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John Digby MP (bef. 1668 - 1728)

John Digby MP
Born before in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 23 Jul 1699 in St Paul's Cathedral, London, Englandmap
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Died after age 59 [location unknown]
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Biography

John was the son of John Digby and Frances Pinckney. He was baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire on 22 September 1668, with his parents named as John and Frances in the parish register.[1][2]

He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament for Newark, Nottinghamshire from 1705 to 1708, and for Retford, Nottinghamshire from 1713 to 1722. He lived in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. In 1721 he was included in a list of possible supporters sent to James Stuart the Pretender, who wrote to him on 2 September 1728 (after his death) to thank him for his zealous support.[3]

John married twice. His first wife was Ann Ayscoghe, whom he married in 1696 at Holy Trinity, Knightsbridge, London.[4]

His second wife was Jane Wharton on 23 July 1699.[3] A licence for their marriage was dated 17 July 1699. It describes him as a widower.[5] They had two sons and seven daughters, of whom all but John are named in their father's 1713/4 will:[6]

  • Frances, baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire on 4 October 1700.[7][8], who married Thomas Legard in 1726[9][10]
  • Jane, baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse on 19 September 1701,[11] who married Francis Fisher by a licence dated 8 January 1723[12]
  • John, baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse on 22 June 1705,[13][14]who died unmarried on 3 August 1738[15]
  • Philadelphia, baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse on 19 November 1706,[16][17] who married George Cayley[18]
  • Thomas, baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse on 2 March 1709[19][20]
  • Mary, baptised at Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire on 7 February 1709,[21] who married george Cartwright in 1729[22]
  • Priscilla
  • Henrietta

John died on 3 August 1728.[3] His will was dated 12 February 1713/4, but not proved until 2 August 1753, on the oath of his widow Jane, the only surviving executor.[6] A transcript of the will can be found here.

Sources

  1. Nottinghamshire baptisms, FindMyPast
  2. England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, FindMyPast
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 History of Parliament Online, entry for Jane's husband DIGBY, John (c.1667-1728), of Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts
  4. Westminster marriages, FindMyPast
  5. Britain, Marriage Licences, FindMyPast
  6. 6.0 6.1 The National Archives PROB11/803/417, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
  7. Nottinghamshire baptisms, FindMyPast
  8. England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, FindMyPast
  9. England Marriages 1538-1973, FindMyPast
  10. Memorial tablet in the parish church of Ganton, Yorkshire, seen by Michael Cayley, and transcribed on page 168 of The Legards of Anlaby and Ganton - transcript on Frances's profile
  11. Nottinghamshire baptisms, FindMyPast
  12. Archdeaconry Court & Peculiar Of Southwell Marriage Licences, 1701-1853, FindMyPast
  13. Nottinghamshire baptisms, FindMyPast
  14. England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, FindMyPast
  15. James Digby Legard. The Legards of Anlaby and Ganton, p. 100
  16. Nottinghamshire baptisms, FindMyPast
  17. England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, FindMyPast
  18. J W Clay. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions, Vol. III, William Pollard, 1917, pp. 298-299, Internet Archive
  19. Nottinghamshire baptisms, FindMyPast
  20. England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, FindMyPast
  21. Nottinghamshire Baptisms, FindMyPast
  22. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK9M-75C : 10 February 2018), George Cartwrigt and Mary Digby, 25 Dec 1729; citing Mansfield Woodhouse,Nottingham,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 503,791.
  • Miller's New Baronetage: the new baronetage of England, 1840




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