New Hampshire
New Hampshire was established as part of a land grant to Captain John Mason in 1623.
Massachusetts
The first permanent English settlement of Massachusetts was established at Plymouth by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636.
Connecticut
The Connecticut Colony was granted a royal charter in 1662.
New Jersey
New Jersey originally had been a Dutch colony but was seized by the English in 1664.
New York
New Amsterdam had originally been settled by the Dutch, but in 1664, it was captured by the English and renamed New York.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681.
Delaware
Delaware was created from what had originally been three Pennsylvania counties. These counties had been established in 1680.
Maryland
Maryland was founded by Lord Calvert in 1632.
Virginia
The first permanent English settlement began in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
North Carolina
North Carolina was settled by Nathaniel Batts in 1655.
South Carolina
South Carolina was founded in 1663.
Georgia
Georgia was settled as the last of the original 13 English colonies in 1732.