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Hannah Ludwell Lee Corbin (February 6, 1728 – c. October 7, 1782) was an American women's rights advocate and member of the Lee family in Virginia. A controversial widow in her own time in part for her refusal to marry her paramour (with whom she had children) or conversion from the Church of England to the Baptists , she may today ...
8 de mar. de 2024 · By Mike Frontiero. VA250. In the clamor for independence, one voice stood out – not for its booming volume, but for its audacity. Hannah Lee Corbin, from Virginia’s prominent Lee family in Westmoreland County, defied the limitations placed on women of her time.
Hannah Lee Corbin (6 February 1728–by 7 October 1782), planter and early advocate of women's rights, was born at Matholic, the Westmoreland County plantation of her parents, Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell Lee. Her immediate family was one of the most prominent in Virginia.
HANNAH LEE CORBIN (1729-1782) eldest daughter of Thomas Lee, married her cousin Gawin Corbin and was widowed while still young. Gawin’s will reduced her portion of his estate if Hannah were to remarry, so she chose to live with her new love, Dr. Hall, without the benefits of marriage.
Hannah (Lee) Corbin was a Virginia colonist. Excerpt from Stratford Hall website: [1] Hannah Lee (February 6, 1728 – 1782) was the oldest daughter, and second oldest surviving child, of Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell of Stratford.
- Female
- February 6, 1728
- Gawin Corbin Jr.
- October 7, 1782
Hannah Lee Corbin (1728 - 1782) Locality. Westmoreland County. Occupation. Planter. Biography. A member of one of Virginia's most prominent families, Hannah Lee (February 6, 1728–by October 7, 1782) grew up at Stratford Hall, in Westmoreland County.
Hannah Lee Corbin married Gawen Corbin in 1748. She was the daughter of Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell Lee. Her husband’s 1760 Probate Inventory listed, in the parlor: “1 Large Picture of Old Colo. Corbin in Gilt Frame 1 Large do. of the Late Colo. G. Corbin and another of Mrs. Corbin without Frames.” (Westmoreland County) See: Gunston ...
