John Digby (died 1533)

Sir John Digby (died 1533) of Eye Kettleby, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, was Knight Marshal for King Henry VIII.

In 1513 Digby accompanied Henry VIII to Calais and fought in the battle of Thérouanne.

He married Katherine, daughter of Sir Nicholas Griffin of Braybrooke, Northamptonshire.

After the death of Katherine, Digby married as his second wife Sanche (née Willoughby), widow of John Strelley, on 24 October 1517.

[5] Digby had been responsible for the construction of the clerestory of Melton Mowbray church in 1500, and the vestry located on the north side of the chancel in 1532, which is confirmed by a date stone set into the east wall.