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John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs 1779 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1779

Birth Location: Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Sep 1856

Death Location: Onemo, Mathews County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Mildred Miller

Spouse(s): Mary Degge\Diggs

Children(s): Thomas Diggs

John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs was born in 1779 in Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of John H (Captain) Diggs (Degge) Sr. and Mildred Ann "Millie" Miller. John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs married Mary "Polly" Degge\Diggs, and had children including Thomas Diggs. John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs passed away in 1856 in Onemo, Mathews County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs was born in 1779 in Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of John H (Captain) Diggs (Degge) Sr. and Mildred Ann "Millie" Miller.
  • John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs married Mary "Polly" Degge\Diggs, and had children including Thomas Diggs.
  • John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs passed away in 1856 in Onemo, Mathews County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1754 – 1832
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, VA
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Mildred Miller
1758 – 1830
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Degge\Diggs
1782 – 1862
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
MD

Children(s)

Thomas Diggs
1817 – 1882
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia, USA
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John Diggs's Ancestors

Self
John Diggs
1779 – 1856
Birth Place: Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
John H (Captain) Diggs (Degge) Sr.
1754 – 1832
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, VA
Mildred (Ann "Millie") Miller
1758 – 1830
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Miller
1725 –
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA,
Sarah Thompson
1735 –
Kingston Parish, Glocuester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Diggs's Descendants

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John ("Cutnose of Peartree") Diggs (8 Dec 1779 – 05 Sep 1856) m. Mary ("Polly") Degge\Diggs (24 SEP 1782 – 07 Jan 1862)
  1. 1. Thomas Diggs (05 April 1817 – 30 April 1882) m. Mary (Ann Cronin) Diggs (2 June 1834 – 23 July 1911) m. Mary (Ann Cronin) Diggs (2 June 1834 – 23 July 1911)
    1. 1. Mabel (Florence) Diggs (Dec 9, 1879 – Jan 8, 1956) m. Gustavus (Adolphus) Peple (18 Feb 1872 – Sep. 28, 1959)
      1. 1. Edward (Cronin) Peple (12 Dec 1911 – 2 Aug 2005)
      2. 2. Anne (Diggs) Peple (Jul 30, 1915 – Jan 15, 2006) m. Howard (Aubrey) Gills (Sep 25, 1913 – Jun 12, 2000)
        1. 1. Howard (Aubrey) Gills m. Coral Coleman (1 August 1941 – 22 July 2020)

John Diggs's Timeline

2 Records

1779
8 Dec 1779
Birth of John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs in Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1856
05 Sep 1856
Age 77
Death of John "Cutnose of Peartree" Diggs in Onemo, Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Onemo, Mathews County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1779
    Event Place: Kingston Parish (future Mathews County), Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Onemo, Mathews County, Virginia, USA
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