Sir Everard Digby [226]
- Born: 1446, Drystoke
- Marriage: Jacquetta Elleys [248]
- Died: 1509, Drystoke at age 63
 General Notes:
His name was first Tilton then in 1256 change it to Digby.Sir Everard change it to Tilton
Information Found, taken from History of the Tilton Family In America by Francis Theodore Tilton Vol - 1 1927 On May 14 1861, Kenelm Henry Digby, Esq, Of England, In a letter to General William S Tilton, of Boston, says: we have a Parchment In our Family which states that Tilton Church was founded by our Family 1190.... the Digbies who fell at Towton (1461) were called de Tilton and Sir Everard Digby of Tilton and Drystoke, who died 1509, Is the last who Bears the Name of Tilton."
The early Norman Tower of Tilton Church was built In 1190; the spire In 1380, the South Aisle In 1390 and the Clerstory In 1490. The Church was built by the Family In the Sixteenth Centry. It Is now High- Episcopalian.
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence: Colehill Warwick England.
Sir married Jacquetta Elleys [248] [MRIN: 81]. (Jacquetta Elleys [248] was born in 1450 in Drystoke and died in 1496 in Drystoke.)
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