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== Online Resources == | |||
=== | *'''1650-1801''' [https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/NJProprietors.aspx New Jersey's Early Land Records, 1650-1801] | ||
*'''1664-1703''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48606 Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey 1664-1703] ($), also at [https://books.google.com/books?id=xUflaip4hREC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Documents+Relating+to+the+Colonial+History+of+the+State+of+New+Jersey&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jGudVdq0OcT1yASmi4moBg&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCDgU#v=onepage&q&f=false Google E-book] | |||
*'''1631-1782''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2175 New Jersey, Published Archives Series, 1631-1782] ($) | |||
== New Jersey Land Records == | |||
The value of land records lies in the fact that land was highly sought after and the transactions were recorded from the time settlers began to arrive. Therefore it is a consistent and continuous record of many ancestors lives. Land records can be used to learn where and when an individual lived in certain areas, as well as often revealing useful and interesting family information. | The value of land records lies in the fact that land was highly sought after and the transactions were recorded from the time settlers began to arrive. Therefore it is a consistent and continuous record of many ancestors lives. Land records can be used to learn where and when an individual lived in certain areas, as well as often revealing useful and interesting family information. | ||
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If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property United States Land and Property] page. | If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property United States Land and Property] page. | ||
=== Land Records Before 1664 | === Land Records Before 1664 === | ||
There are no records created in New Jersey of grants made during the Dutch period. See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Land_and_Property New York Land and Property] for information about grants made prior to 1664. | There are no records created in New Jersey of grants made during the Dutch period. See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_York_Land_and_Property New York Land and Property] for information about grants made prior to 1664. | ||
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'''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 [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catsuroads.html New Jersey State Archives]. The FamilySearch Library has road returns for Atlantic, Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, and Somerset counties. | '''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 [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/catsuroads.html New Jersey State Archives]. The FamilySearch Library has road returns for Atlantic, Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, and Somerset counties. | ||
[[Category:New Jersey, United States]] | [[Category:New Jersey, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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