This data set is made up
of the images of the pages of nine books originally published by the Genealogical
Publishing Company. Comprehensive in its coverage of colonial New Jersey, this
data set includes church and court records as well as records of marriages,
land transactions, military service, wills, and inventories. In all, approximately
330,000 individuals are referenced.
This compilation of books
is especially useful because much of the information was collected from local
sources and cover the period of time before New Jersey began keeping record
of vital events (in 1878). Among the valuable resources, you'll find one of
the most frequently consulted books in New Jersey genealogy called New Jersey
Marriage Records, 1665-1800 and an authoritative roster known as the Official
Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War.
You'll also find court transcripts from America's earliest Quaker colony in
The Burlington Court Book.
Books Included in this
Data Set
You'll
find the indexed images of the following books on this data set:
New Jersey Marriage
Records, 1665-1800
William Nelson
Perhaps the most frequently consulted book in New Jersey genealogy, New Jersey
Marriage Records was originally published in 1900 as Volume XXII of the
Archives of the State of New Jersey. In all, approximately 30,000 individuals
are listed complete with place of residence and date of marriage. The bulk of
the work derives from marriage bonds and licenses formerly located in the Secretary
of State's office but now on file in the New Jersey State Library. In addition,
many of the entries were extracted from the marriage records of churches and
counties in New Jersey.
Patents and Deeds
and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703
William Nelson
Here you'll find abstracts of all known surveys, patents, and deeds of Proprietary
New Jersey (1664-1703). From the thousands of documents abstracted here you
have the opportunity to learn details of land transfers including the names
of grantors and grantees, buyers and sellers, relatives and neighbors. Most
records reference specific places of residence and include a description of
the survey, including date, location, and acreage.
Records of Officers
and Men of New Jersey in Wars 1791-1815
New Jersey Adjutant-General's Office
Here you'll find the service records of 10,000 officers and soldiers of New
Jersey, both regulars and militia, for the period from 1791 to 1815. The information
includes:
- Rank;
- Date of enrollment
or commission;
- Period of service;
- Date of discharge.
The service records contained
within this book are arranged chronologically according to each of the five
military campaigns in which the men took part.
Official Register
of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War
William S. Stryker
This is the authoritative roster of the officers and soldiers of New Jersey
who served in the Revolutionary War. Arranged according to organization and
rank, the 15,000 individuals included here have been indexed by "Index
to Stryker's Register of New Jersey in the Revolution." Generally you'll
learn the following information about an individual:
- Name;
- Rank;
- County of origin;
- Date of discharge or
death;
- Service record.
Index to Stryker's
Register of New Jersey in the Revolution
New Jersey Historical Records Survey
This is a comprehensive index to William S. Stryker's 878-page Official Register
of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the
Revolutionary War.
New Jersey Index of
Wills, Inventories, Etc. (Three
Volumes)
New Jersey Department of State
With more than 185,000 entries, this monumental work indexes New Jersey wills
and probate records from 1663 through 1900. The entries are arranged alphabetically
under the name of the testator and intestate for each of the 21 present-day
counties of New Jersey. Generally, you'll learn the number of the will, the
year of probate, and references to papers and records connected with the record.
The Burlington Court
Book: A Record of Quaker Jurisprudence in West New Jersey, 1680-1709
H. Clay Reed and George J. Miller, eds.
After it was divided into two colonies in 1676, East Jersey was settled predominantly
by small landowners and entrepreneurs while West Jersey was settled by Quakers
(resulting in the first Quaker colony in America). This book is a transcript
of West Jersey's Quaker court records. The majority of the court minutes concern
property rights, civil suits, grievances involving slaves, servants, and Indians,
and domestic complaints. In all, approximately 15,000 individuals are referenced.
Organized by a group of
Quaker proprietors in London in 1676/1677, West Jersey was initially governed
by nine commissioners who held court at Burlington. Besides its legislative
authority over the colony, the court at Burlington had jurisdiction over local
matters and served as the court of appeals for Salem and other towns in West
Jersey after 1683.
Quaker justices continued
to hold court in Burlington until May 1703, when they lost their right to self
government following the
end of proprietary rule and the creation of the united Province of New Jersey.
The minutes of the Burlington court presented here are unique because they provide
insight into the details of daily Quaker life.
General Index to the
Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey
Frederick W. Ricord
A very scarce work in its original form, this index to the first ten volumes
of New Jersey Archives is the key to the earliest records of colonial New Jersey.
Printed under the direction of distinguished New Jersey genealogists William
Nelson and William S. Stryker (among others), the index contains references
to approximately 7,500 individuals and to hundreds of special subjects relating
to the founding and settlement of colonial New Jersey. This hard-to-find index
volume places thousands of obscure references at our fingertips.
Bergen Records: Records
of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in New Jersey, 1666 to 1788
Dingman Versteeg and Thomas Vermilye, Jr.
Here you'll find a one-volume consolidation of the printed records of the Dutch
Church of Bergen, now Jersey City. The book has three main sections of baptisms,
marriages, and burials. In addition, it includes family histories for early
New Jersey Dutch families and a history of Bergen.
