**Montague, Franklin Co. existed as a district in 1754........ **1775 incorporated as a town of Montague ---- FYI: need to know the following: **"district of Montague" land taken from Sunderland,1754 [Sunderland, Franklin Co. was called "Swampfield"...the land was granted to folks from Hadley,Hampshire Co. 1673 to start a plantation.] Yes,Montague would have been part of Hampshire Co.prior 1811. also...Montague also includes the following sections/villages: Turners Falls, Lake Pleasant, Millers Falls, (these areas appear to be towns by themselves when actually they are part of Montague for town clerks,etc.) Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Rhyne To: Cynthia Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 4:49 PM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Re: [MAHAMPSH-L] Montague Cynthia, Is it correct to record Montague in Hampshire Co prior to 1811? Was Montague ever in Middlesex Co? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 4:26 PM Subject: [MAFRANKL] Re: [MAHAMPSH-L] Montague > 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 > > > > ==== MAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Deerfield Descendant Reunion! > Reunion dates are July 16-18, August 13-15, and September 3-5. > http://www.deerfielddescendants.com/ >