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John Digby 1580–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 January 1652

Death Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: Sir Coleshill

Mother: Lady Hemmingham

Spouse(s): Beatrice Digby

Children(s): Mary Digby

In 1580, John Digby entered the world in England, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir George Van Coleshill 1St Lord Baron Amp Digby Digbie Van Coleshill And Lady Abigail Heveningham Henningham Hemmingham. John Digby married Beatrice Digby, and had children including Mary Digby. John Digby passed away in 1652 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • In 1580, John Digby entered the world in England, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir George Van Coleshill 1St Lord Baron Amp Digby Digbie Van Coleshill And Lady Abigail Heveningham Henningham Hemmingham.
  • John Digby married Beatrice Digby, and had children including Mary Digby.
  • John Digby passed away in 1652 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Coleshill
1549–1586
Birth Location: Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
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Lady Hemmingham
1549–1611
Birth Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, or Norfolk, or Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Beatrice Digby
1574–1658
Birth Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
BD

Children(s)

Mary Digby
1620–1648
Birth Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
MD

John Digby's Ancestors

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John Digby
1580–1652
Birth Place: England, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George Van Coleshill 1st Lord Baron & Digby Digbie Van Coleshill
1549–1586
Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Abigail Heveningham Henningham) Hemmingham
1549–1611
Kettering, Northamptonshire, or Norfolk, or Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (Sir Digby van) Coleshill
1525–1558
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Mary (Ann) Digby
1532–1557
Coughton, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary Margaret) Shelton*
1515–1571
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1472–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Digby's Descendants

1.
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John Digby (1580–21 January 1652) m. Beatrice Digby (1574–September 1658)
  1. 1. Mary Digby 1620–1648 m. John Walker 1612–1659 m. Arthur Chichester 1606–1675
    1. 1. Dorothy Walker 1642–1696 m. Captain (Roger Jones-English) Navy 1635–1701
      1. 1. Colonel (Thomas Jones) 11 1704–1758
        1. 1. Lucy Jones 1735–1810 m. John (Thomas) Smith 1735–1841
    2. 2. Daughter Chichester 1648–1648

John Digby's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of John Digby in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1652
21 January 1652
Age 72
Death of John Digby in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1652
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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