13 orignal colonys By thelle2020 Period: Jan 1, 1606 to Jan 1, 1733 13 origanel colonys Jan 1, 1607 Virginia,England, France and Spain, to find gold Jan 1, 1630 Massachusetts, Willam Rnolthrod, the place of large hills Jan 1, 1632 Delaware, Willam Penn, for religious freedom Jan 1, 1632 Maryland, King Charles the first, as a refuge for Catholics Jan 1, 1636 Maine, Massachusetts Bay, founded for good farm land Jan 1, 1636 Connecticut Thomas Hooker,long tidal rivers Jan 1, 1647 Rhode Island, Roger Williams, for religious freedom Jan 1, 1663 North Carolina, Charles the second, to help control southern farms Jan 1, 1664 New York, Duke of York, for farming Jan 1, 1664 New Jersey, Duke of York, for farming Jan 1, 1680 New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, founded for good farm land Jan 1, 1681 Pennsylvania, Willam Penn, for religious freedom Jan 1, 1712 South Carolina, King Charles the second, to help England control Spain Jan 1, 1732 Georgia, James Oglethorpe, to help the poor people