Richard Corbet, Esquire, of Shawbury and Moreton Corbet
Dates: 1624-1690 or 1691 depending on source convention
Biography
A Corbet landowner who inherited the principal Moreton Corbet estates in 1688 and was associated with the Shawbury and Acton Reynald estates.
Notes / Sources
The exact relationship between the inherited estate and the legal manor of Acton Reynald is not separately stated in the cited source.
Research sources:
- Picturesque Views of Seats of Great Britain and Ireland, Acton Reynald Hall, account of the Corbet succession; corroborated by English Heritage's history of Moreton Corbet Castle concerning the Corbet heirs' preference for Acton Reynald and Shawbury Park after 1688. — https://www.c82.net/seats/seat/acton-reynald-hall
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