| Birth | 1592 | Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England | | | |
| Immigration | Mar 1636 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | | | |
| Military | 1637 | fought in Pequot War - Massachusetts, US | | | |
| Residence | 1637 | due to Plymouth being more liberal than Boston at the time. - Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA | | | |
| Residence | 1639 | Pocasset (Portsmouth), Aquidneck (Rhode) Island | | | |
| Occupation | 1644 | chosen as Magistrate by the people - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, US | | | |
| Occupation | 1652 | Drafted the first legal act abolishing slavery in the colonies. | | | |
| Death | 10 Dec 1677 | Warwick, Rhode Island, US | | | |