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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
 Stephen Hand
 b.1580 England
 d.1622
 John Hand
 b.1609 England, Stanstede parish
 d.1660 New York, Long Island
 Ann Buckland
 b.1580
 d.         
 Joseph Hand
 b.1639 Connecticut
 d.1724 Connecticut, East Guilford
 Henry Gransden
 b.1562 England, Kent, Turnbridge
 d.1623 England, Kent, Turnbridge
 Alice Gransden
 b.1613 England, Kent, Turnbridge
 d.1687 New York, Long Island
 Alice Harris
 b.1578 England, Kent, Turnbridge
 d.1645 En, Westminister (Cloisters)
 Joseph Hand
 b.1671
 d.1699
 Benjamin Wright
 b.1610 England, Lancashire, Bolton
 d.1677 Connecticut, Killingworth
 Jane Wright
 b.1640 Connecticut
 d.1725 Connecticut
 John Meigs
 b.         
 d.         
 Jane Meigs
 b.1617 England, Lancashire, Hesketh
 d.1684