Edward Digges (burgess)

Edward Digges
Member of the House of Burgesses for York County, Colony of Virginia
In office
1736-1752
Preceded byJohn Holloway
Succeeded byDudley Digges
Personal details
Born1716
E.D. plantation, York County, Virginia, Colony of Virginia
DiedMarch 22, 1769
York County, Colony of Virginia
SpouseAnne Harrison
Children13 including William(1742-1804), Cole Digges (1744-1777), Edward Digges Jr. (1746-1818), Thomas Digges (1750-1818), Dudley Digges (1760-1842); Mary Digges Fitzhugh (1748-1848) and Sarah Digges Fitzhugh (1757-1817)
Parent(s)Cole Digges, Elizabeth Folliott Power
RelativesEdward Digges(great grandfather)
Occupationplanter, politician

Edward Digges (1716-March 22, 1769) was a Virginia merchant, planter and politician who represented York County in the House of Burgesses.[1][2]

  1. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. IV. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 180.
  2. ^ John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5 (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. (4th Ed. 2004)) vol. 1, p. 840-841