1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper | 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement | 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France |
Bryan Newcomen b.1480 , United Kingdom d.1540 England, United Kingdom | |||||||
John Newcombe b.1517 , United Kingdom d.1589 England, United Kingdom | |||||||
Margaret Grenfield b.1490 Barnbroews, United Kingdom d. | |||||||
John Newcombe b.1548 , United Kingdom d.1648 England, United Kingdom | |||||||
John Gascoigne b.1489 Lasingcroft, United Kingdom d.1557 Lasingcroft, United Kingdom | |||||||
Alice Gascoigne b.1521 Lasingcroft, United Kingdom d. | |||||||
Ann Vavasour b.1491 Kirkby Whar, United Kingdom d.1561 England, United Kingdom | |||||||