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Early Origins of the Tappan family

The surname Tappan was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Tappan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tappan research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1560, 1599, 1614, 1627, 1648, 1649, 1653, 1690, 1693, 1698, 1718 and 1776 are included under the topic Early Tappan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tappan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tipping, Tippin, Tippyng, Tippynge, Tippinge, Tippen, Tippan, Tippang, Tippyn, Tiping, Tipyng, Typing, Typpen, Typpan, Typpin and many more.

Early Notables of the Tappan family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir George Tipping (1560-1627) of Wheatfield, Oxfordshire.William Tipping (1599-1649), was an English religious writer, nicknamed Eternity Tipping, second son of Sir George Tipping (d. 1627) of Wheatfield and Draycott, Oxfordshire. 1John Tipping of...
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Ireland Migration of the Tappan family to Ireland

Some of the Tappan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Tappan family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John and Mary Tipping settled in Maryland in 1725; Thomas Tipping settled in New England in 1770; John Tippin settled in New England in 1678.


Contemporary Notables of the name Tappan (post 1700) +

  • Wallace Tappan, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1885-86 2
  • Silas Tappan, American politician, Village President of DeKalb, Illinois, 1863 2
  • Robert Tappan, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940 2
  • Mason Weare Tappan (1817-1886), American Republican politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1853-55, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1855-61 2
  • J. C. Tappan, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884 2
  • Harvey Tappan (d. 1927), American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1902-27; Appointed 1902 2
  • Christopher Tappan Jr., American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Sullivan and Ulster counties, 1816-17 2
  • Charles O. Tappan, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884 2
  • Benjamin Tappan (1773-1857), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Ohio State Senate from Trumbull County, 1803-04 2
  • W. J. Tappan, American founder of the Ohio Valley Foundry Company in 1881, later renamed the Tappan Stove Company
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  1. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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