| 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 |
![]() | ![]() | Robert Waterman b.1608 England d.1652 Marshfield, Massachusetts | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | John Waterman b.1642 Marshfield, Massachusetts d.1718 Plympton, Massachusetts | ![]() | ![]() | Bartholomew Bourne b.1559 London, England d.1624 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Thomas Bourne b.1581 Tenderden, Kent, England d.1644 Marshfield, Massachusetts | FNU MNU b.1560 Tenderden, Kent, England d.1624 London, England | |||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Bourne b.1617 England d.1663 Scituate, Massachusetts | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Rouse b.1581 Tenderden, Kent, England d.1669 Green Harbor, Massachusetts | ![]() | ||||