This is, actually, MOST helpful! I'm not good with historical geography! It amazes me how the geography itself effects one's family history! I will most certainly use this info to get it all correct! Now I have to go find that link again!
Jess M > > 1705 - Bath Co. divided into Wickham, Archdale, > Pamptecough Precincts > 1710 - North Carolina and South Carolina made > separate provinces > 1712 - Pamptecough name changed to Beaufort. > Archdale name changed to Craven. Wickham name > changed > to Hyde. > > There were other changes according to where in > Beaufort you are talking about. For instance Pitt > County was form in 1760 from the western half of > Beaufort. The link I gave in my previous post > shows graphically how it evolved so you can trace it > to the present day and make the appropriate > notations in the location notes in Legacy. (See, it > does have to do with Legacy and how to enter > date therein. <g>) > > The correct location for pre 1705 would be Bath > County, Province of Carolina, Great Britain. > > In 1705 the name would have changed to Pamptecough > Precinct, Province of Carolina, Great Britain. > > In 1710 it would have been Pamptecough Precinct, > Province of North Carolina, Great Britain. > > In 1712 It would have been Beaufort, Province of > North Carolina, Great Britain. > > I would enter it by the correct historical location > name for the time period in question and in the > notes for those locations give the evolution of the > location to the current place name. It becomes > more historically correct and avoids problems with > the county verifier. > > > Hope this was a help, > -- > Gene Y. > Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox. > http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
