T. A. Middlebrooks1

M, #1865, b. Oct 1858, d. between 1910 and 1920
     T. A. Middlebrooks was born in Oct 1858 in GA.2

T. A. Middlebrooks married Zemily T. Norwood, daughter of Lorenzo Dow Norwood and Catherine Ann McLaughlin, on 23 Dec 1897.1 T. A. Middlebrooks was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1900 in Perry, Houston Co., GA, with others in the household: Zemily T. Norwood. T. A. Middlebrooks was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Perry, Houston Co., GA, with others in the household: Zemily T. Norwood.

T. A. Middlebrooks died between 1910 and 1920.3,4 He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Houston Co., GA.5

Citations

  1. [S326] Lorenzo Dow Norwood & Catherine Ann McLaughlin, Lorenzo D. Norwood Family Bible . Hereinafter cited as Lorenzo D. Norwood Family Bible.
  2. [S555] US1900.
  3. [S663] US1910.
  4. [S681] US1920.
  5. [S238] Cemetery Marker in Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Houston Co., GA (located past the Court House on Main St., Perry, GA), 1978, p. 51, P-8 (no dates).

Little Pinkie Langley

F, #1866, b. 25 Jan 1869, d. 10 Feb 1869
Relationship
Grandaunt of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Langley Descendants
     Little Pinkie Langley was born on 25 Jan 1869.1 She was the daughter of Thomas E. Langley and Lavenia Anne Norwood.

Little Pinkie Langley died on 10 Feb 1869.1

Citations

  1. [S325] Thomas E. Langley & Lavenia A. Norwood, Thomas E. Langley Family Bible (New York: American Bible Society, 1850); The original can be found at the Mercer University Library, Macon, Bibb Co., GA. Hereinafter cited as Thomas E. Langley Family Bible.

Anne St Leger

F, #1867, b. circa 1555, d. 1635/36
Relationship
11th great-grandmother of Beryl Virginia Burns
     Anne St Leger was my direct ancestor and progenitor of this line (earliest known to me.) She was born circa 1555.1,2,3

Anne St Leger married Gen. Thomas Digges.1,2,3

Anne St Leger died in 1635/36.2,3 She was buried in 1635/36 in St. Mary Churchyard, Chilham, Kent, England.2,4

Child of Anne St Leger and Gen. Thomas Digges

Citations

  1. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011), p. 647. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
  2. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  3. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  4. [S2416] Cemetery Marker in St. Mary Churchyard, Chilham, Kent, England.

Gen. Thomas Digges

M, #1868, d. 24 Aug 1595
Relationship
11th great-grandfather of Beryl Virginia Burns
     Gen. Thomas Digges was my direct ancestor and progenitor of this line (earliest known to me.) He was born in Barham, Kent Co., England.1

Gen. Thomas Digges married Anne St Leger.2,1,3

Gen. Thomas Digges died on 24 Aug 1595 in London, England.2,1,4 He was buried in St Mary Aldermanbury Churchyard, London, England.5 Gen. Thomas Digges's estate was probated on 13 Nov 1595 in London, England.2

Child of Gen. Thomas Digges and Anne St Leger

Citations

  1. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  2. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011), p. 647. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
  3. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  4. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", (year).
  5. [S2415] Cemetery Marker in St. Mary Aldermanbury Churchyard, London, England.

Sir Dudley Digges

M, #1870, b. 1582/83, d. 18 Mar 1638/39
Relationship
10th great-grandfather of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
     Sir Dudley Digges was my direct ancestor. He was born in 1582/83.1,2,3 He was the son of Gen. Thomas Digges and Anne St Leger.

Sir Dudley Digges married Lady Mary Kempe, daughter of Sir Thomas II Kempe and Dorothy Thompson, circa 1620.1,2,4

In the will of Dorothy Thompson, dated 14 Nov 1626, Sir Dudley Digges, her son-in-law, was named as an heir, and executor of the estate.5,6

Sir Dudley Digges died on 18 Mar 1638/39 in Kent, England.1,7,2,3 He was buried on 23 Mar 1638/39 in Chilham, Kent, England.1

Child of Sir Dudley Digges and Lady Mary Kempe

Citations

  1. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011), p. 658. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
  2. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  3. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  4. [S327] Burke, Celebrated Families in America (n.pub.).
  5. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 649.
  6. [S2413] Lothrop Withington, Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-century English Wills (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980), p. 553. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Gleanings in England: Will Abstracts.
  7. [S272] Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625, Virginia M Meyer, John F Dorman, Edited/Revised (Richmond, VA: Order of First Families of VA, 1987), (full date). Hereinafter cited as Adventurers of Purse and Person, VA.

Lady Mary Kempe1

F, #1871, b. 14 Mar 1590, d. circa 1631
Relationship
10th great-grandmother of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
     Lady Mary Kempe was my direct ancestor. She was born on 14 Mar 1590 in Wye, Kent, England.2,3 She was the daughter of Sir Thomas II Kempe and Dorothy Thompson.

Lady Mary Kempe married Sir Dudley Digges, son of Gen. Thomas Digges and Anne St Leger, circa 1620.4,5,6

In the will of Dorothy Thompson, dated 14 Nov 1626, Lady Mary Kempe, her daughter, was named as an heir.3,7

Lady Mary Kempe died circa 1631.4 She was buried on 1 May 1631 in Chilham, Kent, England.4

Child of Lady Mary Kempe and Sir Dudley Digges

Citations

  1. [S272] Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625, Virginia M Meyer, John F Dorman, Edited/Revised (Richmond, VA: Order of First Families of VA, 1987), cites parents. Hereinafter cited as Adventurers of Purse and Person, VA.
  2. [S2417] Frederick H. Kemp, A general history of the Kemp and Kempe families of Great Britain and her colonies (London : New York: The Leadenhall press; C. Scribner's Sons, 1902), p. 35. Hereinafter cited as A general history of the Kemp and Kempe families.
  3. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011), p. 649. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
  4. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 658.
  5. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  6. [S327] Burke, Celebrated Families in America (n.pub.).
  7. [S2413] Lothrop Withington, Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-century English Wills (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980), p. 553. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Gleanings in England: Will Abstracts.

Edward Digges

M, #1872, b. 1620/21, d. 15 Mar 1675/76
Relationship
9th great-grandfather of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
     Edward Digges was my direct ancestor. He was born in 1620/21 in Chilham, Kent Co., England.1,2 He was the son of Sir Dudley Digges and Lady Mary Kempe. Edward Digges was baptized on 29 Mar 1621 in Chilham, Kent Co.3

Edward Digges married Elizabeth Page circa 1645 in England.2,4,5,6 Edward Digges emigrated from Chilham, Kent Co., in 1649/50 to York Co., VA.3,6

He was Governor of Virginia in 1656.7,6

Edward Digges left a will dated 28 Aug 1669.8

Edward Digges died on 15 Mar 1675/76 in VA.9,6,5,2 He was buried in Digges Family at Bellfield Plantation, Yorktown, York Co., VA.10 Edward Digges's estate was probated on 16 Jun 1676 in VA.8,6

Child of Edward Digges and Elizabeth Page

Citations

  1. [S2327] Library of Congress Partnership, Encyclopedia Virginia (Virginia Humanities), Edward Digges (1621–1675).
  2. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  3. [S272] Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625, Virginia M Meyer, John F Dorman, Edited/Revised (Richmond, VA: Order of First Families of VA, 1987), p. 248. Hereinafter cited as Adventurers of Purse and Person, VA.
  4. [S327] Burke, Celebrated Families in America (n.pub.).
  5. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  6. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011), p. 658. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
  7. [S2327] Library of Congress Partnership, Encyclopedia Virginia, Edward Digges (1621–1675) Edward Digges was a member of the governor's Council (1654–1656; 1670–1675) and governor of Virginia (1655–1656). Born in England the son of a merchant with shares in the Virginia Company of London, Digges arrived in Virginia around 1650. . .and died in 1675.
  8. [S272] Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse and Person, VA, p. 249.
  9. [S272] Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse and Person, VA, p. 249 (full date).
  10. [S2414] Cemetery Marker in Digges Family at Bellfield Plantation, Yorktown, York Co., VA.

Elizabeth Page

F, #1873, d. before 24 Sep 1691
Relationship
9th great-grandmother of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
     Elizabeth Page was my direct ancestor and progenitor of this line (earliest known to me.)

Elizabeth Page married Edward Digges, son of Sir Dudley Digges and Lady Mary Kempe, circa 1645 in England.1,2,3,4

Elizabeth Page died before 24 Sep 1691.4,2,1,3 Elizabeth Page's estate was probated on 24 Sep 1691 in VA.5 She was buried in Digges Family at Bellfield Plantation, Yorktown, York Co., VA.6

Child of Elizabeth Page and Edward Digges

Citations

  1. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  2. [S327] Burke, Celebrated Families in America (n.pub.).
  3. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  4. [S2412] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2011), p. 658. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
  5. [S272] Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625, Virginia M Meyer, John F Dorman, Edited/Revised (Richmond, VA: Order of First Families of VA, 1987), p. 250. Hereinafter cited as Adventurers of Purse and Person, VA.
  6. [S2414] Cemetery Marker in Digges Family at Bellfield Plantation, Yorktown, York Co., VA.

Catherine Digges

F, #1874, b. 1653/54, d. 1726/27
Relationship
8th great-grandmother of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
     Catherine Digges was my direct ancestor. She was born in 1653/54.1,2 She was the daughter of Edward Digges and Elizabeth Page.

Catherine Digges married William Herndon in 1676/77.3,1

Catherine Digges died in 1726/27.1,2

Child of Catherine Digges and William Herndon

Citations

  1. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  2. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  3. [S273] George Bullock Inge, The Herndon and Inge Families (Cullman, AL: Gregath Co., 1973), p. 10. Hereinafter cited as The Herndon and Inge Families.

William Herndon

M, #1875, b. 1653/54, d. 1721/22
Relationship
8th great-grandfather of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
     William Herndon was my direct ancestor and progenitor of this line (earliest known to me.) He was born in 1653/54.1,2

William Herndon married Catherine Digges, daughter of Edward Digges and Elizabeth Page, in 1676/77.3,1

William Herndon died in 1721/22.1,2

Child of William Herndon and Catherine Digges

Citations

  1. [S259] "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Gilbert de Clare."
  2. [S260] "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges", Before Jul 1994, to Lucy Gray; Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Sir Dudley Digges."
  3. [S273] George Bullock Inge, The Herndon and Inge Families (Cullman, AL: Gregath Co., 1973), p. 10. Hereinafter cited as The Herndon and Inge Families.