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Joan Digges (Clifton)

Also Known As: "Joanna"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: 1495 (40-49)
Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Gervase Clifton and Isabella Clifton
Wife of John Digges, IV
Mother of Isabel Sackville; James Digges, Esq., Sheriff of Kent and Mary Digges
Sister of Isobel Jerningham
Half sister of Sir John Scott, of Scot's Hall in Smeeth; Joan Scott; Margaret Sharpe; William Scott; Michael Scott, 1431 and 1 other

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About Joan Digges

Joan Clifton, daughter of Sir Gervase Clifton and Isabel Herbert, was buried at Brabourne, Kent, England.11,4,5,6

She married John Digges, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, son of John Digges, Esq., Sheriff of Kent and Joan Bruyn, circa 1465;

They had 1 son

  • (James, Esq.) & 2 daughters
  • (Isabel (wife of Richard Sackville, Esq; &
  • Mary, wife of William Brent).12,3,4,5,6,7

Joan Clifton, who married John Digges, esquire, of Digges Court in Barham, Kent; they were the grandparents of the scientist, Leonard Digges.[6][7]


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Joan Digges's Timeline

1450
1450
Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
1465
1465
Burham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
1473
1473
Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
1495
1495
Age 45
Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
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