<P> The colony that became the state of New Hampshire was founded on the division in 1629 of a land grant given in 1622 by the Council for New England to Captain John Mason ( former governor of Newfoundland ) and Sir Ferdinando Gorges ( who founded Maine ) . The colony was named New Hampshire by Mason after the English county of Hampshire , one of the first Saxon shires . Hampshire was itself named after the port of Southampton , which was known previously as simply `` Hampton '' . </P>
<P> The colony that became the state of New Hampshire was founded on the division in 1629 of a land grant given in 1622 by the Council for New England to Captain John Mason ( former governor of Newfoundland ) and Sir Ferdinando Gorges ( who founded Maine ) . The colony was named New Hampshire by Mason after the English county of Hampshire , one of the first Saxon shires . Hampshire was itself named after the port of Southampton , which was known previously as simply `` Hampton '' . </P>
when was new hampshire founded as a colony
when was new hampshire founded as a colony
in 1629
in 1629