Mary Appes was born in 1552, in Wadhurst, Sussex, England as the daughter of James Appes and Amy. She married William Selden on 25 June 1576, in Ticehurst, Sussex, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 29 October 1616, in her hometown, at the age of 64, and was buried in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.
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German: from the personal name Appel, a pet form of Apprecht (common especially in Thuringia and Franconia), itself a variant of Albrecht .
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Low German Ap(p)el, Middle Dutch appel, or Yiddish epl ‘apple’, hence an occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit. The economic importance in medieval northern Europe of apples, as a fruit that could be grown in a cold climate and would keep throughout the winter, is hard to appreciate in these days of rapid transportation and year-round availability of fruits of all kinds. As a Jewish name it is generally artificial. Compare Apfel , Appell , and Apple .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Apel .
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