Details of Richard's birth are not known.

Richard married Suzannah Lavender on Monday 1 August 1803 in Eyton-on-the-Weald Moors, Shropshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Suzannah Lavender:

- Richard Corbett	born around 1804.
- Elizabeth Corbett	born around 1805.
- James Corbett	born around 1808.
- Richard Corbett	born around 1811.

Details of Richard's occupation are not known.