Exhibit 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                18 U.S.C. ss.1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


      In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CCBT Financial
Companies, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 , as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer for the Company, certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


/s/ STEPHEN B. LAWSON, President and Chief Executive Officer
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 Stephen B. Lawson, President and Chief Executive Officer


Date: May 13, 2003