Jesse
Rountree
Born about in Chowan, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Rountree Sr.
and Sarah (Coleman) Rountree
Brother of
John Roundtree, Francis Rountree Jr., Christian (Roundtree) Knight, Rebecca Roundtree, Moses Roundtree, Elizabeth (Roundtree) Wallace, William Rountree and Susanna Roundtree
Husband of
Rachel (Spivey) Rountree
— married
1744 in Bertie, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Rountree) Frizzle and Jesse Rountree II
Died
at about age 57
in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2011
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Biography
Jesse Rountree was born about 1720 in Chowan County, North Carolina, the son of Francis Rountree who died in 1734. Jesse married between about 1742 and 1750 to Rachel, reportedly a Spivey. They lived in Bertie and Beaufort Counties, then moved to Pitt County after its creation on 1 January 1761.
On 9 April 1770, Jesse Rountree received two North Carolina land patents in Craven County totalling 550 acres on Little Contentnea Creek. [1] On 25 October 1774, Jesse Rountree still resided in Pitt County, for he sold a 150-acre tract of land on Upper Horse Pen Branch in Maul's Neck. [2]
Soon afterwards, Jesse and Rachel moved to Craven County, for on 1 April 1776, Jesse Rountree "of the County of Craven" purchased a 351-acre tract of land in Craven County from Thomas Manning. [3] Then on 7 August 1776, Jesse and Rachel Rountree of Craven County sold Randol McDonald a 170-acre tract of land in Pitt County. In this transaction, Rachel had to relinquish her dower in the land, unlike previous land sales that Jesse had made:
"Furthermore I Rachel Roundtree the wife of the sd. Jessee Roundtree do hereby Relinquish Make Over & deliver Unto him the sd. Randol McDoald his heirs, Ex. Or., or assigns forever all my right of dower & power of third to his & their only proper use forever." [4]
Jesse Rountree wrote his will on 17 October 1777, naming his five children and his wife, but he did not mention Rachel by name. Her son and son-in-law, John Rountree and John Frizzle, filed the will in Craven County Court on 21 November 1777. [5]
Sources
- ↑ North Carolina Patent Book 20, p. 560, #2855, Grant #146; #2856, Grant #147.
- ↑ Pitt County NC Deed Book F, pp. 81-82.
- ↑ Craven County NC Deed Book 23, pp. 45-46.
- ↑ Pitt County NC Deed Book F, pp. 203–204, filed in court in January 1777. Jesse Rountree signed the document as "Jessee Rountree," but Rachel made her mark to it.
- ↑ NC Secretary of State Loose Wills, Will of Jesse Rountree of Craven County.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jesse:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jesse:
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~0.78%
Linda (Livermore Ainsworth) Pinkham
:
23andMe, yourDNAportal LINc1d59153
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal LINc1d59153, Ancestry member Pink11439
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~0.39%
Julie Fackrell :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TD6614948 [compare], yourDNAportal JULfa202738, Ancestry member juliefackrell
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch HA1256139 [compare], yourDNAportal JULfa202738
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~0.39%
Tim Hudson :
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Carmen (Albritton) Speer
Roundtree-332 and Rountree-1044 appear to be the same person on the surface because the have the same birth year/place and death year/place but they have different spouses and children listed. I wonder if one has the incorrect birth/death date and place.
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Tim Hudson
Rountree-958 and Roundtree-76 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same man, even though the family name was Rountree. not Roundtree.
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by Tim Hudson
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