It is difficult to keep track of what county a town was in since it changed so often. I have been trying to be accurate with the actual county the town was in at the time, because that's where I might find records for verifying the information that I have. It does take some effort though.
Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Schulthies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 1:39 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Wish List, and Suggestions needed > Each time this comes up, there are at least 2 valid ways to do it. You can > either use the location as it is now called, or the name it had when the > document was created. In both cases, in the location list, put all the name > changes in the notes section. In my family stuff I have some locations in > Kentucky that were under 8-10 counties of Virginia, then about 6 once > Kentucky came in existence. I use the current name. It makes it easier to > find for people who are casually looking at your data, and they can get the > location notes if interested. Here is an example. > > In 1645, Northumberland came from Indian District of Chickacoan. > In 1651, Gloucester was created from York. > In 1651, Lancaster came from Northumberland. > IN 1654, NewKent was created from York, (Pt. James City. > In 1656, Rappohanack came from Lancaster. > In 1691, King and Queen county was formed from New Kent. > In 1692, Rappahonack was split into Essex and Richmond. > In 1701, King William county came from King and Queen. > In 1720, Spotsylvania created from King and Queen, King William and Essex. > In 1734, Orange created from Spotsylvania. > In 1738, Orange starts creating Frederick and Augusta. > In 1745, Augusta finalized. At this time, Augusta included future states of > Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, most of West > Virginia, and the western third of Virginia. > In 1769, Augusta was split in half, the southern portion becoming Botetourt. > In 1770, Botetourt is finalized. > In 1772, Fincastle county created from Botetourt. It included all of future > Kentucky. > In 1776, Fincastle dissolved into Kentucky, Washington and Montgomery > counties. > In 1777, Kentucky, Washington and Montgomery counties finalized. > In 1780, Kentucky county dissolved into Jefferson, Lincoln and Fayette > counties. > In 1785, Bourbon created from Fayette county, Virginia. > In 1788, Woodford created from Fayette county, Virginia. > In 1792, Kentucky separated from Virginia, became state. Scott from > Woodford. > In 1794, Franklin from Woodford, Shelby, and Mercer counties. > In 1798, Gallatin county from Shelby, Franklin. Henry from Shelby. > In 1819, Owen county from Scott, Franklin, Shelby, Pendelton. > In 1820, Franklin gains from Owen and Shelby. > In 1821, Owen gains from Gallatin. > In 1828, Owen gains from Gallatin. > > Otherwise, you will have an awful time keeping track of where the place is. > That is why I use current locations. Some of my family was in Orange > Virginia, moved in 1790 to a location in current Owen County, Kentucky. > HELP. > > > [Original Message] > > From: freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 6/15/2003 11:22:12 AM > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Wish List, and Suggestions needed > > > > Hello, > > > > I have been trying for the last couple of days to figure out where I can > put > > important location information separate from an individual. Many of my > > ancestors, never really moved but the location name kept changing. Or the > > county name changed, as time went on. Since they married neighbors etc., > > that sort of information cannot be linked to one person. I would like to > > acknowledge that information in my research. Examples are: > > > > Town histories > > County history > > > > Has someone figured out how to do this? Would you share this information? > > > > If not could it be added to the wish list? Maybe as a separate area that > can > > be printed as a separate report? > > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
