Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Cole Digges

Male 1692 - 1744  (52 years)


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  • Name Cole Digges 
    Birth 1692  Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1744  Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27029  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Dudley Digges,   b. 1664, Yorktown, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1710, Yorktown, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susannah Cole,   b. 1665, Warwick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1708, Yorktown, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1685  Yorktown, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Power,   b. Abt 1696, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1712  Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edward Digges,   b. 1716, Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1769, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Mary Digges,   b. 1717, Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1744, Prince George County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Susannah Digges,   b. Abt 1723, Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1770, Wakefield, Surry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Dudley Digges,   b. Aft 1724, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1790, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 64 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. William Digges,   b. Aft 1725, Bellfield, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F17937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1717-1725 Richmond County, Virginia Will Book 4 [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
      p.80 - Samuel MATHEWS, will; 16 Nov 1718, 4 Mar 1718/19
      eld. son John 600 ac. of land above the falls of the Rappahannock River in Rich. Co; son Baldwin the other 600 ac. part of the same tract bought of Mr. Joseph WAUGH of Stafford Co; two sons to be bound out as apprentices, eld. to a master of a ship to serve until he is 21, second to a good house carpenter to serve until he is 21; son Francis tract of land where I now live, but if my wife should now be with child, of a son, then my land to be eq. div. between them two; eld. dau. Elizabeth; dau. Mary 150 pounds sterling provided a bond be given up which brother Braxton extracted from me upon the day I was married to Catherine DUNSTALL when I was very much in drink and if either of them or both of them should die before the day of marriage or attain to the age of 21, that their money return to my est. and into the hands of my loving wife Margaret; very good fr. John SAYLER, Joseph STROUTHER, and William [SKRINE] and my loving kinsman [Cole] DIGGS and Baldwin MATHEWS to advise wife; ex: wife; wits: Jeremiah BRONOUGH, John FERGUSON, Joshua FERGUSON. [Capt. Samuel MATHEWS mar. (1) (7) PAULLIN, (2) Catherine DUNSTALL, 1706, and (3) Margaret (7) . MRC, Page129-130.]
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      1710-1719 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 10; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 28
      COLE DIGGES, GENT.. 100 acs. (Esch. L.), King Wm. Co., in St. John's Par; on S. side of Mattapony Riv; adj. Esqr. Edmund Jenings; John Davis; & Daniel Burford; 16 June 1714, Page 129. Escheated from Wm. Noy (alias Noys) dec'd., by inquisition under John Lewis, Esqr., Esch'r., &c. 2 Lbs. Tobacco, &c.
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      1719-1724 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 11; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 21
      COLE DIGGES, ESQR., of York Co; PETER BEVERLEY, ESQR., of Gloucester Co; & WILLIAM ROBERTSON, GENT., of Williamsburgh; 12,000 acs. (N. L.), Spotsyl. Co., in St. George's Par; in the fork of the Rapidan Riv; on S. side the Robinson Riv; 25 June 1722, Page 147. 60 Lbs. Money.

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