1640 Timeline!

Keeney:
1640: William & Agnes/Annis Keeney arrive with the Blinman's "Welsh Party" & settles at Cape Ann [Gloucester]. (Kenney was English. Several members of the Blinman group were from counties bordering Wales.)
c1641: Son John is born at Cape Ann [Gloucester].
1650: Keeney joins the "Cape Ann Party" [Blinman's followers again] in settling at Pequot [New London], Connecticut.
1660 & 1664: Three barques [trading vessels] were built for William Keeney & two others.
Oct 1661: John Keeney marries Sarah Douglas at New London.
6 Sep 1662: Susanna [John & Sarah] is born at New London.
29 Nov 1669: John Keeney is granted permission to trade powder, lead & shot to local Indians.
1670: John becomes New London freeman.
1675: William Keeney dies at New London.
4 Aug 1689: Sarah [Douglas] Keeney dies at New London.
26 Dec 1678: Susanna Keeney marries Ezekiel Turner at New London.
3 Jun 1690/94: John marries Elizabeth Latham at New London.
1703: Elizabeth [Latham] Keeney dies at New London.
17 Feb 1703/4: John marries Naomi Burdick at New London.
3 Feb 1715/6: John dies at Niantic, Connecticut.

Howland:
c1640: Arthur Howland Sr. arrives at Plymouth. He was preceded by brothers John [in 1620 of Mayflower fame] & Henry [during the early 1630s.]
28 Aug 1640: Arthur is named as a settler of Duxbury, Plymouth.
Nov 1640: Arthur is granted land at North River [Marshfield], Plymouth.
1640-47: Arthur Howland Jr. is born at Marshfield.
1657: Henry, Arthur Sr. & John Jr. [son of Mayflower immigrant] run afoul of  the law by associating with Quakers.
2 Mar 1658: Arthur is fined for holding Quaker meetings at his home in Marshfield.
June 1660: Arthur & other family members are fined for Quaker activities.
5 Mar 1666/7: Arthur Jr. is fined for making overtures of marriage to the governor's daughter.
2 Jul 1667: Arthur Jr. promises to desist in his efforts to wed the governor's daughter.
9 Dec 1667: Much to the chagrin of the bride's father, Gov. Thomas Prence, Arthur Jr. marries Elizabeth Prence at Marshfield. [Papa was staunchly anti-Quaker.]
23 Dec 1688: Daughter Mary is born at Marshfield.
c30 Oct 1675: Arthur Sr. dies at Marshfield.
c22 Jan 1683: Margaret _______ Walker Howland dies at Marshfield.
4 Jun 1684: Arthur & Elizabeth are jailed for refusing to pay the tax to maintain the local minister.
12 Aug 1693: Mary [Arthur & Elizabeth] marries Henry Goddard at Jamestown, RI
Dec 1726: Arthur Howland Jr. dies at Marshfield.

Towne:
c1640: William Towne, wife Joanna & six children arrive in New England. [May have arrived in Salem c1635.]
11 Oct 1640: William is granted land in Salem, Massachusetts Bay.
1651: William purchases land in Ipswich.
1656: William purchases land in Topsfield.
c1672/3: William dies at Topsfield.
17 Aug 1677: Daughter Rebecca marries Francis Nurse at Salem.
Jan 1682: Joanna [Blessing] Towne dies at Topsfield.

Nurse:
11 Oct 1640: Francis Nurse is first recorded at Salem, Massachusetts Bay for the stealing of victualls
& for supposition of breaking a house.
24 Aug 1644: Francis marries Rebecca Towne at Salem.
c1645: Son John is born at Salem.
11 Apr 1664: Francis is granted 20 acres of land.
1 Nov 1672: John marries Elizabeth Smith. [She dies a year later.]
18 Nov 1672: Francis is appointed town constable.
17 Aug 1677: John marries Elizabeth Very at Salem.
1678: Francis bought "Orchard Farm" in Salem Village [Danvers].
10 Nov 1680: Sarah [John & Elizabeth] is born at Salem.
1691: The Nurses & other families oppose Rev. Samuel Parris, who is supported by the Putnams & other powerful families. The Nurses are allied with the Porters, the villages wealthiest family.
Feb - Jun 1692: Witchcraft allegations are made against numerous citizens of Salem Village, including Rebecca & two of her sisters.
19 Jul 1692: Rebecca, wrongly accused, is hanged for being a witch.
22 Nov 1695: Francis dies at "Orchard Farm."
20 Dec 1699: Sarah Nurse marries Peter Twiss Jr. at Salem.
1 Dec 1719: John Nurse die at Salem Village.
 Tybbot:
1640: Walter Tybbot arrives with Blinman's Welsh Party at Plymouth.
19 May 1642: Walter is made freeman at Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay.
6 Nov 1643: Daughter Mary marries William Haskell at Gloucester.
14 Aug 1651: Walter dies at Gloucester.