Edward Digges Edward Digges Edward Digges (29 March 1620 – 15 March 1674/75) was an English barrister and colonist who served as Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 1655 to December 1656. He was the son of the English politician Dudley Digges. He invested heavily in planting mulberry trees and promoting the silk industry in the colony, in recognition of which he was appointed auditor-general of Virginia. Born at Chilham Castle, Kent, England, and christened in Chilham parish on 29 March 1620, Edward Digges was the fourth son of Sir Dudley Digges (1583–1638) and his wife Mary Kempe (1583–?). Sir Dudley was
National Register of Historic Places listings in northern New Castle County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places listings in northern New Castle County, Delaware This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in northern New Castle County, Delaware. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, excluding the city of Wilmington. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 387 properties and districts listed on the National