The Roosevelt family is an American

political family A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sibli ...

from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a

First Lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...

, and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites. The progeny of a mid-17th-century

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

immigrant to

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...

, many members of the family became locally prominent in New York City politics and business and intermarried with prominent colonial families. Two distantly related branches of the family from Oyster Bay and

Hyde Park Hyde Park may refer to: Places England * Hyde Park, London, a Royal Park in Central London * Hyde Park, Leeds, an inner-city area of north-west Leeds * Hyde Park, Sheffield, district of Sheffield * Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester Austra ...

, New York, rose to national political prominence with the presidencies of

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

(1901–1909) and his fifth cousin

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

(1933–1945), whose wife, First Lady

Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...

, was Theodore's niece.

History

Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt (c. 1626 – 1659), the immigrant ancestor of the Roosevelt family, arrived in

(present-day New York City) sometime between 1638 and 1649. About the year 1652, he bought a farm from Lambert van Valckenburgh, comprising 24

morgen A morgen was a unit of measurement of land area in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania and the Dutch colonies, including South Africa and Taiwan. The size of a morgen varies from . It was also used in Old Prussia, in the Balkans, Norw ...

s (i.e., 20.44 ha or 50.51 acres) in what is now

Midtown Manhattan Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Buildin ...

, including the present site of the

Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the st ...

. The property included approximately what is now the area between

Lexington Avenue Lexington Avenue, often colloquially abbreviated as "Lex", is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street. Along it ...

and

Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is one of the most expensive shopping stre ...

bounded by 29th St. and 35th St. Claes' son

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

was the first to use the spelling Roosevelt and the first to hold political office, as an

alderman An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many Jurisdiction, jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council membe ...

. Nicholas' children

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

and Jacobus were, respectively, the progenitors of the Oyster Bay and

branches of the family. By the late 19th century, the Hyde Park Roosevelts were generally associated with the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

and the Oyster Bay Roosevelts with the Republican Party. President

, an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, was the uncle of

, later wife of

Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

. Despite political differences that caused family members to actively campaign against each other, the two branches generally remained friendly.

Coats of arms

In heraldry,

canting arms Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name (or, less often, some attribute or function) in a visual pun or rebus. French heralds used the term (), as they would sound out the name of the armiger. Many armorial all ...

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 Oud-Vossemeer (Zeelandic: ''Ou-Vossemaer'') is a village on the island of Tholen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 13 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom, close to the Eendracht, part of ...

in Zeeland have a coat of arms that is divided horizontally, the top portion with a white

chevron Chevron (often relating to V-shaped patterns) may refer to: Science and technology * Chevron (aerospace), sawtooth patterns on some jet engines * Chevron (anatomy), a bone * '' Eulithis testata'', a moth * Chevron (geology), a fold in rock ...

between three white roses, while the bottom half is gold with a red lion

rampant In heraldry, the term attitude describes the ''position'' in which a figure (animal or human) is emblazoned as a charge, a supporter, or as a crest. The attitude of an heraldic figure always precedes any reference to the tincture of the figure ...

. A traditional blazon suggested would be, ''Per fess vert a chevron between three roses argent and Or a lion rampant gules''. The coat of arms of the namesakes of the Dutch immigrant Claes van Rosenvelt, ancestor of the American political family that included

Theodore Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...

and

, were white with a rosebush with three rose flowers growing upon a grassy mound, and whose

crest Crest or CREST may refer to: Buildings *The Crest (Huntington, New York), a historic house in Suffolk County, New York *"The Crest", an alternate name for 63 Wall Street, in Manhattan, New York *Crest Castle (Château Du Crest), Jussy, Switzerla ...

was 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''.

Members

* Claes Martenszen van Rosenvelt (1623–1660), m. Jannetje Samuels Thomas (1625–1660) ** Elsie Roosevelt (bap. 1652–1703), m. Hendrick Meyer, New York City assistant alderman *** Catharina Meyer, m. Harmanus Rutgers **** Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779), m. Catharina De Peyster, daughter of

Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property ...

Johannes de Peyster Johannes de Peyster or Johannes de Peyster II (September 21, 1666 – September 25, 1711) was the 23rd Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699.Wilson, James Grant (ed.The memorial history of the City of New-York, Vol. II p. 54 (1892)Allaben, ...

*****

Henry Rutgers Henry Rutgers (October 7, 1745 – February 17, 1830) was a United States Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist from New York City. Rutgers University was named after him, and he donated a bond which placed the college on sound financial f ...

(1745–1830), Revolutionary War hero, philanthropist, namesake of

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

**** Eva Rutgers, m. John Provoost *****

Samuel Provoost Samuel Provoost (March 11, 1742 – September 6, 1815) was an American Clergyman. He was the first Chaplain of the United States Senate and the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, as well as the third Presiding Bishop of the Epis ...

(1742–1815), Bishop of the Episcopal Church ****** Maria Provoost, m.

Cadwallader D. Colden Cadwallader David Colden (April 4, 1769 – February 7, 1834) was an American politician who served as the 54th Mayor of New York City and a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Colden was born at Turtle Playground (Queens), Spring Hil ...

, Mayor of New York City ** Anna Margaret Roosevelt (1654–1706), m. Heyman A. Roosa (1643–1708) ** Nicholas Roosevelt (1658–1742), m. Heyltje Jans Kunst (1664–1730) *** Nicholas Roosevelt (b. 1687), goldsmith **** Nicholas Roosevelt (b. 1715), first lieutenant of the Hearts of Oak militia in the

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***** Nicholas Roosevelt (1758–1838), member of the

New York Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assembl ...

from

Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War: * Warren County, Georgia * Warren County, Illinois * Warren County ...

****** Solomon Roosevelt (1778–1832) ******* Solomon Roosevelt (1807–1900), shipbuilder, built many steamships under the firm ''Roosevelt & Joyce'', including the USS ''

Morse Morse may refer to: People * Morse (surname) * Morse Goodman (1917-1993), Anglican Bishop of Calgary, Canada * Morse Robb (1902–1992), Canadian inventor and entrepreneur Geography Antarctica * Cape Morse, Wilkes Land * Mount Morse, Churchi ...

''. See

Allaire Iron Works The Allaire Iron Works was a leading 19th-century American marine engineering company based in New York City. Founded in 1816 by engineer and philanthropist James P. Allaire, the Allaire Works was one of the world's first companies dedicated to the ...

. ********

George Washington Roosevelt George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Preside ...

(1844–1907),

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

recipient for action at Bull Run, diplomat *** Johannes Roosevelt (1689–1750) **** Margreta Roosevelt (bap. 1709), m. William de Peyster, son of

**** Nicholas Roosevelt (b. 1717), merchant ***** Nicholas Roosevelt (bap. 1740), New York City alderman **** Cornelius Roosevelt (b. 1731), chocolate maker, New York City alderman ***** Cornelius C. Roosevelt (bap. 1755), merchant, New York City alderman, member of the New York State Assembly, m. Alida Fargie, granddaughter of Albany and New York City mayor Edward Holland ***** Maria Roosevelt (1760–1821), m. John Duffie ****** Matilda Duffie, m. Gerard De Peyster, New York City alderman ******* Margaret De Peyster, m.

Philip Milledoler Brett Philip Milledoler Brett, Sr. (February 17, 1871 – July 2, 1960) was the thirteenth President of Rutgers University, serving in an acting capacity from 1930 to 1931. Biography He was born in Newark, New Jersey and was the great-great-grandson o ...

, President of

****** Cornelius Roosevelt Duffie (1789–1827), Episcopal priest, founder and rector of Saint Thomas Church, m. Helena Bleecker, granddaughter of Anthony Lispenard Bleecker ******* Cornelius Roosevelt Duffie (1821–1900), first chaplain of Columbia College, founder and first rector of the Church of St. John the Baptist ***** Elbert Roosevelt (1767–1857), New York City merchant, early settler of

Pelham Manor, New York Pelham Manor is an affluent village located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 5,752. It is located in the town of Pelham. History The Bolton Priory, Edgewood House, and Pelhamdale a ...

, m. Jane Curtenius, daughter of merchant and politician Peter T. Curtenius ******

Clinton Roosevelt Clinton Roosevelt (November 3, 1804 – August 8, 1898) was an American politician, lawyer, and inventor from New York (state), New York. He was a member of the prominent Roosevelt family. Early life Roosevelt was born in New York City on Novemb ...

(1804–1898), politician and inventor **** Jacobus Roosevelt (1724–1777) ***** Johannes Roosevelt (bap. 1751), m. Mary Schuyler of the

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, Van Rensselaer, and Van Cortlandt families. ****** Mary Roosevelt (1789–1837), m. William Sheriff de Peyster, son of Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (himself a brother of Arent de Peyster) ***** Nicholas Roosevelt (1767–1854), inventor, m. Lydia Latrobe, daughter of architect

Benjamin Henry Latrobe Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in the new United States, draw ...

****** Samuel Roosevelt (1813–1878) ******* Nicholas Latrobe Roosevelt (1847–1892) ********

Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (October 5, 1879 – February 22, 1936) was an Assistant Secretary of the United States Navy and a member of the Roosevelt family. Early life Roosevelt was born on October 5, 1879 in Morristown, New Jersey, to Lieutenan ...

(1879–1936), Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, m. Eleanor Morrow, daughter of California judge and U.S. Representative

William W. Morrow William W. Morrow (July 15, 1843 – July 24, 1929) was a United States representative from California, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and a United States Circuit Judge ...

********* Eleanor Katherine Roosevelt (1915–1995), m. Reverdy Wadsworth, son of U.S. Senator and Representative James W. Wadsworth Jr. ******* Samuel Montgomery Roosevelt (1858–1920), artist ***** James Jacobus Roosevelt (1759–1840), m. Maria Van Schaack (a descendant of the

Schuyler family The Schuyler family ( /ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: xœylər was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the United States (especiall ...

). ****** Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Sr. (1794–1871), progenitor of the Oyster Bay Roosevelts (see below) ****** James John Roosevelt (1795–1875), politician, businessman and jurist, m. Cornelia Van Ness, daughter of Vermont politician

Cornelius P. Van Ness Cornelius Peter Van Ness (January 26, 1782 – December 15, 1852) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the tenth governor of Vermont from 1823 to 1826 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Spain f ...

******* Marcia Ouseley Roosevelt (b. 1847), m. Edward Brooks Scovel, opera singer ******** Frederick Roosevelt Scovel, m. Vivien May Sartoris (1879–1933), daughter of Nellie Grant and granddaughter of President

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

****** Catherine Roosevelt (1803–1844), m. Michael Bourke ******* Margaret Jones Bourke, m. Thomas Edward Kenny, Canadian merchant, banker, and politician ****** William Henry Roosevelt (1806–1869), politician, land speculator (Illinois) *** James Jacobus Roosevelt (1692–1776), m. Catharina Hardenbroek **** Helena Roosevelt (1719–1772), m. Andrew Barclay, namesake of Barclay Street in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

***** Charlotte Amelia Barclay (1760–1778), m. Richard Bayley, first professor of anatomy at Columbia College ****** Guy Carlton Bayley, m. Grace Roosevelt (see below) *******

James Roosevelt Bayley James Roosevelt Bayley (August 23, 1814 – October 3, 1877) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Newark (1853–1872) and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (1872–1877). Early life and educa ...

(1814–1877), Bishop of Newark and

Archbishop of Baltimore The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore ( la, link=no, Archidiœcesis Baltimorensis) is the premier (or first) see of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore and nine of M ...

**** Christopher Roosevelt (b. 1739) ***** James Christopher Roosevelt (1770) ****** James Henry Roosevelt (1800–1863), founder of the

Roosevelt Hospital Mount Sinai West, opened in 1871 as Roosevelt Hospital, is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Health System. The 514-bed facility is located in the Midtown West neighborhood of New York City. The f ...

**** Isaac Roosevelt (1726–1794), merchant, co-founder of the

Bank of New York The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY Mellon, is an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. BNY Mellon was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Fina ...

Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...

politician, served in the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

and the New York Constitutional Convention, m. Cornelia

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***** Jacobus Roosevelt (1760–1847), m. Maria Walton, a descendant of

Wilhelmus Beekman Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) — also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) — was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands in the ...

****** Grace Roosevelt, m. Guy Carlton Bayley (see above) ****** Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (1790–1863), progenitor of the Hyde Park Roosevelts, m. Mary Rebecca Aspinwall ***** Maria Roosevelt (b. 1763), m.

Richard Varick Richard Varick (March 15, 1753 – July 30, 1831) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who has been referred to as "The Forgotten Founding Father." A major figure in the development of post-Independence New York City and Stat ...

, Mayor of New York City

Oyster Bay Roosevelts

* Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Sr. (1794–1871), co-founder of

Chemical Bank Chemical Bank was a bank with headquarters in New York City from 1824 until 1996. At the end of 1995, Chemical was the third-largest bank in the U.S., with about $182.9 billion in assets and more than 39,000 employees around the world. Beginning ...

** Silas Weir Roosevelt (1823–1870) *** Cornelius Roosevelt (1847–1902), m. Anais Julia Carmencita Piorkque (1848–1941), m. Anastacia Anderpoll (1879–1962) **** Andre Roosevelt (1879–1962), film director, m. Adelheid Lange (1879–1962), sculptress **** Hilda Roosevelt (1881–1965), Parisian opera singer ***

Hilborne Roosevelt Hilborne Lewis Roosevelt (December 21, 1849 – December 30, 1886) was a pioneering organ builder, telecommunication engineer, and a member of the Roosevelt family. Life Roosevelt was born in New York City to Silas Weir Roosevelt, a son of Cornel ...

, (1849–1886), pioneering organ builder, m. Katherine Shippen *** James West Roosevelt, (1858–1896), physician **** Nicholas Roosevelt (1893–1982), American diplomat and journalist ** James Alfred Roosevelt (1825–1898), banker *** Alfred Roosevelt (1856–1891), banker, m. Katherine Lowell, daughter of Massachusetts businessman and industrialist

Augustus Lowell Augustus Lowell (January 15, 1830 – June 22, 1900) was a wealthy Massachusetts industrialist, philanthropist, horticulturist, and civic leader. A member of the Brahmin Lowell family, he was born in Boston to John Amory Lowell and his secon ...

**** Elfrida Roosevelt, m.

Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet (8 October 1880 in Calcutta, India – 31 March 1949) was a British lawyer and military officer. Biography He was the son of Frederick Clarke, second son of Sir Charles Clarke, 2nd Baronet, and Adelaide Catherine ...

, military officer *****

Sir Humphrey Clarke, 5th Baronet Sir Humphrey Orme Clarke, 5th Baronet (6 July 1906, in London, United Kingdom – 22 January 1973, in Bibury, Gloucestershire), was the son of Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet and Elfrida Roosevelt. He was educated at Eton College and Christ ...

(1906–1973) ****** Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet (1939–2019), British businessman ******* Theodora Roosevelt Clarke (1985–), United Kingdom parliamentarian *******

Sir Lawrence Clarke, 7th Baronet Sir Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke, 7th Baronet, OLY (born 12 March 1990) is a former professional 110 m hurdler who finished fourth in the London Olympic Games 110 m hurdles final. He is the son of Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet and succeede ...

(1990–), Olympic hurdler and investment banker *** William Emlen Roosevelt (1857–1930), banker and telegraph executive ****

George Emlen Roosevelt George Emlen Roosevelt (October 13, 1887 – September 4, 1963) a banker and philanthropist, was a first cousin once-removed of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and one of the most prominent railroad financiers of his day, involved in no fewer ...

(1887–1963), banker and philanthropist'' ***** Julian Roosevelt (1924–1986), Olympic gold medalist and

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member **** Philip James Roosevelt Sr. (1892–1941), U.S. Army captain during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and banker, m. his second cousin Jean S. Roosevelt (see below) ** Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Jr. **

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt Robert Barnhill Roosevelt, also known as Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (August 7, 1829 – June 14, 1906), was a sportsman, author, and politician who served as a United States representative from New York (1871–1873) and as Minister to the Hague ...

(1829–1906), conservationist, m. 1st Elizabeth Ellis, m. 2nd Minnie O'Shea ***

John Ellis Roosevelt John Ellis Roosevelt (February 25, 1853 – March 9, 1939) was a lawyer with the Wall Street firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe, the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company. He owned the John El ...

(1853–1939), m. Nannie Vance, daughter of New York City politician Samuel B. H. Vance **** Jean Schermerhorn Roosevelt, m. her second cousin Philip James Roosevelt Sr. (see above) ***

Granville Roland Fortescue Granville Roland Fortescue (October 12, 1875 – April 21, 1952) was an American soldier, a Rough Rider serving with his cousin, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba, a presidential aide in the first Roosevelt administration and later, a journalist ...

(1875–1952), soldier and war correspondent, m. Grace Hubbard Bell, niece of

Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Te ...

****

Thalia Massie Thalia Fortescue Massie (February 14, 1911 – July 3, 1963) was a member of a socially prominent U.S. family involved in a series of heavily publicized trials in Hawaii. Family life Thalia Fortescue was born February 14, 1911, in Washingto ...

(1911–1963), whose rape was the subject of the 1932

Massie Trial The Massie Trial, for what was known as the Massie Affair, was a 1932 criminal trial that took place in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. Socialite Grace Fortescue, along with several accomplices, was charged with the murder of the well-known local prizef ...

**** Helene Whitney (1914–1990) (born Kenyon Fortescue), 1930s and 1940s film actress, m. Julian Louis Reynolds, son of Richard S. Reynolds Sr. and heir to the

Reynolds Reynolds may refer to: Places Australia *Hundred of Reynolds, a cadastral unit in South Australia *Hundred of Reynolds (Northern Territory), a cadastral unit in the Northern Territory of Australia United States * Reynolds, Mendocino County, Calif ...

tobacco and aluminum fortunes ** Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (1831–1878), m. Martha "Mittie" Bulloch *** Anna "Bamie/Bye" Roosevelt (1855–1931), m. William Sheffield Cowles Sr. **** William Sheffield Cowles Jr. (1898—1986),

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

State Representative, Mayor of

Farmington, Connecticut Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 census. It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 20 miles ...

*** Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919), 1st m. Alice Hathaway Lee, 2nd m. Edith Kermit Carow, 5th Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 33rd Governor of New York, 25th Vice President of the United States, and 26th President of the United States **** Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884–1980), m. Nicholas Longworth IV ***** Paulina Longworth (1925–1957) (daughter with

William Edgar Borah William Edgar Borah (June 29, 1865 – January 19, 1940) was an outspoken Republican United States Senator, one of the best-known figures in Idaho's history. A progressive who served from 1907 until his death in 1940, Borah is often con ...

), m.

Alexander McCormick Sturm Alexander McCormick Sturm (June 23, 1923 – November 16, 1951) was an American artist, author, and entrepreneur who co-founded in 1949 the American firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. Sturm provided the start-up money and designed the Germanic h ...

****** Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm (b. 1946) **** Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III (1887–1944), m. Eleanor Butler Alexander ***** Grace Green Roosevelt (1911–1994), m. William McMillan *****

Theodore Roosevelt IV Theodore Roosevelt V ( ) (born November 27, 1942), also called Theodore IV, is an American investment banker and managing director at Barclays Investment Bank. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, ...

(1914–2001), m. Anne Mason Babcock ****** Theodore Roosevelt V (b. 1942), m. Constance Lane Rogers ******* Theodore Roosevelt VI (b. 1976), m. Serena Clare Torrey ***** Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt III (1915–1991) *****

Quentin Roosevelt II Quentin Roosevelt II (November 4, 1919 – December 21, 1948) was the fourth child and youngest son of Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III and Eleanor Butler Alexander. He was the namesake of his uncle Quentin Roosevelt I, who was killed in acti ...

(1919–1948), m. Frances Blanche Webb ****** Anna C. Roosevelt (b. 1946), archaeologist ****** Susan Roosevelt, m. William Weld ****** Alexandra Roosevelt **** Kermit Roosevelt Sr. (1889–1943), m. Belle Wyatt Willard ***** Kermit Roosevelt Jr. (changed to Sr. on father's death) (1916–2000), m. Mary Lowe Gaddis ****** Kermit Roosevelt III (changed to Jr. on grandfather's death) ******* Kermit Roosevelt IV (b. 1971, changed to III on great-grandfather's death), law professor and writer ******

Mark Roosevelt Mark Roosevelt (born December 10, 1955) is an American academic administrator and politician serving as the seventh president of the Santa Fe campus of St. John's College. He was the President of Antioch College from January 2011 to December 2 ...

(b. 1955), President of St. John's College *****

Joseph Willard Roosevelt Joseph Willard Roosevelt (January 16, 1918 – May 18, 2008) was an American pianist and composer. Biography He was the second son of Kermit Roosevelt and Belle Wyatt Willard. His paternal grandparents were U.S. President Theodore "T.R." Roosev ...

(1918–2008), pianist and composer ***** Belle Wyatt "Clochette" Roosevelt (1920–1985), m. John Gorham Palfrey Jr., great-grandson of Massachusetts congressman

John G. Palfrey John Gorham Palfrey (May 2, 1796 – April 26, 1881) was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity ...

****** John Gorham Palfrey III (b. 1945), m. Judith Sullivan ******* John Palfrey (b. 1972), law professor and Head of School at

Phillips Academy ("Not for Self") la, Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning") Youth From Every Quarter Knowledge and Goodness , address = 180 Main Street , city = Andover , state = Ma ...

*******

Quentin Palfrey Quentin Palfrey (born April 29, 1974) is an American lawyer, policymaker, and political candidate. He currently serves as Deputy General Counsel at the United States Department of Commerce. He previously served as the Executive Director of the ...

(b. 1974) **** Ethel Carow Roosevelt (1891–1977), m. Richard Derby ***** Edith Roosevelt Derby (1917–2008), historian and conservationist ***** Sarah Alden Derby (1920–1999), m. Vermont State Senator Robert T. Gannett **** Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt Sr. (1894–1979), m. Grace Lockwood, municipal bond broker *****

Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Jr. Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Jr. (February 18, 1918 – May 31, 1990), the first child of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and grandson of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was a soldier, scholar, polyglot, authority on the Middle East, and career C ...

(1918–1990),

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...

officer, 1st m. Katherine Tweed, 2nd m. Selwa Carmen Showker ****** Tweed Roosevelt (b. 1942), businessman ***** Theodora Roosevelt (1919–2008), novelist, m. Tom Keogh ***** Nancy Dabney Roosevelt (1923–2010), m. William Eldred Jackson, son of jurist Robert H. Jackson ****** Melissa Jackson (b. 1952), jurist and lawyer ****** Melanie Jackson, literary agent, m.

Thomas Pynchon Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. ( , ; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist noted for his dense and complex novels. His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, genres and themes, including history, music, scie ...

***** Edith Kermit Roosevelt (1926–2003), newspaper columnist, m.

Alexander Gregory Barmine Alexander Grigoryevich Barmin (russian: Александр Григорьевич Бармин, ''Aleksandr Grigoryevich Barmin''; August 16, 1899 – December 25, 1987), most commonly Alexander Barmine, was an officer in the Soviet Army and dipl ...

******

Margot Roosevelt Margot Roosevelt (born Margot Roosevelt Barmine; August 13, 1950) is an American journalist who covers economic and labor news for the ''Los Angeles Times''. She is a great-granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. Early life Roosevelt is ...

(b. 1950), journalist, m. Ralph Hornblower III ******* Samuel Roosevelt Hornblower (b. 1978),

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

winning producer of

60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique styl ...

**** Quentin Roosevelt I (1897–1918) ***

Elliott Roosevelt (socialite) Elliott Roosevelt (February 28, 1860 – August 14, 1894) was an American socialite. He was the father of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the younger brother of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the 26th president of the United States. Elliott and ...

(1860–1894), m.

Anna Rebecca Hall Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

, a descendant of the

Livingston family The Livingston family of New York is a prominent family that migrated from Scotland to the Dutch Republic, and then to the Province of New York in the 17th century. Descended from the 4th Lord Livingston, its members included signers of the Unit ...

****

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...

(1884–1962), First Lady of the United States, delegate to the United Nations, m. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. **** Elliott Roosevelt Jr. (1889–1893) **** Gracie Hall Roosevelt (1891–1941), 1st m. Margaret Richardson, 2nd m. Dorothy Kemp *** Corinne Roosevelt (1861–1933), m. Douglas Robinson, poet, lecturer, and orator ****

Theodore Douglas Robinson Theodore Douglas Robinson (April 28, 1883 – April 10, 1934) was an American politician from New York who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from November 1924 to 1929. He was a member of the Roosevelt family through his mother and was ...

(1883–1934) m. Helen Rebecca Roosevelt ***** Douglas Robinson (1906–1964), m. Louise Miller, daughter of New York Governor

Nathan L. Miller Nathan Lewis Miller (October 10, 1868 – June 26, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician who was Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922. Early life and education Nathan Miller was born on October 10, 1868, the son of Samuel Miller, a te ...

***** Elizabeth Mary Douglas Robinson (1909–1979), m. Jacques Blaise de Sibour, son of architect Jules Henri de Sibour **** Corinne Douglas Robinson (1886–1971), twice elected to the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an ...

, m.

Joseph Wright Alsop IV Joseph Wright Alsop IV (April 2, 1876 – March 17, 1953) was an American politician and father of Joseph Alsop, Joseph Wright Alsop V and Stewart Alsop. He served in the Connecticut General Assembly and ran for Congress on the Progressive Party ...

***** Joseph Wright Alsop V (1910–1989), journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist ***** Corinne Roosevelt Alsop (1912–1997), m. Percy Chubb II, grandson of the founder of

Chubb Limited Chubb Limited is an American company incorporated in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the parent company of Chubb, a global provider of insurance products covering property and casualty, accident and health, reinsurance, and life insurance and the la ...

***** 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 Cru (until 2011 known as Campus Crusade for Christ—informally "Campus Crusade" or simply "crusade"—or CCC) is an interdenominational Christian parachurch organization. It was founded in 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles by B ...

****** Andrew Alsop *****

John deKoven Alsop John deKoven Alsop (July 4, 1915 – April 6, 2000) was an American soldier, insurance executive, and politician who served in the Connecticut State House of Representatives and was an unsuccessful candidate for the governor of Connecticut in 19 ...

(1915–2000), insurance executive and

state legislator **** Monroe Douglas Robinson (1887–1944) **** Stewart Douglas Robinson (1889–1909), committed suicide by jumping from his college dormitory window after a party.

Hyde Park Roosevelts

* Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (1790–1863) m. Mary Rebecca Aspinwall **

James Roosevelt James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, he served as an official Secr ...

(1828–1900), 1st m. Rebecca Howland, 2nd m.

Sara Ann Delano Sara Ann Roosevelt ( Delano; September 21, 1854 – September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her only child, and subsequently the mother ...

*** James Roosevelt "Rosey" Roosevelt (1854–1927) m. Helen Schermerhorn Astor **** Helen Rebecca Roosevelt (1881–1962), m. Theodore Douglas Robinson (see above) **** James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt Jr. (1879–1958) ***

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

(1882–1945), m.

, 12th Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 44th Governor of New York and 32nd President of the United States ****

(1906–1975), m. 1st

Curtis Bean Dall Curtis Bean Dall (October 24, 1896 – June 28, 1991) was an American stockbroker, Vice-Presidential candidate, author, and the first husband of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Life and care ...

, m. 2nd

Clarence John Boettiger Clarence John Boettiger (March 25, 1900 – October 31, 1950) was an American journalist and military officer. He was the second husband of Anna Roosevelt, the daughter and first child of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor ...

, m. 3rd Dr. James Addison Halsted ***** Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall (b. 1927) m. Van H. Seagraves 1948 ****** Nicholas Delano Seagraves (b. 1949) ****** David Delano Seagraves (b. 1952) ****** Anna Eleanor Seagraves (b. 1955) ***** Curtis Roosevelt Dall (1930–2016) ***** John Roosevelt Boettiger (b. 1939), m.

Leigh McCullough Leigh McCullough (June 5, 1945 – June 7, 2012) was an American psychotherapist, researcher, educator, and the pioneer of short-term dynamic psychotherapy (STDP). Her treatment model focused on the learned fears of experiencing certain emotions, ...

**** James Roosevelt II (1907–1991), m. 1st Betsy Cushing, m. 2nd Romelle Schneider, m. 3rd Irene Owens, m. 4th Mary Winskill *****

Sara Delano Roosevelt Sara Ann Roosevelt ( Delano; September 21, 1854 – September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her only child, and subsequently the mother ...

, (1932–2021), m. pianist Anthony di Bonaventura ***** Kate Roosevelt (1936–2002), m. journalist and politician William Haddad ***** James Roosevelt III (b. 1945), attorney and

official, m. Ann Martha Conlon ****** Kathleen Ann Roosevelt (b. 1978), m. Jeffrey Walker ****** Theresa Marie Roosevelt (b. 1982), m. Robert O'Loughlin ****** Maura Amy Roosevelt (b. 1984), m. Joshua Fisher ***** Michael Anthony Roosevelt (b. 1946) ***** Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (b. 1948) ***** Hall Delano Roosevelt (b. 1959), served on the

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

City Council in the 1990s ***** Rebecca Mary Roosevelt (b. 1971) **** Franklin Roosevelt (1908–1909), died in infancy **** Elliott Roosevelt Sr. (1910–1990), United States Army Air Forces officer and author, m. 1st Emily Browning Donner, daughter of businessman William Donner, m. 2nd Ruth Josephine Googins, m. 3rd Faye Margaret Emerson, m. 4th Minnewa Bell, m. 5th Patricia Peabody ***** William Donner Roosevelt (1931–2003), investment banker and philanthropist ***** Ruth Chandler Roosevelt (1934–2018) ***** Elliott Roosevelt Jr. (b. 1936), Texas oilman ***** David Boynton Roosevelt (b. 1942) ***** Livingston Delano Roosevelt (b. 1962, died as infant) ****

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Secre ...

, lawyer, politician, and businessman (1914–1988), m. 1st

Ethel du Pont Ethel du Pont Roosevelt-Warren (January 30, 1916 – May 25, 1965) was an American heiress and socialite and a member of the prominent du Pont family. She is known for her widely publicized marriage to Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., son of the ...

, m. 2nd Suzanne Perrin, m. 3rd Felicia Schiff Warburg Sarnoff, m. 4th Patricia Luisa Oakes, m. 5th Linda McKay Stevenson Weicker *****

Franklin Delano Roosevelt III Franklin Delano Roosevelt III (born July 19, 1938) is an American retired economist and academic. Through his father, he is a grandson of 32nd U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and through his mother, he is related to t ...

(b. 1938), economist, m. Grace R. Goodyear, great-granddaughter of businessman Charles W. Goodyear and granddaughter of Presbyterian minister

Norman Thomas Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. Early years Thomas was the ...

****** Phoebe Louisa Roosevelt (b. 1965) ****** Nicholas Martin Roosevelt (b. 1966) (twin) ****** Amelia Roosevelt (b. 1966) (twin), concert violinist ***** Christopher du Pont Roosevelt (b. 1941) m. Rosalind Havemeyer, a great-granddaughter of sugar refiner

Henry Osborne Havemeyer Henry Osborne Havemeyer (October 18, 1847 – December 4, 1907) was an American industrialist, entrepreneur and sugar refiner who founded and became president of the American Sugar Refining Company in 1891. Havemeyer was the third generation of h ...

***** John A. Roosevelt ***** Nancy Roosevelt Ireland ***** Laura Delano Roosevelt, m. Charles Henry Silberstein **** John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (1916–1981), m. Anne Lindsay Clark ***** Haven Clark Roosevelt (b. 1940) ***** Anne Sturgis Roosevelt (b. 1942) ***** Sara Delano Roosevelt (1946–1960); killed in a horseback-riding accident ***** Joan Lindsay Roosevelt (1952–1997) ** John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1840–1909), m. Ellen Murray Crosby *** Grace Walton Roosevelt (1867–1945), tennis player, m. Appleton LeSure Clark **** Roosevelt Clark (1897–1928) **** Russell Clark (1900–1967) *** Ellen Crosby Roosevelt (1868–1954), tennis champion

References

External links

''Booknotes'' interview with Peter Collier on ''The Roosevelts: An American Saga'', August 7, 1994.

''Booknotes'' interview with Betty Boyd Caroli on ''The Roosevelt Women'', May 9, 1999.

''Booknotes'' interview with Susan Dunn on ''The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America'', May 6, 2001.
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