13 colonies By mwest2020 Jan 1, 1607 virginia; london company ; they founded it to find gold; Jan 1, 1630 massachusetts;john winthrop; to form connecticut Jan 1, 1632 maryland; lord bartimore; as a refuge for cathlics Jan 1, 1636 connecticut; thomas hooker; for realigus freedom Jan 1, 1638 delaware; william penn; to find a rote from pennsevannato the ocean Jan 1, 1647 rhode island;roger williem;whanted the religion and government seprated Jan 1, 1663 north carolina; england; to england control southeastern nourth america Jan 1, 1664 new york;peter minuit; for good weatherand farming Jan 1, 1664 new jersey; john barkey and george corteret; east new jersey west new jersey came together and form new jersey Jan 1, 1680 new hampshire;john mason and sir ferdinando;to earn money bay fishing Jan 1, 1681 pennsylvania;william penn; for realijust freedom Jan 1, 1712 south carolina; england; to help england control southern north amarica Jan 1, 1732 georgia; oglethorre; to helpdebttors and other poor people