13 English Colonies
|
Colony |
Founded |
Leader |
Type of Character |
1st settled |
|
Virginia |
1607 |
John Smith |
Corporate 1607-1624 Royal 1624-1776 |
Jamestown |
|
Plymouth |
1620 |
William Bradford |
Corporate 1620-1691 Royal 1685-1776 |
Plymouth |
|
New Netherland N.Y. After 1663 |
1626 |
Peter Minuit of Dutch Duke of York for English |
Prop.1664-1685 Royal 1685-1776 |
New Amsterdam |
|
Massachusetts Bay |
1630 |
John Winthrop |
Corp. 1630-1691 Royal 1685-1776 |
Boston |
|
Maryland |
1634 |
George Calvert |
Prop. 1632-1776 |
St. Mary’s |
|
Rhode Island |
1636 |
Roger Williams |
Corp. 1644-1776 |
Plymouth |
|
Connecticut |
1636 |
Thomas Hooker |
Corp. 1662-1776 |
Hartford |
|
New Hampshire |
1638 |
John Wheelright |
Prop. 1639-1680 Royal 1680-1775 |
Exeter |
|
Delaware Taken by Dutch from Swedish-1665; Taken by English from Dutch – 1664 |
1638 |
Peter Minuit |
Prop. 1682-1776 |
Wilmington |
|
North Carolina Albemarie County |
1653 |
Group of 8 proprietors |
Prop. 1663-1729 Royal 1729-1776 |
Albemarie Co. |
|
South Carolina |
1663 |
Group of 8 proprietors |
Prop. 1663-1729 Royal 1729-1776 |
Charleston |
|
New Jersey |
1664 |
Lord Berkeley Sir Carteret |
Prop. 1663-1729 Royal 1729-1776 |
East-Carteret West-Salem |
|
Pennsylvania |
1682 |
William Penn |
Prop. 1682- 1776 |
Philadelphia |
|
Georgia |
1732 |
James Ogelthorpe |
Prop. 1732-1752 Royal 1752-1776 |
Savannah |