New Jersey, United States Genealogy
United States Genealogy New Jersey, United States Genealogy
Guide to New Jersey ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records
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the Garden State
Most unique genealogical features:
- NJ censuses 1790-1820 are missing[1]
- Wills are one of the best NJ records[2]
- Many 1702-1738 NJ wills are filed in New York City, or Albany, New York[2]
- Early NJ records exist as part of both New Sweden Genealogy and New Netherland Genealogy[3]
- Some NJ couples went away to New York City, Kings Co, NY, Philadelphia, Delaware, Cecil Co, MD, or Niagara Falls, Ontario to marry[4][5]
- If orthodox methods fail, try an alternate state, county, denomination, time period, generation, publication, or name spelling.[6][7]
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New Jersey Counties[edit | edit source]
Former Countries: New Netherland Genealogy · New Sweden Genealogy
Click on the map below to go to a county page. Hover over a county to see its name. To see a larger version of the map, click here.

Major Repositories[edit | edit source]
New Jersey State Archives · New Jersey State Library · New Jersey Historical Society · Camden County Historical Society · Gloucester County Historical Society · Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey · Morristown and Morris Township Library · Newark Public Library · Princeton University Firestone Library · Rowan University Campbell Library · Rutgers University Alexander Library · Seton Hall University Libraries · Historical Society of Pennsylvania · National Archives at Philadelphia · National Archives at New York City · New York Public Library
Migration Routes[edit | edit source]
Ellis Island, Castle Garden, etc. · Atlantic Coast Ports · Delaware Indian Path or King's Highway · Delaware River · Passaic River · Raritan River · Great Shamokin Path · King's Highway or Delaware Indian Path · Lincoln Highway · Delaware and Raritan Canal · Morris Canal
Did you know?[edit | edit source]
- The colonial censuses taken in 1726, 1738, 1745, and 1772, as well as the New Jersey portions of the United States censuses of 1790, 1800, 1810 and 1820, were destroyed. Various other records can substitute for censuses. These include lists of petitioners, residents, freeholders, quit renters, jurists, voters, and taxpayers. Many of these lists have been published in periodicals. For a helpful guide in locating these lists, refer to The United States Census Compendium by John D. Stemmons (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1973.) The book is available at the Family History Library on microfiche and in book form.
- Collections of New Jersey maps and atlases are available at numerous public and university libraries and historical societies. The New Jersey Historical Society has a large collection of more than 2,000 maps, and the state library has several hundred maps and atlases from the seventeenth century to the present.
Research Tools[edit | edit source]
- Join our group of New Jersey researchers on Facebook & Skype
- New Jersey County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
- New Jersey Genealogy - Guide to Ancestry information on ordering vital records, city and government links, history and facts of counties, printable genealogy forms, list of archives and societies, genealogical terms, and lookup volunteers
- New Jersey Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- New Jersey Genealogy links to New Jersey genealogy resources
- New Jersey GenWeb Project provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links.
- David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
- For animated maps illustrating New Jersey county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation New Jersey County Boundary Maps" (1683-1928) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
- Genealogists' Guide -- The New Jersey Historical Society.
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
- New Jersey Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records
- New Jersey, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
- New Jersey, State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records
- New Jersey Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records
- New Jersey Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
Obtain additional help[edit | edit source]
- Call or chat with an experienced researcher
- Join a Facebook Group
- Consult a Professional Genealogist
Things you can do[edit | edit source]
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Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kenn Stryker-Rodda, "That Genealogical Quagmire: New Jersey," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 48 (1960): 67. (FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 48) WorldCat entry.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kenn Stryker-Rodda, New Jersey: Digging for Ancestors in the Garden State (Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1984), 9-10. (FHL Book 974.9 A1 no. 2) WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Claire Keenan Agthe, Research in New Jersey, NGS Special Publication Number 94 (Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 2009), 8-10. (FHL Book 974.9 D27a) WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in Genealogy Blog at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).
- ↑ Stryker-Rhoda, "That Genealogical Quagmire: New Jersey," 65. "Many from New Jersey went out of the colony to be married or to have children baptized, primarily to the Dutch churches in New York and Kings County, to the First Presbyterian Church of New York, and to various churches in Philadelphia and Delaware."
- ↑ Stryker-Rhoda, "That Genealogical Quagmire: New Jersey," 69-70.
- ↑ Stryker-Rhoda, New Jersey: Digging for Ancestors in the Garden State, 5.