New York
See also: Counties of New York- Charlotte County, Province of New York (renamed and partitioned). See Washington County, New York.
- Cornwall County, Province of New York (transferred to Massachusetts in 1686).
- Cumberland County, Province of New York (claimed by and transferred to Vermont, unclear if ever implemented or administered). See Albany County, New York.
- Dukes County, Province of New York (transferred to Massachusetts in 1691).
- Gloucester County, New York (claimed by and transferred to Vermont, unclear if ever implemented or administered).
- Tryon County, New York (renamed and partitioned). See also: Montgomery County, New York
- Yorkshire County, Province of New York (original English county, partitioned in 1683 into Kings, Queens (including modern Nassau), Suffolk, Richmond and Westchester (including modern Bronx) counties.)
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