Tjøstolv Amundsen Røssum, b: 1542

^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}

^{1540 Spanish arrive in California}
^{1540 Coronado travels through Midwest}
^{1565 First colony St. Augustine}
^{1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony}
^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}

^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1507 The term America first used}
^{1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida}
^{1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1534 Cartier claims New France}


			^{Ivar Roarsen Døl}^{b.1425 d.1480 Røssum, Kvam}

		^{Amund Iversen Røssum}^{b.1480 Kvam d. Røssum}	^{? Amundsdtr Røssum}^{b. Kvam d.}

	^{Tjøstolv Amundsen Røssum}^{b.1542 Fron d.1622 Nørstegard}		^{Ivar Gunnarson Sandbu}^{b.1445 d.1515 Uppigard Sør, Vågå}

		^{Synnøve Iversdtr Sandbu}^{b.1510 Uppigard Sør, Vågå d.}	^{Kari Pålsdtr Alme}^{b. d.1520}

^{Ola Tjøstolvsen Melby}^{b.1580 Melby, Kvikne d.1645 Melby}



	^{Guri Amundsdtr Nørstegard}^{b. d.}