13 Colonies By fcmass41 Nov 11, 1620 Massachusetts Bay Colony (Plymouth) is established as the 2nd Colony Period: Nov 11, 1620 to Nov 11, 1655 1620-1655 Nov 11, 1623 New Hampshire becomes 3rd Colony Nov 11, 1624 Virginia Becomes a royal colony of England Nov 11, 1626 New Amsterdam is settled, which later became New York Nov 11, 1634 Maryland becomes the 4th Colony Nov 11, 1636 Providence and Portsmouth join together and form 5th Colony, Rhode Island Nov 11, 1638 Connecticut becomes the 6th Colony Nov 11, 1641 Delaware becomes 7th Colony Nov 11, 1653 New Hampshire becomes part of Massachusetts Nov 11, 1655 Virginians settle the 8th colony; the North Carolinia colony