Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Harper was born about 1647, in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Evan Harpur, was 24 and his mother, Margretta, was 24. He married Frances Stace on 18 April 1671, in Little Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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- Thomas Harper, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Tho. Harper in entry for Tho. Harper, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire), Scottish, Irish (Antrim and Down), and Dutch: occupational name for a player on the harp, from Middle English harper(e) ‘harper’ (Old English hearpere) and Middle Dutch harper, herper. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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