when was the colony founded year new hampshire
New Hampshire was the 9th state in the USA; it became a state on June 21, 1788. New Hampshire Colony. Year Founded: 1623 Founded By: John Mason Motivation for Founding: New Hampshire was a planned colony. The land in the New World was granted to Captain John Mason who lived in Hampshire County, England. He sent settlers to the new territory to create a fishing colony.
Fort William and Mary in 1705. The colony that became the state of New Hampshire was founded on the division in 1629 of a land grant given seven years previously by the Council for New England to Captain John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges (who founded Maine).