This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKenney, Gregory, Donahue, Delano, English, Mahan, Brann, French, Connelly Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gAC.2ACE/2146.1 Message Board Post: The counties now commonly known as the Northern Neck include Northumberland, Lancaster, Richmond, and Westmoreland. King George is also physically part of the Northern Neck (sometimes known as the gateway to the Northern Neck), but often is omitted when talking about the historical Northern Neck because it is relatively young compared to the other four (it was formed in 1720 from Richmond County).