Mid-Atlantic States

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also check the general military resources

try American Ancestors for searching in New York and areas fed by New England. A full subscription is required to see the records but the index (which is available with a free account) lets you do name searches and returns helpful information.

DELAWARE
First Settlements 1638
Statehood 1787

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MARYLAND
First Settlements 1634
Statehood 17
76

NEW JERSEY
First Settlements 1624
Statehood 17
87

NEW YORK
First Settlements 1614
Statehood 1776

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PENNSYLVANIA
First Settlements 16
81
Statehood 1787

important to know for Colonial Research:

Pennsylvania:

if you are working in the southern counties of Pennsylvania always check General Southern Resources, Maryland & Virginia/West Virginia Resources

if you are working in the northern counties or the Wyoming Valley (primarily Luzerne County) always check New York records - particularly Orange and Dutchess Co. NY)

Maryland:

If you are working in the northern counties of Maryland check Pennsylvania.

If you are working in the Western Counties of Maryland check Virginia

If you are ANYWHERE in Maryland check Baltimore County / City

Delaware

If you are working in early Delaware check the early eastern counties of Bucks & Chester & Philadelphia Co. PA as well as Cecil Co. & Kent Co. MD

New Jersey

If you are working in New Jersey check the eastern counties of NY, Bucks, Chester & Philadelphia Co. PA, New Castle Co. Delaware, and if you think they went to Virginia look in Frederick & Loudoun Co. who had sizable migrations of NJ through PA people.

New York

Remember that they could go into Pennsylvania AND into Canada before coming on to places like Ohio

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