| William Digges | |
| Office: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Warwick County, Virginia |
| Term: | 1790-1802 |
| Preceded: | Richard Cary |
| Succeeded: | John Jones |
| Alongside: | Richard Cary, John Burnham, Richard McIntosh |
| Birth Date: | December 29, 1742 |
| Birth Place: | E.D. plantation, York County, Virginia, Colony of Virginia |
| Death Date: | 1804 |
| Death Place: | Elizabeth City County, Virginia |
| Residence: | Denbigh plantation, Warwick County, Virginia |
| Education: | College of William and Mary |
| Occupation: | planter, military officer, politician |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Digges (cousin) |
| Children: | 4 daughters |
| Parents: | Edward Digges (burgess), Anne Harrison |
| Relatives: | Cole Digges (cousin); William Digges (uncle and father-in-law), Cole Digges (grandfather) |
William Digges (December 29, 1742 – 1804) was a Virginia planter and politician who represented now-defunct Warwick County, in the Virginia House of Delegates (1790-1802).[1] Although genealogists disagree as to his father, he was the grandson of Cole Digges who helped found Yorktown.[2] [3] [4] [5] The other related men of the same name were:
Because this man married his cousin, and the naming conventions of the day did not restrict "Jr" to a son (but could be used for a younger relative of the same name), this man appears to be the William Digges Jr. who represented York County in the final Virginia Convention alongside his uncle Dudley Digges (patriot), and then in the first session of the Virginia House of Delegates where he joined Corbin Griffin.[6]