Everly's 13 colonies time line By sara.lemus 1607 James town was founded 1624 Virginia becomes a royal coline 1638 A group led by roger Williams settled in Rhode island 1650 The Dutch takes over the Swedish colonies 1660 The Dutch settled in new Jersey 1663 The English settled in the carolinas 1679 new Hampshire becomes a separate colony 1681 William a English Quaker leader sets up a colony in Pennsylvania 1729 The Carolina territory is split into north and south Carolina 1733 Georgia is settled