Legard, bart. of Ganton, in Yorkshire.

PHILADELPHIA, m. to Sir George Cayley, bart. of Brompton. Sir Simon Digby d. in 1519, and was s. by his eldest son,

REGINALD DIGBY, esq. of Coleshill, sheriff of Leicestershire 26 and 36 HENRY VIII., who m. Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Danvers, knt. of Calthorpe, in Oxfordshire, by whom he had a son and successor, JOHN DIGBY, esq. of Coleshill, who m. Anne, eldest daughter of Sir George Throgmorton, knt. of Coughton, in the county of Warwick, by Catherine, his wife, daughter of Nicholas, Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, and was father of

SIR GEORGE DIGBY, knt. of Coleshill, who received the honour of knighthood from Robert, Earl of Leicester, for the gallant services he performed at the siege of Zutphen, in Flanders. He m. Abigail, daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham, of Kettering, in Norfolk, and had, with other issue, ROBERT, his heir.

GEORGE, created EARL OF BRISTOL. (See BURKE'S Extinct Peerage.)

The eldest son,

SIR ROBERT DIGBY, knt. of Coleshill, was knighted at Dublin by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, in 1596, and returned to parliament for Athy, in the county of Kildare, in 1613. He m. Lettice, daughter and heir of Gerard, Lord Offaley,* which lady was created Baroness of Offaley for life, and had issue,

1. ROBERT, advanced to the peerage of Ireland in 1620, as BARON DIGBY, of Geashill; and from him lineally descends the present EARL OF DIGBY. (See BURKE'S Peerage.)

2. George.

3. Gerald.

4. John.

5. Simon, M.P. for Philipstown. 6. ESSEX, of whom presently. 7. Philip, who married Margaret, relict of Sir Thomas Moore, of Croghan. 1. Lettice, m. to Sir Roger Langford,

knt.

2. Mabel, m. first, to Gerald Fitzgerald, esq. of Dromana, in the county of Waterford; and secondly, to Donagh O'Brien, of Arragh. 3. Abigail, died in infancy. Sir Robert Digby d. 24th May, 1618, and was buried at Coleshill. His sixth son, who

*GERARD, Lord Offaley, predeceased his father, the eleventh Earl of Kildare, having m. Frances, daughter of Sir Frances Knolleys, K. G. and sister of Lettice, Countess of Leicester, which Lettice, by her first marriage with the Earl of Essex, was mother of the distinguished and illfated favourite of Queen ELIZABETH.

with the eldest son, have alone left male descendants.

ESSEX DIGBY, an eminent churchman, rector of Geashill, in the King's county, and of Ballycomman, in the diocese of Kildare, was made Dean of Cashel at the Restoration, and in 1670 consecrated Bishop of Dromore. He m. first, Thomasine, dau. of Sir William Gilbert, knt. of Kilminchy, in the Queen's county, governor of the fort of Leix; and secondly, Lettice Brereton. By the latter he left a son, William, of Newton; and by the former, two sons, Robert and SIMON. The latter,

SIMON DIGBY, being also bred to the church, attained the mitre, and was consecrated bishop of Limerick in 1678, from which see he was translated to Elphin in 1690. His lordship m. Elizabeth, daughter of Warner Westenra, esq. of the city of Dublin, ancestor of Lord Rossmore, and had issue to survive him,

JOHN, of Landanstown, in Kildare, M.P.
who m. in 1717, Mary, only child of
Dean Jeremy Marsh, and was an-
cestor of the DIGBYS of Landanstown.
William, of Lackan, rector of Ahaskera,
in the diocese of Elphin, m. Oliva,
daughter of John French, esq. of
French Park, in the county of Ros-
common, and had issue.
BENJAMIN, of whom presently.
Elizabeth, who m. the Rev. Jeremy
Marsh, dean of Kilmore, and treasurer
of St Patrick's, and had one son,
Jeremy Marsh, who m. Jane, dau. of
Patrick French, esq. of Monivae, and
one dau. Arabella-Frances Marsh,
married in 1732, to the Rev. William
French, of Abby Boyle, in the county
of Roscommon.

Abigail, m. in 1721, to the Rev. Joseph
Graves, rector of Geashill, and vicar-
general of the diocese of Kildare.
Mary, m. to Edward Birtles, esq. of
Ardnegrath, in Westmeath.

Jane, m. to Patrick French, esq. of
Monivae, in the county of Galway.
Rebecca, m. in 1721, to John King, esq.
of Charlestown, in Roscommon.

The third son,

The REV. BENJAMIN DIGBY, prebendary and rector of Geashill, in the King's county, married 26th September, 1734, Mary, dau. and heir of Lewis Jones, esq. of Osbertstown, in the county of Kildare, descended from the Right Hon. Sir Theophilus Jones, son of the bishop of Killaloe, and brother of the bishops of Meath and Kildare. By this lady he left at his decease, in May, 1769, a daughter, Mary, m. to the very Rev. William Digby, dean of Clonfert, and several sons, of whom the eldest.

The REV. SIMON DIGBY, of Osbertstown, in Kildare, m. Elizabeth, daughter of the

Rev. Jeremy Marsh, D. D. grandson of Francis Marsh, archbishop of Dublin, by Mary, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Jeremy Taylor, esq. bishop of Down and Connor, and left at his decease, in 1824, inter alios, a daughter, Jane, m. to Charles Annesley, esq. of Ballisax, in the county of Kildare, lineal descendant of Sir Francis Annesley, first Viscount Valentia, and a son and heir, the present REV. JOHN DIGBY, of Osbertstown.

Arms-Az. a fleur-de-lis arg. quartering, with others, Pakenham, Ellys, Walleys, Danvers, Fitzgerald,, Valence, Monchensy, Marshall, Strongbow, De Clare, Macmorrough, and Jones.

Crest-An ostrich arg. holding in the beak a horseshoe or.

Motto-Deo non fortuna.

Estates-In the counties of Kildare and Meath.

II. GREGORY, who d. young. III. EVERARD, who s. his brother, Kenelm, at Stoke Dry.

IV. ANTHONY, of Ashton, in Rutland, who d. s. p.

V. JOHN, of Luton, in Rutland, who m. twice, and had issue two sons and four daughters, of whom KENELM, the eldest son, was twenty years old in 1618.

VI. ANNE, m. in April, 1567, to Sir Edward Watson, of Rockingham Castle, in the county of Northampton, and d. 17th February, 1611, leaving a son and heir,

LEWIS WATSON, created Lord Rockingham, in 1645, ancestor of the Earls and Marquisses of Rockingham, the Barons Sondes and Monson. (See BURKE'S Extinct Peerage.)

EVERARD DIGBY, third son, and heir to his

Bigby, of Brystoke.

SIR EVERARD DIGBY, knt. Lord of Tilton and Drystoke, eldest of the seven sons of Everard Digby, of Tilton, by Jacqueta, dau. and co-heir of Sir John Ellys, of Devonshire, was sheriff of Rutland in 1459, 1486, and 1499, and M.P. for that county from the 25th to the 38th HENRY VI. He fought gallantly at Bosworth in support of HENRY VII. and d. in 1509, leaving a son and heir,

SIR EVERARD DIGBY, knt. of Drystoke, sheriff of Rutland in 1513, 1518, 1528, and 1532, and for Leicester and Warwick in 1511. He m. Margery, daughter of Sir John Heyden, knt. of the county of Norfolk, and dying in 1540, was s. by his son,

KENELM DIGBY, of Drystoke, sheriff of Rutland in 1541, 1549, 1554, 1561, 1567, and 1585, and M. P. for that county from 1 EDWARD VI. to 14 ELIZABETH. He m. Anne, dau. of sir Anthony Cope, knt. of Hanwell, in Oxfordshire, vicechamberlain to Catherine, Queen of HENRY VIII. and died in 1590, leaving issue,

1. KENELM, who succeeded his father at Stoke Dry, and had a daughter, Katharine, who m. her kinsman, James Digby, esq. of North Luffenham, by whom, as will hereafter appear, she was ancestor of the late James Digby, esq. of Red Hall, heir male of that branch, whose nephew and heir was the late John-Digby Fowell, of Black Hall and Diptford, in Devon, who thus derived from the eldest, as well as from a younger, branch of the Digby family.

of John's College, Cambridge, a man of learning, and publisher of several works. He d. in 1592, leaving issue by Mary, dau. and co-heir of Francis Neale, of Keythorpe, in the county of Leicester, (and greatgrandaughter of Sir Thomas Neale, of Keythorpe, by his wife, Mary, daughter of John John, of whom no account is given, and two Digby, of Walby,) beside a younger son, daughters, Mary, m. to Sir Robert Wright, of Suffolk, and Elizabeth; two sons,

1. SIR EVERARD, his heir.

11. George, of Sandon, whose only surviving child,

Jane, m. Charles, fourth Lord Gerard, of Gerards Bromley, and had an only son,

DIGBY, fifth Lord Gerard, who
by his cousin, Elizabeth,
daughter of Charles Gerard,
Earl of Macclesfield, left an
only daughter,

ELIZABETH, who married
James, fourth Duke of
Hamilton,and first Duke
of Brandon, K. G. to
whom she carried large
estates in the counties
of Leicester and Staf-
ford; in consequence of
disputes respecting the
inheritance with Charles
Lord Mohun, also de-
scended from Gerard,
his grace fought a duel
with that nobleman in
Hyde Park, on Sunday,
13th November, 1712,
when both fell.
this marriage descends

From

Rev. Jeremy Marsh, D. D. grandson of Francis Marsh, archbishop of Dublin, by Mary, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Jeremy Taylor, esq. bishop of Down and Connor, and left at his decease, in 1824, inter alios, a daughter, Jane, m. to Charles Annesley, esq. of Ballisax, in the county of Kildare, lineal descendant of Sir Francis Annesley, first Viscount Valentia, and a son and heir, the present REV. JOHN DIGBY, of Osbertstown.

Arms-Az. a fleur-de-lis arg. quartering, with others, Pakenham, Ellys, Walleys, Danvers, Fitzgerald,, Valence, Monchensy, Marshall, Strongbow, De Clare, Macmorrough, and Jones.

Crest-An ostrich arg. holding in the beak a horseshoe or.

Motto-Deo non fortuna.

Estates-In the counties of Kildare and

Meath.

II. GREGORY, who d. young.

111. EVERARD, who s. his brother, Kenelm, at Stoke Dry.

IV. ANTHONY, of Ashton, in Rutland, who d. s. p.

V. JOHN, of Luton, in Rutland, who m. twice, and had issue two sons and four daughters, of whom KENELM, the eldest son, was twenty years old in 1618.

VI. ANNE, m. in April, 1567, to Sir Edward Watson, of Rockingham Castle, in the county of Northampton, and d. 17th February, 1611, leaving a son and heir,

LEWIS WATSON, created Lord Rockingham, in 1645, ancestor of the Earls and Marquisses of Rockingham, the Barons Sondes and Monson. (See BURKE'S Extinct Peerage.)

EVERARD DIGBY, third son, and heir to his

Bigby, of Brystoke.

SIR EVERARD DIGBY, knt. Lord of Tilton and Drystoke, eldest of the seven sons of Everard Digby, of Tilton, by Jacqueta, dau. and co-heir of Sir John Ellys, of Devonshire, was sheriff of Rutland in 1459, 1486, and 1499, and M.P. for that county from the 25th to the 38th HENRY VI. He fought gallantly at Bosworth in support of HENRY VII. and d. in 1509, leaving a son and heir,

SIR EVERARD DIGBY, knt. of Drystoke, sheriff of Rutland in 1513, 1518, 1528, and 1532, and for Leicester and Warwick in 1511. He m. Margery, daughter of Sir John Heyden, knt. of the county of Norfolk, and dying in 1540, was s. by his son,

KENELM DIGBY, of Drystoke, sheriff of Rutland in 1541, 1549, 1554, 1561, 1567, and 1585, and M. P. for that county from 1 EDWARD VI. to 14 ELIZABETH. He m. Anne, dau. of sir Anthony Cope, knt. of Hanwell, in Oxfordshire, vicechamberlain to Catherine, Queen of HENRY VIII. and died in 1590, leaving issue,

1. KENELM, who succeeded his father at Stoke Dry, and had a daughter, Katharine, who m. her kinsman, James Digby, esq. of North Luffenham, by whom, as will hereafter appear, she was ancestor of the late James Digby, esq. of Red Hall, heir male of that branch, whose nephew and heir was the late John-Digby Fowell, of Black Hall and Diptford, in Devon, who thus derived from the eldest, as well as from a younger, branch of the Digby family.

of John's College, Cambridge, a man of learning, and publisher of several works. He d. in 1592, leaving issue by Mary, dau. and co-heir of Francis Neale, of Keythorpe, in the county of Leicester, (and greatgrandaughter of Sir Thomas Neale, of Keythorpe, by his wife, Mary, daughter of John John, of whom no account is given, and two Digby, of Walby,) beside a younger son, daughters, Mary, m. to Sir Robert Wright, of Suffolk, and Elizabeth; two sons,

1. SIR EVERARD, his heir.

11. George, of Sandon, whose only surviving child,

Jane, m. Charles, fourth Lord Gerard, of Gerards Bromley, and had an only son,

DIGBY, fifth Lord Gerard, who by his cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Gerard, Earl of Macclesfield, left an only daughter,

ELIZABETH, who married James, fourth Duke of Hamilton,and first Duke of Brandon, K. G. to whom she carried large estates in the counties of Leicester and Stafford; in consequence of disputes respecting the inheritance with Charles Lord Mohun, also descended from Gerard, his grace fought a duel with that nobleman in Hyde Park, on Sunday, 13th November, 1712, when both fell.

From

this marriage descends