Tamar Fell

Brief Life History of Tamar

When Tamar Fell was born on 25 January 1706, in Makefield, Lower Makefield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Fell, was 37 and her mother, Bridget Willson, was 32. She married David Ogborn Kinsey on 30 January 1735, in Buckingham Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 13 June 1744, in Buckingham Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

David Ogborn Kinsey
1712–1779
Tamar Fell
1706–1744
Marriage: 30 January 1735
Jonathan Kinsey
1735–
Jonathan Kinsey
1744–
David Kinsey
1736–1821
Rachel Kinsey
1738–1740
George Kinsey
1740–
John Kinsey
1742–1824
Isaac Kinsey
1743–

Sources (28)

  • Tamar Fell, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Tamar Fell, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Tamar Kinsey in entry for Isaac Kinsey, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"

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Name Meaning

English (mainly northern): from northern Middle English fel(l) ‘fell, hill, mountain’ (Old Norse fell, fjall), a topographic name denoting someone who lived on a fell, or an area of high ground.

English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a furrier, a dealer in hides or skins, from Middle English fel, Middle High German vel, German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean ‘skin, hide’, or ‘pelt’. Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts ‘tanned hide’ (see Pilcher ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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