John Potter , b: 1579 - United Kingdom

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}

^{1534 Cartier claims New France}
^{1540 Spanish arrive in California}
^{1540 Coronado travels through Midwest}
^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}


		^John Potter^{b.1579 , United Kingdom d.1659 New Haven, Connecticut}

	^John Potter^{b.1607 , United Kingdom d.1684 New Haven, Connecticut}

		^{Hannah Beecher}^{b.1583 Spaldhurst, United Kingdom d.1659 New Haven, Connecticut}

^{Hannah Potter}^{b.1633 , United Kingdom d.1723 New Haven, Connecticut}			^{Nicholas Atwood}^{b.1553 England, United Kingdom d.1586 England, United Kingdom}

		^Henry Wood^{b.1575 , United Kingdom d.1636 , United Kingdom}	^{Olive (Alice) Harman}^{b.1525 England, United Kingdom d.1603 , United Kingdom}

	^{Elizabeth Wood}^{b.1606 , United Kingdom d.1677 New Haven, Connecticut}

		^{Isabell Elizabeth Goodspeed}^{b.1579 , United Kingdom d.1631 , United Kingdom}