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3. | Thomas Neville (2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born about 1300 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England; died before 1368. Thomas married Cecilia Blanchminster about 1329 in Binhamy Castle, Stratton, Cornwall, England. Cecilia (daughter of Ralph Blanchminster) was born about 1304 in Binhamy Castle, Stratton, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 4. William Neville was born about 1334 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England; died about 1420.
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4. | William Neville (3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born about 1334 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England; died about 1420. William married Elizabeth Fencotte about 1360 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Fancote) was born about 1338 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England; died after 1402. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 5. Robert Neville was born about 1362 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England.
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6. | Thomas Neville (5.Robert5, 4.William4, 3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born in 1392 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England; died after 22 May 1482. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Babington. Elizabeth (daughter of William Babington and Margery Martell) was born about 1420 in Chilwell, Notts, Nottinghamshire, England; died after 22 May 1482. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 7. Alice Neville was born about 1436 in Rolleston, Nottingham, England.
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8. | Joanna Cliffton (7.Alice7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Robert5, 4.William4, 3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) Family/Spouse: John Digges. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 9. Sir James (Jacob) Digges was born in 1480 in Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England; died in 1540 in Barham, Kent, England.
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9. | Sir James (Jacob) Digges (8.Joanna8, 7.Alice7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Robert5, 4.William4, 3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born in 1480 in Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England; died in 1540 in Barham, Kent, England. Family/Spouse: Phillipa Engham. Phillipa (daughter of John Engham and Thomasyn Guldford) was born in 1493 in King Court, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 10. Leonard Digges was born in 1520 in Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England; died in 1559 in Barham, Kent, England.
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10. | Leonard Digges (9.Sir9, 8.Joanna8, 7.Alice7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Robert5, 4.William4, 3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born in 1520 in Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England; died in 1559 in Barham, Kent, England. Notes:
Leonard was one of the mathematicians who anticipated the dilemna of Copernicusand Ptolemy, but he kept his own findings uncirculated though published.
Leonard and his son Thomas were both mathematicians and were both politically active, sometimes costing the family royal displeasure which translated into lost land.
Family/Spouse: Bridget (Sarah) Wilford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Thomas Digges was born about 1546 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England; died on 24 Aug 1595 in London, England; was buried in London, Greater London, England.
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11. | Thomas Digges (10.Leonard10, 9.Sir9, 8.Joanna8, 7.Alice7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Robert5, 4.William4, 3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born about 1546 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England; died on 24 Aug 1595 in London, England; was buried in London, Greater London, England. Notes:
Thomas may actually have died on the 24th of August.
Modern dissertations havebeen posted online which analyze his work pertaining to Copernicus. Some of his work is also posted online. He is largely remembered as a mathematician, although he did not actually finish his degree.
Buried:
St Mary Aldermanbury Churchyard
Thomas married Anne St. Leger in 1582 in Kent, England. Anne (daughter of Warham St. Leger and Ursula Neville) was born on 1 Jan 1555 in Ulcombe, Kent, England; died on 20 Jan 1637 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England; was buried in Chilham, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Dudley Digges was born on 19 May 1583 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England; died on 18 Mar 1639 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England; was buried in Chilham, Kent, England.
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12. | Dudley Digges (11.Thomas11, 10.Leonard10, 9.Sir9, 8.Joanna8, 7.Alice7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Robert5, 4.William4, 3.Thomas3, 2.Jollan2, 1.Alice1) was born on 19 May 1583 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England; died on 18 Mar 1639 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England; was buried in Chilham, Kent, England. Notes:
English ambassador to Russia, 1618; member of the Virginia Company and the EastIndies Company. A portrait of him exists.
He had many interests including but not limited to politics, colony investments, and mathematics.
Dudley married Mary Kempe about 1610 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England. Mary (daughter of Thomas Kempe) was born in 1589 in Olantigh Manor, Barham, Kent, England; died in May 1631 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 13. Edward Digges was born on 29 Mar 1621 in Fordwich, Canterbury, Kent, England; was christened on 29 Mar 1620; died on 15 Mar 1675 in Bellfield Plantation, Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA; was buried in Bellfield Plantation, Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA.
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