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The Land Act of 1785 gave county clerks the responsibility of recording deeds, but many deeds were never registered. Those that exist are at the offices of the county clerks. | The Land Act of 1785 gave county clerks the responsibility of recording deeds, but many deeds were never registered. Those that exist are at the offices of the county clerks. | ||
'''County Land Records'''. The Family History Libraryand the state archives have more than 5,000 microfilms of New Jersey county land records. These include: | |||
*Deeds to about 1901 for all counties except Union County. | *Deeds to about 1901 for all counties except Union County. | ||
*Grantee and grantor indexes to about 1920 for all counties except Bergen County. | *Grantee and grantor indexes to about 1920 for all counties except Bergen County. | ||
The deed books for most counties record sales | The deed books for most counties record sales pre-date 1785. It is common in New Jersey to find deeds recorded many years, sometimes generations, after the original transaction took place. | ||
Some county clerks have deeds that were actually recorded before 1785. These deeds are usually not included in the grantee and grantor indexes that start in 1785. These deed books may also contain powers of attorney, slave manumissions, wills, leases, agreements, maps, settlements of boundary disputes, and cattle earmarks. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of pre-1785 deeds for Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties. | Some county clerks have deeds that were actually recorded before 1785. These deeds are usually not included in the grantee and grantor indexes that start in 1785. These deed books may also contain powers of attorney, slave manumissions, wills, leases, agreements, maps, settlements of boundary disputes, and cattle earmarks. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of pre-1785 deeds for Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties. | ||
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'''Mortgages'''. The earliest mortgages date from 1724. The mortgages often include a schedule of payments, the names of the assignees (persons to whom property is legally transferred), and the name of the mortgagor. New Jersey mortgages were seldom recorded until the date the mortgage was discharged. | '''Mortgages'''. The earliest mortgages date from 1724. The mortgages often include a schedule of payments, the names of the assignees (persons to whom property is legally transferred), and the name of the mortgagor. New Jersey mortgages were seldom recorded until the date the mortgage was discharged. | ||
A card index to county loan office mortgages is at the state archives | A card index to county loan office mortgages is at the state archives. ({{FHL|263522|item}} film 913175). This indexes many mortgages of Burlington, Hunterdon, Gloucester, and Somerset Counties. County clerks began recording mortgages in 1766. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of: | ||
*Mortgages to about 1860 or 1870 for all counties except Morris County | *Mortgages to about 1860 or 1870 for all counties except Morris County | ||
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NEW JERSEY, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | NEW JERSEY, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | ||
'''Road Returns'''. A rather unique source that is particularly useful for colonial New Jersey research is the road returns | '''Road Returns'''. A rather unique source that is particularly useful for colonial New Jersey research is the road returns or road surveys. Road returns give the names of property owners through whose property the roads were to run and sometimes give the names of former property owners with the note "deceased." They are usually found at the county courthouses. Copies of road returns for most counties are on microfilm at the state archives. The Family History Library has road returns for Atlantic, Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, and Somerset counties. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||