New York also had Tryon and Charlotte counties, from 1772 to 1784. The last
counties formed by the colonial government, they were named for
then-governor Tryon and Charlotte, queen consort to George. After the
revolution they were renamed for patriot generals Mongtomery (Tryon) and
Washington (Charlotte) and were chopped up into smaller counties. Tryon,
seated at Johnstown, encompassed all of western New York excepting the
Indian lands and Charlotte all of north eastern New York, some of which was
transferred to Vermont.
So the count is 68 for the time span given.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Greenspan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: Cumberland County, NY


> On 5/21/02 (9:29:48 AM EDT), the following was part of an eMail psoting
from
> Tim Frank ([log in to unmask]):
>
> "I am doing some family history research and have uncovered a reference to
> the County of Cumberland, in New York Province."
>
>
> Cumberland County was formed from Albany County in 1766 and, together with
> Gloucester County (formed from Albany County in 1770) and part of
Washington
> County (originally named Charlotte County and created out of Albany County
in
> 1772), is transferred from New York to Vermont in 1790 in settlement of
the
> New Hampshire land-grant controversy.
>
> These 2-1/2 New York counties subsequently became all or part of the
> following Vermont Counties: Chittenden, Rutland, Franklin, Benington,
etc.,
> etc.
>
> See:
>
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~vermontgenealogyresources/Maps.htm
>
>
> There are currently 62 counties in New York State.  Five of these counties
> are the vestigial counties that make up New York City, leaving 57 real
> counties.  In addition, there were 4 counties that used to be in New York
> State and are now part of Massachusetts and Vermont.  Thus, New York State
> had 66 counties (5 + 57 + 4 = 66) between November 1, 1683 when the first
12
> counties were organized and today.
>
>
> .........The Genealogy of the Counties of New York State:
>
> Any errors in the spelling of the counties of New York or mistyping of the
> years they were established are solely mine and I would appreciate any
> corrections to be eMailed to me.
>
>
> .........Counties of New York with Year Established
>
> ......................................................................Year
> Name....................Taken From....................Established
>
> Albany...................Original..............................1683
> Allegany.................Genesee............................1806
> Bronx.....................New York-1........................1914
> Broome..................Tioga.................................1806
> Cattaraugus............Genesee............................1808
> Cayuga...................Onondaga..........................1799
> Chautauqua............Genesee............................1808
> Chemung................Tioga.................................1836
> Chenango...............Tioga; Herkimer..................1798
> Clinton....................Washington.......................1788
> Columbia................Albany...............................1786
> Cornwall-2..............Original..............................1683
> Cortland.................Onondaga..........................1808
> Cumberland-3.........Albany...............................1766
> Delaware...............Ulster; Otsego.....................1797
> Dukes-4................Original...............................1683
> Dutchess..............Original...............................1683
> Erie......................Niagara...............................1821
> Essex..................Clinton.................................1799
> Franklin................Clinton.................................1808
> Fulton...................Montgomery.........................1838
> Genesee...............Ontario................................1802
> Gloucester-5..........Albany................................1770
> Greene..................Albany; Ulster......................1800
> Hamilton................Montgomery........................1816
> Herkimer................Montgomery........................1791
> Jefferson................Oneida................................1805
> Kings....................Original................................1683
> Lewis....................Oneida.................................1805
> Livingston..............Genesee; Ontario..................1821
> Madison................Chenango.............................1806
> Monroe..................Genesee; Ontario..................1821
> Montgomery-6........Albany.................................1772
> Nassau.................Queens.................................1899
> New York..............Original.................................1683
> Niagara.................Genesee...............................1808
> Oneida..................Herkimer...............................1798
> Onondaga.............Herkimer................................1794
> Ontario.................Montgomery...........................1789
> Orange.................Original..................................1683
> Orleans................Genesee................................1824
> Oswego...............Oneida; Onondaga...................1816
> Otsego.................Montgomery............................1791
> Putnam................Dutchess................................1812
> Queens................Original...................................1683
> Rensselaer...........Albany....................................1791
> Richmond.............Original...................................1683
> Rockland..............Orange...................................1798
> St. Lawrence-7......Clinton....................................1802
> Saratoga...............Albany....................................1791
> Schenectady.........Albany....................................1809
> Schoharie..............Albany;Otsego........................1795
> Schuyler................Chemung; Steuben; Tompkins....1854
> Seneca..................Cayuga..................................1804
> Steuben.................Ontario..................................1796
> Suffolk...................Original..................................1683
> Sullivan..................Ulster....................................1809
> Tioga.....................Montgomery...........................1791
> Tompkins...............Cayuga; Seneca.....................1817
> Ulster.....................Original.................................1683
> Warren...................Washington...........................1813
> Washington-8..........Albany..................................1772
> Wayne....................Ontario; Seneca.....................1823
> Westchester............Original.................................1683
> Wyoming................Genesee................................1841
> Yates.....................Ontario...................................1823
>
>
> 1.  Portions of Westchester County were annexed by New York County in1873
and
> 1895.
> 2.  Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691.
> 3.  Transferred to Vermont in 1790.
> 4.  Transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691.
> 5.  Transferred to Vermont in 1790.
> 6.  As Tryon; changed April 2, 1784.
> 7.  Parts of Montgomery, Herkimer and Oneida, provisionally annexed.
> 8.  As Charlotte; changed April 2, 1784.  Also, parts transferred to
Vermont
> in 1790.
>
> Source:  Local Government Handbook, Division of Local Government Services,
> NYS Department of State, 4th Edition, 1987.
>