ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, mˈoːɹ ɐksˈɛptᵻd, θˈiəɹi ɪz ðˌɐɾɪt ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ɐn ˈɛsɑːpəs spˈɪtsənbˌɜːɡ sˈiːdlɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, ɔnðə fˈɑːɹm ʌv fˈɪlɪp ɹˈɪk ˈɛs ɪn wˈʊdstɑːk, ˈʌlstɚ kˈaʊnti, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.
The other, more accepted, theory is that it originated  from an Esopus Spitzenburg seedling in 1826, on the farm of Philip Rick(s) in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York.