McBride - Bumpus Genealogy
Barnstable County was formed on 2 June 1685 when Plymouth Colony
was divided into three counties. The county seat is the Town of Barnstable.
Bristol and Plymouth counties were also named after their county seats.
Barnstable , Town of - county seat - formed 3 Sep 1639
( Indian name - Mattacheese, Mattakesse ).
Bourne , settled 1637 , incorporated 1884
( formerly part of Sandwich)(Manomet )
Brewster , settled 1653 , incorporated 1803
( formerly part of Harwich)(Potenumacut )
Chatham , settled 1656 , incorporated 11 June 1712
( Monomoy )
Dennis or Dennus - settled 1639 , incorporated 1793
( formerly East Precinct of Yarmouth)(Nobscusset )
Eastham , settled 3 March 1645 , incorporated 2 June 1646
( Nauset )
Falmouth , incorporated 1636
( Succonessett )
Harwich , settled 1688 , incorporated 1694
( Satucket )
Mashpee , incorporated 1694
( Satucket )
Orleans , settled 1777 , incorporated 1797
( Satucke t)
Provincetown , settled 1714 , incorporated 14 June 1727
( seperated from Truro)(Meeshaum )
Sandwich , " On 3 April 1637 the court gave permission for ten
men, from Saugus in the Bay Colony, to search out sufficient
lands to settle sixty families." , incoroporated 1639 (Shawme)
Truro , settled 1676 , incorporated 1769
( Pamet )
Wellfleet , settled 1644 , incorporated 1763
( from the North Precinct of Eastham)(Pononakrnet )
Yarmouth , " On 7 January 1638/39, the Court of Assistants
granted lands at "Mattacheeset, now called Yarmouth' to
Mr. Anthony Thacher, Mr. Thomas Howes, Mr. John Crow,..."
(pg 65 , ibid)
Locations of our Ancestors
Plymouth Colony
Barnstable County
Massachusetts