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A Brief History. "Maine was named, as early as 1639, from Meyne in France, of which Queen Henrietta Maria was then proprietor. Generally, Maine is not considered a distinct colony or province, as its history is intermingled with that of Massachusetts. As early as 1626, a few small settlements were commenced along the coast of Maine, but before ...
May 12, 2010 · Maine was discovered by the French; however, the first known record of it being called Maine wasn’t until Aug. 10, 1622 when it was chartered to English Royal Navy veterans, Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason who “intend to name The Province of Maine”.
“The territory was then called the Province of Mayne, by way of a compliment to the queen of Charles I who was a daughter of France, and owned as her private estate, a province there, called the Province of Meyne, now called the Province of Maine.”1 Theory number two, however, is chronologically difficult to swallow.
1630: Settlement and Incorporation. York was first settled by the province of Maine’s first governor, Edward Godfrey, in 1630. Over the course of the next 20 years, the settlement would grow into a town with a population of around 200. Before it was named York, it was called Agamenticus, which was what the Abenaki people called the York River.
A Grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason, esq., 10th of August, 1622 This indenture, made the 10th day of August, Anno Dom. 1622, and in the 20th yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord James, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland,
The origin of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is that it was named after the French province of Maine. Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from its numerous islands. [1] Whatever the origin, the name was fixed for ...
History. A Brief History. Gorges, Sir Fernando. (1565 1647) along with Captain John Mason, was granted ownership of land, to be called The Province of Maine, in 1622 by the Great Council of New England. Earlier, he had taken care of three Indians who had been kidnapped by George Waymouth (Weymouth) in 1605, returning them to America in 1607.
