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John (Sir) Digby 1465–1533 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 25 May 1533

Death Location: St Mary Churchyard, Melton Mowbray, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Everard Digby

Mother: Jacquetta Ellis

Spouse(s): Catherine Griffin

Children(s): Agnes Digby

The story of John (Sir) Digby began in 1465 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. John (Sir) Digby married Catherine Griffin, and had children including Agnes Digby. John (Sir) Digby passed away in 1533 in St Mary Churchyard, Melton Mowbray, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John (Sir) Digby began in 1465 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.
  • John (Sir) Digby married Catherine Griffin, and had children including Agnes Digby.
  • John (Sir) Digby passed away in 1533 in St Mary Churchyard, Melton Mowbray, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Digby's Ancestors

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John Digby
1465–1533
Birth Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Everard (Sir) Digby
1420–1509
Stoke Dry, Rutland, England
Jacquetta (Agnes) Ellis
1455–1496
Stoke, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Everard ('Greenleaf'de Tilton) Digby
1416–1461
Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Jacques (Agnes) Clarke
1417–1496
Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Dibgy
1390–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Digby's Descendants

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John ((Sir)) Digby (1465–25 May 1533) m. Catherine Griffin (1447–1520)
  1. 1. Agnes Digby 1475–1505 m. John (van) Villiers 1464–1506
    1. 1. Goditha Villiers 1490–1560 m. William ((Rev) Bedell De) Catworth 1498–1560
      1. 1. William Bedell 1500–1535 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Heydon\Haydon 1504–1559
        1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Bedell 1525–1621 m. John Saxby\Sexby 1520–

John Digby's Timeline

3 Records

1450
1450
Birth of John (Sir) Digby in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
1465
1465
Birth of John (Sir) Digby in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
1533
25 May 1533
Age 68
Death of John (Sir) Digby in Eye Kettleby, Leicestershire, England
Eye Kettleby, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1533
    Event Place: Eye Kettleby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Mary Churchyard, Melton Mowbray, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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