Kyle's timeline project By stu1863.kfontoura@ludlowps.org Nov 19, 1585 Roanoke, The Lost Colony A hundred people are sent to help the colonists at Roanoke Island, but don't arrive. Dec 20, 1606 A hundred settlers from England land with their ship and discover Chesapeake Bay Aug 18, 1607 John Smith and London Company founded the Virginia Colony near Jamestown the first colony Oct 22, 1620 Massachusetts Bay Colony (Plymouth) is established as the second colony Nov 19, 1623 New Hampshire becomes the third colony Nov 19, 1624 Virginia becomes a royal colony of England Apr 8, 1626 New Amsterdamis settled, which later became New York Sep 21, 1634 Maryland becomes the 4th colony Nov 19, 1638 Connecticut becomes the sixth colony Nov 19, 1641 Delaware becomes the seventh colony