The founder of the New England colonies was not a single individual, but rather a group of English Puritans known as the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims originated from the town of Scrooby in England and sought religious freedom during the early 17th century. They first migrated to the Dutch Republic before eventually establishing the Plymouth Colony in what is now present-day Massachusetts in 1620. It's important to note that while the Pilgrims were one of the founding groups of the New England colonies, there were other settlements and colonies established in the region in subsequent years.
