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*'''Kill Van Kull Patent (1664)'''. This area between the Raritan and Passaic rivers was granted to a group of English Puritans who, in turn, sold the southern part of this tract to other New Englanders in 1666. This grant led to the following settlements: | *'''Kill Van Kull Patent (1664)'''. This area between the Raritan and Passaic rivers was granted to a group of English Puritans who, in turn, sold the southern part of this tract to other New Englanders in 1666. This grant led to the following settlements: | ||
:*''Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), | :*'''Elizabethtown''' (now Elizabeth), settled in 1665, and Milford (now Newark), settled in 1666 by Puritans from Jamaica, Long Island (who were previously of Stamford, Milford, New Haven, and Guilford, Connecticut). | ||
:*'''Woodbridge''', settled in 1666 by Puritans from Boston, Newbury, and other northeast seacoast towns. | |||
:*''Woodbridge'', settled in 1666 by Puritans from Boston, Newbury, and other northeast seacoast towns. | :*'''Piscataway''', settled in December 1669 by families from the Piscataqua River area in New Hampshire and others from Cape Cod. | ||
:*''Piscataway'', settled in December 1669 by families from the Piscataqua River area in New Hampshire and others from Cape Cod. | |||
*'''Navesink or Monmouth Patent (1665)'''. This grant, from Sandy Hook to the Raritan River, was to a group from Gravesend, Long Island, and Quakers and Baptists from Rhode Island. They and other settlers from Massachusetts soon after founded Middletown and Shrewsbury. | *'''Navesink or Monmouth Patent (1665)'''. This grant, from Sandy Hook to the Raritan River, was to a group from Gravesend, Long Island, and Quakers and Baptists from Rhode Island. They and other settlers from Massachusetts soon after founded Middletown and Shrewsbury. | ||
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Cape May, along New Jersey's southern coast, was settled in 1690 by New Englanders (many of Mayflower descent) from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Hartford. For information about these families, see: | Cape May, along New Jersey's southern coast, was settled in 1690 by New Englanders (many of Mayflower descent) from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Hartford. For information about these families, see: | ||
Howe, Paul Sturtevant. ''Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County, New | *Howe, Paul Sturtevant. ''Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County, New Jersey — 1620-1920 . . . 1921'', reprint ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1977. (Family History Library book {{FHL|264865|title-id|disp=974.998 D2h}}; {{FHL|264865|title-id|disp=film 928297 item 1}}; {{FHL|484873|title-id|disp=fiche 6046063.)}} Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=FoQ-AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Mayflower+Pilgrim+Descendants+in+Cape+May+County,+New+Jersey&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sprHT8W2NKjL2QXhstnvCg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mayflower%20Pilgrim%20Descendants%20in%20Cape%20May%20County%2C%20New%20Jersey&f=false Google Books]. | ||
'''Scots'''. The proprietors of East Jersey actively solicited Scottish settlers. From the 1680s to 1750, many Presbyterian Lowlanders from eastern Scotland came to East Jersey, particularly to the present counties of Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer. Hundreds left Scotland between 1683 and 1685 to settle New Perth at Amboy Point (now Perth Amboy), Plainfield, Freehold, and wilderness areas of the Watchung Mountains. Immigration from Scotland declined after 1690, but the Scots continued to spread west through central New Jersey, eventually reaching the Delaware Valley. | '''Scots'''. The proprietors of East Jersey actively solicited Scottish settlers. From the 1680s to 1750, many Presbyterian Lowlanders from eastern Scotland came to East Jersey, particularly to the present counties of Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, and Mercer. Hundreds left Scotland between 1683 and 1685 to settle New Perth at Amboy Point (now Perth Amboy), Plainfield, Freehold, and wilderness areas of the Watchung Mountains. Immigration from Scotland declined after 1690, but the Scots continued to spread west through central New Jersey, eventually reaching the Delaware Valley. | ||
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'''Germans'''. The first German Palatines to settle in Bergen County arrived in New York in 1710. Between 1714 and 1750, German Lutherans followed the Raritan River through Monmouth and Somerset counties into northeastern Hunterdon County. A few of the Germans who later arrived at Philadelphia in the 1720s and 1730s crossed over to New Jersey. Those that did went to southern Hunterdon, Morris, and Sussex counties. For information about early German families, see: | '''Germans'''. The first German Palatines to settle in Bergen County arrived in New York in 1710. Between 1714 and 1750, German Lutherans followed the Raritan River through Monmouth and Somerset counties into northeastern Hunterdon County. A few of the Germans who later arrived at Philadelphia in the 1720s and 1730s crossed over to New Jersey. Those that did went to southern Hunterdon, Morris, and Sussex counties. For information about early German families, see: | ||
Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. ''The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. 1895'', reprint ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1982. (Family History Library [[974.9 F2gc|book 974.9 F2gc]]; {{FHL|181446|title-id|disp=film 16514}}.) | *Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. ''The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. 1895'', reprint ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1982. (Family History Library [[974.9 F2gc|book 974.9 F2gc]]; {{FHL|181446|title-id|disp=film 16514}}.) Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/earlygermansofne00cham Internet Archive]. | ||
Other books with information on German families in New Jersey are: | Other books with information on German families in New Jersey are: | ||
Jones, Henry Z., Jr. ''More Palatine Families: Some Immigrants to the Middle Colonies 1717-1776 and their European Origins''. Universal City, California: H. Z. Jones, Jr., 1991 (Family History Library {{FHL|438977|title-id|disp=book 973 W2jo}}.) The first section is entitled, ''The Palatine Families of New York & New Jersey.'' | *Jones, Henry Z., Jr. ''More Palatine Families: Some Immigrants to the Middle Colonies 1717-1776 and their European Origins''. Universal City, California: H. Z. Jones, Jr., 1991 (Family History Library {{FHL|438977|title-id|disp=book 973 W2jo}}.) The first section is entitled, ''The Palatine Families of New York & New Jersey.'' {{WorldCat|24222181|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
Jones, Henry Z., Jr.''The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants who arrived in Colonial New York in 1710''. Universal City, California: H.Z. Jones, Jr., 1985 (Family History Library {{FHL|974.7 D2j|disp=book 974.7 D2j, vols. 1-2}}.) Many of the families who first settled in New York later migrated to New Jersey. | *Jones, Henry Z., Jr.''The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants who arrived in Colonial New York in 1710''. Universal City, California: H.Z. Jones, Jr., 1985 (Family History Library {{FHL|974.7 D2j|disp=book 974.7 D2j, vols. 1-2}}.) Many of the families who first settled in New York later migrated to New Jersey. {{WorldCat|12335233|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
'''Nineteenth Century Immigration'''. Beginning in the 1840s, immigration to New Jersey increased dramatically. About 80 percent of these new arrivals were from Germany and the British Isles. They supplied the needed manpower for the state's growing industries. Paterson was the major industrial center by 1850. The Irish were the largest foreign-born group in the two decades before the Civil War. The Germans were the largest group from 1870 to 1900. The English, Scots, and Welsh also came in significant numbers until about 1890. By 1870 Newark was the largest city, followed by Jersey City. Since 1870 there has been heavy immigration to urban centers, including Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City, Paterson, Passaic, Trenton, and Camden. | '''Nineteenth Century Immigration'''. Beginning in the 1840s, immigration to New Jersey increased dramatically. About 80 percent of these new arrivals were from Germany and the British Isles. They supplied the needed manpower for the state's growing industries. Paterson was the major industrial center by 1850. The Irish were the largest foreign-born group in the two decades before the Civil War. The Germans were the largest group from 1870 to 1900. The English, Scots, and Welsh also came in significant numbers until about 1890. By 1870 Newark was the largest city, followed by Jersey City. Since 1870 there has been heavy immigration to urban centers, including Newark, Hoboken, Jersey City, Paterson, Passaic, Trenton, and Camden. | ||
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For more information about ethnic groups see: | For more information about ethnic groups see: | ||
Cohen, David Steven. ''New Jersey Ethnic History: A Bibliography''. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|433269|title-id|disp=book 974.9 A1 no. 99}}.) | *Cohen, David Steven. ''New Jersey Ethnic History: A Bibliography''. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|433269|title-id|disp=book 974.9 A1 no. 99}}.) {{WorldCat|13903933|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
Cunningham, Barbara, ed. ''The New Jersey Ethnic Experience''. Union City, New Jersey: William H. Wise & Co., 1977. (Not available at the Family History Library.) | *Cunningham, Barbara, ed. ''The New Jersey Ethnic Experience''. Union City, New Jersey: William H. Wise & Co., 1977. (Not available at the Family History Library.) {{WorldCat|3307164|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
Wacker, Peter O. ''Land and People: A Cultural Geography of Preindustrial New Jersey: Origins and Settlement Patterns''. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|244697|title-id|disp=book 974.9 H2wa}}.) | *Wacker, Peter O. ''Land and People: A Cultural Geography of Preindustrial New Jersey: Origins and Settlement Patterns''. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|244697|title-id|disp=book 974.9 H2wa}}.) {{WorldCat|1339713|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
=== Immigration Records === | === Immigration Records === | ||