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Roosevelt
Political family BIG BACK MONKEY
Current regionNew York and New England
Earlier spellingsRosevelt, van Rosenvelt, van Rosevelt
EtymologyDutch for "Rose field"
Place of originDutch American Community, English American CommunityNetherlands, United Kingdom (England), United States (New York)
Connected familiesDelano family
Du Pont family
Astor family
Latrobe family
Livingston family
Longworth family
Hoffman family
Schuyler family
Goodyear family
Lowell family
de Peyster family
Whitney family
Brooke Family
Estate(s)Sagamore Hill (Oyster Bay, New York)
Springwood (Hyde Park, New York)

The Roosevelt family is an American political family from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a First Lady,[1] and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites. The progeny of a mid-17th-century Dutch immigrant to New Amsterdam, many members of the family became nationally prominent in New York State and City politics and business and intermarried with prominent colonial families. Two distantly related branches of the family from Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York, rose to global political prominence with the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) and his fifth cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945), whose wife, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, was Theodore's niece. The Roosevelt family is one of four families to have produced two presidents of the United States by the same surname; the others were the Adams, Bush, and Harrison families.

History

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The only known photo of Theodore Roosevelt (left) with Franklin D. Roosevelt (right), taken in 1915.

Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt (c. 1626–1659), the immigrant ancestor of the Roosevelt family, arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) sometime between 1638 and 1649. About the year 1652, he bought a farm from Lambert van Valckenburgh, comprising 24 morgens (i.e., 20.44 ha or 50.51 acres) in what is now Midtown Manhattan, including the present site of the Empire State Building.[2] The property included approximately what is now the area between Lexington Avenue and Fifth Avenue bounded by 29th St. and 35th St.[citation needed]

Claes van Rosenvelt's son Nicholas was the first to use the spelling Roosevelt and the first to hold political office, as an alderman. His sons Johannes and Jacobus were, respectively, the progenitors of the Oyster Bay and Hyde Park branches of the family. By the late 19th century, the Hyde Park Roosevelts were generally associated with the Democratic Party and the Oyster Bay Roosevelts with the Republicans. President Theodore Roosevelt, an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, was the uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt, later wife of Franklin Roosevelt. Despite political differences that caused family members to actively campaign against each other, the two branches generally remained friendly.

Coats of arms

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Arms of the Roosevelt family
Adopted17th century
CrestUpon a torse argent and gules, Three ostrich plumes each per pale gules and argent.[3]
ShieldArgent upon a grassy mound a rose bush proper bearing three roses Gules barbed and seeded proper..[3]
MottoQui plantavit curabit ("He who planted [us] will care [for us]")
Other elementsThe mantling, gules doubled argent.[3]
The Roosevelt arms feature a rose bush in reference to the name: "Roosevelt", which is Dutch for "rose field",[4] making these an example of canting arms.

In heraldry, canting arms are a visual or pictorial depiction of a surname, and were and still are a popular practice. It would be common to find roses, then, in the arms of many Roosevelt families, even unrelated ones; the name Rosenvelt means "rose field". Also, grassy mounds or fields of green would be a familiar attribute.

The Van Roosevelts of Oud-Vossemeer in Zeeland have a coat of arms that is divided horizontally, the top portion green with a white chevron between three white roses, while the bottom half is gold with a red lion rampant. A traditional blazon suggested would be, Per fess vert a chevron between three roses argent and Or a lion rampant gules.[3]

The coat of arms of the namesakes of the Dutch immigrant Claes van Rosenvelt, ancestor of the American political family that included Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt, was white with a rosebush with three rose flowers growing upon a grassy mound, the crest being of three ostrich feathers divided into red and white halves each. In heraldic terms this would be described as, Argent upon a grassy mound a rose bush proper bearing three roses gules barbed and seeded all proper, with a crest upon a torse argent and gules of Three ostrich plumes each per pale gules and argent. Franklin Roosevelt altered his arms to omit the rosebush and use in its place three crossed roses on their stems, changing the blazon of his shield to Three roses one in pale and two in saltire gules barbed seeded slipped and left proper.[3]

Members

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Roosevelt family members

(1807–1900), shipbuilder, built many steamships under the firm Roosevelt & Joyce, including the USS Morse. See Allaire Iron Works.

Oyster Bay Roosevelts

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Oyster Bay Roosevelts

[[File: Theodore Roossevelt (1823–1870)

  • Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Sr. (1794–1871), co-founder of Chemical Bank
    • Silas Weir Roosevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fi sevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • [[Elizabeth Wintsevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fihrop|Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop]] (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • [[Elizabeth Wintsevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fihrop|Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop]] (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnotsevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fi Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicsevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fiholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, softwasevelt (1823–1870)
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            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fire executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, sevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
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            • {{Tree list/fisevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
            • {{Tree list/fi sevelt (1823–1870)
          • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Sr. (1914–1974), American newspaper columnist and political analyst
            • Joseph Wright Alsop VI, software executive and venture capitalist
            • Ian Alsop
            • Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop (b. 1948), children's book author,
            • Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop Jr. (b. 1952), investor and pundit
            • Richard Nicholas Alsop, missionary with FamilyLife
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