Richard Corwin

1771 - 1848  (77 years)

• Name	Richard Corwin  [1, 2]
  Birth	1771	Mattituck, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Corwin Cemetery, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Death	27 Oct 1848
  Name	Richard Currin  [6]
  Death	27 Oct 1848	{Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [3]
  Burial	Fire Place (Corwin Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  Person ID	I5994	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Jedediah Corwin, >,   b. 1728, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 7 May 1799 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Abiah Luce, >,   b. Abt 1729, of Mattituck, Long Island, New York d. 8 Aug 1795, Aquebogue, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1752	Mattituck, Southhold, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  Family ID	F2846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Marthers,   b. Abt 1755   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Nov 1775  [2, 8]
  Family ID	F2886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Hallock, ^,   b. Abt 1768   d. 26 May 1820, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1789	Aquebogue, Southold, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  Children	1. Hannah Corwin, ^,   b. Abt Aug 1787   d. 25 Apr 1856, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} (Age 68 years)   2. Alsop Hallock Corwin, Sr.,   b. 1790, Fireplace, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 12 Jul 1848, Manorville, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 58 years)   3. Miriam Corwin, ^,   b. Abt 1791   d. 11 Jul 1821, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} (Age 30 years)   4. Richard Corwin, (ii) ^,   b. 25 Jul 1795, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 28 Feb 1882, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} (Age 86 years)   5. Patience Corwin, or [Corwin] ^,   b. Abt 1797, NY d. Yes, date unknown   6. William H Corwin,   b. 15 Oct 1805, NY d. 23 May 1852, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} (Age 46 years)   7. Richard Corwin,   b. 1790, Aquebogue, Suffolk, N.Y. d. 1851 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F2888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Lucius H. Hallock, b. 1853; William A. Hallock; Charles Hallock, A Hallock genealogy : an attempt to tabulate and set in order the numerous descendants of Peter Hallock who landed at Southold, Long Island, N.Y., about the year 1640 and settled at Aq, p. 335, p. 32. [S18] Corwin, Edward Tanjore (1834-1914), The Corwin genealogy (Curwin, Curwen, Corwine) in the United States. xxxii, 284 p., 3 leaves of plates: ill., coat of arms, geneal. tables, ports, includes index. (New York. Unknown publisher (S. W. Green Printer, p. 184; http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=11750&iid=dvm_GenMono001263-00112-0. 1 Richard, [6] (Jedediah, 2,) b.—. M. Elizabeth Marthers, November 9th, 1775. (Aquebogue Records.) Ch. Richard, Alsop H. William, Patience, Hannah. In 1775, signed engagement to support Congress. He was also a Revolutionary soldier, being present at the battle of Yorktown, and at the surrender of Cornwallis. Washington once tested his fidelity as a guard by attempting to pass him in the night, but he would not allow him to pass, and afterward received commendations for his fidelity. He was then known and received his pension under the name of Currin. [S19] tombstone, Corwin Family Cemetery, rear 10 Beaverbrook Dr., Brookhaven, NY (); 27 Dec 2005. [S831] , Altha family tree (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Richard * Corwin. [S832] , Hallock (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Richard Corwin. [S18] Corwin, Edward Tanjore (1834-1914), The Corwin genealogy (Curwin, Curwen, Corwine) in the United States. xxxii, 284 p., 3 leaves of plates: ill., coat of arms, geneal. tables, ports, includes index. (New York. Unknown publisher (S. W. Green Printer, p. 184. 1 Richard, [6] (Jedediah, 2,) b.—. M. Elizabeth Marthers, November 9th, 1775. (Aquebogue Records.) Ch. Richard, Alsop H. William, Patience, Hannah. In 1775, signed engagement to support Congress. He was also a Revolutionary soldier, being present at the battle of Yorktown, and at the surrender of Cornwallis. Washington once tested his fidelity as a guard by attempting to pass him in the night, but he would not allow him to pass, and afterward received commendations for his fidelity. He was then known and received his pension under the name of Currin. [S18] Corwin, Edward Tanjore (1834-1914), The Corwin genealogy (Curwin, Curwen, Corwine) in the United States. xxxii, 284 p., 3 leaves of plates: ill., coat of arms, geneal. tables, ports, includes index. (New York. Unknown publisher (S. W. Green Printer, p. 109. [S13] Long Island Genealogy Surname Database, online [http://longislandgenealogy.com ], http://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I0791&tree=Ryder. [S22] Lucius H. Hallock, b. 1853; William A. Hallock; Charles Hallock, A Hallock genealogy : an attempt to tabulate and set in order the numerous descendants of Peter Hallock who landed at Southold, Long Island, N.Y., about the year 1640 and settled at Aq, p. 335, p. 32; http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=11570&pageno=335. HANNAH HALLOCK-CORWIN. P. 6. William 5. Peter Jr. 4., d. 9 Was daughter of William, brother of Maj. Peter Hallock [that is, Hannah was Major Peter Hallock's niece]. Was born about 1768. Married Richard Corwin Dec. 31, 1789 in Aquebogue, L.I. Had son: I. Richard Corwin Jr., born about 1790, died in Brookhaven in March, 1882. He had son Sylvester N. who had son Chester D. Corwin of N. Y. City.