1807: Thomas Sutpen born in West Virginia mountains. Poor whites of Scottish-English stock. Large family.
1817: Sutpen family moved down into Tidewater Virginia, Sutpen ten years old. Ellen Coldfield born in Tennessee.
1820: Sutpen ran away from home. Fourteen years old.
1827: Sutpen married first wife in Haiti.
1828: Goodhue Coldfield moved to Yoknapatawpha County (Jefferson) Mississippi: mother, sister, wife and daughter Ellen.
1831: Charles Bon born, Haiti. Sutpen learns his wife has negro blood, repudiates her and child.
1833: Sutpen appears in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, takes up land, build his house.
1834: Clytemnestra (Clytie) born to slave woman.
1838: Sutpen married Ellen Coldfield.
1839: Henry Sutpen born, Sutpen's Hundred.
1841: Judith Sutpen born.
1845: Rosa Coldfield born.
1850: Wash Jones moves into abandoned fishing camp on Sutpen's plantation, with his daughter.
1853: Milly Jones born to Wash Jones' daughter.
1859: Henry Sutpen and Charles Bon meet at University of Mississippi. Judith and Charles meet that Xmas. Charles Etienne St. Valery Bon born, New Orleans.
1860: Xmas, Sutpen forbids marriage between Judith and Bon. Henry repudiates his birthright, departs with Bon.
1861: Sutpen, Henry, and Bon depart for war.
1863: Ellen Coldfield dies.
1864: Goodhue Coldfield dies.
1865: Henry kills Bon at gates. Rosa Coldfield moves out to Sutpen's Hundred.
1866: Sutpen becomes engaged to Rosa Coldfield, insults her. She returns to Jefferson.
1867: Sutpen takes up with Milly Jones.
1869: Milly's child is born. Wash Jones kills Sutpen.
1870: Charles E. St. V. Bon appears at Sutpen's Hundred.
1871: Clytie fetches Charles E. St. V. Bon to Sutpen's Hundred to live.
1881: Charles E. St. V. Bon returns with negro wife.
1882: Jim Bond born.
1884: Judith and Charles E. St. V. Bon die of yellow fever.
1909, September: Rosa Coldfield and Quentin find Henry Sutpen hidden in the house.
1909, December: Rosa Coldfield goes out to fetch Henry to town, Clytie sets fire to the house.