'Digby01'
Index
links to: Lead / LetterFamilies covered: Digby of Bristol, Digby of Coleshill, Digby of Drystoke, Digby of Gothurst, Digby of North Luffenham, Digby of Tilton
'Digby01'Index
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Families covered:
Digby of Bristol, Digby of Coleshill, Digby of Drystoke, Digby of Gothurst,
Digby of North Luffenham, Digby of Tilton
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| Robert Digby of Tilton | |||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Pakeman (dau of Simon Pakeman of Kirby and Wigtone) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Symon or Everard Digby of Tilton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Clark (dau of John Clark) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Everard Digby of Tilton, Sheriff of Rutland (d Towton 1440) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jaqueta Ellys (dau of Sir John Ellys or Ellis of Devonshire) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Everard Digby of Tilton and Drystoke | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Heydon (dau of Sir John Heydon of Norfolk) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Kenelyn Digby of Stoke Dry or Drystoke | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Coope (dau of Sir Anthony Coope or Cope of Hanwell) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Everard Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Neale (dau of Francis Neale of Kethorpe) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Everard Digby (b 1581, d 29.01.1606, conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot) | ||||||||||||||
| The following has been supplemented by information kindly provided by a site visitor (OWC, 07.07.07). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1596) Mary Mulsho (dau of William Mulsho of Goathurst) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Kenelm Digby of Gotherst or Gothurst, 'Ornament of England' (b 11.06.1603, d 11.06.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Venetia Stanley (b 1600, d 01.05.1633, dau of Sir Edward Stanley of Winwick or Tonge Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Digby of Gothurst or Goathurst (b 29.12.1627, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Longueville (dau of Sir Edward Longuville, 1st Bart of Wolverton (bur 06.08.1661) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Margaretta Maria Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Conway, Bart of Bodrythan (d 1721) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Charlotte Theopila Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Henry Mostyn of Penbeddus or Penbeddw | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Kenelme (b 10.1625, dvpsp 1648), Everard (b 12.01.1629, dsp young), George (b 17.01.1632, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | George Digby of Sandon (b 1589/90, a 04.1663) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (Grazebrook 1885, Staffordshire, 1663-4, Digby of Sandon). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Chetwynd (dau of Sir Walter Chetwynd of Ingestrey) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Jane Digby (b c1637, d 11.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1660) Charles Gerard, Lord of Gerard's Bromley (b 22.07.1634, d 28.12.1667) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 28.05.1692) Sir Edward Hungerford (bur 08.07.1711) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue (d unm) - Ayher (d infant), Elizabeth, Mary, Christian | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Mary Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Wright or Reve of Thwayte | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - John, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anthony Digby of Aston (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | John Digby of Seaton (a 1618) | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation notes that one record suggests that "the children ... should change places of the wives". | |||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Palmer | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Anne Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Swinglehurst of Seaton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomasin | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Kenelin (b c1598, a 1618), James, Ursula, Mary, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Katherine Digby | ||||||||||||||
| James Digby of North Luffenham (a 1618) below | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Anne Digby probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Edward Watson of Rockingham Castle (d 1616) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Bridget Digby probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Sherard of Lobthorpe (a 1634) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Anne Digby possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Skeffington of Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland (d 12.1535) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Katharine Digby possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anthony Meres of Aubourn (b c1511, d 11.03.1587-8) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir Simon Digby of Coleshill, Warwickshire (d 1519) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Walleys (dau of John Walleys of East Haddon) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Reginald Digby of Coleshill | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Danvers (dau/coheir of John Danvers of Calthorpe) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Digby of Coleshill | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Throgmorton (dau of Sir George Throgmorton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir George Digby of Coleshill or Colshill | ||||||||||||||
| m. Abigail Heveningham (dau of Sir Arthur Heveningham of Kettering) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Robert Digby of Coleshill (d 24.05.1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1600) Lettice FitzGerald, later Baroness Offaly (d 01.12.1658, dau of Hon. Gerald FitzGerald) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol (b c1586, d 21.01.1652, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Beatrix Walcott (d 12.09.1658, dau of Charles Walcott of Walcott, widow of Sir John Dyves) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (b 10.1612, d 20.03.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Russell (d 26.01.1696/7, dau of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol (b c1635, dsp 18.09.1698) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (26.03.1656) Alice Bourne (dsp bur 28.05.1658, dau of Robert Bourne of Blake Hall or Blackhall) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.1663) Rachael Windham (b c1645, d 16.02.1708/9, dau of Sir Hugh Windham of Stilton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Francis Digby (dsp 28.05.1672) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Diana Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Baron Moll in Flanders | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Anne Digby (d 26.04.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1665) Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (b 1640/1, d 28.09.1702) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Digby (general then priest) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Abigail Digby (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Freke of Shroton | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Mary Digby (dsps 05.11.1648) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall (b 16.06.1606, d 18.03.1674-5) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Abigail Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.11.1600) Sir Baldwin Wake, 1st Bart of Clevedon (d 1627) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Digby of Mansfield Woodehouse had issue | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Lybens Digby of Coats & Luffenham (4th son) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Digby of Coats | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Anne Digby (heir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Burton of Stockerston | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sir John Digby of Eye Kettleby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Griffin (dau of Nicholas Griffin of Braybrook) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Digby had issue | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Symon Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Clapham (dau of Clapham of Beamesley) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Augustin Digby | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Roger Digby of North Luffenham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Cheney (dau of John Cheney of Sherdloes) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Digby of North Luffenham (a 1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Katherine Digby (dau of Kenelin Digby of Stoke) above | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Digby (a 1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Martyn (dau of Richard Martyn of Long Melford) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Digby (a 1618) presumed father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Simon Digby of North Luffenham (d 1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Saunderson | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Kenelm Digby of North Luffenham | ||||||||||||||
| The following connection comes from BLG1886 (Digby-Beste of Botleigh Grange). | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Magdalene Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1756) Henry Beste of Mavis Enderby (d 1782, prebendary of Lincoln) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Henry Digby-Beste of Mavis Enderby, Sutterton and Botleigh Grange (d 1836) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1800) Sarah Sealy (dau of Edward Sealy of Castle Hill House) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | James Digby of Red Hall (dsp 1811) | ||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Mary Digby (b 1732/3, d 22.06.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Fowell of Blackhall and Crabaton | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Henrietta Digby | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 (Pauncefort Duncombe) suggests that Henrietta was daughter rather than sister of James of Red Hall. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (12.01.1769) George Pauncefort of Witham (d 08.10.1786, major) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Alice Digby (b c1617) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Ursula Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Clifford of Brakenburgh | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Partrich of Lincolnshire (Mrs William Brudenell) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Benedic Skinner of Warwickshire (Mrs Wednester) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Digby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Humphrey Hercy | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Digby possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Skeffington of Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland (d 12.1535) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | daughter possibly Derverguld (Baringold) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Hunt of Stoke Daubeny (a 1505) | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | 4 sons | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
Visitation (Rutland, 1618-9, Digby), BP1934 (Digby), BE1883 (Digby of Bristol)
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