| 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 |
| Eber Shearman b.1629 Dedham, MA d.1706 | ![]() | ![]() | Henry Shearman b.1555 Colchester, England d.1610 Dedham, England | |||||
| Sarah Shearman b.1636 Roxbury, MA d. | ![]() | Samuel Shearman b.1573 d.1615 Dedham, England | Susan Hills b. d. | |||||
| Peleg Shearman b.1638 Portsmouth, RI d.1719 Kingstown, RI | Philip Shearman b.1609 Dedham, England d.1686 Portsmouth, RI | |||||||
| Mary (1) Shearman b.1639 Portsmouth, RI d.1645 Portsmouth, RI | ![]() | Philippa Ward b. d. | ||||||
| Edmund Shearman b.1641 Portsmouth, RI d.1719 | ![]() | |||||||
| Samson Shearman b.1642 Portsmouth, RI d.1718 Portsmouth, RI | ![]() | George Odding b.1585 d. | ||||||
| William Shearman b.1643 Portsmouth, RI d.1646 Portsmouth, RI | Sarah Odding b.1609 d.1681 | |||||||
| John Shearman b.1644 Portsmouth, RI d.1734 Taunton, MA | ![]() | Margaret Unknown b.1590 d. | ||||||
| Mary (2) Shearman b.1645 Portsmouth, RI d.1691 | ![]() | |||||||
| Hannah Shearman b.1647 Portsmouth, RI d.1732 | ||||||||
| Samuel Shearman b.1648 Portsmouth, RI d.1717 Portsmouth, RI | ||||||||
| Benjamin Shearman b.1650 Portsmouth, RI d.1719 Portsmouth, RI | ||||||||
| Philippa Shearman b.1652 Portsmouth, RI d. | ||||||||