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Thomas Hooker founded Hartford. He was a Puritan of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but started to disagree with some of the Puritans in Massachusetts. He decided to go start a new colony, Connecticut.
The Puritans.
The Puritans first settled in Plymouth Colony in 1620.
John Winthrop was a founder of the "Massachusetts Bay" colony, and his son, John, helped found Connecticut.
Puritans and some non Puritans led by Thomas Hooker moved to Connecticut and founded a colony there.
The Puritans .
Oglethorpe was the founder of the Georgia colony.
The Puritans settled mainly in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The founder was James Madison.
The founder of the Connecticut colony is Thomas Hooker.
The Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony. The Puritans were the group that settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island along with Anne Hutchinson, but Williams is considered the founder. Williams founded Rhode Island to escape religious prosecution, and make a colony just for Puritans like him.