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Roger Moreton De Corbeau (Corbet) |
Father: Hugh De Corbeau 980 - 1040
Mother: UnknownBorn: Circa 998 in Pais de Caux, Normandie, France.
Married: Giovanni Carnaghi in 1019 in Pays-dé-Caux, Normandie, France.
Died: May 5, 1055 in Pays-dé-Caux, Normandie, France.
Children: Sir Hugh Le Corbeau (Corbet) 1020 - 1081 *
William Corbet
Roger Corbet
Tradition says that the Corbeau/Corbet/le Corbeau/ Fitz Corbet... family descended from a Roman Valerius who is said to have had a raven land on his helmet at a critical point in a battle. Corvus, Corbeau refer to Raven.
It is also a Danish tradition that the standard of a Raven(Reafan) was carried into battle.
