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1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thomas Potts
 b.1632 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1680 Nantgnerog, Wales
 
 
 
 Jane Potts
 b.1668 Llanidloes, Wales
 d.1734 Philadelphi, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth 
 b.1636 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1707 Philadelphi, Pennsylvania




1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
 
 
 
 Thomas Potts
 b.1632 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1680 Nantgnerog, Wales
 
 
 
 David Potts
 b.1670 Llanidloes, Wales
 d.1730 Germantow, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth 
 b.1636 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1707 Philadelphi, Pennsylvania
 
 
 




1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1919 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
 
 
 
 David Burson
 b.1792 Wilkes Co., Georgia
 d.1829 Walton Co., Georgia
 Seaborn Crosley Burson
 b.1816 Walton Co., Georgia
 d.         
 Elizabeth Ross
 b.1794 Union Co., South Carolina
 d.1877 Walton Co., Geogria
 Louise Antoinette Burson
 b.1842 Walton Co., Georgia
 d.         
 Mary Ann Maddox
 b.1821 Georgia
 d.         




1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1919 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
 Charles James Sorrells
 b.1807 Georgia
 d.1886 Walton Co., Geogria
 Estelle Sorrells
 b.1867 Walton Co., Geogria
 d.          Walton Co., Geogria
 Charles B. Sorrells
 b.1842 Walton Co., Geogria
 d.1879 Walton Co., Geogria
 Charles Scott Sorrells
 b.1868 Walton Co., Geogria
 d.1925 Walton Co., Geogria
 Sarah Still
 b.1808 South Carolina
 d.1870 Walton Co., Geogria
 David Benjamin Sorrells
 b.1870 Campton, Geogria
 d.1926 Peeples Valley, Arizona
 David Burson
 b.1792 Wilkes Co., Georgia
 d.1829 Walton Co., Georgia
 Seaborn Sorrells
 b.1873 Walton Co., Geogria
 d.1928 Dusty, New Mexico
 Seaborn Crosley Burson
 b.1816 Walton Co., Georgia
 d.         
 Elizabeth Ross
 b.1794 Union Co., South Carolina
 d.1877 Walton Co., Geogria
 Mary Lillie Sorrells
 b.1875 Walton Co., Geogria
 d.1932 Walton Co., Geogria
 Almeda W. Burson
 b.1848 Walton Co., Georgia
 d.1880 Walton Co., Geogria
 Mary Ann Maddox
 b.1821 Georgia
 d.         




1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
 
 
 
 Thomas Potts
 b.1632 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1680 Nantgnerog, Wales
 Jonas Potts
 b.1662 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1754 Loudoun Co., Virginia
 Elizabeth 
 b.1636 Llangirrig, Wales
 d.1707 Philadelphi, Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth Potts
 b.1699 Potts Grove, Pennsylvania
 d.1776 Philadelphi, Pennsylvania
 Mary Thomaston
 b.          Llangirrig, Wales
 d.