GedHTree HomepageIndex GedHTree HomepageIndex
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
 Thomas Morton
 b.1560 , United Kingdom
 d.1598 , United Kingdom
 George Morton
 b.1589 , United Kingdom
 d.1624 , United Kingdom
 Joan Benson
 b.1568 , United Kingdom
 d.1592 , United Kingdom
 George Morton
 b.1620 , United Kingdom
 d.1686, Massachusetts
 Mrs George Morton
 b.1591 , United Kingdom
 d.