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Abt 1436 -
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Generation: 3
3. | Sir James (Jacob) Digges (2.Joanna2, 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]
Children:
- 4. Leonard Digges was born in 1520 in Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England; died in 1559 in Barham, Kent, England.
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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
4. | Leonard Digges (3.Sir3, 2.Joanna2, 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:
- 5. 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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