... of a mistress who was a petty tyrant among her overseers and Negroes.  In her last days she, her coach, and her coachman 'were borne aloft in a terrible hurricane and lost to sight.'  From that time until it's destruction on October 21, 1888, Pecatone / Peckatone was said to be haunted by lights, groans, and shrieks at night.

However, this legend has not been dated ...

Corbin's will bequeathed to his wife all of his estate of Peckatone, which was to be divided in half upon their daughter's marriage, provided Martha followed her father's instructions and did not marry until she turned 21.  Also in his final decree, Gawen forbade the remarriage of Hannah, under pain of losing all but one-third of the estate.  Will of Gawen Corbin

Hannah fell in love with the physician attending her husband Gawen throughout his last illness.  Dr. Richard Hall owned a small estate in Fauquier County, but came to live at Peckatone with Hannah.  In defiance of her religion and family wishes, Hannah commenced a common-law relationship with Richard.  Their first child, Elisha Hall Corbin, was born March 1763, followed by a daughter also named Martha.  In 1764, both Richard and Hannah were cited by a grand jury for nonattendance at the Anglican Church.  Hannah was known through out her life as 'Widow Corbin'.