1. Deerfield was settled about 1677 by 20 families from Hatfield,Mass. 2. Deerfield was attacked in 1673(around) as nearby Northfield (Northfield was not rebuilt until 1713/4) 3. Deerfield rebuilt in 1678 4. town offices are in South Deerfield (South Deerfield is a "section" of Deerfield) 5. South Deerfield area also known as "Bloody Brook" due to the massacre of 1704. ----------- Between 1712-1811: the following towns had land annexed from Deerfield. 1753: to "District" of Greenfield 1764: to Deerfield and Huntstown(Ashfield) 1767: "District" of Conway 1768: "District" of Shelburne 1791: part annexed to Conway 1810: part annexed to Whately Some "section or village names" that you may see in old records for Deerfield -Bardwell's Ferry; Cheapside; Deerfield Center; East Deerfield; Great River; Hillside, Hoosac, Mill & Barr; Mill Village; Old Deerfield; Petty's Plain; Pine Nook; Riverbank; Stillwater; South Deerfield; The Bars; Wapping; West Deerfield. --- source: Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts; William F. Galvin,Sec.of Commonwealth, NEHGS, 1997 This book cost me around $9.00 from the New England Historical Genealogical Society in Boston...and worth every cent for those doing early Massachusetts research. ISBN 0-88082-066-7 --- Cynthia list admin for Mass Bay Colony