You will find about a dozen maps (I haven't looked at them) at the following URL (The People of Colonial Albany). The page is an Index. Scroll down to "Maps": http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/pcalhindex.html Joe Lake > Jane, > > Thank you for responding to my query. > > I don't know if Brisco meant Arlington, VT or not. I have a copy of > "New York: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries" by Kathryn Ford > Thorne. According to Thorne, on March 16, 1770, Albany County lost > jurisdiction over most of the land in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, > Albany County lost jurisdiction over the rest of Vermont ,with the > exception of only the southern half of Bennington County, VT. Is > Arlington in the southern half of Bennington County, VT? I do not own a > modern map of Vermont. > > On January 14, 1777, Albany County lost jurisdiction over the southern > half of present day Bennington County, VT. Brisco said that he left > home in 1777. If he left home after, January 14, 1777, Arlington, VT > could not have been in Albany County, NY. Since Burgoyne did not > arrive in Montreal to lead his military expedition down the > Champlain/Hudson Valley to Albany until May 6, 1777, I assume that > Brisco did not leave home until later that spring or until early summer > of 1777. > > Unfortunately, Thorne only shows county lines and not the villages or > land patents within the counties. > > Thanks again, > > Leslie > > Jane Fiske wrote: >> Could it be Arlington, Vermont? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> >> To: <nyalbany@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 3:08 PM >> Subject: [NYALBANY] Isaac Brisco of Arlington, Albany Co., NY in 1777 >> >> >> >>> Dear List, >>> >>> Please forgive my geography question? Admittedly it is off topic. >>> >>> I am going through Peter Wilson Coldham's book, "American Loyalist >>> Claims", and pulling out the names of Albany County, NY Loyalists. >>> Usually the summaries of Loyalists' claims in Coldham's book are >>> detailed enough for me to be able to place these Loyalist son the >>> appropriate list for the Albany County tax district in which they >>> actually lived. However, Isaac Brisco has me stumped. He stated that >>> he lived at Arlington in Albany County, NY and left home in 1777 to >>> serve as a Sargent in the Kings' Rangers. After the Rev War he settled >>> in the Second Twp. of Catarogui in Canada. He claimed the loss of >>> lands; houses; barns and mills. >>> >>> Does anyone know where Arlington was in "old" Albany County, NY. >>> >>> Thank you for your help. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Leslie Potter >>> Glen Mills, PA >>> ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== >>> Check out the mailing list's website >>> at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ >>> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== >> Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ >> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message

Thank you Joe, The maps on that site are terrific. However, I like maps. Thanks again, Leslie joslake@sbcglobal.net wrote: > You will find about a dozen maps (I haven't looked at them) at the following URL (The > People of Colonial Albany). The page is an Index. Scroll down to "Maps": > > http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/pcalhindex.html > > Joe Lake > > >> Jane, >> >> Thank you for responding to my query. >> >> I don't know if Brisco meant Arlington, VT or not. I have a copy of >> "New York: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries" by Kathryn Ford >> Thorne. According to Thorne, on March 16, 1770, Albany County lost >> jurisdiction over most of the land in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, >> Albany County lost jurisdiction over the rest of Vermont ,with the >> exception of only the southern half of Bennington County, VT. Is >> Arlington in the southern half of Bennington County, VT? I do not own a >> modern map of Vermont. >> >> On January 14, 1777, Albany County lost jurisdiction over the southern >> half of present day Bennington County, VT. Brisco said that he left >> home in 1777. If he left home after, January 14, 1777, Arlington, VT >> could not have been in Albany County, NY. Since Burgoyne did not >> arrive in Montreal to lead his military expedition down the >> Champlain/Hudson Valley to Albany until May 6, 1777, I assume that >> Brisco did not leave home until later that spring or until early summer >> of 1777. >> >> Unfortunately, Thorne only shows county lines and not the villages or >> land patents within the counties. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Leslie >> >> Jane Fiske wrote: >> >>> Could it be Arlington, Vermont? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> >>> To: <nyalbany@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 3:08 PM >>> Subject: [NYALBANY] Isaac Brisco of Arlington, Albany Co., NY in 1777 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Dear List, >>>> >>>> Please forgive my geography question? Admittedly it is off topic. >>>> >>>> I am going through Peter Wilson Coldham's book, "American Loyalist >>>> Claims", and pulling out the names of Albany County, NY Loyalists. >>>> Usually the summaries of Loyalists' claims in Coldham's book are >>>> detailed enough for me to be able to place these Loyalist son the >>>> appropriate list for the Albany County tax district in which they >>>> actually lived. However, Isaac Brisco has me stumped. He stated that >>>> he lived at Arlington in Albany County, NY and left home in 1777 to >>>> serve as a Sargent in the Kings' Rangers. After the Rev War he settled >>>> in the Second Twp. of Catarogui in Canada. He claimed the loss of >>>> lands; houses; barns and mills. >>>> >>>> Does anyone know where Arlington was in "old" Albany County, NY. >>>> >>>> Thank you for your help. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Leslie Potter >>>> Glen Mills, PA >>>> ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== >>>> Check out the mailing list's website >>>> at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ >>>> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>> ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== >>> Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ >>> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >>> the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== >> Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ >> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >