William Digges | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Warwick County, Virginia | |
| In office 1790-1802 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cary |
| Succeeded by | John Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1742 E.D. plantation, York County, Virginia, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | 1804 Elizabeth City County, Virginia |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Digges (cousin) |
| Children | 4 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Edward Digges (burgess), Anne Harrison |
| Relatives | Cole Digges (cousin); William Digges (uncle and father-in-law), Cole Digges (grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | Denbigh plantation, Warwick County, Virginia |
| Education | College of William and Mary |
| Occupation | planter, military officer, politician |
William Digges (December 29, 1742 – 1804) was a Virginia planter and politician who represented now-defunct Warwick County, in the Virginia House of Delegates (1790-1802).[1] Although genealogists disagree as to his father, he was the grandson of Cole Digges who helped found Yorktown.[2][3][4][5] The other related men of the same name were:
- His great uncle William Digges (1650-1697) who represented York County before moving to Maryland and serving in both house of that province's legislature.
- His uncle and father in law William Digges (burgess) (1721-1784) who represented Warwick County for decades before the Revolutionary War
- His first cousin William Digges, son of William Digges (burgess), also associated with Denbigh Plantation in Warwick County.
Because this man married his cousin, and the naming conventions of the day did not restrict "Jr" to a son (but could be used for a younger relative of the same name), this man appears to be the William Digges Jr. who represented York County in the final Virginia Convention alongside his uncle Dudley Digges (patriot), and then in the first session of the Virginia House of Delegates where he joined Corbin Griffin.[6]
- ^ "House History". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. IV. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 180.
- ^ Tyler, Lyon G., "Pedigree of a Representative Virginia Planter", William & Mary Quarterly Jan. 1893 [1] also in Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.) 1982) vol. II, pp. 173-174, 185
- ^ John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5 (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. (4th Ed. 2004)) vol. 1, p. 841-842
- ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly pp. 181, 185, 189, 193, 221, 225, 229, 233, 237
- ^ Leonard pp. 121 and 123