Dukes County, New York
Dukes County, New York was formed on
November 1,
1683 by
New York from the Elizabeth Islands,
Martha's Vineyard, and
Nantucket Island. The entire county was transferred to
Massachusetts in
1691 where it formed
Dukes County, Massachusetts and
Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It was formed at the same time as
Kings County, New York,
Queens County, New York, and
Dutchess County, New York
