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About Reginald Digby
- 'Reginald Digby1
- M, #372566
- Last Edited=17 Jul 2009
- ' Reginald Digby married Ann Danvers, daughter of John Danvers.1
- ' He is the son of Sir Simon Digby and Alice Walleys.1 He lived at Colshill, Warwickshire, England.1
- 'Child of Reginald Digby and Ann Danvers
- 1.John Digby+1
- Citations
- 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1141. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
- http://thepeerage.com/p37257.htm#i372566
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- 'A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 4 By John Burke
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 4 By John Burke
- Pg. 460
- EVERARD DIGBIE, of Tilton, Digbie, and Drystoke, who fell at Towton, *fighting
- Pg. 461
- under the Lancastrian banner, high sheriff for the county of Rutland, and M.P. for that shire. His wife was Jacqueta, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Ellys, of Devonshire, and he had by her, beside on daughter, seven sons,
- SIR SIMON DIGBY, knt. of Coleshill, in Warwickshire, a lordship which was among the extensive grants with which he was rewarded, after the accession of HENRY VII. for his services at Bosworth, married Alice, daughter and heir of John Walley, esq. of East Haddon, in the county of Devon, by whom he left, with three daughters, Sarah, m. to Nicholas Strelley; Alice, m. to Robert Clifton, esq. of Clifton, Notts; and Agnes, m. to William Tracy, esq. two sons, namely,
- 'REGINALD, his heir'; Thomas, of Mansfield Woodehouse,, Notts, whose descendant, John Digby, esq. M.P. for East Retford, . . . .
- Sir Simon Digby d. in 1519, and was s. by his eldest son,
- ' REGINALD DIGBY, esq. of Coleshill, sheriff of Leicestershire 26 and 26 HENRY VIII., who m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Danvers, knt. of Calthorpe, in Oxfordshire, by whom he had a son and successor,
- JOHN DIGBY, esq. of Coleshill, who m. Anne, eldest daughter of Sir George Thropmorton, knt. of Coughton, in the county of Warwick, by Catherine, his wife, daughter of Nicholas, Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, and was father of . . .
- ' REGINALD DIGBY, esq. of Coleshill, sheriff of Leicestershire 26 and 26 HENRY VIII., who m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Danvers, knt. of Calthorpe, in Oxfordshire, by whom he had a son and successor,
- SIR SIMON DIGBY, knt. of Coleshill, in Warwickshire, a lordship which was among the extensive grants with which he was rewarded, after the accession of HENRY VII. for his services at Bosworth, married Alice, daughter and heir of John Walley, esq. of East Haddon, in the county of Devon, by whom he left, with three daughters, Sarah, m. to Nicholas Strelley; Alice, m. to Robert Clifton, esq. of Clifton, Notts; and Agnes, m. to William Tracy, esq. two sons, namely,
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- 'The peerage of Ireland: or, A genealogical history of the present ..., Volume 6 By John Lodge, Mervyn Archdall
- http://books.google.com/books?id=z4oUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA273&lpg=PA273&dq...
- Pg. 271
- We now preceed with Sir Simon Digby, fecond fon of Sir Everard, who was killed at Towton-Field, anceftor to the Lord Digby. - Which . . . .
- Pg. 272
- . . . . he ordered his body to be buried in the chancel of Coles-Hill church, under the tomb made by himfelf, which ftill remains, and deceafing 27 February 1519, was there buried by his lady, with this memorial; . . . .
- She was daughter and heir to John Walley of Eaft-Radon in Devonfhire, Efq., and their iffue were two fons, and three daughters; viz. 'Reginald, his heir'; Thomas of Manffield-Woodhoufe in the county of Nottingham, . . . .
- Pg. 273
- The three daughters were Catharine, married to Anthony Worth of Worth, Efq.; . . . ___, to William Tracy of Todington, Efq.; and Alice, to Robert Clifton, Efq., . . .
- ' Reginald Digby of Coles-Hill, Efq., the elder fon, was fheriff of the county of Leicefter . . . . ; married Anne, daughter and coheir to John Danvers of Calthorpe in Oxfordfhire, Efq., . . . portraitures of him, his wife, one fon, and four daughters, . . . .
- Of the daughters, Anne was married to Ralph Brome of Wodlow in Warickfhire, Efq., . . . . And the fon
- John Digby, Efq., fucceeding at Coles-Hill, married Anne, eldeft daughter of Sir George Throgmorton of Coughton in the county of Warwick, Knt., by his Wife Catharine, daughter of Nicholas, Lord Vaux of Harrowden, . . . .
- Pg. 274
- Sir George Digby, their fon, received the honour of Knighthood 28 Eliz. from Robert, Earl of Leicefter, for the fervice he performed at the fiege of Zutphen in Flanders, and married Abigail, daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham (vulgo Henningham) of Ketteringham in Norfolk, Knight-Bannaret, (who re-married with Edward Cordell, Efq.) . . .
- ' Reginald Digby of Coles-Hill, Efq., the elder fon, was fheriff of the county of Leicefter . . . . ; married Anne, daughter and coheir to John Danvers of Calthorpe in Oxfordfhire, Efq., . . . portraitures of him, his wife, one fon, and four daughters, . . . .
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- 'Memorials of the Danvers family (of Dauntsey and Culworth): their ancestors ... By Francis Nottidge MacNamara
- http://books.google.com/books?id=rdYKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq...
- Pg. 185
- John Danvers, son of Sir William, as we learn from his father's post-mortem inquistion, was twenty-six years of age and more in April, 1504. He did not long survive his father, dying on
- Pg. 186
- October 30, 1509. . . . His wife was Margaret, daughter of William Hampden of Hartwell, of a very ancient Buckinghamshire family. The heir of John Danvers was his son aged six months at the time of his father's death. But the son died when ten years old, and, as we learn from his inquisition (No. 43 of 9 Henry VIII.), his heirs were his sisters, Anne, Mary, Elizabeth, Dorothy, aged respectively 18, 12, 11, 10 years.
- Will of John Danvers. . . . .
- . . . . to 'Anne', Mary, Elizabeth & Dorothy my daughters for their lives: . . . .
- Pg. 187
- ' Of the sisters, Anne was the first to marry, in the year 1518, Reginald Digby, her husband, was granted possession of her property, she being one of the four sisters of John Danvers. . . .
- . . . . In the year 1523, Nicholas Hubbord had livery (possession) of the lands of Dorothy Danvers, his
- Pg. 188
- wife, and in connection with this is a note of the death of the fourth sister, Mary. . . . .
- In February, 1522, license is given to Thomas Cave to take possession of the inheritance of his wife, Elizabeth Danvers. Thus were the children and property of John Danvers disposed of. . . . .
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- 'A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain ... By Sir Bernard Burke
- http://books.google.com/books?id=9mNHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA600&lpg=PA600&dq...
- Pg. 600
- NICHOLAS HUBAND, Esq., who m. Dorothy, dau. and co-heiress (with her two sisters, viz., 'Anne. m. to Reginald Digby, Esq. of Coleshill, co Warwick, ancestor of Earl Digby', and Elizabeth m. to Sir Thomas Cave, Knt. of Stanford) of Sir John Danvers, Knt. of Calthorpe and Waterstock, co Oxford, descended from the marriage of Sir William Danvers, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, son of John Danvers, by Jane, dau. and heir of William Bruly, of Waterstock, co. Oxford, with Anne, dau. and heir of John Purie, Esq. of Chamberhouse, and by her, who d. 16 May, 1558 . . . .
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- HORTON
- . . . . In 1451 it had recently been held by John Pury, who had also held an additional quarter of the manor (fn. 51) (treated under the mill, q.v.). In 1486 these estates belonged to William afterwards Sir William Danvers and his wife Anne. (fn. 52) His son John predeceased him in 1508, and left a son John, then aged six months, (fn. 53) who succeeded to Horton on the death of Sir William Danvers about 1509 (fn. 54) and died in 1517. (fn. 55) 'Reginald Digby and his wife Anne, eldest sister and co-heir of John Danvers, (fn. 56) settled the estates in 1532 (fn. 57) and again in 1538'.
- From: 'Parishes: Horton', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (1925), pp. 281-286. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42560 Date accessed: 22 September 2011.
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- Alice VERNEY
- Born: ABT 1381, Byfield, Northamptonshire, England
- Father: William VERNEY
- Mother: Juliana ?
- Married: John DANVERS
- Children:
- '1. Anne DANVERS (m. Reginald Digby)
- http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/VERNEY.htm#Alice VERNEY1
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- 'The Visitation of the county of Warwick in the year 1619. Taken by William Camden, Clarenceaux king of arms (1877)
- http://www.archive.org/details/visitationcount01camdgoog
- http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationcount01camdgoog#page/n42/mo...
- CHART- Digby.
- EUERARD DIGBYE. mar. Agnes Da. of John Clarke relicta Rich. Seddall. ch: S'r JOHN DIGBIE; EUERARD DIGBIE; ROWLAND DIGBIE; S'r THOMAS DIGBIE; SIMOND DIGBIE.
- SIMOND DIGBIE Leiueftenant of ye Tower H.7. mar. Alice Da. & heyre of John Walles. ch: REIGNOLD DIGBY.
- ' REIGNOLD DIGBY of Coulshull. mar. Agnes da & heyre of John Dauers of Waterhouse. ch: AMBROSE DIGBY aetz. 54, 1582; ALICE uxor Browne of Woodland; JOHN DIGBIE; MARGARETT.
- JOHN DIGBIE of Colshull. mar. Anne da. of S'r Geo. Throgmorton Kt. ch: S'r GEO. DIGBIE.
- ' REIGNOLD DIGBY of Coulshull. mar. Agnes da & heyre of John Dauers of Waterhouse. ch: AMBROSE DIGBY aetz. 54, 1582; ALICE uxor Browne of Woodland; JOHN DIGBIE; MARGARETT.
- SIMOND DIGBIE Leiueftenant of ye Tower H.7. mar. Alice Da. & heyre of John Walles. ch: REIGNOLD DIGBY.
- http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationcount01camdgoog#page/n122/m...
- CHART- Brome.
- Nicho. Brome of Badisley & Clinton. mar. Da. of Nicho. Catesbie. ch: John; Raph Brome
- Raph Brome of Woodlow. mar. ANNE Da. of 'REINOLD DIGBY of Colleshall'. ch: Anne ux. Edward Palmer; Gertrude ux. Tho. Wagstaffe; Kather. ux. Wm. Stonor; Thomas. ob. s. p.; Will'm.; Skeuington.; Will'm Brome; Reignold Brome.
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- Birmingham City Archives
- Wingfield Digby family of Sherborne Castle, Dorset and Coleshill, Warwickshire: the Warwickshire estate papers [MS 3888/A416 - MS 3888/812]
- Covering dates 12th century - 1862
- Held by Birmingham City Archives
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=143-ms3888_...
- Indenture between Alice Dygby, widow of the late Symond Dygby, esq., daughter and heir to John Walice esq., and 'Reynold Dygby, son and heir to the said Symond and Alice', being a covenant to create Thomas Lord Roose, Sir Thomas Lovell, knt., John Gylbert, William Boyghton, Euerard Dygby, Antony Worth, John Dygby, Nicholas Sturley of Sturley, Roland Dygby, esqs., Antony Fykezherbert, King'seriante at the lawe, John Roo, seriante at the lawe, Henry Tracy, Edward Boyghton, Thomas Fytezherberd and John Roo, gents., feoffees of the Manors of Estraddon Raddon Court, Colbroke Colebrook and Clavton Clawton all in co. Devon; the said feoffees also to hold a messuage in Water Ouerton Water Orton, a messuage in Colsill Coleshill and lands in Strykerford Stockingford, Gyllesdon Gilson and Hauxwell Hawkeswell Farm in Coleshill, all in co. War. Parchment. MS 3888/A 700 26 November 12 Hen VIII 1520
- Quitclaim from 'Reginald Dygby of Colsyll Coleshill co. war., esq'., to Thomas Digby, gent., 'brother of the said Reginald', of rights in all the annual rents and services from a messuage lying in Water Ouerton Water Orton, co. War. and from all other messuages, lands and appurtenances in co. War., granted to the said Thomas in fee tail by Alice, 'mother of the said Reginald and Thomas' by a grant dated 26 November. Parchment. MS 3888/A 704 30 November 12 Hen VIII 1520
- Indenture between the Rt. Hon. Sir William Pawlet, knt., Lord Seynt John, Master of the King's Court of Wards and Liveries and Robert Kelwaie, esq., Surveyor of the said Court, on behalf of the King on the one part and John Digby, esq., 'son and heir of Reynolde Dygbye esq., deceased', on the other part, being a covenant for the appointment of auditors to survey and value lands in cos. War., Suffolk, York and Devon, inherited by the said John from the said Reynolde. With Extent of the said lands, attached. Parchment. MS 3888/A 765 8 July 3 Edw VI 1549
- Letters Patent granting to John Dygbye, esq., 'son and heir of Reginald Dygbye, esq., deceased, who held of the King in chief by knight's service on the day of his death, livery of all the lands in England Wales, Calais and the Marches which belonged to the said Reginald, and grant of the issues since the death of the said Reginald'. Parchment. MS 3888/A 766 12 November 3 Edw VI 1549
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