Talk:York County, Maine

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History of the name
Some sources say that the county of York derives its name from the 'shire' called York: Yorkshire. These sources include "History of York County, Maine" by George J. Varney. In any case, the name appears to predate the Duke of York alusion referred to in the current wikipedia entry. Some of these same sources say that the reference to Yorkshire, and York, are in fact tied to Capt. Christopher Levett, who was the first patentee of the soil of Portland, Maine, and to whom the King gave his blessing to name the proposed settlement after the place of Levett's birth: York, Yorkshire, England.MarmadukePercy (talk) 19:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC) Also, the reference to Yorkshire is interesting in that Gorges and Mason were from the West Country of England. The only Yorkshireman in that part of Maine back then that I'm aware of was Levett.MarmadukePercy (talk) 19:15, 21 April 2008 (UTC) In James Phinney Baxter's work on "Sir Ferdinando Gorges and his Province of Maine," the eminent Maine historian mentions the "King's proclamation for a contribution to be taken in the churches of York to enable Christopher Levett, who was one of the Councillors of Robert Gorges in 1623, to return to New England and establish himself in Casco Bay." MarmadukePercy (talk) 20:10, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

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I have attached a pdf of a full book of York County history in the Further Reading section. Some energetic soul might find it useful to mine this material and to expand the history section of this page accordingly. If you need any help learning how to footnote at Wikipedia, etc., feel free to drop me a line and I will answer any questions that you might have. Either email me directly or click the (TALK) link at the end of this paragraph and leave a message for me on my page there... —Tim Davenport, Corvallis, OR /// MutantPop@aol.com /// Carrite (talk) 17:21, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Yorkshire County vs. York County, Massachusetts
The article states: In the 1650s the nearby Massachusetts Bay Colony asserted territorial claims over what is now southern Maine, and by 1658 had completely absorbed what is now southwestern Maine into York County, Massachusetts. To be more accurate, there was no York county in Massachusetts Bay at that time. Yorkshire County was not renamed York County until 1668. 2602:304:CDA6:51B0:E0AA:5A3D:8CB0:BE8E (talk) 22:30, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

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