John CORBLY, Corbley
1733 - 1803 (70 years)
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Name John CORBLY Suffix Corbley Born 28 Feb 1733 England 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation minister Died 9 Jun 1803 Garards Fort, Greene Co, PA [2, 3] Buried Garards Fort Cemetery, Garards Fort, Greene Co, PA [2] Notes - A Pennsylvania historical marker for Rev. John Corbley (aka Corbly) was erected at Corbly Memorial Baptist Church, Garards Fort, Greene County, Pennsylvania on November 15, 1994. The marker reads:
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REV. JOHN CORBLEY (1733-1803)
A noted Baptist minister serving area congregations, Corbley was among some 150 men arrested by federal troops on the "Dreadful Night" of November 13, 1794. A vocal opponent of the U.S. excise task on whiskey, he was this area's best known participant in the Whiskey Rebellion and was seen as a threat by the Federalists. Imprisoned for a time in Philadelphia, Corbley returned here and remained active in the ministry.
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On May 10, 1782, John Corbly's wife Elizabeth and three of their children were massacred by Indians. Two other daughters were scalped by survived.
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Person ID I128910 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 24 Aug 2020
Family 1 Abigail KIRK, b. 5 Sep 1727, Winchester, VA , d. 1768 (Age 40 years) Married 1752 Winchester, VA [2] Family ID F56277 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth TYLER, b. 1756, Berkeley Co, (W)VA , d. 10 May 1782, Garards Fort, Greene Co, PA (Age 26 years) Married CA 1773 [2] Family ID F56278 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Nancy Ann LYNN, b. 20 Jun 1761, Town Creek, Allegany Co, MD , d. 1 Aug 1826, Garards Fort, Greene Co, PA (Age 65 years) Children + 1. Andrew Lynn CORBLY, b. 12 Jan 1787, Garards Fort, Greene Co, PA , d. 6 Apr 1850, Tyler Co, (W)VA (Age 63 years)Family ID F56276 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- A Pennsylvania historical marker for Rev. John Corbley (aka Corbly) was erected at Corbly Memorial Baptist Church, Garards Fort, Greene County, Pennsylvania on November 15, 1994. The marker reads:
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