Joan Gunning, b: 1639 -

^{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}


			^{William Strode}^{b.1566 Shepton Mallet, England d.1592 Shepton Mallet, England}

		^{William Strode}^{b.1589 Shepton Mallet, England d.1666 Somerset, England}	^{Elizabeth Upton}^{b.1570 Somerset, England d.1630}

^{Edward Strode}^{b.1673 Shepton Mallet, England d.1697 USA}	^{Edward Strode}^{b.1629 Shepton Mallet, England d.1703 Shepton Mallet, England}		^{Edward Barnard}^{b.1585 Shepton Mallet, England d.1641 Shepton Mallet, England}

^{William Strode}^{b.1660 Shepton Mallet, England d.1679 Somerset, England}		^{Joan Barnard}^{b.1607 Shepton Mallet, England d.1649 Somerset, England}	^{Jane Smythes}^{b.1590 Somerset, England d.1658 Shepton Mallet, England}

^Jane Strode^{b.1673 Shepton Mallet, England d.1712 Shepton Mallet, England}			^{John Gunning}^{b.1565 Gloucestershire, England d.1645 Gloucestershire, England}

^John Strode^{b.1675 Somerset, England d.1697 Shepton Mallet, England}		^{John Gunning}^{b.1600 Gloucestershire, England d.1662 Gloucestershire, England}	^{Ann Whittington}^{b.1580 Gloucestershire, England d. England}

^{Mercy Strode}^{b.1674 Shepton Mallet, England d.1722 Shepton Mallet, England}	^{Joan Gunning}^{b.1639 d.1679 Shepton Mallet, England}

^{Elizabeth Strode}^{b.1665 Shepton Mallet, England d.1715 Shepton Mallet, England}		^{Elizabeth Barker}^{b.1610 Gloucestershire, England d.1669 Puerto Rico}

^{George Strode}^{b.1654 England d.1757 Concord, Pennsylvania}