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Corbett in Canada seeks info on Corbetts in Tip

Hey all,
I'm in the ridiculous position, at 50+ years old, of just having learned that my first guy to get to Canada with this name was a John Corbett, a tanner and shoemaker from Ballylooby.
Born around 1785, he came over in 1815.

I'm wondering:
Does the Parish have records that far back or better?
There seem to be two parallel stories of the name 'Corbett': one is the Normans, one is Ó Corbáne and variants being anglicised into it, which presents a chicken/egg proposition.
In the name of not going the route of DNA companies, is there any oral history around which would explain our little clan's origin before the 17th?

Thanks, everyone. Pints on me when I get over.
K

KevCorbett

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The following two baptismal records for John Corbits in Tip were found on rootsireland.ie.

Name:   John Corbit        

Date of Birth:     26-Jul-1789

Address:               Church Lane       

Parish/District:   CAHIR PARISH

County  Co. Tipperary

Denomination:   Roman Catholic

Father:  John Corbit        

Mother:               Catherine Driscol                           

Sponsor 1 / William Mccarthy

Sponsor 2 / Joanna Costoloe

PRIEST: MAURICE COLEMAN

 

 

Name:   John Corbit        

Date of Baptism:              25-Apr-1794

Address:               Not Recorded    

Parish/District:   ST MARY'S PARISH, CLONMEL

County  Co. Tipperary

Denomination:   Roman Catholic

Father:  Michael Corbit  

Mother:               Elena Moroney

Sponsor 1 /Patrick Buckley

Sponsor 2 /Catherine Lemmorey

Notes:

PRIEST MAURICE COLEMAN

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Hi again, K--

Note that Ballylooby Catholic parish and Cahir Catholic parish border on each other (the 1789 John was baptized in Cahir, but could have lived in Ballylooby).

glanvil3@aol.com

K,

You probably have this information. I assume your John lived in Nova Scotia. There are 43 trees on Ancestry. Some have John born in 1785 in Clare others show Ballylooby. The ones that are public show he married Margaret Casey (1781 of Ballylooby) in 1805 in Ballylooby. John's parents are identified as Joseph Corbet and Alma McLighe. I did not look at all the trees, but I did not find any supporting records for this information.

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

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