Rountree Family Farm
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The property was originally owned by the Spivey family. It is noted on the application for historic places that the Spivey occupation of the residence was well before the 1800s. The date the Rountree's took the property happened when Priscilla Spivey conveyed 140 acres to her son-in-law Abner Rountree. [PDF]AL' SHPD - North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. The original owner Spivey preferred exploration and breaking the laws of the English Crown regarding further exploration, to farm and plantation life. The Spivey family traveled and explored.
Spivey Ancestors – Colonists, Pioneers, Patriots. Hiram Calvin Spivey and Annis Isaacs form but one connection among an extended family of long hunters,
The property was greatly expanded once Abner took over. His expansion came from segments purchased from the neighboring farm/plantation owned by Nathan Riddick. A great amount of history is available on the Rountree family from a sight named Sally's Family Place.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (November 1999). "Rountree Family Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.