Joan Bechyng, b: 1544 - Ashford, England

^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}

^{1540 Coronado travels through Midwest}
^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}
^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}

^{1507 The term America first used}
^{1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida}
^{1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1534 Cartier claims New France}
^{1540 Spanish arrive in California}



		^{Richard Masterson}^{b.1514 Ashford, Kent, England d.1553 Ashford, Kent, England}

	^{Edmund Masterson}^{b.1544 England d.1598 Ashford, Kent, England}

		^{Joanna De Chyog}^{b.1501 Ashford, Kent, England d.1552 Tiverton, Devon, England}

^{Richard Masterson}^{b.1590 Sandwich, England d.1633 Windsor, Connecticut}



	^{Joan Bechyng}^{b.1544 Ashford, Kent, England d.1598 Ashford, Kent, England}