John Ben, b: 1575 - Freiston, Lin.

^{1665 Great plague of London}
^{1666 Great Fire of London}
^{1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar}
^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}
^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}

^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}
^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}

^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}




			^John Ben^{b.1575 Freiston, Lin. d.1609}



	^Ann Ben^{b.1609 Lin. d.1650}



			^{Katherine Bartus}^{b. Lin. d.}