1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper | 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement | 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France |
John Sessions b. d. | ||||||||
Thomas Sessions b. d. | Thomas Overbury b.1485 Michleton, England d. | |||||||
Thomas Overbury b.1518 Aston sub Edge, England d.1580 Aston sub Edge, England | Jone Porter b.1490 d. | |||||||
Elizabeth Overby b.1544 d. | Nicholas Rutter b.1500 d. | |||||||
Isabelle Rutter b.1522 d. | | |||||||