Richard Corbet Justiciar of Shropshire

• Preferred Name: Richard Corbet Justiciar of Shropshire^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Occupation: Lord Justicar of Assize
  
• Death: 1255 in Justiciar Assize, Shropshire, England
  
• Birth: ABT 1200 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England at LATI: N2.8 LONG: E2.65
  
• FSID: GJ9M-T2H
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  «b»Biography
  Name«/b»
  Sir Richard Corbet, knight of Wattlesborough.
  
  «b»Parentage«/b»
  Sir Richard Corbet, son of Richard, knight of Wattesborough, flourished 1225-1248, and was Lord of Morton at the Inquest of Bradfort Hundred taken in 1255. He married Petronilla, lady of Edge Baldenham and Booley, who was living in 1272, made a grant to Buildwas Abbey in 1223, succeeded his grandfather Bartholomew Toret, and was Jusiciar of Shropshire.
  
  «b»Corbet Family«/b»
  The Corbets of Moreton Corbet From the eclipse of the senior line at Caus, the most important Shropshire branch of the Corbets was that of Moreton Toret, later called Moreton Corbet, where they had a castle. Members of this branch regularly represented Shropshire, and sometimes other constituencies, in the House of Commons of England over several centuries. They were the among the most powerful and richest of landed gentry families in the county, especially in the 16th century, when there was no resident aristocracy. Together with its offshoots at Stoke upon Tern and Stanwardine, the Moreton Corbet family played a major part in the county's passage through the English Reformation and the English Civil War.
  
  «b»1223 Grant to Buildwas Abbey«/b»
  He made a grant to Buildwas Abbey in 1223.
  
  «b»Flourished«/b»
  He flourished 1225-1248, and was Lord of Morton at the Inquest of Bradford hundred taken in 1255.
  
  He succeeded his grandfather, bartholomew toret, who was dead in 1255.
  
  He was Justiciar of Shropshire.
  
  «b»Children«/b»
  1.) Roger Corbet, b. Abt 1232, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, d. Yes, date unknown. Roger, listed here by Eyton, a hostage in 1233.
  
  2.) Sir Robert Corbet, Knight, b. Cal 1234, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, d. Bef 14 Nov 1300. Robertus Corbet-40 de Morton in co. Salop, miles m. (1) Katherina fil. Joh'is D'ni Strange de Knokinge et Midle. (2) Matilda filia d'ni de Tideshill. Robert, son and heir, married (1) Catherine le Strange and (2) about 1280 Matilda de Arundel.
  
  3.) Richard "Mailhurst" Corbet, b. Abt 1236, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, d. 1267 m. Amelia, who was living 1296. Issue.
  
  4.) Petronilla Corbet, b. Abt 1238, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, d. Aft 1318/1319. Not named by Boyer.
  
  5.) John Corbet, b. Abt 1240, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, d. Aft 1314. Not named by Boyer.
  
  BIO
  BIO: from Eyton's Antiquities of Shropshire, Vol. X, p. 187
  
  Richard Corbet (III), was married to a Lady named Petronilla, who is said to have brought the estates at Booley and Edgbolton to the Corbe

1. Petronilla Corbet, b. 1238 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England     d. 1319 in Alderton, Shropshire, England
2. Robert Corbet, b. ABT 1234 in Shropshire, England     d. 14 NOV 1300 in Wem, Shropshire, England

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