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Origin of Near Total Records: 2  Origin of Near, Meaning of Near Origin: This is taken from a book entitled Scottish Surnames,1995, published by Harper Collins. Kinnear - In the reign of Malcolm IV (1153 - 65) a family of Norman origin was established in the north of Fife as vassals of the priory of St Andrews; the head of the family took his surname from the lands of Kinnear (probably Gaelic - caenn iar - 'west headland')now represented on the map only by a farm name. By 1296 Sir John de Kyner was important enough to have his name included in the Ragman Roll. Henry Kinnear of that Ilk was appointed commendator of Balmerino Abbey in 1574, and by this time the family had the lucrative monopoly of ferry crossings of the Tay at what is now Newport. George Kinnear was and Edinburgh banker in the early 19th century whose lovely wife was painted by Raeburn. The name, now found all over Scotland, may tend to be confused with Kinnaird. Surnames: Kinnear Submitted by: Dorothy Hall-Kinnear Origin of Near, Meaning of Near Origin: my grandmother's relatives are from Paterson, New Jersey. Her name was Mabel Neary. She was born around 1898. She married Charles Cavanaugh in 1919 in New York City. She had a son (my father) named Francis Xavier Cavanaugh in 1921. She separated from her husband in 1935 and moved (I think) back to Paterson, New Jersey. She died around 1941 or 1942 in New Jersey or New York. We would like to find her grave. I don't know if she had any siblings, or the names of her parents. Any info? Surnames: Neary Submitted by: Gail Lang 2/17/2012 4:40 PM Page 1 of 1

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