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 |
Jan Van Tyele b.1360 Meteren, Holland d. | ||||||||
Jonkheer Van Cuijk Van Meteren b.1390 d. | Wennemar Heer Van Hoogstraten b.1302 Betuwe, Netherlands d.1379 | |||||||
Elisabeth Jonkvrouw Van Cuijck b.1365 Cuijck Mano, Netherlands d.1407 | Elisabeth Woutersdr Smeets b.1325 d. | |||||||
Jonheer Van Cuijk Van Meteren b.1438 d. | ||||||||
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