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The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr. The Rockefeller family traces their origin to the now abandoned German village Rockenfeld in the early 17th century. The American family branch is descended from Johann Peter Rockefeller , who migrated from the Rhineland to Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania around Rockefeller Sr.

He had six children with his first wife Eliza Davison, a daughter of a Scots-Irish farmer, [ 4 ] the most prominent of which were oil tycoons John D. John D. Rockefeller known as "Senior", as opposed to his son John D. The combined wealth of the family—their total assets and investments plus the individual wealth of its members—has never been known with any precision.

The records of the family archives relating to both the family and individual members' net worth are closed to researchers.

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From the outset, the family's wealth has been under the complete control of the male members of the dynasty, through the family office. Despite strong-willed wives who had influence over their husbands' decisions—such as the pivotal female figure Abby Aldrich Rockefeller , wife of John D. Much of the wealth has been locked up in the family trust of which holds the bulk of the fortune and matures on the death of the fourth generation and the trust of , both administered by Chase Bank , the corporate successor to Chase Manhattan Bank.

These trusts have consisted of shares in the successor companies to Standard Oil and other diversified investments, as well as the family's considerable real estate holdings. They are administered by a trust committee that oversees the fortune.