colonies By ijheaden11 1556 First permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine. Period: 1556 to 1789 1556-1789 1587 Roanoke Colony disappears and is called the Lost Colony. Apr 14, 1607 Jamestown settlement established. 1614 Pocahontas and John Rolfe marry. 1619 House of Burgesses formed. 1620 Plymouth colony is founded 1621 Thanksgiving celebration feast is held 1664 New jersey colony founded. 1682 William Penn established Pennsylvania Colony. Nov 21, 1789 north Carolina Colony was founded.