Individual Details

Event

in the year 1756 was promoted to a captaincy of marines. Afterwards he became a lieutenant-colonel in the army, under which title he lodged a pedigree in the Herald's Office, and procured a confirmation of arms in the year 1770; he was then described as Robert Edward Fell of St. Martin's in the Fields, Middlesex.

Event

In July, 1770, he was an officer of Lord Londoun's regiment, and stationed at Limerick, Ireland. He acknowledges the favor of Thomas Penn having paid money for him "to Mr. Barclay" (probably John Barclay, of Dublin), and "having been obliged to make new Regimentals for the Review,"he has drawn for ten pounds more of money coming from his mother's estate,-showing that his mother, Gulielma Maria Fell, was then dead, and indicating that Thomas Penn was the executor of her estate.

Death

His will . . . was proved the 28th of February, 1787, by Thomas Brookholding, his sole executor and the husband of his niece Philadelphia. There is no evidence of his having been a married man; but in his will he leaves his sword and pistols to his nephew, William Hawkins Newcombe."