1611-1619 Timeline

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1616

1616 Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh was released from the Tower of London so he could go on a second expedition looking for El Dorado. However, he found more trouble when members of his crew ransacked an outpost of Spain. To appease the Spanish, he was arrested and then executed later on October 29, 1618.

1618

October 29, 1618 is when Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh died. He was age 65. He died in London, England, when and where he was beheaded.

1590-1599 Timeline

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1591

1591 Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh married Elizabeth Throckmorton in secret. She was one of Queen Elizabeth the First's ladies-in-waiting. They did not have the queen's permission and because of this, both Walter and Elizabeth (his wife) were sent to the tower of London.

September 10, 1591 Sir Richard Grenville died near the Azore Islands. He died from wounds sustained in a battle at sea with Spain. He was 49 years old.

1594

August 1594 to March 31, 1603 was the Nine Years' War (Gaelic Irish Chieftqins vs. England). It's also known as Tyrone's Rebellion.
1594 Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh heard the reports of a city of gold located in South America. He sailed off to find it, but didn't, and he exaggerated his experiences, which led to the myth of El Dorado.

Sir Richard Grenville

Sir Richard Grenville is a distant ancestor on my family tree.

Also known as Greenfield, Greynvile, Greeneville, tec.

June 15, 1542 Sir Richard Grenville was born in Bideford, Devon, England.

September 10, 1591 Sir Richard Grenville died near the Azore Islands in the Battle of Flores. He died from wounds sustained in a battle at sea with Spain. He was 49 years old.

Sir Richard Grenville was the heir and eldest son of Sir Roger Grenville (died in 1545) and Thomasine Cole. His father died in 1545 when Richard was an infant while he was the captain of the "Mary Rose," which sank in the Portsmouth Harbour.

The Grenville family were lords of the manors of Stowe, Kilkhampton in Cornwall and of Bideford in Devon, England.

His mother remarried to Thomas Arundell. He was of the Clifton Arundell House. This was where Grenville spent a great feel of his childhood.

Grandfather of Sir Bevil  Grenville (1596-1643).

Sir Richard Grenville was the cousin of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh.

He served in parliament from 1562-1563.

When he was 21, he inherited his grandfather's Estates in Buckland Abbey in Devon, Bideford, and Stowe, Cornwall, England.

He married Mary St. Leger in 1565. She was the daughter of Sir John St. Leger and was then an heir to her brother.

Grenville and family lived at Buckland Abbey 1575-1576 (MORE RESEARCH NEEDED ABOUT THESE DATES.). See these links:

1 http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buckland-abbey

2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckland_Abbey

3 http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/devon/houses/buckland.htm

4 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g315961-d584741-Reviews-Buckland_Abbey-Yelverton_Dartmoor_National_Park_Devon_England.html

5 http://www.cider-house.co.uk/index.php

6 http://www.indrakeswake.co.uk/Society/Research/buckland.htm

7 http://www.devonmuseums.net/Buckland-Abbey,-Garden-and-Estate/Devon-Museums/

In 1585, Sir Richard Grenville acted the Admiral of a fleet of seven ships which brought English settlers to form a military colony on the island of Roanoke.

Look at these links about Roanoke Island and colony:

1 http://www.roanokeisland.com

2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Island

3 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony

4 http://roanokeisland.net

5 https://www.outerbanks.org/outerbanks-the-lost-colony/

6 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60755-d108283-Reviews-Roanoke_Island_Festival_Park-Manteo_Roanoke_Island_Outer_Banks_North_Carolina.html

7 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60755-d143137-Reviews-Fort_Raleigh_National_Historic_Site-Manteo_Roanoke_Island_Outer_Banks_North_Carolin.html

8 https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm

9 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Raleigh_National_Historic_Site

10 http://www.outerbanks.com/fort-raleigh.html

See The Lost Colony of Roanoke for more information at this link on this blog:

http://familytreesoftheusa.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke.html

He served in the Royal Navy of England. His rank was Admiral and he held command of "Revenge." He served in  these battles and war: Second Desmond Rebellion, Anglo-Spanish War in 1585, Battle of Gravelines, and Battle of Flores in 1591.

Where is his birthplace of Bideford, Devon, England? See these links:

1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bideford

2 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g190807-Activities-Bideford_Devon_England.html

3 http://www.devonguide.com/bideford

4 http://www.bideford-tc.gov.uk/your-history-and-our-friends/bideford-history/town-history

Queen Elizabeth I

She was the Queen of England and Ireland.

She is also known as: Elizabeth of England, Elizabeth of Tudor, Elizabeth Tudor, The Virginia Queen, Good Queen Bess, and Gloriana.

Lived September 07, 1533 to March 24, 1603. She died when she was 69 years old.

Reigned November 17, 1558 to March 24, 1603.

Coronation date (when she took the throne) was January 15, 1559.

April 28, 1603 is when Queen Elizabeth I  was buried at Westminster Abbey.

Her parents were: King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Her royal lineage: She was from the House of Tudor.

Her religion: She was Anglican.

Her mother, Anne Boleyn,  was executed when Elizabeth was two and a half years old. Anne's marriage to Henry VIII was annulled and Elizabeth received a declaration of being illegitimate.

She did not have any children.

1550-1559 Timeline

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1552

January 22, 1552 or 1554, Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh was born in Hayes Barton, East Budleigh, Devon, England.

1554

January 22, 1552 or 1554, Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh was born in Hayes Barton, East Budleigh, Devon, England.

1558

November 17, 1558 is when Queen Elizabeth I began her reign.

1559

January 15, 1559 is the coronation date of  Queen Elizabeth I.  This is when she took the throne.

1530-1539 Timeline

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1533

September 07, 1533 is when Queen Elizabeth I was born.

1538

November 17, 1558 Sir Humphrey Gilbert was born.

1600-1609 Timeline

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1603

March 24, 1603 is when Queen Elizabeth I died. She died when she was 69 years old.

August 1594 to March 31, 1603 was the Nine Years' War (Gaelic Irish Chieftqins vs. England). It's also known as Tyrone's Rebellion.

April 28, 1603 is when Queen Elizabeth I  was buried at Westminster Abbey.

1603 Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh was imprisoned in the Tower of London because he was involved in a plot against King James I.

1606

1606 Sir Walter Raleigh received the high honor of being one of eight who received Letters Patents by King James I. This particular patent was to establish two colonies: the Plymouth Colony and the London Colony.

December 1606 Captain Christopher Newport of the London colony (aka the London Company) set sail.

1607

May 13, 1607 Captain Christopher Newporthe reached the Chesapeake Bay. Jamestown was founded.

May 31, 1607 Sir Walter Raleigh and George Popham of the Plymouth colony  (aka the Plymouth Company) left from Plymouth, England.

August 01, 1607 Sir Walter Raleigh and George Popham arrived in what we now call Maine. Many colonists died that winter there. MORE INFORMATION NEEDED HERE.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Another spelling is: Sir Humphrey Gylberte.

He is a distant relation and ancestor of mine.

He lived 1538 to September 09, 1583. Age 44 or so was when he died.

He was born in Greenway, Brixham, Devon, England. 

Parents are: Otho (or Otto or Otes) Gilbert and Catherine Champermowne. Otho was of Compton Castle and was the son of Thomas Gilbert and Isabel Reynward. Otho was born August 05, 1513 to 1518 and died February 18, 1547 to 1547. 

He was the fifth son of his parents, according to one source. He was the second son, according to another source. I will research and answer this. RESEARCH AND WRITE MORE. 

One source says he had six sons and 1 daughter. Another source says he had two sons: John and Raleigh Gilbert. I WILL RESEARCH MORE.

His brothers were: Sir John Gilbert and Adrian Gilbert (see).

His half brothers were: Carew Raleigh and Sir Walter Raleigh. They shared the same mother, Catherine Champermowne.

Cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.

The family seat was Compton Castle. 

Married Anne Aucher in 1570 and they had six sons and one daughter.

His titles were: Explorer, adventurer, soldier, member of parliament, and pioneer.

He is the first colonizer of England.

He was not a sailor, but knew how to circumnavigate.

See 1570-1579 Timeline at:
http://familytreesoftheusa.blogspot.com/2016/05/1570-1579-timeline.html

See Timeline 1580-1589:
http://familytreesoftheusa.blogspot.com/2016/05/1580-1589-timeline.html

1570-1579 Timeline

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1570 Sir Humphrey Gilbert (see) married Anne Aucher and they had six sons and one daughter.

1578

1578-1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigate the world.

June 11, 1578 A Letters Patent was issued to Sir Humphrey Gilbert (aka Sir Humfrey Gylberte) by the Queen Elizabeth I for Western discoveries, and to plant an English colony in America, with the provision he would not cause any harm to Spanish subjects.

September 26, 1578 Sir Humphrey Gilbert assembled a rather large fleet, which sailed from Dartmouth, England. However, storms made them seek refuge in Plymouth, England until November 19, 1578. He gave up this attempt. The plan of the voyage by Sir Humphrey Gilbert was to establish a new English colony between Cape Hatteras and the Hudson River.

1579 April Sir Humphrey Gilbert returned to England after his sailing.

1580-1589 Timeline

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1580

1578-1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigate the world.

1583

June 11, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert made his second attempt to find where to plant an English colony in America. They left Plymouth, England on this day. They arrived in Newfoundland on August 03, 1583.

August 03, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert and crew arrived in Newfoundland.

August 29, 1583, the "Delight" sunk. One hundred souls were lost, along with many of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's records. The "Delight" was part of the June 11th expedition.

September 09, 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert sank at sea in the "Squirrel." It was on his return home to England from the June 11th expedition.

1584

February 06, 1584 Adrian Gilbert, brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, received Letters Patent to continue the search for the Northwest Passage.

March 25, 1584 Sir Humphrey Gilbert's half brother, Sir Walter Raleigh, received a Royal Patent to explore and setup a colony to the South.

1584 Queen Elizabeth I gave Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh Royal Charter to set up a colony in lands that are not Christian lands.

1584-1587 is a period of time known as Raleigh's Roanoke Voyages.