Corbell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The distinguished surname Corbell was first found in Touraine, where the family was established in a seigniory, erected in 1331 for de Preaux.
Early Origins of the Corbell family
The surname Corbell was first found in Touraine, where the family was established in a seigniory, erected in 1331 for de Preaux.
Early History of the Corbell family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corbell research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1325, 1355, 1480, 1491, 1560, 1744, 1750, 1753, 1758, 1792, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1813, 1814, 1825, 1859, 1874, 1886 and 1904 are included under the topic Early Corbell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Corbell Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Corbé, Corbet, de Corbet, Corbette, Corbeau, de Corbeau, Corbau, Corbaud, Corbaut, Corbaux, Corbauld, Corbault, Corbaulx, Corbel, Corbelle, Corbas, Corbat, Corbin, Corby, Corbie, de Corbie, Corbelet, Corblet, Corbelin, Corblin, Corbineau, Corbinot and many more.
Early Notables of the Corbell family
Notable at this time was Claude de Corbie, a Cistercian, who died in 1560; Renée Corbeau, who was called "la Belle Angevine"; Pierre d'Alets de Corbet, a brigadier in the 17th century; Aimé-François de Corbeau...
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Corbell migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Corbell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Clemt Corbell, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 1
- Gabriell Corbell, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 1
- John Corbell, who landed in Virginia in 1657 1
- Denis Corbell, who landed in Virginia in 1661 1
- Angell Corbell, who landed in Virginia in 1661 1
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Corbell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Jacques Corbell, who landed in Virginia in 1700 1
Corbell migration to New Zealand +
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:
- John G. Corbell, aged 19, who arrived in New Plymouth aboard the ship "Phoebe Dunbar" between 1841 and 1850
Contemporary Notables of the name Corbell (post 1700) +
- Preston Michael Corbell, American actor, filmmaker and writer
- Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell (b. 1977), American contemporary artist
- Simon Corbell (b. 1970), Australian politician, 12th Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (2014-)
Citations +
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)