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Where did the English Rountree family come from? What is the English Rountree family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rountree family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rountree family history?
The Rountree surname comes from the Middle English word "rown" and the Old English word "tree;" meaning together, a "rowan tree." Thus the first to bear the name likely lived near such a tree.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rowntree, Rountree, Rowantree and others.First found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Some of the Rountree family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 159 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Rountree. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Rountree Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Henry Rountree, who arrived in Mississippi in 1860
- Arthur Rountree, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1894
Rountree Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- F.H. Rountree, aged 35, who arrived at Ellis Island from York, in 1903
- Alexander Rountree, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Co. Cavan, in 1905
- Ellen Rountree, aged 44, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1905
- Charles Chrslry Rountree, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1906
- Ammie Rountree, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Cavan, Ireland, in 1907
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- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
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