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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Sir James (Jacob) Digges (1.Joanna1) 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:
- 3. 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: 3
3. | Leonard Digges (2.Sir2, 1.Joanna1) 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:
- 4. 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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Generation: 4
4. | Thomas Digges (3.Leonard3, 2.Sir2, 1.Joanna1) 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:
- 5. 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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