Robert Digby

Alternate Birth Date: 1340

• 'The history and antiquities of the county of Buckingham (1847) Vol. 4
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  • PEDIGREE OF DIGBY. From Harl. MSS. 1364.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyantiquiti04lips#page/145/mode/1up
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyantiquiti04lips#page/146/mode/1up
  • CHART
• 1. SIR JOHN DIGBY, of Tilton, 1291 and 1299. mar. . . . . WAKE ch: 1. ROBERT mar. SIBILLA ch: John, 1315, Elizabeth, 1339, 2. JOHN DIGBY
  • 2. JOHN DIGBY, living in 1339. mar. ELIZABETH, dau. of Sir Wm. Osevill, Knt. ch: ROBERT DIGBY
    • ' ROBERT DIGBY, died before 1403. mar. CATHARINE, dau. of Simon Pakeman (and sister and coh. of Henry Pakeman, of Kirby; 1391. ch: 1. SIMON DIGBY, 2. ROBERT DIGBY, died young., 3. CATHARINE, 4. JOAN.
      • 1. SIMON DIGBY, of Tilton, Co. Leicester, and Drystoke, Co. Rutland; died before 1422. mar. JOAN, dau. of Sir James Beler. ch: 1. SIR EVERARD DIGBY, 2./3./4. Three sons, slain at Towton.
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• 'Rockingham Castle and the Watsons (1891)
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• http://www.archive.org/stream/rockinghamcastl00watsgoog#page/n309/m...
  • CHART - THE DIGBYS OF TILTON AND DRY STOKE.
• 6. SIR JOHN DIGBY, of Tilton, 1271 and 1299. mar. . . . . Wake. ch: (1st Son) ROBERT DIGBY mar. Sibella., (Second Son) JOHN DIGBY.
  • 7. (Second Son) JOHN DIGBY, living 1399. mar. Elizabeth, d. of Sir Wm. Osevill. ch: 'ROBERT DIGBY'.
    • ' 8. ROBERT DIGBY, died before 1403. mar. Catherine, d. of Simon Pakeman, of Kirby. ch: SIMON DIGBY.
      • 9. SIMON DIGBY, of Tilton, Leicestershire, and of Dry Stoke, Rutland, died before 1422. mar. Joan, d. of Sir James Beler. ch: SIR EVERARD DIGBY.
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THIS SEEMS TO HAVE SKIPPED A GENERATION BETWEEN ROBERT WHO MARRIED CATHERINE PAKEMAN & SYMON WHO MARRIED AGNES CLARK.

• 'The Visitation of the county of Rutland in the year 1618-19. Taken by William Camden, Clarenceaux king of arms (1870)
• http://www.archive.org/details/visitationcount10britgoog
• http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationcount10britgoog#page/n28/mo...
  • CHART - (Digby.)
• '1. Robert Digby of Tilson in Com' Lester. mar. Catherine d. & coheire of Simon Pakeman of Kirby & Wigtone. She mar. Thomas Seyton 2 husband. ch: 1. Symon al's Everard Digby.
  • 1. Symon al's Everard Digby of Tilton. mar. Agnes d. of John Clark. She mar. Richarch Seddall 1 husband. ch: 1. Sir Everard Digby
    • 1. Sir Everard Digby of Tilton in Com' Lester Knt. mar. Jaquet d. of S'r John Ellis of Com' Devon. ch: 1. Sr Everard Digby sonne & heire., 3. Sir John Digby.
      • 3. Sir John Digby of Eye Kettleby in Com' Leic. K't. 3. sonne. mar. Catherine da. of Nicholas Griffin of Graybrook in Co' Northampton. ch: 1. Symon Digby 2 sonne, William Digby.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationcount10britgoog#page/n31/mo...
  • CHART - (Digby.)
• 1. Sir Everard Digby of Tilton in co' Leic. Kt. mar. Jaquet. ch: 1. Sir Everard Digby, 2. S'r John Digby of Eye Kettleby K't 3d sonne.
  • 1. Sir Everard Digby sonne & heir K't. mar. Margery da. of Sir John Heydon of . . . . co' Norfolk K't. ch: 1. Kenelyn Digby
• _________________________ THIS REFERENCE DOES NOT LIST SIMON/ROBERT WHO MARRIED JOAN BELER WHO WAS SON OF ROBERT & CATHERINE PAKEMAN, AND FATHER TO EVERARD/ROBERT/SIMON WHO MARRIED AGNES/ANNE CLARKE
• 'Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical (1812)
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• The surname of this ancient and honourable family is said to be originally TILTON, assumed from their residence at Tilton, in the county of Leicester, where they possessed a fair estate in the reign of Henry II. in whose time lived Sir John Tiilton, who gave certain parcels of land in Billersdon and Kirby-Bellers, in that county, to the lepers of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, which the King confirmed to the infirm brethren of Burton-Lazars. In 1256, 40 Henry III the family removing from Tilton to Digby, in the county of Lincoln, received a name from that place, which hath ever since been retained; and of this line we read of
  • JOHN DIGBY, who in the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 32d, and 33d years of Edward I. was a Commissioner for the gaol-delivery at Warwick, and served that King in his wars. He lies buried at Tilton, under a tomb, adorned with his effigies at full length, and cross-legged, holding a shield of his arms of the Fleur de lis, with the sun and moon thereon, and this line,
  • Jehan de Digby, gist icy, praiez pour luy.
    • ' To him succeeded ROBERT de Diggeby, to whom, in the reign
    • http://www.archive.org/stream/collinsspeerage05brydgoog#page/n359/m...
    • 'of Henry III. William Franceis conveyed certain lands in Billersdon, in Leicestershire; and by Catharine, daughter and coheir of Simon Pakeman, he was father of
      • SIMON otherwise EVERARD Digby, Esq. who marrying Agnes, daughter of John Clarke, and widow of Richard Seddale, had issue
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