The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

gina Company of London. He mar
-, iIu MA ~, Youngest daughter and CO.
heir OF sir Thomas Kemp, Knight or
Slantigh. by whom he acquired CbiI,
nun , Sasdc, where was horn Edward
,''ss eS, ms youngest and fourth son,
ms, mn9 came TO Virginia in 1919 sir
i'u"iey, the father of Edward. was
public-spirited gentleman He aid
cd Henry Hudson when lie sailed for
nc northwest, ard Cane Dfrres aud
oiEEes Island were named for him
i,t was one of several who purchased
INC Bermndas Islands from the Vir
gina company, ''Digges's Two Hun
"r .s was planted in Virginia about
III" lie was member OF Parliament
for Tewkesbury In 1913. 1891 md
1928 ''''i
lie is said to have advanced con
stantly the welfare OF virginia bv
lotteries and religion" He ,vas am
hassador 10 Russia in 1918. one Of The
commissioners to conduct the impeach-
inent OF Buckingham in 1925. and in
,ola ne was also one of a committee
concerning the college in Virginia.
petns walghty business and an
| create that an account OF their prn-
vcedinSs therein must be given to The
state. This last connection OF sir
dudley DigGes with Virginia is nart,c-
ulariy interesting. inasm,,ch as The
colonial Danes are about To memorial
re this "colledge In Virginia. hy
nom iment al Dutch Gap. and sir pud !,
ley seems the only one OF this commit
zee 10 have descendants in Virginia
me other members or this COMMITTEES
Tor the establishment OF a college I'm
Virginia thefore there was any colony
nut Nirg!niab were Sir John Danvers
sir Nathaniel Rich, Sir John Wnlsten.
holine. Mr. Deputy Ferrar. Mr. Dr An
thony and MIR l1r C;ulson. None Of
these men nor any son Of theirs but
Edward lniEEes. yolngcst son Of sir
Dudley. ever came to virginia. anu AL
though the descendan,s Of Edward
pieges arc numerous. we can ind none
by the name of Digges in Tidewater
Virginia now
Chilhnm Castle. built by Sir Dudley
III the time Of Charles l., is no longer
In the family but il was one of tho
grenr houses Of Kent in It's day. over
me entrance was this compelling an
houncement; The Lord is my defense
and my castle. Dudley Dfgges. Mary
Kemp"
Colonel Edward pigges, The emf
grant, was born at Chilham ahou, 1921.
married Elizabeth. sister OF Colonel
lohn Page. Ills estate in Virginia.
Bellnfid, was celebrated Tor "a famous
brand of tobacco known as T. D. This
sentlendh inherited the activity OF his
noble father. and went into politics,
tobacco and silk culture Ills tomb
tes that he left siN sons and seven
daughters, hut only four OF his chill
drcn are known. Ills eldest sou. Col
onel William 90 Digges. comes distinct,
down the ages as the gentleman who
cut OF one Of Thomas Hnnsforl's I'm :
gers in a fisticuf during "Bacon's Re
belliont What caused the terrible
encounter does not appear. but presum-
ably Bncon was at tho bottom OF IT,
william 90 Digges was captain Of
horse In 1914 and sheriff OF York In
1879 lie removed to Maryian,. hut
his Will is on record at Yorktown. lie
married Elizabeth Scaweil Of Pat,x-
ent Md. and his children we're Ed
ward 3D. William t3) Charles t3),
Dudley CD. John (a}. Nicholas ,a).
Jane ca. Elizabeth (3). Ann (s) and
MARY (3).
Mary (2}, the oldest daughter OF Ed
Ward a. Disges. married Captain