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Catherine Digges

Catherine was born about 1654 in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia. Catherine's father was Edward Digges and her mother was Elizabeth Page. Her paternal grandparents were Sir Dudley Digges and Mary Kempe; her maternal grandparents were Francis Page and Isabel Wyatt. She had two brothers and a sister, named William, Dudley and Mary. She was the second oldest of the four children. She died in 1729 in Caroline County, Virginia.

General Notes
- A few people say there is no hard proof that Catherine Digges is the daughter of Edward Digges, but I think it's pretty likely.
  
  "The Digges and Herndon marriage, though well established by evidence, has become controversial because of a debunking article published by Ross Boothe, Jr. many years ago [I think 1893]. However, Boothe's arguments were throughly answered by Albert Caswell Metts in his book "Metts Ancestors in America: The Direct Line", 1984. The Herndon -The Digges Connection is established at length in readable prose and with good and complete documentation on pages 213-221. Anyone who questions or studies this line should read this material, usually the book is in libraries."
  
  There is also evidence of the marriage and parents of Catherine Digges in family records and Bibles.
  
  "The first published reference to the Digges-Herndon marriage originated from information supplied by Mr. Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907)...
  
  "I. William Herndon married Catherine Digges in 1677, the youngest daughter of Edward Digges, Governor of Virginia. She was born in 1655
  "II. Edward Herndon, William's eldest son, was born in 1678. He married Mary Waller in 1698. Their two sons:
  "III. Edward Herndon, eldest son of Edward and Mary Waller, married Mary Brock, and
  "IV. William Herndon, son of Edward and Mary Waller, married Ann Drysdale, daughter of Lt. Gov. Hugh Drysdale."

Catherine's family

Catherine and William were married about 1677 in New Kent County, Virginia. They had three sons named Edward, James and William.

Children
- Edward Herndon
  Edward was born in March 1678 in St. Stephens Parish, New Kent County, Virginia. He died at the age of 80 on March 9th, 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia.
  - Death Notes
    
    St. Stephens Parish, VA
  James Herndon
  James was born in 1683 in New Kent County, Virginia. He died at the age of 61 in 1744 in Caroline County, Virginia.
  
  William Herndon
  William was born in 1685 in New Kent County, Virginia. He died at the age of 74 in 1759 in Caroline County, Virginia.

Source/Citation Metts Ancestors in America: The Direct Line", 1984