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Where did the English Rowntree family come from? What is the English Rowntree family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rowntree family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rowntree family history?
The Rowntree 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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- First settlers to North America
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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 Rowntree 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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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Rowntree Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Rowntree, who settled in South Carolina in 1674
Rowntree Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- James R. Rowntree, who came to Philadelphia in 1798
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- Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871-1954), English manufacturer
- Henry Issac Rowntree, founder of the Rowntree Chocolate Company in York, England in 1862
- Sir Norman Rowntree, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Manchester
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The Rowntree Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rowntree Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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