ðə fˈɜːst ɪz ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɡɹˈoʊn baɪ ɹˈeɪtʃəl nˈɛɡəs hˈɪɡli, hˌuː ɡˈæðɚd sˈiːdz fɹʌmðə lˈoʊkəl sˈaɪdɚ mˈɪl ɪn kənˈɛɾɪkət bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə fˈæmɪli mˌeɪd ðɛɹ dʒˈɜːni tə ðə wˈaɪldz ʌv oʊhˈaɪoʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wˌɛɹ ʃiː plˈæntᵻd ðˌɛm.
The first is that it was grown by Rachel Negus Higley, who gathered seeds from the local cider mill in Connecticut before the family made their journey to the wilds of Ohio in 1796, where she planted them.