| 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War 1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion 1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence 1789 George Washington first president | 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million | 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York |
![]() | ![]() | Richard Willard b.1581 Horsmonden, Kent, England d.1616 Horsmonden, Kent, England | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Simon Willard b.1605 Horsmonden, Kent, England d.1676 Charlestown, Massachusetts | Margery Humphrie b.1572 Horsmonden, Kent, England d.1608 Horsmonden, Kent, England | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Henry Willard b.1655 Concord, Massachusetts d.1726 Lancaster, W, Massachusetts | ![]() | Henry Dunster b.1592 Balehoult, Lancaster, England d.1646 Bury, Lancashire, England | ![]() | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mary Dunster b.1630 Bury, Lancashire, England d.1715 Charlestown, Massachusetts | Isabel Kaye b.1595 Of, Bury Lancashire, England d.1638 Bury, Lancashire, England | ![]() | ||
![]() | Hezekiah Willard b.1684 Lancaster, Massachusetts d.1799 Chesterfield, New Hampshire | ![]() | ![]() | William Lakin b.1602 Of, Ridlington, England d. | ![]() | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | John Lakin b.1627 Of, Massachusetts d.1697 Groton, Massachusetts | Mary Lakin b.1605 Of, England d. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Mary Lakin b.1655 Reading, Massachusetts d.1688 Reading, Massachusetts | ![]() | Michael Bacon b.1608 Winston, Suffolk, England d.1688 Woburn, Massachusetts | ![]() | ||
![]() | ![]() | Mary Bacon b.1640 Of, Massachusetts d.1701 Of, Massachusetts | Mary (Marie) (Maria) Jobo b.1617 Of, Winston Suffolk, England d.1655 Woburn, Massachusetts | ![]() | |||