engelsk By tuvalbye 1607 Virginia (1607) - John Smith and the London Company 1623 New Hampshire (1623) - John Mason was the first land holder. Later John Wheelwright 1626 New York (1626) - Originally founded by the Dutch. Became a British colony in 1664 1630 Massachusetts Bay (1630) - Puritans looking for religious freedom. 1633 Maryland (1633) - George and Cecil Calvert as a safe haven for Catholics 1633 North Carolina (1663) - Originally part of the Province of Carolina. Split off from South Carolina in 1712 1636 Connecticut (1636) - Thomas Hooker after he was told to leave Massachusetts 1636 Rhode Island (1636) - Roger Williams to have a place of religious freedom for all 1638 Delaware (1638) - Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company. British took over in 1664 1663 South Carolina (1663) - Originally part of the Province of Carolina. Split off from North Carolina in 1712 1664 New Jersey (1664) - First settled by the Dutch, the English took over in 1664 1681 Pennsylvania (1681) - William Penn and the Quakers 1732 Georgia (1732) - James Oglethorpe as a settlement for debtors