Daniel Corbit I, 16821755 (aged 72 years)

Daniel Corbits and Mary Brinton headstone
Name
Daniel /Corbit/ I
Given names
Daniel
Surname
Corbit
Name suffix
I
Birth
Note: Day and month came from headstone located on farm in Odessa.
Note: Ancestry.com in 2012 says: "Born in Dumphries Scptland on 25 Mar 1682. Daniel married Elizabeth Hoedt England. Daniel married Elizabeth Noodt and had a child. He passed away on 22 Feb 1756 in Delaware, USA." But I'll keep 25 Feb 1682 and 22 Feb 1755 from Odessa headstone for now... Dumphries is about 100 clicks south of Glasgow. werelate.org says that the birth month is May.
Occupation
Birth of a son
Marriage
1710 (aged 27 years)
Note: Some of our Corbit references are confused, saying Daniel Corbit I married Mary Brinton in 1739, but it's clear (from the headstone in Odessa) that Mary married Daniel Corbit II (1715-1774).
Note: There seems to be a lot of confusion about Daniel's wife's (wives'?!) name(s): Hoedt is on the headstone, many online sources suggest Hood, Hoodt, Holt, or Noodt. And then there is the headstone's listing of a second name -- Elizabeth Widdow -- which is pretty close to widow...
Note: Ancestry.com in 2012 says of Elizabeth Noodt (1688 - 1728)

Ancestry.com in 2012 says of Elizabeth Noodt (1688 - 1728)

Born in New York City, New York, USA on 19 Oct 1688 to Casper Holt and Elizabeth De La Plaine. Elizabeth married Caleb Offley and had 4 children. Elizabeth married Daniel Corbit and had a child. She passed away on 1728 in Appoquinimink, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a son
Note: From headstone located on farm in Odessa.
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Property
"Middleton" farm
1722
Address: Thomas Landing Road
County Road 440
Note: The area now called Odessa, DE, was known as Cantwell's Bridge and was part of PA... not sure of when change occurred...
Birth of a daughter
Death of a wife
Death of a son
Marriage of a son
Note: Marriage certificate is clear, but headstone on Odessa farm says 5 Aug 1739...
Death
February 22, 1755 (aged 72 years)
Note: Day month and year from headstone located on farm in Odessa. Some printed references suggest the year was 1756...
Will
Family with Elizabeth Hoedt
himself
Daniel Corbits and Mary Brinton headstone
16821755
Birth: February 25, 1682Glasgow, Scotland
Death: February 22, 1755
wife
Marriage Marriage1710
-1 years
son
17081736
Birth: December 10, 1708 26 20 Cantwell's Bridge (Odessa), New Castle, Delaware, USA
Death: after 1736
2 years
daughter
14 months
daughter
4 years
son
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Family with Elizabeth Widdow
himself
Daniel Corbits and Mary Brinton headstone
16821755
Birth: February 25, 1682Glasgow, Scotland
Death: February 22, 1755
partner
Birth
Marriage
Property
Will
Note
Birth

Day and month came from headstone located on farm in Odessa.

Ancestry.com in 2012 says: "Born in Dumphries Scptland on 25 Mar 1682. Daniel married Elizabeth Hoedt England. Daniel married Elizabeth Noodt and had a child. He passed away on 22 Feb 1756 in Delaware, USA." But I'll keep 25 Feb 1682 and 22 Feb 1755 from Odessa headstone for now... Dumphries is about 100 clicks south of Glasgow. werelate.org says that the birth month is May.

Marriage

Some of our Corbit references are confused, saying Daniel Corbit I married Mary Brinton in 1739, but it's clear (from the headstone in Odessa) that Mary married Daniel Corbit II (1715-1774).

There seems to be a lot of confusion about Daniel's wife's (wives'?!) name(s): Hoedt is on the headstone, many online sources suggest Hood, Hoodt, Holt, or Noodt. And then there is the headstone's listing of a second name -- Elizabeth Widdow -- which is pretty close to widow...

Ancestry.com in 2012 says of Elizabeth Noodt (1688 - 1728)

Born in New York City, New York, USA on 19 Oct 1688 to Casper Holt and Elizabeth De La Plaine. Elizabeth married Caleb Offley and had 4 children. Elizabeth married Daniel Corbit and had a child. She passed away on 1728 in Appoquinimink, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

Property

The area now called Odessa, DE, was known as Cantwell's Bridge and was part of PA... not sure of when change occurred...

Death

Day month and year from headstone located on farm in Odessa. Some printed references suggest the year was 1756...

Note

b. 25 May 1682 Dumfries, , Dumfries, Scotland
d. 22 Feb 1756 Odessa, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Parents: Caspar Hoodt and Elizabeth Delaplaine
Elizabeth Hoodt
b. 18 Oct 1688 , , New York, USA

m. Aft 1703 Cantwell'S Bridge, , New Castle, Delaware, USA
Family tree?
?Facts and Events
Marriage[1] Aft 1703 Cantwell'S Bridge, , New Castle, Delaware, USA
?Children
Birth Death
1.
John Corbit

10 Dec 1708 Cantwell'S Bridge, , New Castle, Delaware, USA

Aft 1736
2.
Elizabeth Corbit

29 Nov 1710

Mary Corbit

13 Jan 1712

Daniel Corbit, II

11 Oct 1715 Cantwell'S Bridge, , New Castle, Delaware, USA

28 May 1774 Blackbird, New Castle, Delaware, USA
5.
Ruth Corbit

25 Jul 1718

Rachel Corbit

4 Nov 1720

Hannah Corbit

4 May 1723

Media object
Daniel Corbits and Mary Brinton headstone
Daniel Corbits and Mary Brinton headstone
Note: Taken by SRV in October 2012 during trip to Annie's great uncle David's farm in Odessa, Delaware.