger brother. At the time of the survey he held fourteen lordships in Shropshire.

Familj/Make/Maka: Adele DALCESTER. Adele föddes 1056 i Alcester, Warwickshire, England; dog 1131. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]

1. Sybilla CORBET föddes den 1065 - 1075 i Alcester, Warwickshire, England; dog 1125 i Blaen, Llyfni, Brecknockshire, Wales.

Noteringar:

Sir Hugh Corbet, Jarl of Caux
Also Known As: "le Corbet", "le Corbeau", "The Corbet"
Birthdate: cirka 1020
Birthplace: Pays de Caux, Normandy, France
Death: 1081 (57-65)
Pays Dauge, Calvados, Normandy, France
Begravningsort: Normandy, France
Närstående:
Son till Roger de Corbeau och Giovanna le Corbet
Make till Isabella Corbet
Fader till Robert Corbet, lord of Alcester; Lord Hugh Corbet, of Caux; Roger FitzCorbet, Baron of Caus; Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp; Petronell Corbet och 1 annan
Bror till Robert Corbeau
Occupation: Knight, Jarl of Caux and Baron in Normandy, France



About Sir Hugh Corbet, Jarl of Caux
The Corbet family seems to have established in the Pays de Caux before the Conquest, and it seems likely that their later castle in Shropshire - Caus - takes its name from this region. "Corbet" seems to have been already been a surname before the Conquest, but there is no firm evidence concerning the given name of Corbet the Norman.

The legend, which dates from at least 1664, is that the Corbets were hereditary standard-bearers to the Dukes of Normandy from the time of Rolf the Granger, and that they took their name from the crow or raven (Fr. corbeau) depicted on that standard. The various branches of the family in France and England used at least one raven in their coat of arms.

Corbet the Norman seems to have been a junior member of his family, but he and his descendants continued to hold Norman as well as English lands until the loss of Normandy to the French in 1204, when the entire fee [totum feodum] which Robert Corbet had held from the Count of Alençon was granted to the Mayor of Falaise. Corbet and his sons Roger and Robert are said to have fought with William the Conqueror at Hastings, but this cannot be proven. About 1071-1072 Corbet received a large number of manors, mostly in Shropshire, from Roger Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury. He seems to have died before 1086, as he is not named in the Domesday Book.

From Stirnet:

'Corbet01' Index links to: Lead / Letter

Families covered: Corbet of Alcester, Corbet of Caus Castle, Corbet of Hedeley, Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Corbet of Wattlesborough (Watlesburgh), Corbet of Willaston

Hugh le Corbeau or Corbet (a 1040)

1. Hugh le Corbeau or Corbet (in Normandy)

2. Roger FitzCorbet (a 1121)

A. William de Corbet of Caus Castle and Wattlesborough

i. Thomas Corbet of Wattlesborough or Watlesburgh

BP1934 (Corbet) identifies this Thomas as grandfather of Sir Richard Corbet who settled at Moreton and reports that "Twelfth in descent from this Sir Richard was" Sir Vincent of Moreton Corbet, living in 1606. We

provide details of the descent from Visitation and BEB1841. Some web sites refer to Thomas Corbet 'the pilgrim' and a Simon Corbet of Pontesbury as being at the beginning of this descent, some mentioning Simon as

ancestor of the Corbets of Caus Castle, but we know of no reason to doubt the Visitation and BEB1841.

a. Sir Roger Corbet

m1. ??

(1) Sir Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough, later of Moreton (d before 1235)

m. Joanna Turret (dau of Bartholomew Turret of Morton or Moreton)

(A) Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (d 1255)

m. Petronilla (a 1272, of Edgebaldenham and Booley)

(i) Sir Robert Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (d 1300)

m1. Katherine Strange (dau of _ Strange of Knokinge)

(a) Thomas Corbet (dvpsp)

m2. Matilda de Arundel (d 1309, of Tiddeshall and Habberley)

(b) Sir Thomas Corbet (b 1281, d 1310)

m. Amice (possibly daughter of Ralph Hussey)

((1)) Sir Robert Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (b 1304, d 1375/6)

Robert's wife is named only as Elizabetha by Visitation. 'Mathematical' suggests that she was ...

m. Elizabeth le Strange (possibly dau of Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord of Blackmere)

((A)) Sir Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet and Shawbury (d c1395)

m. Margaret (d 1395, dau of Edrington, lord of Shawbury)

((i)) Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Sheriff (d 1440)

m. Margaret Mallory (dau of Sir William Mallory)

((a)) Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet (d 1467/8)

m. Elizabeth Hopton (dau of Sir Thomas Hopton)

(((1)))Sir Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet (b 1451, d 1493)

m. Elizabeth Devereux (dau of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Lord Ferrers of Chartley)

(((A))) Sir Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Sheriff of Salop (d 1514)

m. Elizabeth Vernon (d 1563, dau of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon)

(((B))) George Corbet (dsp)

(((C))) Maria Corbet

m. Thomas Lacon of Willey

(((D))) Anna Corbet

m. Thomas Cornwall of Burford (b 1468, d 1538)

(((E))) Elizabeth Corbet

m. Thomas Trentham of Shrewsbury

(((F))) Katherine Corbet

m. Thomas Onslow of Rodington

(((G))) Margaret Corbet

m. Richard Clyve of Walford

(((2)))Robert Corbet (dsp)

(((3)))Anna Corbet

m. Thomas Sturry of Rossall

(((4)))Maria Corbet

m. Thomas Thornes of Shelvock

(((5)))Elizabeth Corbet

m. Richard Cholmondeley (Cholmeley) of Cheshire

(((A))) Matilda Cholmeley apparently of this generation

m. Sir Peter Newton (a 1503)

(((6))) Jane Corbet

m. Thomas Cresset of Upton

(((7)))John Corbet possibly of this generation

His son was said to be a grandson of Corbet of Moreton.

m. Margaret Dixon

((b)) Thomas Corbet (dsp)

((c)) Elizabeth or Julian Corbet

m1. John (not George) Sandford of Sandford

m2. Sir Hugh Peshall of Horseley

((d)) Dorothy or Alice Corbet

m. Philipp Kynaston of Walford

((e)) Mary Corbet

m. Robert Charlton of Apley

((ii)) Katherine Corbet probably of this generation

m. Robert de Onslowe (d 1442)

((iii))+other issue - Johanna, Elianora

((B)) Thomas Corbet of Watlesburgh

((i)) Elizabeth Corbet

m. John de Ipstones

((a)) William de Ipstones of Ipstones

m. Matilda (Maud) Swynnerton

(((1)))Christian Ipstones (b c1393)

(((2)))Alice Ipstones (b c1396)

m. Randle Brereton of Malpas

((C)) Sir Fulk Corbet of Wattlesborough

m. Elizabeth

((i)) Katherine Elizabeth Corbet (bpt 07.05.1375, d c1403)

m. John de la Pole of Mawddwy (d 03.11.1403)

((D)) John Corbet of Wylaston (Willaston)

The following is supported by Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Pigot of Willaston).

m. Johanna Pigot (dau/coheir of Peter Pigot of Willaston)

((i)) Thomas Corbet of Willaston

((a)) William Corbet

(((1)))Thomas Corbet

m. Margaret (dau of Owen ap Jvan ap Madoc)

Visitation (Shropshire, Corbet) shows Thomas's daughters as Katherina (m. Edward Hopton, had Henry father of John) and Johanna (m. Richard Blount, had William

father of Peter). We follow Visitation (Shropshire, Pigot) which appears better supported by the sources used for the spouses' families.

(((A))) Katherine Corbet

m. John Blount

Shown by Visitation (Shropshire, Pigot) as parents of William father of Peter father of Thomas (a 1589). Reference to William is puzzling.

(((B))) Johanna Corbet

m. John Hopton

Shown by Visitation (Shropshire, Pigot) as parents of Henry father of Edward father of John father of William (a 1589).

((E)) Joan Corbet

m. (1341) Robert Harley or Harleigh

((F)) Elizabeth Corbet

m. (1341) Brian Harley or Harleigh

((G))+other issue - Roger, Amice, Eleanor, Joan II, Isolda, Juliana, Edward, Margaret

(c) Johanna Corbet possibly of this generation

m. Owen de la Pole, Prince of Powys-Wenwynwyn

(d)

+ other issue - Fulco, John (a 1335)

m2. Cecilia de Hedelegh (dau of Alan de Hedelegh or Hadley)

(1) Roger Corbet of Hedeley

(A) Robert Corbet of Hedeley

(B) Roger Corbet (a 1284)

(i) Thomas Corbet (dsp)

ii. Sir Robert Corbet of Caus Castle (a 1176)

Some web sites show the following Robert as son of Simon, son of Simon, son of Roger. We follow the Visitation and BE1883. TCP does not provide information before Thomas, father of the 1st Lord.

a. Robert Corbet of Caus Castle

m. Emma Pantulf or Pantolph name found in various web sites

(1) Thomas Corbet of Caus, Sheriff of Shropshire (a 1249, d 1273)

m. Isabel (dau of Roger de Vautort or Valletort of Harberton)

(A) Peter Corbet, 1st Lord (d before 13.08.1300)

m1. (by 1252-3) Joan de Mortimer (dau of John de Mortimer of Wigmore)

(i) Thomas Corbet (dvpsp before 1295)

m. Joan Plugenet (dau of Alan de Plugenet)

(ii) Peter Corbet, 2nd Lord (dsp before 29.01.1321/2)

m. (before 17.08.1302) Beatrice de Beauchamp (dau of John de Beauchamp of Hatch)

m2. Alice (a 05.1315, reputedly dau of Fulk d'Orreby) connection apparently supported by BE1883 (Orreby)

(iii) John Corbet, 3rd Lord (b 25.03.1298, dsp before 1347)

m. Beatrix (a 1347) mentioned by the Visitation but not by TCP

A web site linked to Rootsweb shows Lord John as father of John Corbet of Leighton and provides the following connection. TCP and BE1883 make it clear that Lord John had no legitimate heirs so the

following John, if he existed, must have been illegitimate. This connection is viewed as not fully reliable.

(a) John Corbet of Leighton (d before 1383)

m. Joan

((1)) John Corbet of Leighton

m. Joan

((A)) Richard Corbet of Leighton

((B)) Alice Corbet (b 1389, d 08.09.1458)

m1. William Brereton, younger of Brereton

m2. John SHirley

((2))+ other issue - Richard (b 1357, d after 1408), Robert

Probably of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is unknown, was ...

(iv) Sibill Corbet

m. (1297-8) Sir Walter de Baskerville of Combe (d c1309)

(B) Alice Corbet

m. Robert de Stafford (d 1282)

(C) Emma Corbet

m. Sir Bryan de Brampton

b. William Corbet of Acley

c. son ancestor of Corbet of Hope

d. Roger Corbet of Leigh

B. Edward Corbet

3. Robert FitzCorbet of Alcester

A. Robert Corbet of Alcester (dsp)

B. Sybil Corbet --

p. Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England (b 1068, d 01.12.1135)

m. Herbert FitzHerbert of Winchester, Lord Chamberlain (temp King

Stephen 1135-1154) --

C. Alice (or Lucy) Corbet

m. William de Botreaux (Boterel)

4. Reginald FitzCorbet (a 1096) ancestor of Corbets of Artois and Flanders

Main sources: Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Corbet), BEB1841 (Corbet of Stoke), BP1934 (Corbet), TCP (Corbet), BE1883 (Corbet) with support and some dates provided by various web sites, in particular

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8337/corbetring/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hugo Le "Le Corbeau" Corbet - was born about 1020 in Pays De Caux,Normandy,France and died before 1086 .

Hugo - Cevalier of Pays de Caux, Normandy, flourished from 1040 and 1076, and was dead before the Domesday survey of 1086.

A noble Norman. Came over to England from Normandy with his sons, Roger and Robert, at the time of the Conquest (1066). He was alive at least between 1040 and 1080. He had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Robert and Renaud.

From Pays de Caux, Normandy, France

Cevalier of Pays de Caux, Normandy, flourished from 1040 and 1076, and was dead before the Domesday survey of 1086.

A noble Norman. Came over to England from Normandy with his sons, Roger and Robert, at the time of the Conquest. He was alive at least between 1040 and 1080. He had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Robert and Renaud.
It is thought that possibly an ancestor may have been standard-bearer to Rollo, and have derived his name from the raven, Rollo's emblem, which he carried.

"The Corbet" (his Christian name seems to have been Hugh) had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Renand, and Robert. Hugh and Renand remained in France, while Roger and Robert went with their father, Hugh, to the battle of Hastings.

Corbet gave his name to the Pays de Caux, a tract of country between Rouen and Havre, which had Candebee for its capital. If one happens to go up the Seine from Havre to Rouen, one is struck with the picturesque appearance of Candebee.

[The Antiquary, Volume 8, pp. 125, http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA125&lpg=PA126&dq=Thomas%20Corbet%20pilgrim%20shropshire&sig=2SRFZ2_r5_pMf6frI7XXV076YaI&ei=KwwdTMzOGo-ONfnsxJIF&ct=result&id=YHA-AAAAYAAJ&ots=HmA7sT8Rvp&output=text]

Hugo, known as Le Corbeau, was born about 1020 in Pays De Caux, Normandy, France. He died about 1086.
Corbet de Normandie supposedly came with William the Conqueror to England in 1066.
See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p226.htm#i26098 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

Cevalier of Pays de Caux, Normandy, flourished from 1040 and 1076, and was dead before the Domesday survey of 1086.
A noble Norman. Came over to England from Normandy with his sons, Roger and Robert, at the time of the Conquest. He was alive at least between 1040 and 1080. He had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Robert and Renaud.

From Stirnet:
'Corbet01' Index links to: Lead / Letter

Families covered: Corbet of Alcester, Corbet of Caus Castle, Corbet of Hedeley, Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Corbet of Wattlesborough (Watlesburgh), Corbet of Willaston

Hugh le Corbeau or Corbet (a 1040)

1. Hugh le Corbeau or Corbet (in Normandy)

2. Roger FitzCorbet (a 1121)

A. William de Corbet of Caus Castle and Wattlesborough

i. Thomas Corbet of Wattlesborough or Watlesburgh

BP1934 (Corbet) identifies this Thomas as grandfather of Sir Richard Corbet who settled at Moreton and reports that "Twelfth in descent from this Sir Richard was" Sir Vincent of Moreton Corbet, living in 1606. We

provide details of the descent from Visitation and BEB1841. Some web sites refer to Thomas Corbet 'the pilgrim' and a Simon Corbet of Pontesbury as being at the beginning of this descent, some mentioning Simon as

ancestor of the Corbets of Caus Castle, but we know of no reason to doubt the Visitation and BEB1841.

a. Sir Roger Corbet

m1. ??

(1) Sir Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough, later of Moreton (d before 1235)

m. Joanna Turret (dau of Bartholomew Turret of Morton or Moreton)

(A) Richard Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (d 1255)

m. Petronilla (a 1272, of Edgebaldenham and Booley)

(i) Sir Robert Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (d 1300)

m1. Katherine Strange (dau of _ Strange of Knokinge)

(a) Thomas Corbet (dvpsp)

m2. Matilda de Arundel (d 1309, of Tiddeshall and Habberley)

(b) Sir Thomas Corbet (b 1281, d 1310)

m. Amice (possibly daughter of Ralph Hussey)

((1)) Sir Robert Corbet of Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet (b 1304, d 1375/6)

Robert's wife is named only as Elizabetha by Visitation. 'Mathematical' suggests that she was ...

m. Elizabeth le Strange (possibly dau of Fulk le Strange, 1st Lord of Blackmere)

((A)) Sir Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet and Shawbury (d c1395)

m. Margaret (d 1395, dau of Edrington, lord of Shawbury)

((i)) Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Sheriff (d 1440)

m. Margaret Mallory (dau of Sir William Mallory)

((a)) Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet (d 1467/8)

m. Elizabeth Hopton (dau of Sir Thomas Hopton)

(((1)))Sir Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet (b 1451, d 1493)

m. Elizabeth Devereux (dau of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Lord Ferrers of Chartley)

(((A))) Sir Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Sheriff of Salop (d 1514)

m. Elizabeth Vernon (d 1563, dau of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon)

(((B))) George Corbet (dsp)

(((C))) Maria Corbet

m. Thomas Lacon of Willey

(((D))) Anna Corbet

m. Thomas Cornwall of Burford (b 1468, d 1538)

(((E))) Elizabeth Corbet

m. Thomas Trentham of Shrewsbury

(((F))) Katherine Corbet

m. Thomas Onslow of Rodington

(((G))) Margaret Corbet

m. Richard Clyve of Walford

(((2)))Robert Corbet (dsp)

(((3)))Anna Corbet

m. Thomas Sturry of Rossall

(((4)))Maria Corbet

m. Thomas Thornes of Shelvock

(((5)))Elizabeth Corbet

m. Richard Cholmondeley (Cholmeley) of Cheshire

(((A))) Matilda Cholmeley apparently of this generation

m. Sir Peter Newton (a 1503)

(((6))) Jane Corbet

m. Thomas Cresset of Upton

(((7)))John Corbet possibly of this generation

His son was said to be a grandson of Corbet of Moreton.

m. Margaret Dixon

((b)) Thomas Corbet (dsp)

((c)) Elizabeth or Julian Corbet

m1. John (not George) Sandford of Sandford

m2. Sir Hugh Peshall of Horseley

((d)) Dorothy or Alice Corbet

m. Philipp Kynaston of Walford

((e)) Mary Corbet

m. Robert Charlton of Apley

((ii)) Katherine Corbet probably of this generation

m. Robert de Onslowe (d 1442)

((iii))+other issue - Johanna, Elianora

((B)) Thomas Corbet of Watlesburgh

((i)) Elizabeth Corbet

m. John de Ipstones

((a)) William de Ipstones of Ipstones

m. Matilda (Maud) Swynnerton

(((1)))Christian Ipstones (b c1393)

(((2)))Alice Ipstones (b c1396)

m. Randle Brereton of Malpas

((C)) Sir Fulk Corbet of Wattlesborough

m. Elizabeth

((i)) Katherine Elizabeth Corbet (bpt 07.05.1375, d c1403)

m. John de la Pole of Mawddwy (d 03.11.1403)

((D)) John Corbet of Wylaston (Willaston)

The following is supported by Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Pigot of Willaston).

m. Johanna Pigot (dau/coheir of Peter Pigot of Willaston)

((i)) Thomas Corbet of Willaston

((a)) William Corbet

(((1)))Thomas Corbet

m. Margaret (dau of Owen ap Jvan ap Madoc)

Visitation (Shropshire, Corbet) shows Thomas's daughters as Katherina (m. Edward Hopton, had Henry father of John) and Johanna (m. Richard Blount, had William

father of Peter). We follow Visitation (Shropshire, Pigot) which appears better supported by the sources used for the spouses' families.

(((A))) Katherine Corbet

m. John Blount

Shown by Visitation (Shropshire, Pigot) as parents of William father of Peter father of Thomas (a 1589). Reference to William is puzzling.

(((B))) Johanna Corbet

m. John Hopton

Shown by Visitation (Shropshire, Pigot) as parents of Henry father of Edward father of John father of William (a 1589).

((E)) Joan Corbet

m. (1341) Robert Harley or Harleigh

((F)) Elizabeth Corbet

m. (1341) Brian Harley or Harleigh

((G))+other issue - Roger, Amice, Eleanor, Joan II, Isolda, Juliana, Edward, Margaret

(c) Johanna Corbet possibly of this generation

m. Owen de la Pole, Prince of Powys-Wenwynwyn

(d)

+ other issue - Fulco, John (a 1335)

m2. Cecilia de Hedelegh (dau of Alan de Hedelegh or Hadley)

(1) Roger Corbet of Hedeley

(A) Robert Corbet of Hedeley

(B) Roger Corbet (a 1284)

(i) Thomas Corbet (dsp)

ii. Sir Robert Corbet of Caus Castle (a 1176)

Some web sites show the following Robert as son of Simon, son of Simon, son of Roger. We follow the Visitation and BE1883. TCP does not provide information before Thomas, father of the 1st Lord.

a. Robert Corbet of Caus Castle

m. Emma Pantulf or Pantolph name found in various web sites

(1) Thomas Corbet of Caus, Sheriff of Shropshire (a 1249, d 1273)

m. Isabel (dau of Roger de Vautort or Valletort of Harberton)

(A) Peter Corbet, 1st Lord (d before 13.08.1300)

m1. (by 1252-3) Joan de Mortimer (dau of John de Mortimer of Wigmore)

(i) Thomas Corbet (dvpsp before 1295)

m. Joan Plugenet (dau of Alan de Plugenet)

(ii) Peter Corbet, 2nd Lord (dsp before 29.01.1321/2)

m. (before 17.08.1302) Beatrice de Beauchamp (dau of John de Beauchamp of Hatch)

m2. Alice (a 05.1315, reputedly dau of Fulk d'Orreby) connection apparently supported by BE1883 (Orreby)

(iii) John Corbet, 3rd Lord (b 25.03.1298, dsp before 1347)

m. Beatrix (a 1347) mentioned by the Visitation but not by TCP

A web site linked to Rootsweb shows Lord John as father of John Corbet of Leighton and provides the following connection. TCP and BE1883 make it clear that Lord John had no legitimate heirs so the

following John, if he existed, must have been illegitimate. This connection is viewed as not fully reliable.

(a) John Corbet of Leighton (d before 1383)

m. Joan

((1)) John Corbet of Leighton

m. Joan

((A)) Richard Corbet of Leighton

((B)) Alice Corbet (b 1389, d 08.09.1458)

m1. William Brereton, younger of Brereton

m2. John SHirley

((2))+ other issue - Richard (b 1357, d after 1408), Robert

Probably of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is unknown, was ...

(iv) Sibill Corbet

m. (1297-8) Sir Walter de Baskerville of Combe (d c1309)

(B) Alice Corbet

m. Robert de Stafford (d 1282)

(C) Emma Corbet

m. Sir Bryan de Brampton

b. William Corbet of Acley

c. son ancestor of Corbet of Hope

d. Roger Corbet of Leigh

B. Edward Corbet

3. Robert FitzCorbet of Alcester

A. Robert Corbet of Alcester (dsp)

B. Sybil Corbet --

p. Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England (b 1068, d 01.12.1135)

m. Herbert FitzHerbert of Winchester, Lord Chamberlain (temp King

Stephen 1135-1154) --

C. Alice (or Lucy) Corbet

m. William de Botreaux (Boterel)

4. Reginald FitzCorbet (a 1096) ancestor of Corbets of Artois and Flanders

Main sources: Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Corbet), BEB1841 (Corbet of Stoke), BP1934 (Corbet), TCP (Corbet), BE1883 (Corbet) with support and some dates provided by various web sites, in particular

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8337/corbetring/

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Hugo Le "Le Corbeau" Corbet - was born about 1020 in Pays De Caux,Normandy,France and died before 1086 .

Hugo - Cevalier of Pays de Caux, Normandy, flourished from 1040 and 1076, and was dead before the Domesday survey of 1086.

A noble Norman. Came over to England from Normandy with his sons, Roger and Robert, at the time of the Conquest (1066). He was alive at least between 1040 and 1080. He had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Robert and Renaud.

From Pays de Caux, Normandy, France

Cevalier of Pays de Caux, Normandy, flourished from 1040 and 1076, and was dead before the Domesday survey of 1086.

A noble Norman. Came over to England from Normandy with his sons, Roger and Robert, at the time of the Conquest. He was alive at least between 1040 and 1080. He had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Robert and Renaud.

It is thought that possibly an ancestor may have been standard-bearer to Rollo, and have derived his name from the raven, Rollo's emblem, which he carried.
"The Corbet" (his Christian name seems to have been Hugh) had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Renand, and Robert. Hugh and Renand remained in France, while Roger and Robert went with their father, Hugh, to the battle of Hastings.

Corbet gave his name to the Pays de Caux, a tract of country between Rouen and Havre, which had Candebee for its capital. If one happens to go up the Seine from Havre to Rouen, one is struck with the picturesque appearance of Candebee.

[The Antiquary, Volume 8, pp. 125, http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA125&lpg=PA126&dq=Thomas%20Corbet%20pilgrim%20shropshire&sig=2SRFZ2_r5_pMf6frI7XXV076YaI&ei=KwwdTMzOGo-ONfnsxJIF&ct=result&id=YHA-AAAAYAAJ&ots=HmA7sT8Rvp&output=text] -------------------- Hugo, known as Le Corbeau, was born about 1020 in Pays De Caux, Normandy, France. He died about 1086. -------------------- Corbet de Normandie supposedly came with William the Conqueror to England in 1066.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p226.htm#i26098 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm ) -------------------- Cevalier of Pays de Caux, Normandy, flourished from 1040 and 1076, and was dead before the Domesday survey of 1086.

A noble Norman. Came over to England from Normandy with his sons, Roger and Robert, at the time of the Conquest. He was alive at least between 1040 and 1080. He had four sons, Hugh, Roger, Robert and Renaud.

Please see Darrell Wolcott: The Pedigree of Cynddelw Gam of Ystrad Alun; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id94.html; [#67] (Steven Ferry, November 19, 2017.)

Sir gift Isabella CORBET (DE PAYS). Isabella föddes 1030 i Pays de Caux, Normandy, Frankrike; dog 1085 i Calvados, Normandy, Frankrike. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]

Noteringar:

Isabella Corbet (De Pays)
Birthdate: 1030
Birthplace: Pays De Caux, Normandy, France
Death: 1085 (55)
Calvados, Normandy, France
Närstående:
Dotter till NN Normandy och NN Normandy
Hustru till Sir Hugh Corbet, Jarl of Caux
Moder till Robert Corbet, lord of Alcester; Lord Hugh Corbet, of Caux; Roger FitzCorbet, Baron of Caus; Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp; Petronell Corbet; och Isabel Corbet



About Isabella Corbet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pays_de_Caux

Noteringar:

Roger de Corbeau
Birthdate: cirka 988
Birthplace: Pays De Caux, , Normandy, France
Death: efter 1020
France
Närstående:
Son till Hugh Fitz Cobret De Corbeau och ? Corbeau
Make till Giovanna le Corbet
Fader till Sir Hugh Corbet, Jarl of Caux och Robert Corbeau



About Roger de Corbeau
Tradition says that the Corbeau/Corbet/le Corbeau/ Fitz Corbet... family descended from a Roman Valerius who is said to have had a raven land on his helmet at a critical point in a battle. Corvus, Corbeau refer to Raven.

It is also a Danish tradition that the standard of a Raven(Reafan) was carried into battle. There is some argument that the originator of the family line was the standard bearer under Rollo.
Roger de Corbeau(Fitz Corbet)(b. c.988) and Giovanna Carnaghi (c. 995 or 1001-1070) Their child was:

Hugo or Hugh le Corbeau, born c. 1020, married Isabella de Pays. died in the Pays Dauge, Calvados Normandy. Alternate information has him dying in Shropshire at Moreton Corbet, if I remember correctly

Their children were:

Baron Robert Corbet - received 15 manors from William the Conqueror.
Roger FitzCorbet, 1st. Baron of Caus - received 25 manors from William the Conqueror. Also Earl of Cornwall(I cannot find this to confirm it.).
Isabel CORBET
Hugo Corbeau Corbet Lord Caux(stayed in France)
Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp(see the city on the map. He too stayed in France, though he was in Palestine at the end of the century.)
Hugo joined William the Bastard in his invasion of England in 1066, along with his second and fourth sons, Robert and Roger. They owed fealty to Roger de Montgomery or spelled: Montgomeri. They settled in Shropshire while his other sons stayed behind in Caux.

Each of the sons who fought for William were granted manors in Shropshire on the wild, Welsh border where they aided and advised the king in his struggles with the Welsh over the centuries.

Montgomery was granted a large area of land in the northwest of England, and he became the Earl of Shrewsbury which surrounds the town of the same name. Montgomery was also granted lands dotted all over the map of England, from Kent to Shropshire. He in turn granted the manors to the Corbet family, though certainly at the behest of the king in return to services rendered to the invasion force.

Montgomery himself was more a player in Normandy during the invasion, arriving in England later. He was one of the great men who cared for the government of Normandy while the Duke was busy with the invasion force and the unrest that followed Hastings. William was forced to march back and forth all over England cleaning up small rebellions in order to firm up his control of the country, and to ward off potential rival claimants to the throne from Scandinavian countries

POSTED BY BILL MITCHELL AT 10:57 PM

http://mitchell-day-jones.blogspot.com/2012/12/barons-of-caus-or-caux.html

Corbet Family MORETON CORBET.
SIR WALTER O. CORBET, BART.

WRITING in the time of Elizabeth, Camden in his " Britannia " says : " Then upon the same river (Tern), Moreton Corbet, anciently an house of the familie of Turet, afterward a castle of the Corbets, sheweth itself, where, within our remembrance, Robert Corbet, carried away with the affedionate delight in architedure, began to build in a barraine place, a most gorgeous and stately house, after the Italian's modell : but death prevented him, so that he left the new work unfinished, and the old castle defaced. These Corbets are of ancient nobility in this shire and held lordships by service of Roger Montgomery, Earle of this county about the coming in of the Normans. ... In later ages this familie farre and fairly propagated, received increase, both revenue, and great alliance, by the marriage with an heir of Hopton."

It is doubtful whether the house was ever finished. Tradition relates that a Puritan preacher in the time of James I., whom the owner failed to save from being carried to Shrewsbury gaol, prophesied that the house he was building should not be dwelt in from generation to generation, and shortly afterwards it was destroyed by fire. In the civil wars, however, it was garrisoned for the King, and taken by the Parliamentary party. Its owner. Sir Vincent, created a baronet in 1642, was fined ^1,588 and _^8o a year by the sequestrators. His granddaughter and heiress carried Moreton to her husband, John Kynaston, in 1688, and his son, Corbet Kynaston, sold the estate back to his kinsman, Andrew Corbet, of Shawbury Park, in 1734.

Roger Fitz Corbet, the Domesday founder of this family, came from Pays de Caux in Normandy, built Caus Castle, and called it after his Norman home. The Castle and Barony of Caus passed to Ralph de Stafford in 1350. The lesser Corbet estate of Wattlesborough Castle passed by marriage before the close of the same century to John de Mowthe. But about 1240 Richard Corbet, of Wattlesborough, married the heiress of Bartholomew Turet, one of the few Saxon owners of the soil whom the Norman conquest had left, and Moreton Turet has since been known as Moreton Corbet. In 1431 Roger Corbet, of Moreton, married the heiress of Thos. Hopton, of Hopton Castle, which remained in the family till the co-heiress of Robert Corbet carried it to the Wallops in the sixteenth century.

Since 1 249, when Thomas Corbet was sheriff, twenty Corbets have held that office ; since 1309, when Roger Corbet was Knight of the Shire, eighteen Corbets have represented the county, and twelve Corbets boroughs in the county. In addition to the Edwardian Barony by Writ, four extind baronetcies have been held by the family, and in 1679 ^^^ widow of Sir Vincent Corbet was made a viscountess for life. The estates of A6ton Reynald and of Adderley are still held in this county by descendants in the male line of Roger Fitz Corbet, the Norman. The estates of Longnor and of Sundorne have passed by female descent, their owners having taken the old patronymic.

http://archive.org/stream/shropshirehouses00leiguoft/shropshirehouses00leiguoft_djvu.txt

Tradition says that the Corbeau/Corbet/le Corbeau/ Fitz Corbet... family descended from a Roman Valerius who is said to have had a raven land on his helmet at a critical point in a battle. Corvus, Corbeau refer to Raven.

It is also a Danish tradition that the standard of a Raven(Reafan) was carried into battle. There is some argument that the originator of the family line was the standard bearer under Rollo. Roger de Corbeau(Fitz Corbet)(b. c.988) and Giovanna Carnaghi (c. 995 or 1001-1070) Their child was:

Hugo or Hugh le Corbeau, born c. 1020, married Isabella de Pays. died in the Pays Dauge, Calvados Normandy. Alternate information has him dying in Shropshire at Moreton Corbet, if I remember correctly

Their children were:

Baron Robert Corbet - received 15 manors from William the Conqueror. Roger FitzCorbet, 1st. Baron of Caus - received 25 manors from William the Conqueror. Also Earl of Cornwall(I cannot find this to confirm it.). Isabel CORBET Hugo Corbeau Corbet Lord Caux(stayed in France) Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp(see the city on the map. He too stayed in France, though he was in Palestine at the end of the century.) Hugo joined William the Bastard in his invasion of England in 1066, along with his second and fourth sons, Robert and Roger. They owed fealty to Roger de Montgomery or spelled: Montgomeri. They settled in Shropshire while his other sons stayed behind in Caux.

Each of the sons who fought for William were granted manors in Shropshire on the wild, Welsh border where they aided and advised the king in his struggles with the Welsh over the centuries.

Montgomery was granted a large area of land in the northwest of England, and he became the Earl of Shrewsbury which surrounds the town of the same name. Montgomery was also granted lands dotted all over the map of England, from Kent to Shropshire. He in turn granted the manors to the Corbet family, though certainly at the behest of the king in return to services rendered to the invasion force.

Montgomery himself was more a player in Normandy during the invasion, arriving in England later. He was one of the great men who cared for the government of Normandy while the Duke was busy with the invasion force and the unrest that followed Hastings. William was forced to march back and forth all over England cleaning up small rebellions in order to firm up his control of the country, and to ward off potential rival claimants to the throne from Scandinavian countries

POSTED BY BILL MITCHELL AT 10:57 PM

http://mitchell-day-jones.blogspot.com/2012/12/barons-of-caus-or-caux.html

Tradition says that the Corbeau/Corbet/le Corbeau/ Fitz Corbet... family descended from a Roman Valerius who is said to have had a raven land on his helmet at a critical point in a battle. Corvus, Corbeau refer to Raven.
It is also a Danish tradition that the standard of a Raven(Reafan) was carried into battle. There is some argument that the originator of the family line was the standard bearer under Rollo.

Roger de Corbeau(Fitz Corbet)(b. c.988) and Giovanna Carnaghi (c. 995 or 1001-1070) Their child was:

Hugo or Hugh le Corbeau, born c. 1020, married Isabella de Pays. died in the Pays Dauge, Calvados Normandy. Alternate information has him dying in Shropshire at Moreton Corbet, if I remember correctly

Their children were:

Baron Robert Corbet - received 15 manors from William the Conqueror.

Roger FitzCorbet, 1st. Baron of Caus - received 25 manors from William the Conqueror. Also Earl of Cornwall(I cannot find this to confirm it.).

Isabel CORBET

Hugo Corbeau Corbet Lord Caux(stayed in France)

Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp(see the city on the map. He too stayed in France, though he was in Palestine at the end of the century.)

Hugo joined William the Bastard in his invasion of England in 1066, along with his second and fourth sons, Robert and Roger. They owed fealty to Roger de Montgomery or spelled: Montgomeri. They settled in Shropshire while his other sons stayed behind in Caux.

Each of the sons who fought for William were granted manors in Shropshire on the wild, Welsh border where they aided and advised the king in his struggles with the Welsh over the centuries.

Montgomery was granted a large area of land in the northwest of England, and he became the Earl of Shrewsbury which surrounds the town of the same name. Montgomery was also granted lands dotted all over the map of England, from Kent to Shropshire. He in turn granted the manors to the Corbet family, though certainly at the behest of the king in return to services rendered to the invasion force.

Montgomery himself was more a player in Normandy during the invasion, arriving in England later. He was one of the great men who cared for the government of Normandy while the Duke was busy with the invasion force and the unrest that followed Hastings. William was forced to march back and forth all over England cleaning up small rebellions in order to firm up his control of the country, and to ward off potential rival claimants to the throne from Scandinavian countries

POSTED BY BILL MITCHELL AT 10:57 PM

http://mitchell-day-jones.blogspot.com/2012/12/barons-of-caus-or-caux.html

Corbet Family MORETON CORBET.

SIR WALTER O. CORBET, BART.

WRITING in the time of Elizabeth, Camden in his " Britannia " says : " Then upon the same river (Tern), Moreton Corbet, anciently an house of the familie of Turet, afterward a castle of the Corbets, sheweth itself, where, within our remembrance, Robert Corbet, carried away with the affedionate delight in architedure, began to build in a barraine place, a most gorgeous and stately house, after the Italian's modell : but death prevented him, so that he left the new work unfinished, and the old castle defaced. These Corbets are of ancient nobility in this shire and held lordships by service of Roger Montgomery, Earle of this county about the coming in of the Normans. ... In later ages this familie farre and fairly propagated, received increase, both revenue, and great alliance, by the marriage with an heir of Hopton."

It is doubtful whether the house was ever finished. Tradition relates that a Puritan preacher in the time of James I., whom the owner failed to save from being carried to Shrewsbury gaol, prophesied that the house he was building should not be dwelt in from generation to generation, and shortly afterwards it was destroyed by fire. In the civil wars, however, it was garrisoned for the King, and taken by the Parliamentary party. Its owner. Sir Vincent, created a baronet in 1642, was fined ^1,588 and _^8o a year by the sequestrators. His granddaughter and heiress carried Moreton to her husband, John Kynaston, in 1688, and his son, Corbet Kynaston, sold the estate back to his kinsman, Andrew Corbet, of Shawbury Park, in 1734.

Roger Fitz Corbet, the Domesday founder of this family, came from Pays de Caux in Normandy, built Caus Castle, and called it after his Norman home. The Castle and Barony of Caus passed to Ralph de Stafford in 1350. The lesser Corbet estate of Wattlesborough Castle passed by marriage before the close of the same century to John de Mowthe. But about 1240 Richard Corbet, of Wattlesborough, married the heiress of Bartholomew Turet, one of the few Saxon owners of the soil whom the Norman conquest had left, and Moreton Turet has since been known as Moreton Corbet. In 1431 Roger Corbet, of Moreton, married the heiress of Thos. Hopton, of Hopton Castle, which remained in the family till the co-heiress of Robert Corbet carried it to the Wallops in the sixteenth century.

Since 1 249, when Thomas Corbet was sheriff, twenty Corbets have held that office ; since 1309, when Roger Corbet was Knight of the Shire, eighteen Corbets have represented the county, and twelve Corbets boroughs in the county. In addition to the Edwardian Barony by Writ, four extind baronetcies have been held by the family, and in 1679 ^^^ widow of Sir Vincent Corbet was made a viscountess for life. The estates of A6ton Reynald and of Adderley are still held in this county by descendants in the male line of Roger Fitz Corbet, the Norman. The estates of Longnor and of Sundorne have passed by female descent, their owners having taken the old patronymic.

http://archive.org/stream/shropshirehouses00leiguoft/shropshirehouses00leiguoft_djvu.txt

Tradition says that the Corbeau/Corbet/le Corbeau/ Fitz Corbet... family descended from a Roman Valerius who is said to have had a raven land on his helmet at a critical point in a battle. Corvus, Corbeau refer to Raven.

It is also a Danish tradition that the standard of a Raven(Reafan) was carried into battle. There is some argument that the originator of the family line was the standard bearer under Rollo. Roger de Corbeau(Fitz Corbet)(b. c.988) and Giovanna Carnaghi (c. 995 or 1001-1070) Their child was:

Hugo or Hugh le Corbeau, born c. 1020, married Isabella de Pays. died in the Pays Dauge, Calvados Normandy. Alternate information has him dying in Shropshire at Moreton Corbet, if I remember correctly

Their children were:

Baron Robert Corbet - received 15 manors from William the Conqueror. Roger FitzCorbet, 1st. Baron of Caus - received 25 manors from William the Conqueror. Also Earl of Cornwall(I cannot find this to confirm it.). Isabel CORBET Hugo Corbeau Corbet Lord Caux(stayed in France) Renauld Corbeau Corbet Lord Fecamp(see the city on the map. He too stayed in France, though he was in Palestine at the end of the century.) Hugo joined William the Bastard in his invasion of England in 1066, along with his second and fourth sons, Robert and Roger. They owed fealty to Roger de Montgomery or spelled: Montgomeri. They settled in Shropshire while his other sons stayed behind in Caux.

Each of the sons who fought for William were granted manors in Shropshire on the wild, Welsh border where they aided and advised the king in his struggles with the Welsh over the centuries.

Montgomery was granted a large area of land in the northwest of England, and he became the Earl of Shrewsbury which surrounds the town of the same name. Montgomery was also granted lands dotted all over the map of England, from Kent to Shropshire. He in turn granted the manors to the Corbet family, though certainly at the behest of the king in return to services rendered to the invasion force.

Montgomery himself was more a player in Normandy during the invasion, arriving in England later. He was one of the great men who cared for the government of Normandy while the Duke was busy with the invasion force and the unrest that followed Hastings. William was forced to march back and forth all over England cleaning up small rebellions in order to firm up his control of the country, and to ward off potential rival claimants to the throne from Scandinavian countries

POSTED BY BILL MITCHELL AT 10:57 PM

http://mitchell-day-jones.blogspot.com/2012/12/barons-of-caus-or-caux.html

Roger gift Giovanna LE CORBET (DEI CARNEGHI). Giovanna (dotter till Don Michele DEI CARNEGHI) föddes ca 1001 i Pays de Caux, Normandy, Frankrike; dog ca 1070 i UK. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]

Noteringar:

Giovanna le Corbet (Dei Carneghi)
Also Known As: "Giovanni", "Corbet", "de Corbet", "fitzCorbet"
Birthdate: cirka 1001
Birthplace: Pays De Caux, Normandy, France
Death: cirka 1070 (61-77)
UK
Närstående:
Dotter till Don Michele dei Carneghi och Mrs. dei Carneghi
Hustru till Roger de Corbeau
Moder till Sir Hugh Corbet, Jarl of Caux och Robert Corbeau



About Giovanna le Corbet
Discussion started asking for any reliable sources for Giovanni or more probably Giovanna Carnaghi for this is the only name associated with Roger Corbet (or fitzCorbet).

Noteringar:

Don Michele dei Carneghi
Also Known As: "Carnaghi"
Birthdate: 980
Birthplace: Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Death: 1010 (30)
Caux, La Chapelaude, Allier, Auvergne, France
Närstående:
Son till NN Carnaghi och NN Carnaghi
Make till Mrs. dei Carneghi
Fader till Giovanna le Corbet



About Don Michele dei Carneghi
source: Wikitree Born 0980 in Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italymap Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] Father of Giovanni Carnaghi Died 1010 in Pays de Caux, Normandy, Francemap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence#Second_millennium
Florence; Italian: Firenze