It's very important that the researchers doing WESTERN Massachusetts know the counties and dates of incorporation ALL of western Massachusetts WAS MIDDLESEX CO. starting 1643 Middlesex Co. then was broken up....HAMPSHIRE CO incorp. 1662 Hampshire Co broken up into 2 more counties and those are: Franklin Co. 1811 Hampden Co. 1812 ------------------ Montague today is in Franklin Co. Cynthia List admin. of: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] -- )----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 3:33 PM Subject: [MAHAMPSH-L] Montague I just received a copy of a statement from the appraisers of the estate of my 5th g-grandfather, that says that he owned property in Montague in the county of Hampshire. Can this be correct? The appraisal was done in 1772. I am unable to find a Montague in Hampshire. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you and have a great day, Dick DeBary, Florida ==== MAHAMPSH Mailing List ==== RootsWeb offers many more services for genealogists. http://www.rootsweb.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237