GedHTree HomepageIndex GedHTree HomepageIndex
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
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
 William Rockwell
 b.1543 , United Kingdom
 d.1571 , United Kingdom
 John Rockwell
 b.1563 , United Kingdom
 d.1637 , United Kingdom
 Mary Marion Wyke
 b.1543 , United Kingdom
 d.1590 , United Kingdom