Genealogy Wylie » Lewis Rountree Sr. (± 1787-1850)

Personal data Lewis Rountree Sr. 

  • He was born about 1787 in Edgecombe/Wayne County, North Carolina.
  • He died on March 4, 1850 in Wilson County, North Carolina.
  • He is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina.
  • A child of Moses Rountree and Mary Theresa Thomas
  • This information was last updated on January 31, 2006.

Household of Lewis Rountree Sr.

He is married to Elizabeth Daniel.

They got married before 1821.


Child(ren):

  1. Albert Rountree  1821-1844
  2. Sarah Rountree  1822-???? 
  3. Moses Rountree  1824-1887 
  4. Elizabeth Rountree  1826-1890 
  5. Wiley Daniel Rountree  1827-1909 
  6. Harriet Rountree  1830-???? 
  7. Nathan Rountree  1830-1861
  8. Lewis Rountree  1833-????
  9. Penelope Rountree  1836-????
  10. Eliza Rountree  1837-1853
  11. Treasa Rountree  1839-????
  12. Margaret Rountree  1841-1900 


Notes about Lewis Rountree Sr.

His name is found on an Obelisk in Maplewood Cemetery,Wilson, NC with the names of his ancestors and son.

Lewis (Louis) Rountree born 1787 married Elizabeth Daniel in 1804.Lewis was underage in 1804 and -Francis Rountree guardian.

Will of Lewis RountreeW: 20 Sept 1849P: May Ct 1850Edgecombe Co., NCWife Elizabeth Rountree 233 acres of land where I now live for her lifetime.Wife: Negroes George, Fanny (age 31) my horses, stock.Sons: Nathan Rountree, Lewis Rountree all my land where I now live, but they must not interfere with my wife's life right in it.Lewis is to have the upper part of my said land.To Sarah Jordan, wife of Thomas Jordan -Negroes Sam and Phillis and $1000.Daughters Eliza Daniel (wife of Willie Daniel), Harriet Ellis (wife of J. G. Ellis), Penelope Rountree (single woman), Elizabeth Rountree, Treasea Rountree and Margaret Rountree- Negroes Stephen, Braswell, Hilliard, Joe, Dave, Warren, Henry, Joiner, Amos, Rafe, Levi, John, Little George, Fed. Gray, Bob, Toney, Jane, Maria, Marry, Yellow Mary, Ferebee, Love, Rebecca, July, Cherry, Milley, Ester, Deborah, Rhoda, Ann, Louise but these Negroes shall remain in common stock and daughters Eliza and Harriet shall draw their shares first and the others shall draw their shares as they come of age.Daughters Treasea and Margaret $500 each for their education.Son Moses Rountree $300 plus what he has already received to equalize his portion with the others.Son: Willie Rountree $600 plus what I have already given to him, to equalize his portion with the others.To my six daughters reversion of Negroes George and Fanny at my wife's death.Exec: Moses and WillieWit: Jacob Barnes, Barron Watson, Elisha Barnes(Edge. Co. Will Abstracts, 1824-1857, p 83, Golden West Marketing.)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lewis Rountree

Francis ROUNTREE
1701-1748
Mary Coleman
????-> 1748
Jonathan Thomas
1735-????
Mary Hilliard
1740-????
Moses Rountree
± 1730-1804

Lewis Rountree
± 1787-1850

< 1821

Elizabeth Daniel
1801-1872

Albert Rountree
1821-1844
Sarah Rountree
1822-????
Moses Rountree
1824-1887
Elizabeth Rountree
1826-1890
Wiley Daniel Rountree
1827-1909
Harriet Rountree
1830-????
Nathan Rountree
1830-1861
Lewis Rountree
1833-????
Penelope Rountree
1836-????
Eliza Rountree
1837-1853
Treasa Rountree
1839-????
Margaret Rountree
1841-1900

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Historical events

Day of death March 4, 1850

  • The temperature on March 4, 1850 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1850: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
    • May 15 » The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
    • September 9 » The Compromise of 1850 transfers a third of Texas's claimed territory (now parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming) to federal control in return for the U.S. federal government assuming $10 million of Texas's pre-annexation debt.
    • September 18 » The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
    • November 24 » Danish troops defeat a Schleswig-Holstein force in the town of Lottorf, Schleswig-Holstein.
    • December 16 » The Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand.


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