This article is a timeline of events in the National Treasure series.
- 1612 - Brothers William and Samuel Gates depart London in search of treasure.
- 1770s - During the American Revolution, John Raleigh Gates searchs for a treasure to help the Pariot cause.
- 1803 - Adam and Rebecca Gates, children of John Raleigh Gates, journey west into uncharted territory in search of treasure.
- 1832 - Thomas Gates (son of Adam) is given the only surving clue to the Templar Treasure by Charles Carroll.
- 1848 - Thomas Gates convinces his younger brother, Matthew, that there is treasure out west. Matthew then journeys west and takes part in the California Gold Rush.
- April 14, 1865 - Thomas Gates is visted by John Wilks Booth and another man, who want him to decode a playfair cipher. When Thomas realizes there men are traitors, he burns Booth's diary in the fire and is shot to death afterward.
- 1872 - Charles Gates befriends a freed slave.
- 1974 - John Gates tells his grandson, Ben, about hte Templar Treasure.
- 1975 - Patrick and Emily Gates get a divorce.
- 2002 - Ben gains hires Ian Howe to help in finance an expedition to find the Charlotte.
- 2004 - Events of National Treasure
- 2007 - Events of National Treasure: Book of Secrets