Moses Rountree (1550 - 1621)

Born 1550 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Melvina (York) Rowantree — married 1572 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1621 at about age 71 in Northumberland, England

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Biography

Moses Rowantree / Rowntree / Rountree / Roundree

Birth: 1550 in Yorkshire, England

Death: 1621 in Yorkshire, England

Spouse and Children:

Melvina York b. 1556 d. 1624 marriage- 1572 in Yorkshire,England

William Rowantree b. 1573, d. 1627

Ralph Rowantree  ?

• Descendants of Moses Rountree.

Generation No. 1 1. MOSES1 ROUNTREE1 was born Bet. 1549 - 1550 in Leyburn, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England1, and died 1621 in Northumberland, England1. He married MELVINA YORK1 1572 in Yorkshire, England1. She was born 1556 in Tanton, Yorkshire, England1, and died 1624 in Northumberland, England1. ^{[1] [2]}

• Moses Rountree^{[3] [4][5]}

Male 1550 - 1621 (71 years).

Research Notes

• All Family Trees results for Moses Roundtree. ^[6]

MOSES ROUNDTREE. ^[7]

Birth date: 1573.

Death: Died 1621.

Immediate Family:

Son of UNKNOWN ROUNDTREE and UNKNOWN ROUNDTREE

Husband of MELVINA ROUNDTREE

Father of William Rountree and Ralph Rowntree

Managed by: Jo FISHER

Last Updated: March 7, 2015.

FABLE/STORY: What is the meaning of the Rowntree name, and when was it first used? In most genealogical or surname studies it is said to mean 'Dweller under the Rowan tree', and is also said to be Viking in origin, but it was almost certainly in England that the name, as we know it, was first used. It is known that the Rowan tree was sacred to the Vikings.

It comes down thru very old Rountree family stories, written down in the 1800s (by a Springfield MO founder Joseph Rountree), that the name ROUNTREE comes from Britain, ROWANTREE: Accordingly, an infant was found under a ROWAN TREE during the War of the Roses, kept by the wealthy landowner-Lord, and named MOSES ROWANTREE. His descendants came to America, and the name transformed into ROUNTREE very early on, possibly in the late 1600s. This Joseph Rountree was an intelligent seems to be a well-educated man, and he has quite a Life to his credit. I myself take his account of the Family origins as generally accepted Truth. ALSO: We have met African-American ROUNDTREE genealogists who mentioned they surmised that their ancestors had been enslaved by ROUN(D)TREEs and had taken the name upon freedom.

There have been many stories as to where the name Rowntree (Rountree) came from exactly. According to one source, the first child to have this name was a child who was found under a tree called "Rowan Tree"., a mountain ash growing in Yorkshire, England. The child, a boy was dressed in fine cloths. He was found on the grounds of an estate owned by a nobleman, who took pity and compassion on the child and raised him as his own son, naming him "Rowantree" after the tree under which he was found. Who the child was or where he came from , he never found out. This boy's descendant now run in the thousands, and they live in all parts of the world. There is no record of when this boy was found, we can only guess that it was around the time that Columbus discovered the new world since the name of the first record was in 1521 when John Rowntree had a son-in-law and daughter bring a lawsuit against his relative to land and houses. Some say this John Rowntree was the child found under the tree or perhaps a son.

Sources

1. ↑ http://ncroots.com/Gates/
2. ↑ http://goldsmithjw.tripod.com/audreys_site_-_the_james_warren_goldsmith_genealogy_page/id23.html
3. ↑ [S3318] International Genealogical Index (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Name: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of September 4, 2010;;).
4. ↑ [S3314] Rountree Family Pedigree, (Name: Location:http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=639.0;;), Website where members of the Rountree DNA project post theirpedigrees\http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=639.0.
5. ↑ http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I39965&tree=Rountree
6. ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=Moses&gsln=Roundtree&gss=angs-g&gl=42&so=2
7. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/MOSES-ROUNDTREE/6000000024989176672

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• Yorkshire, England Genealogy.
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• "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9M13-9QC) : accessed 2015-03-12), entry for Moses Rowantree.
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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Roundtree-97 created through the import of Ellen Kropp_s Family Tree.ged on Sep 7, 2011 by Ellen Kropp.