[DOC] [TLE] John Mason (governor) - Wikipedia [PAR] For other people named John Mason, see John Mason (disambiguation). 
Captain John Mason (15861635) was a sailor and colonizer born at King's Lynn
, Norfolk, England, and educated at Peterhouse College, ... In 1629 they divided 
the grant along the Piscataqua River, with Mason ... Marks Printing House (1914), 
p. [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinando Gorges - Wikipedia [PAR] Sir Ferdinando Gorges (July 1565  May 24, 1647), the "Father of English 
Colonization in North ... He is named for his mother's brother, Ferdinando Lygon. 
... His interest in colonisation was invoked when Captain George Weymouth ... a 
land patent, along with John Mason, from the Plymouth Council for New England 
for the... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF MASON - Chamberlin Free Public Library [PAR] from that Of the county of Hampshire, in England, of whose principal town, ... 
CAPT. JOHN MASON was born in Lynn Regis in the county of Norfolk in ... He 
was, after his return, appointed Governor of the town of Plymouth, in the ... were 
erected; and a house called Mason Hall, was built at Dover. In 1629, he procured 
a. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of the Colony of New Hampshire, 1622-1741 [PAR] "New Hampshire derives its name from Hampshire County in England, and was 
first applied to the territory in 1629, in honor of Captain John Mason, Governor of 
... By him the first house was erected at Portsmouth in 1631. ... By virtue of his 
claim to the territory, he assumed the title of Lord Proprietor, and demanded that... [DOC] [TLE] The Colonies | New Hampshire - Small Planet Communications [PAR] Colonial America: In 1629, the merchant John Mason took the land between the 
Piscataqua and Merrimac rivers and called it New Hampshire after his English 
home. ... In 1614, English Captain John Smith also explored and mapped the 
area. ... a grant from the Council of New England (formerly the Plymouth 
Company) for... [DOC] [TLE] Mason, John, 15861635, founder of New Hampshire - Infoplease [PAR] Mason, John, 15861635, founder of New Hampshire, b. England. ... Home  Top 
10s  Timelines  World World ... In 1629 they divided the grant, Mason taking as 
his share an area 60 mi (95 ... the Merrimack and Piscataqua rivers, which he 
named New Hampshire. ... See J. W. Dean, ed., Captain John Mason (1887, repr. [DOC] [TLE] Grant of Laconia to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason ... [PAR] Avalon Home  Document ... Grant of Laconia to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and 
Captain John Mason by the Council for New England; November 17, 1629 ... 
country called or known by the name of New England in America, did by his 
Highness' ... as of his Highness' manor of East Greenwich in the county of Kent, in 
free and... [DOC] [TLE] New Hampshire State History - Things To Do [PAR] 1629John Mason receives New Hampshire. 1641Massachusetts ... He 
named it after his home county in England, Hampshire. Massachusetts bought 
New... [DOC] [TLE] Part III, Chapter 28. - Digital Library Project [PAR] In 1629 Mason and Gorges, being friends, agreed to divide the province of Maine 
... called his part New Hampshire, after the county of Hampshire in England, of ... 
that buccaneering sea captain, David Kirke, besieged Quebec, took it and carried 
.... And although Captain John Mason died long before this happened he has... [DOC] [TLE] State Insects, Exhibits and other Fun Facts - BugNetMAP [PAR] New Hampshire(MH ). Origin of State Name The state was named in 1629 by 
Capt. John Mason of Plymouth Council for his home county in England. [DOC] [TLE] John Mason Facts *** - Colonial America [PAR] Fast facts about the life of John Mason and the founding of the New Hampshire 
for kids. ... times and his involvement in the early colonization of America, New 
England ... crown giving the authority to colonize and govern the area of New 
England. ...

Question: In 1629 Captain John Mason named it for his home county in England
Answer: New Hampshire