Matthew Halse, b: 1600 - Elford, Co. Devonshire.

^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}

^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}

^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}



		^{Richard Halse}^{b. Kelvedon, Essex. d.}

	^{Matthew Halse}^{b.1600 Elford, Co. Devonshire. d.1656}

		^{Anna Staplehill}^{b.1576 Bramble, Wilts. d.1663}

^Anne Halse^b.1638 d.			^{Anthony Clifford}^{b.1528 of Boscombe, Wilts d.1580}

		^{Thomas Clifford}^{b.1579 of Chudleigh, Devon d.1634}	^{Anne Courtenay}^{b.1550 of Ugbrooke Hse, Devon d.1605 Chudleigh, Devon}

	^{Sabina Clifford}^{b.1614 Egg Buckland, Devon. d.1665}		^{Hugh Staplehill}^{b. d.}

		^{Anne Staplehill}^{b. of Devon d.}