SAXBURY@aol.com wrote: > > I recently purchased a copy of the "Early New York State Census Records > 1663-1772". In this book there is a census for the township of Guilford in > Cumberland County in the year 1772. > > My problem: > I have found a Guilford Township in NY but I can find no record of their ever > being a Cumberland Co in NY. There is however a Cumberland Co PA and > Guilford Twp PA although Guilford Twp PA is not (nor ever was that I can > determine) in Cumberland Co PA. Are you confused yet? How do I figure out > if this particular census was actually in NY? > > Thank you, > Barbara Freeman > http://members.aol.com/saxbury > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/ Dear Barbara, Go to: http://www.academic.marist.edu/ssp97/animated.htm and you'll find an animated map of the counties of NY State. Cumberland County was part of NY for only a short period of time. Then it was ceded to Vermont. The map will show you. It also has a box for text which explains how the counties were formed. Regards, Grace