Thank you. That's EXACTLY the kind of information I seek. Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood!
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Terri Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
