USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -New Hampshire was founded in 1622 when John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges were given a land grant by the Council for New England . Only three years after the Pilgrim’s landed at Plymouth, the first settlers arrived near present-day Portsmouth in 1623. They were fisherman.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Hampshire Colony. New Hampshire was originally part of the land grant given to John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges in 1622. Although the whole area of this grant was referred to as Maine. Settlers began to arrive the following year but stayed very close to the coast.

Detailed explanation-3: -The New England colonies were established by the Puritans in 1621. The Puritans were a strict religious group that was being persecuted as a result of political change in England.

Detailed explanation-4: -The excellent fishing in the waters off the New Hampshire shore was the reason for establishing the first settlements. Fisherman David Thompson was one of the first to receive a land grant from John Mason in 1623 and settled at Odiorne’s Point in present-day Rye to form a fishing colony called Pannaway.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sir Ferdinando Gorges ( c. 1565-1568 – 24 May 1647) was a naval and military commander and governor of the important port of Plymouth in England. He was involved in Essex’s Rebellion against the Queen, but escaped punishment by testifying against the main conspirators.