Thomas Manchester, b: 1704 -

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}

^{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}


			^{Thomas Manchester}^{b.1615 England d.1691 Portsmouth, RI}

		^{William Manchester}^{b.1654 Portsmouth, RI d.1718 Tiverton, RI}	^{Margaret Wood}^{b.1630 d.1693}

	^{Thomas Manchester}^{b.1704 d.1788}		^{John "Butcher" Cooke}^{b.1630 Dorset, England d.1691 Portsmouth, RI}

^{Mary Manchester}^b.1721 d.		^Mary Cook^{b.1654 Portsmouth, RI d.1725 Portsmouth, RI}	^Mary Borden^{b.1632 Cranbrook, Kent, England d.1690 Portsmouth, RI}

^{William Manchester}^b.1724 d.			^Ralph Earle^{b.1632 England d.1716 Dartmouth, MA}

^{Thomas Manchester}^b.1726 d.		^{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.	^{Elizabeth Lake}^{b.1641 d.1709 Little Compton, RI}