NY could indeed be wrong I suppose.
But Cumberland County, PA is not on the Susquehanna, and the Cumberland Gap
comes up as Tennessee.
The area around Wyoming, PA is also possible. The borders were unclear.
Does anyone know what state would have claimed the area around Wilkes-Barre,
PA at the time of the revolution?
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Travis, John
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:52 PM
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Subject: Re: Cumberland County, NY
Isn't it more likely that the NY part is wrong! Doesn't the Susquehanna
River run through the Cumberland Gap down south??
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From: Tim Frank [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 4:06 PM
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Subject: Re: Cumberland County, NY
Thanks you all for your responses to my query re: Cumberland County NY.
Is there any way that some one could have lived in Cumberland County, and
on the Susquehanna simultaneously? i.e. This ancestor supposedly lived in
Cumberland County , Susquehanna, New York Province.
Or is this just completely inconsistent?
Tim Frank
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Walter Greenspan
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:53 PM
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Subject: Cumberland County, NY
On 5/28/02 (5:19:45 PM EDT), an eMail from Lester Hendrix
([log in to unmask]) was posted, as:
"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."
Thank you. However, I don't think a change in names truly represents a new
or different county. Hence, my count was (and remains) that New York State
since November 1, 1683, has had 66 counties. (I show the name changes in
the
footnotes to the table I included in my previous eMail oif May 21 on this
subject.)
Walter Greenspan
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