1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession | 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower | 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France 1540 Spanish arrive in California |
John Leonard b.1518 , United Kingdom d. | |||||||
Sampson Leonard b.1544 , United Kingdom d.1615 England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Elizabeth Harman b.1520 , United Kingdom d.1585 , United Kingdom | |||||||
Elizabeth Leonard b.1581 , United Kingdom d. | |||||||
Thomas Fiennes b.1516 , United Kingdom d.1541 , United Kingdom | |||||||
Margaret Fiennes b.1540 , United Kingdom d.1611 England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Mary Neville b.1504 , Wales d.1576, Wales | |||||||