The Colonial era shaped early American society through political leaders, religious dissidents, and Indigenous sachems. Figures like Winthrop, Hutchinson, and Metacomet navigated governance, spiritual freedom, and cross-cultural conflict, forging foundational ideas and ongoing struggles over liberty.
People
Birth Death Origin Age (Death)
1550
1561
1572
1580
1580
1580
1580
1580
1588
1590
1591
1603
1605
1609
1617
1633
1638
1640
1642
1644
1646
1647
1663
1674
1676
1694
1718
1721
1725
1732
1732
1734
1735
1736
1743
1767
17th century: Unknown (believed to be the late 17th century)
17th century: Unknown. Believed to have been born in England in the first half of the 17th century.
Timeline
Category
Element
Year
List of People
1550
Birth of Edward Maria Wingfield (Location: Around Kimbolton, in present-day Cambridgeshire)
1561
Birth of Christopher Newport (Location: London (Limehouse remains a district within London today))
1572
Birth of William Strachey (Location: Saffron Walden, a town in Essex, England today)
1580
Birth of Ousamequin (Location: Around present-day Bristol, Rhode Island, United States)
Birth of Thomas Gates (Location: Birthplace within Essex is unknown as it cannot be specified)
Birth of John Smith (Location: Willoughby (a village in Lincolnshire, England today). Near Alford.)
Birth of George Percy (Location: Around Petworth, in present-day West Sussex, England)
Birth of Samuel Argall (Location: East Sutton (presently near Maidstone, Kent, England))
1588
Birth of John Winthrop (Location: Edwardstone, Suffolk, England)
1590
Birth of William Bradford (Location: Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England)
1591
Birth of Anne Hutchinson (Location: Alford, Lincolnshire, England)
Birth of William Berkeley (Location: Hanworth (present-day around the London Borough of Hounslow))
1609
Birth of Edward Hyde (Location: Dinton (a village still located in Wiltshire, England). Administratively, it is situated in the area surrounding Salisbury, Wiltshire)
1617
Birth of William Drummond (Location: Unknown (Born in Scotland. Some theories suggest near Paisley or Perthshire, but it cannot be definitively confirmed))
Birth of John Culpeper (Location: Believed to be around Bridgetown. However, a specific town for birth_place cannot be confirmed. NCpedia contains a differing description citing England as the birth_place, showing discrepancies among historical records.)
1646
Birth of Thomas Hansford (Location: Around Yorktown (present-day York County area, Virginia))
1647
Birth of Nathaniel Bacon (Location: Friston (present-day East Suffolk district, Suffolk). Friston remains a village today, with the neighboring town of Saxmundham nearby.)
Birth of Thomas Cary (Location: Unspecifiable. Historical records state "Buckinghamshire, England," with no specific town recorded.)
Birth of John Jenkins (Location: Unknown. Historical records state birth_place as "England," and a specific town or city cannot be confirmed. He may have graduated from Clare College, Cambridge in 1642.)
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