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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). | ||
'''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.'' (Family History Library | '''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.'' (Family History Library films 947881-83, index on film 947881). The Surveyor General's Office, 272 High Street, Perth Amboy, has surveys and warrants, beginning in 1719; surveys, 1783 to the present; returns of surveys; and minutes. You can request a search of these, for a fee, by writing to: | ||
'''General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey'''<br>Mr. Frederick A. Gerken, Registrar<br>550 E. Bay Avenue<br>P.O. Box 32<br>Barnegat, NJ 08005 <br>Internet: http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html | '''General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey'''<br>Mr. Frederick A. Gerken, Registrar<br>550 E. Bay Avenue<br>P.O. Box 32<br>Barnegat, NJ 08005 <br>Internet: http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html | ||
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The records since 1901 are closed to the public. The minutes of the proprietors for 1685 to 1794 (missing 1706 to 1723) have been published in: | The records since 1901 are closed to the public. The minutes of the proprietors for 1685 to 1794 (missing 1706 to 1723) have been published in: | ||
*''The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from . . . 1685-1794''. Volumes 1-3. Perth Amboy, New Jersey: ''General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, 1949-1985''. ( | *''The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from . . . 1685-1794''. Volumes 1-3. Perth Amboy, New Jersey: ''General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, 1949-1985''. ({{FHL|245114|item}}), Volume 4. Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society, 1985. These include petitions for land grants, warrants for surveys, and quit-rent payments. | ||
'''West Jersey Proprietary Records'''. The records for West Jersey have not been published, but the originals at Rutgers University have been microfilmed. These include: | '''West Jersey Proprietary Records'''. The records for West Jersey have not been published, but the originals at Rutgers University have been microfilmed. These include: | ||
*Minutes, 1688 to 1951 ( | *Minutes, 1688 to 1951 ({FHL|263927|item}} films 888812-14) | ||
*Warrants, 1717 to 1754 ( | *Warrants, 1717 to 1754 ({{FHL|263982|item}} film 888815) | ||
*Surveys, 1654 to 1952 ( | *Surveys, 1654 to 1952 ({{FHL|264432|item}} films 888803-11; {{FHL|158063|item}} film 888723). | ||
Any additional records still in the possession of the West Jersey proprietors can be searched for a fee by writing to: | Any additional records still in the possession of the West Jersey proprietors can be searched for a fee by writing to: | ||
'''West Jersey Proprietors'''<br>c/o Mr. Robert Haines, Clerk<br>230 High Street<br>P.O. Box 158<br>Burlington, NJ 08016<br>Telephone 609-386-1636 <br>Internet: http://08016.com/proprietors.html | '''West Jersey Proprietors'''<br>c/o Mr. Robert Haines, Clerk<br>230 High Street<br>P.O. Box 158<br>Burlington, NJ 08016<br>Telephone 609-386-1636 <br>Internet: http://08016.com/proprietors.html | ||
=== Secretary of State's Deeds === | === Secretary of State's Deeds === | ||