I pretty much use "British America" for anything pre-1776. So, for someone living in Plymouth in, say 1750, I'd put:
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, British America While technically anything prior to the formation of the United States is properly called "Province of Massachusetts Bay", my rationale is that I've shortened the formal to just "Massachusetts" in the same way that if I record something that happened today, I don't put "Commonwealth of Massachusetts". However, prior to 1692, Massachusetts could only refer to Massachusetts Bay Colony -- not Plymouth. In this case, I'd likely put: Plymouth Colony, British America FWIW On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Marg Strong <tiny...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So just simply: Scituate, Plymouth Colony is enough? It may be nit picky > but I've got enough things now to correct without adding more! :) > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* RICHARD SCHULTHIES <fourpa...@verizon.net> > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Sent:* Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:43 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Early American Colonies - Location questions > > Our idea of statehood/nationhood was not 'understood' in early Amerivca. > Create a > naming system that shows you understand that no system existed, nor was > 'correct'. I use Massachusetts Bay Colony for example. If your reader > understands what you 'mean', it is good. > Rich in LA CA > > > --- On *Sun, 1/27/13, Marg Strong <tiny...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: Marg Strong <tiny...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Early American Colonies - Location questions > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 5:38 PM > > Often the location given as Plymouth (County), Massachusetts, United > States is not correct in Ancestry.com records. I've spent days trying to > read the history and figure out what locations should be entered. > > The settlers were English primarily, but mostly self governing in those > early days. > > Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 > to 1691. So how should that be entered? Simply the town name and > "Plymouth Colony? Or Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts since there are > indications it was part of the larger Massachusetts Bay Colony? Should > "British > Colony" be used for the country field? > > Plymouth Colony was not formally divided into counties until June 2, 1685. > After that it settles more easily into the "county" category, but I'm still > not sure what to put in the country field. > > In 1686, the entire region was reorganized under a single government known > as the Dominion of New England. So would the entry be: Scituate, Plymouth, > Massachusetts, Dominion of New England? > > Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788 and after that the > location entries are easy. > > If anyone has figured out how to enter the locations in these early years, > please help? 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