William Earle, b: 1672 -

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}


			^Ralph Earle^{b.1605 Stortford, England d.1678 Portsmouth, RI}

		^Ralph Earle^{b.1632 England d.1716 Dartmouth, MA}	^Joan Savage^{b.1606 Stortford, England d.1699 Portsmouth, RI}

	^{William Earle}^{b.1672 d.1715}

		^{Dorcas Sprague}^{b.1629 Duxbury, MA d.1692 Dartmouth, MA}

^Sarah Earle^{b.1696 Little Compton, RI d.1729}

		^{Thomas Butts}^{b.1641 Norfolk, England d.1702 Little Compton, RI}

	^{Hepsibeth Butts}^b.1675 d.		^Henry Lake^{b.1615 England d.1678 Dartmouth, MA}

		^{Elizabeth Lake}^{b.1641 d.1709 Little Compton, RI}	^{Alice Unknown}^{b.1617 England d.1650 Boston, MA}