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Following Berkeley's sale of his share of the colony in 1674, the area was divided in 1676 into two separate provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey. Each was governed by its own board of proprietors. The two boards of proprietors sold land to individuals through proprietary deeds. Each board kept separate records of these sales. The records include surveys, deeds, and minutes. These are records of the original sales of the land. Subsequent exchanges were recorded by the secretary of state until 1785 or by the county clerk, primarily since 1785 (see below). | Following Berkeley's sale of his share of the colony in 1674, the area was divided in 1676 into two separate provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey. Each was governed by its own board of proprietors. The two boards of proprietors sold land to individuals through proprietary deeds. Each board kept separate records of these sales. The records include surveys, deeds, and minutes. These are records of the original sales of the land. Subsequent exchanges were recorded by the secretary of state until 1785 or by the county clerk, primarily since 1785 (see below). | ||
The | The [http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html New Jersey State Archives] has the original land records for both East Jersey and West Jersey. The records | ||
The General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey dissolved in 1998, at which time its records were transferred to the State Archives. | |||
The Council of West Jersey Proprietors still exists today as a corporation, but placed their original records on deposit with the State Archives in December 2005. | |||
'''East Jersey Proprietary Records'''. The proprietary land records for East Jersey have not been microfilmed. The Family History Library has transcripts of surveys for what is now Passaic County, titled ''Perth Amboy Surveys for East Jersey, 1678 to 1814.'' ({{FHL|76405|item}} films 947881-83, index on film 947881). | '''East Jersey Proprietary Records'''. The proprietary land records for East Jersey have not been microfilmed. The Family History Library has transcripts of surveys for what is now Passaic County, titled ''Perth Amboy Surveys for East Jersey, 1678 to 1814.'' ({{FHL|76405|item}} films 947881-83, index on film 947881). | ||
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*Surveys, 1654 to 1952 ({{FHL|264432|item}} films 888803-11; {{FHL|158063|item}} film 888723). | *Surveys, 1654 to 1952 ({{FHL|264432|item}} films 888803-11; {{FHL|158063|item}} film 888723). | ||
The [http://08016.com/proprietors.html | The [http://08016.com/proprietors.html Council of West Jersey Proprietors] still exists, but the records are now at the [http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html New Jersey State Archives]. | ||
=== Secretary of State's Deeds === | === Secretary of State's Deeds === | ||