William NEEDLE, b: 1657 - Culworth, Northants

^{1665 Great plague of London}
^{1666 Great Fire of London}
^{1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar}
^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}
^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}

^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}
^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}

^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}


			^{Christopher NEEDLE}^b.1583 d.

		^John NEEDLE^{b.1622 Banbury, Oxon d.1690 Culworth, Northants}	^{Isobel UNKNOWN}^b.1588 d.

	^{William NEEDLE}^{b.1657 Culworth, Northants d.1740 Culworth, Northants}

		^{Jane UNKNOWN}^{b.1632 d.1690 Culworth, Northants}

^{Thomas NEEDLE}^{b.1694 Culworth, Northants d.1765 Kings Sutton, Northants}

	^{Elizabeth UNKNOWN}^{b. d.1741 Culworth, Northants}