Research for Rowley Village and More Drawing Practice

I am working on a painting - a "family village" (tree) for my grandmother's ancestry, which she was actually able to trace back to 1542. I have been researching the architecture and fashion for the different places and periods each of these families lived from 1542 England, to 1700s Massachusets and New York, to Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 1800s and then to Van Wert and Bucyrus, Ohio late 1800s to the present. It is really fascinating and fun. I am inspired by the styling of the paintings from the 1500s. So, I think I am leaning towards making this village scene fairly detailed...so drew a little sketch of a mundane object in my house for a little practice.
Another VERY important factor is that my grandmother's family came from England (which means I have some English in me - I thought I had mainly German ancestry). My grandfather's family came directly from Germany. Soooo, this will start out with English cottages and not German villages. Just shows how important it is to get details straight at the very beginning development stages!