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| County |
Date |
Parent County |
County Seat |
Coordinator |
| Barnstable |
1685 |
Original Three Counties |
Barnstable |
|
| Berkshire |
1761 |
Hampshire |
Pittsfield |
|
| Bristol |
1685 |
Original Three Counties |
Taunton |
|
| Dukes |
1695 |
Martha's Vineyard and
Elizabeth Islands |
Edgartown |
|
| Essex |
1643 |
Original Four County |
Salem and Lawrence |
|
| Franklin |
1811 |
Hampshire County |
Greenfield |
|
| Hampden |
1812 |
Hampshire County |
Springfield |
|
| Hampshire |
1662 |
Unorganized Territory |
Northampton |
|
| Middlesex |
1643 |
Original Four Counties |
Cambridge and Lowell |
|
| Nantucket |
1695 |
Nantucket Island and
Dukes County NY |
Nantucket |
|
| Norfolk |
1793 |
Suffolk County |
Dedham |
|
| Plymouth |
1685 |
Original Three Counties |
Plymouth and Brockton |
|
| Suffolk |
1643 |
Original Four Counties |
Boston |
|
| Worchester |
1731 |
Hampshire, Middlesex
and Suffolk County |
Worcester |
|
Past County List
| County |
Created |
Abolished |
Location |
| Cumberland |
1760 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Devonshire |
1674 |
1675 |
Abolished |
| Hancock |
1789 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Kennebec |
1799 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Lincoln |
1760 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Old Norfolk |
1643 |
1679 |
Abolished- most territory to New
Hampshire |
| Oxford |
1805 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Penobscot |
1816 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Somerset |
1809 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| Washington |
1789 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine |
| York |
1652 |
1820 |
Transferred to Maine Abolished twice |
AHGP Massachusetts
Research Links
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Massachusetts Cemetery Records
Massachusetts Census Records
Bayfield, Essex County Baptisms
First and Second Church at Marblehead, Massachusetts
History of Lynn Massachusetts
The Midway Biographies
Boston Notarial Records
Massachusetts Forts
Indian
Tribes of Massachusetts
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