How it was found and when.
New Hampshire was found in 1623 by John Wheelwright and it became a royal colony in 1679. New Hampshire was also a planned colony. It was given to Captain John Mason who lived in the Hampshire Colony in England. He sent settlers to set up a fishing colony but died. He died before he could see what his money went and how well it was spent on building towns and defense. Reason why it was mainly founded because they didn't want to go by the Church of England much more. Many became Puritans, but some still went by with the Church of England (But in a different way) It was named after the county of Hampshire.