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John Digges, III (1426 - 1476)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
Death: 1476 (45-54)
Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of John Diggs, Jr. and Juliana Diggs
Husband of Joan Digges
Father of John Digges, IV
Brother of Aymar Digges; William Digges and Thomas Digges

Occupation: Armor Bearer
Managed by: Valorie Jean Brake
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Immediate Family

About John Digges, III

John Digges, Esq., Sheriff of Kent was born circa 1415 at of Diggs Court, Barham, Kent, England. He married Joan Bruyn, daughter of Sir Maurice Bruyne, Sheriff of Essex, Hampshire, & Hertfordshire and Elizabeth Retford, circa 1442; They had 1 son (John, Esq.).(2,4,5) John Digges, Esq., Sheriff of Kent died after 1464.(4)


  1. https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p740.htm#... cites
    1. Unknown author, Wallop Family, p. 675; Early Digges Family Progenitors; Stemmata Robertson, p. 209.
    2. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 272-273.
    3. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 385-386.
    4. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 81.
    5. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 360.
    6. Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 80.
  2. armor bearer, in the 19th year of King Henry VII, married Joanna, daughter of Maurice Brume of Barham.
  3. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1064651/john-digges-and-his-wif... John Digges and his wife Joan (probably) Brass Rubbing ca. 1455 (made), first quarter 20th century (taken)
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John Digges, III's Timeline

1426
1426
Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
1445
1445
Popeshall, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
1476
1476
Age 50
Barham, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
1961
February 24, 1961
Age 50
March 27, 1961
Age 50