One error suggests other errors. Maine was NEVER part of New York. First English settlement was in 1607. It became a province/district of MASSACHUSETTS 1652 until 1820, but was still called Maine as a section of Mass, so place names generally say Maine with the understanding that before 1820 was technically Mass. and should say Maine in family trees or duplicate town names in both places will get confused. Settlers considered themselves in Maine, and were eventually successful in petitioning for independence. All of Maine was York County until 1760.
Ref: NEHGS in their book Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. Roland Rhoades Maine Families Genealogist www.RolandRhoades.com [email protected] 2010: 30 Years as a Genealogist From: Terri Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Some dates for British Colonies in America Here is some information that John and others on the list may find useful regarding dates for some of the colonies that eventually became the United States. Please keep in mind these are neither definitive nor comprehensive. I created this list to give myself some guidelines to follow when researching in specific colonies. I collected the information from various sources both in print and on the internet. I use 4 July 1776 as the "ending" date for some colonies even though the official dates of statehood are after the Revolutionary War. Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1636-4 July 1776 Little Compton was annexed to Newport County in 1746/47 Connecticut Colony 1636-4 July 1776 aka River Colony (sorry, no specifics on River Colony) Saybrook Colony 1635-1644 merged with Connecticut Colony in 1644 New Haven Colony 1637-1662 merged with Connecticut Colony in 1662 New Hampshire Colony 1623-1641 and 1680-1688 was part of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1641-1679 and 1688-1691 Province of New Hampshire 1691-4 July 1776 Province of Maine 1622-1664 incorporated into Cornwell County, Province of New York in 1664 Massachusetts Bay Colony 1630-1691 included New Hampshire 1641-1679 and 1688-1691 Plymouth Colony 1620-1691 included Little Compton 1682-1746 first counties in Colony formed in 1685 merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 Province of Massachusetts Bay 1691-4 July 1776 combined Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Province of Maine, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Nova Scotia Here are a few territories. Same caveats as above. Illinois Territory formed 1809 from Indiana Territory; included present-day Illinois, most of Wisconsin and large parts of Michigan and Minnesota Indiana Territory formed 1800 from the western part of the Northwest Territory; included the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; included all of Michigan by 1803 Iowa Territory formed 1838 from the portion of the Wisconsin Territory west of the Mississippi River Michigan Territory formed 1805 from Indiana Territory; included the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula and all of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; the southern boundary was a line drawn through the southernmost tip of Lake Michigan Northwest Territory formed 1787; included present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and the eastern part of Minnesota; dissolved 1803 when Ohio became a state; Michigan annexed to Indiana Territory Wisconsin Territory formed 1836 from Michigan Territory; included all of present-day Wisconsin, Iowa & Minnesota plus parts of North and South Dakota The frequently shifting political boundaries of the then-growing United States make things challenging for us now. Hopefully this information will help a little. Terri Brown Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
