Irisff@aol.com wrote: > > Abijah Corby was born 1791 in Montclair. His son, Uzal, was born 1814 in > Montclair. Uzal's son, Theodore (my gr-gr-grandfather), was born 1851 in > Bloomfield Township. > > Yehoncris Corby was born 1781 in Caldwell. His son, Zadoc, was born 1803 in > Caldwell Township. Zadoc's son, Theodore C., was born 1829 in Caldwell. > > Can anyone tell me the origins of these given names. > > Can anyone tell me if these families are connected? > > I appreciate any suggestions. Hi- I have been working on a database of Caldwell families, so I have a little on the CORBY family. A name like Yehoncris is a great help among all the John, William, Joseph etc. of that time period! Descendants of Gideon Corby I. Gideon1 CORBY married Martha "Patty" RIKER. [Note- RIKER is a well researched family, but I have postponed entering the information I found online and at the library - I haven't, therefore, linked her with the other RIKERs, but I think it would not be that difficult.] A. Peter2 CORBY was also known as Pater CORBY. He married Mary WILLIAMS, daughter of Zadock WILLIAMS and Rachel KENT, on 24 Dec 1799 at First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. He married Catherine STEVENS on 8 Jul 1833 at First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. B. Encreas2 CORBY married Abigail KENT, daughter of Jacob KENT and Keziah DODD, on 20 Jul 1802 at First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. [Note- The only other times I have found "Encreas" is in the GOULD family. The name was usually spelled "Encrease" and was derived from "Increase". It arrived in Caldwell, NJ with a descendant of Increase ROBINSON of MA.] C. Yehoneris2 CORBY was born circa 1781 at Newark, Essex County, NJ. He married Abigail WILLIAMS, daughter of Zadock WILLIAMS and Rachel KENT, on 20 Jul 1801 at First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. He died on 30 Jan 1860 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. 1. Zadoc3 CORBY was born on 13 Apr 1802 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. He died on 14 Mar 1860 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ, at age 57. a) Theodore C.4 CORBY was born in 1829 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ [This one I just added from your message- I'd love to know more on this line.] 2. Rachel3 CORBY was born on 3 Sep 1803. 3. Phebe3 CORBY was born on 16 Sep 1807 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. She died on 22 Mar 1850 at Bloomfield, Essex County, NJ, at age 42. 4. Lucinda3 CORBY was born on 2 Nov 1811 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. She married Ellis Freeman CONDIT, son of Hiram CONDIT and Rhoda CORBY, on 1 Jul 1830. She died on 17 Dec 1881 at age 70. a) Zadoc4 CONDIT married Sarah Jane MAGER, daughter of James MCGIRR and Catherine MACKENZIE. He died on 20 Jul 1924. (1) Edmund Melville5 CONDIT married Harriet (--?--). He was born on 18 Sep 1866. (a) Edna6 CONDIT (b) Hugh6 CONDIT (c) Evelyn6 CONDIT. She married (--?--) FAIS. (d) Willis6 CONDIT (2) Corabell5 CONDIT. She married Cornelius ROMAINE. She was born on 6 Oct 1868. She died on 30 Apr 1906 at age 37. (a) Albert6 ROMAINE (b) Harry6 ROMAINE (3) Zadoc Franklin5 CONDIT was born on 27 Nov 1874. He married Catherine O'CONNOR on 1 Mar 1897. He died on 19 Jun 1940 at age 65. (a) Franklin6 CONDIT was born on 4 Mar 1900. He died on 20 Jan 1968 at age 67. (b) May6 CONDIT. She married John MCLAUGHLIN. She was born on 14 Oct 1901. (c) Catherine6 CONDIT. She married Alfred PEPOON. She was born on 5 May 1903. i) Dorothy Ann7 PEPOON. She married Charles Drew FEENE on 21 Jun 1947. (d) Lillian6 CONDIT. She married Thomas DUFF. She was born on 10 Aug 1904. (e) Gertrude6 CONDIT was born on 25 Aug 1905. (f) Edwin M.6 CONDIT was born on 25 Aug 1906. He married Ruth HEGNER in 1943. (g) Rose V.6 CONDIT was born on 12 Feb 1908. (h) Arthur6 CONDIT was born on 30 Aug 1909. (i) Margaret6 CONDIT. She married Frank FEINT. She was born on 11 Mar 1913. b) Mary Louisa4 CONDIT was born on 14 Aug 1831. She married Marcus Calvin KENT, son of Calvin KENT and Melinda WILLIAMS, in 1851. She died on 13 Jan 1916 at age 84. (1) 7 children5 KENT c) Freeman4 CONDIT was born circa 1844. He died after 1870. d) William4 CONDIT was born on 24 Mar 1844 at Family homestead, Pleasantdale, West Orange, Essex County, NJ. He married Martha Emily HEDDEN, daughter of Whitfield HEDDEN, on 25 Sep 1879 at Family home, Verona, Essex County, NJ. He died on 29 Apr 1913 at Verona, Essex County, NJ, at age 69. (1) Son5 CONDIT was born after 1879. He died circa 1880. e) 5 more children4 CONDIT 5. Abigail Theresa3 CORBY was born on 23 Aug 1814 at Caldwell, Essex County, NJ. She died on 26 Feb 1896 at North Bend, Dodge County, NE, at age 81. This information is from a varieth of sources, including the Williams Genealogy by Lyle K. Williams, "A Puritan Heritage" by Lynn G. Lockward (a history of the Presb. Church at Caldwell), the Condit Genealogy and local newspaper sources in Caldwell. I would appreciate any information on this family. I have some other CORBYs in the database, but not linked like this and not the names you mentioned. I'd be happy to send them if you like. I realize I haven't addressed your specific questions regarding links with Abijah, Uzal and Theodore, but maybe if we can add more names it will come together. I have a lot of Uzals- it seems to have been popular in the HARRISON and DODD families- when they weren't naming people William Henry Harrison (probably their favorite name) and such. Another closely allied family is KENT. As you can see, there were several KENT/CORBY/WILLIAMS alliances. KENT is also on my "todo" list, but not because there is a lot of information easily available. So far they seem to have been ignored in the Caldwell area. I have not noticed the more interesting names among them- they are big on Rachel and Jacob, but not Abijah. Have you contacted the Bloomfield Historical Society? I don't know if they handle queries, but they might. They are located in the Bloomfield Public Library (for the moment- they are going to move.) There is also an old cemetery in Bloomfield where a lot of the Presbyterians were buried, but perhaps you know of it- let me know if you need information on it. Regards- Bev