Sarah Bass, b: 1670 - Massachusetts,

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}


			^{Thomas Thayer}^{c.1596 Thornbury, England d.1665 Braintree, Massachusetts}

		^{Ferdinando Thayer}^{c.1625 Thornbury, England d.1713 Mendon, Massachusetts}	^{Margery Wheeler}^{c.1600 Thornbury, England d.1673 Braintree, Massachusetts}

	^{Josiah Thayer}^{b.1669 Mendon, Massachusetts d.1728 Mendon, Massachusetts}		^{William Hayward}^{b.1617 England d.1659 Braintree, Massachusetts}

		^{Huldah Hayward}^{b.1636 England d.1690 Mendon, Massachusetts}	^{Margery Knight}^{b.1614 England d.1676 Braintree, Massachusetts}

^{Jonathan Thayer}^{b.1702 Mendon, Massachusetts d.1747 Bellingha, Massachusetts}			^Samuel Bass^{b.1600 Saffron Walden, England d.1694 Braintree, Massachusetts}

		^Thomas Bass^{b.1635 Roxbury, Massachusetts d.1720 Braintree, Massachusetts}	^Ann Savell^{b.1601 Saffron Walden, England d.1693 Braintree, Massachusetts}

	^Sarah Bass^{b.1670 Massachusetts d. Mendon, Massachusetts}		^{Nicholas Wood}^{b. England d.1670 Medfield, Massachusetts}

		^Sarah Wood^{b.1641 Roxbury, Massachusetts d.1678 Braintree, Massachusetts}	^Mary Pidge^{b.1620 Middlesex, England d.1663 Medfield, Massachusetts}