Can anyone advise on archaic Hampshire County records ? Hampshire was re-formed (when???) as Berkshire? Interested in learning whereabouts of any remaining records from the period when Berkshire contained Nobletown and Austerlitz in the Oblong of Massachusetts Colony lands contested by New York. The Joseph Crippen farm in Alford was dissected by the "New" MS-NY State boundary re-set in 1787. More Crippen land became trapped in the "Gore" east of Stockbridge. Looking for any clues to archaic Berkshire County, Colony Land Records; Birth, marriage and death records, 1740-1790. All ideas will be greatly appreciated. The Mass archives contain ca 1766 letters from William Kellogg of Nobletown, testifying that his settlers were routed, burned and murdered, by people from New York. Many of these same people were chased to Egremont with their livestock and later re-settled north in Austerlitz where Elisha Hatch was an original town proprietor. Details appreciated. Thanks, Jim Crippen

Dear Jim: I'm also very interested in this info. Please forward, if you can. Thanks Cissi ----- Original Message ----- From: "James W. Crippen" <crippen3@alaska.com> To: <MABERKSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 11:45 AM Subject: Nobletown > Can anyone advise on archaic Hampshire County records ? Hampshire was > re-formed (when???) as Berkshire? Interested in learning whereabouts of > any remaining records from the period when Berkshire contained Nobletown > and Austerlitz in the Oblong of Massachusetts Colony lands contested by > New York. > The Joseph Crippen farm in Alford was dissected by the "New" MS-NY State > boundary re-set in 1787. More Crippen land became trapped in the "Gore" > east of Stockbridge. Looking for any clues to archaic Berkshire County, > Colony Land Records; Birth, marriage and death records, 1740-1790. All > ideas will be greatly appreciated. > > The Mass archives contain ca 1766 letters from William Kellogg of > Nobletown, testifying that his settlers were routed, burned and > murdered, by people from New York. Many of these same people were > chased to Egremont with their livestock and later re-settled north in > Austerlitz where Elisha Hatch was an original town proprietor. Details > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jim Crippen >