Family and Education
b. by 1508, 2nd s. of William Digby (d. by 1529) of Ab Kettleby by 1st w. Rosa, da. and h. of William Perwich of Northants. m. settlement 1528/29, Mary, da. and coh. of Sir William Parr, Baron Parr of Horton, at least 3s. suc. gdfa. 25 May 1533.Date of birth estimated from age at grandfather’s i.p.m., C142/55/16, 18, 40. LP Hen. VIII, iv; Wards 7/4/79; Vis. Northants. ed. Metcalfe, 42; PCC 38 Noodes.
Offices Held
?J.p. Leics. 1538 – d.; commr. musters 1539; sheriff, Warws, and Leics. 1539 – 40; servant to Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Ab Kettleby, Leics.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
DIGBY, John (by 1508-48)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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