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 |
William Norton b.1558 Sharpenbow, Kent, England d.1622 | |||||||
Richard Norton b.1595 Sharpenhoe, England d.1652 | Dionisia Chomley b.1565 England d.1628 | ||||||
John Norton b.1628 London, Middlesex, ENG d.1709 Farmington, Hartford, CT | Thomas Rowley b. England d. | ||||||
Ellen Rowley b.1600 Saffron, Essex, England d.1630 London, Middlesex, England | Mary Cornwell b. England d. | ||||||
Elizabeth Norton b.1645 Branford, New Haven, CT d. | |||||||
Dorothy ??? b.1630 d.1652 Branford, New Haven, CT | |||||||