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1620
| 1620 • Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada restores Osaka Castle. Its current appearance dates from this remodeling. |
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Age: 10y
1630
Age: 10y
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eventVirginia, USA ⇓ Runs away from his master Hugh Hays, a resident of Northampton County, Virginia. He lived on the shores of Chesapeake Bay among the American Indians, where he learned their language and became an interpreter. He later was found by a trader named William Jones, who purchased John from the American Indians, and, according to record, brought him home "well strapped with ye hallyards." The map shown is from 1630 made by Captain John Smith during his exploration of Chesapeake Bay. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1630 • War of Mantuan Succession: the Peace of Regensburg is signed. Charles Gonzaga is confirmed as Duke of Mantua. |
1643
Age: 23y
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eventMaryland, USA ⇓ John gives testimony in regards to the death of Roger Oliver, who was killed on board his own vessel by an American Indian - he had been one of four men involved in a trading expedition with Roger. This is the first record of him in Maryland. At this time in Virginia, colonists were in a great state of fear and excitement regarding threat from the American Indians. The local court ordered that the powder and shot in the hands of Mr. John Nuthall be seized by the sheriff and that Nuthall be reimbursed for same. However, John Nuthall was still privileged to barter in Maryland, and was authorized to seize boats engaged in trade without licenses. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1643 • Evangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer. |
1644
Age: 24y
marriageElizabeth Bacon Northampton County, Virginia, USA ⇓ They married in either January or February of that year - Elizabeth was a widow of John Holloway, by whom she had one daughter Priscilla, born after Holloway's death. Her maiden name was Bacon on their marriage record. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1644 • The invading Manchu army, with the help of Ming general Wu Sangui, captures Beijing, China. This marks the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (also known as the Manchu Dynasty), the last imperial dynasty of China. |
1653
Age: 33y
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birth of childElias Nicholas Nuthall Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1653 • 13 – First Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of the Gabbard: The English navy defeats the Dutch fleet, which loses 17 ships. |
1653
Age: 33y
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birth of childElias Nicholas Nuthall Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1653 • Ferdinand IV is elected King of the Romans. |
1661
Age: 41y
eventJohn is granted a license to trade with the Indians of Maryland, although it would seem he had already been doing so in both Virginia and Maryland for years. He held it until 1665. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1661 • The Great Clearance was spread to Guangdong. |
1661
Aug 9
Age: 41y
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propertyA a deed is drawn up by which John bought the estates of “Cornwally’s Cross” 2,000 acres, “St. Elizabeth’s Manor” 2,000 acres and 200 acres north of St. Inigoes Creek called “Nuthall” plus servants, goods, chattels, cattle and other things in a schedule annexed. The price was 1,200 pounds of lawful money in London (or its equivalent in tobacco?) to be paid on August 31. Another 300 lbs. was to be paid on the same date in each of the years 1662, 1663, 1664 and 1665 in the form of goods shipped to London from Virginia. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1661 • The body of Oliver Cromwell is exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution, along with those of John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton. |
1667
Age: 47y
deathHe died sometime before September of that year. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1667 • The "Dreadful Hurricane of 1667" ravages southeast Virginia, bringing 12 days of rain, blowing down plantation homes and stripping fields of crops. |