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Francis Barnard

Colonial Family Timeline

1500-1599 1500-1549 1550-1599 1600-1699 1600-1619 1620-1639 1640-1659 1660-1679 1680-1699 1700-1799 1700-1719 1720-1739 1740-1759 1760-1779 1780-1799 google ad

The Sixteenth Century Introduction 1500-1549 Introduction 1550-1599 text The Seventeenth Century Introduction 1600-1619 1614 Dutch captain Adrian Block discovers the Connecticut River while exploring the unknown and rugged shores of Long Island Sound.[1] 1620-1639 1630 March, a strong body of Puritans meets in Plymouth, including Rev. John Wareham, and Deacon John Moore.[2] The great migrations of 1630-1640 begin. Reasons for leaving England included religious persecution and an economic depression. Many wanted the opportunity to own land for themselves, rather than as mere tenants. June, John Winthrop and large body of Puritans from Plymouth, England, arrive in Massachusetts. The Indians help them survive the winter.[3] 1633 June, Dutch purchase tract of meadow land on the Connecticut River from the Indians, to stake their claim in the face of increasing English settlers’ interest. They build a small fort, manning it with two cannon.[4] October, English choose Captain William Holmes and crew to establish claim to land further up the river. They sail with the frame of a house and all building materials.[5] October 16, this house establishes Windsor as the first trading post in the colony of Connecticut. The Dutch withdraw, but retain possession of the fort at Hartford.[6] The original limits of the town of Windsor were 46 miles in circumference, lying on both sides of the Connecticut River. It was first called Dorchester. 1635 Autumn, entire church decides to leave Massachusetts for the Connecticut valley for various reasons, including the oppressive religious laws of Massachusetts. Rev. Wareham is the minister and leader. The main body of sixty men and women send their provisions and possessions by ship, and travel fourteen days through the unknown wilderness. The ship never arrived. Their first winter at Windsor, without sufficient food or shelter, was dire.[7] 1637 February 21, Commissioner’s Court “Ordered, ye plantacon called Dorchester shall bee called Windsor.”[8] 1640-1659 1649 Jul 22, John Higley born in Frimley, Surrey, England.[9] 1653 England, at war with Holland, take the little fort at Hartford that was established 20 years earlier.[10] 1655 Dutch abandon last vestige of claim on Connecticut River.[11] 1660-1679 1664, John Higley’s father dies. Mother apprentices John to glover at age 15.[12] 1665, Great Plague devastates London. 1666, John Higley runs away from apprenticeship in England, arrives in America, indentures himself to pay for ocean passage. Joins Drake household, including lifetime friend John and future wife Hannah.[13] 1680-1699 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The Eighteenth Century Introduction 1700-1719 Text 1720-1739 Text 1740-1759 Text 1760-1779 Text 1780-1799 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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[1] Johnson, p. 6.

[2] Johnson, p. 9.

[3] Johnson, p. 11.

[4] Johnson, p. 6.

[5] Johnson, p. 6.

[6] Johnson, p. 5.

[7] Johnson, pp. 12-13.

[8] “Connecticut Colonial Records,” vol. I p. 7, quoted in Johnson, p. 7.

[9] Johnson, p. 1.

[10] Johnson, p. 6.

[11] Johnson, p. 7.

[12] Johnson, p. 2.

[13] Johnson, pp. 3-4.