Nicholas Tufton, b: 1577 - of Hothfield, Kent.

^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}

^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}

^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}



		^John Tufton^{b.1544 Hothfield, Kent. d.1624 Hothfield, Kent.}

	^{Nicholas Tufton}^{b.1577 of Hothfield, Kent. d.1632 Sapcote, Leics.}

		^{Christian Browne}^{b.1554 of Ridley Hall, Essex d.}

^John Tufton^{b.1608 Earl of Thanet - of Hatfiel d.1664 Thanet House, London.}			^{William Cecil}^{b.1520 Lord Burghley d.1598 Burghley, London Mddsx.}

		^{Sir-Thomas Cecil}^{b.1542 lst Earl of Exeter d.1622 London, Mddsx.}	^Mary Cheeke^{b.1522 St. Mary the , Cambridge. d.1544 Cambridge.}

	^{Frances Cecil}^{b.1581 Ridgeley Hall, Essex d.1653 Rainham, Kent.}		^{John Neville}^{b.1520 Snape Hall, Yorkshire. d.1577}

		^{Dorothy Neville (Coe)}^{b.1548 Countess of Exeter - of Y d.1609 London, Mddsx.}	^{Lucy Somerset}^{b.1523 Chepsto, Monmouthshire. d.1582}