| ~1688 | My 6g-grandmother, Sarah Palmer, is born in Greenwich to James and Sarah Palmer. |
| 1709 | Sarah marries John Winans' son Conrad in Greenwich. Eventually, they take up residence in Elizabethtown, NJ. |
| Apr 1657 | My 8g-grandfather, Cornelis Melyn, swears allegiance to England in New Haven. |
| Aug 1664 | My 7g-grandfather, John Winans, who has just immigrated from the Netherlands, marries Cornelis' daughter Susannah in New Haven. |
| 1665 | John and Susannah move to Elizabethtown, NJ. |