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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
1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico
1534 Cartier claims New France
1540 Spanish arrive in California
1540 Coronado travels through Midwest
 John Porter
 b.1516 Lambehurst., United Kingdom
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 Richard Porter
 b.1558 Bayham, United Kingdom
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 Anne Isted
 b.1520 Bayham, United Kingdom
 d.         
 Jane Porter
 b.1578 Bayham, United Kingdom
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 Robert Whitefield
 b.1518 , United Kingdom
 d.1597 , United Kingdom
 Jane Whitefield
 b.1560 , United Kingdom
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 Agnes Atwood
 b.1533 , United Kingdom
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