Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Napier was born in 1732, in Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Robert Napier Jr., was 35 and her mother, Mary Tarleton Hughes, was 35. She married Pvt Rueben Francis about 1766, in Goochland, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died after 29 March 1784, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 8267.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Frances Napier in entry for Rob. Napier Francis, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frances Napier -
Spouse and Children
1725– Male
1732–1784 Female
Children (3)
1766– Female
1768– Male
1770– Male
Parents and Siblings
1697–1763 Male
1697–1775 Female
Siblings (10)
1720–1780 Female
1726–1800 Male
1728–1787 Male
1728–1826 Female
1729–1783 Female
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World Events (3)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 26
1775
Age 43
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 48
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Old French napier, nappier, nap(p)er(er) ‘one who looks after the napery or table-linen’, a derivative of Old French nappe ‘table-cloth, napkin’. In Middle English, Napier and Nap(p)er might also have denoted a maker of table cloths, though this sense has not been recorded.
English: alternatively an occupational name from Nap(p)er from an unrecorded Middle English word for one who makes naps, i.e. drinking cups or chalices (Middle English nap, Old English hnæp). Napper could also be a nickname from Middle English nappere ‘one who sleeps or naps’, though this is the least likely of the alternatives.
American shortened form of Polish Napierala or a similar name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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