The English colonies were initially settled by Puritan ministers like Richard Mather who helped establish the Puritan dynasty in New England through his grandson Cotton Mather. The Puritans first established small settlements in Maine but were driven out by Indian hostility. Later, the Puritans founded the town of Plymouth in Massachusetts Bay. The New England colonies divided land among town corporations rather than individuals, relying on family labor since they could not afford slaves. Family life was divided along gender lines with men doing outdoor work and women maintaining households, while marriage was seen as both romantic and economic.