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*Grantor and grantee indexes ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/252452 FS Library Collection] films 460043- 44) | *Grantor and grantee indexes ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/252452 FS Library Collection] films 460043- 44) | ||
*Salem deeds and surveys, 1672 to 1703 ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/277922 FS Library Collection] films 460074-75) | *Salem deeds and surveys, 1672 to 1703 ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/277922 FS Library Collection] films 460074-75) | ||
*Gloucester deeds and surveys, 1682 to 1779 | *Gloucester deeds and surveys, 1682 to 1779 ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/37727 FS Library Collection] films 460077-78) | ||
*Indexes to Proprietary Records and Secretary of State's Deeds | *Indexes to Proprietary Records and Secretary of State's Deeds | ||
There are four major printed indexes to early provincial and state land records of New Jersey: | There are four major printed indexes to early provincial and state land records of New Jersey: | ||
*Nelson, William, Editor. ''Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey''. Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703. [Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Volume 21]. 1899. Reprinted as ''Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1154855 FS Library Collection] book 974.9 B49a, Ser. 1 v. 21 (1898) | *Nelson, William, Editor. ''Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey''. Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703. [Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Volume 21]. 1899. Reprinted as ''Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1154855 FS Library Collection] book 974.9 B49a, Ser. 1 v. 21 (1898); [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/193642 FS Library Collection] film 844843; [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/194791 FS Library Collection] fiche 6051369). This book indexes and abstracts most of the earliest deeds and surveys of East and West Jersey through 1703. All the original records abstracted by this book are at the [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/index.html New Jersey State Archives] and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Use this index cautiously as some entire pages in the original records were not transcribed, and some entries that were transcribed were not indexed. A substantial number of pre-1704 records, primarily for West Jersey, were omitted from the book.<br> | ||
*''Index to Powers of Attorney, Surveyor's Reports, Commissions, etc., Referring to Deeds''. This card index is at the [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/index.html New Jersey State Archives] and on film at the FamilySearch Library ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/182915 FS Library Collection] films 542530-31), filmed in 1972. In addition to secretary of state deeds and West Jersey surveys, it references such diverse types of records as civil and military commissions, naturalizations, oaths of allegiance, marriages, pardons, licenses, and cattle earmarks. It is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog as ''Index of Names to Various Records in Various New Jersey Counties, 1600-1800s ''([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/98765 Film Collection] films 946856 - 946861). | *''Index to Powers of Attorney, Surveyor's Reports, Commissions, etc., Referring to Deeds''. This card index is at the [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/index.html New Jersey State Archives] and on film at the FamilySearch Library ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/182915 FS Library Collection] films 542530-31), filmed in 1972. In addition to secretary of state deeds and West Jersey surveys, it references such diverse types of records as civil and military commissions, naturalizations, oaths of allegiance, marriages, pardons, licenses, and cattle earmarks. It is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog as ''Index of Names to Various Records in Various New Jersey Counties, 1600-1800s ''([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/98765 Film Collection] films 946856 - 946861). | ||
*''Colonial Conveyances: Provinces of East and West New Jersey, 1664-1794''. Two Volumes. Summit, New Jersey: Crestview Lawyers Service, 1974. (Not at the FamilySearch Library). This is the principal index to use to locate pre-1785 secretary of state's deeds. | *''Colonial Conveyances: Provinces of East and West New Jersey, 1664-1794''. Two Volumes. Summit, New Jersey: Crestview Lawyers Service, 1974. (Not at the FamilySearch Library). This is the principal index to use to locate pre-1785 secretary of state's deeds. | ||
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'''County Land Records'''. The FamilySearch Libraryand the state archives have more than 5,000 microfilms of New Jersey county land records. These include: | '''County Land Records'''. The FamilySearch 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. | ||
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'''Lis Pendens'''. Lis pendens (disputes over land title) exist for all counties from about the mid-1800s to the present. They are found at the offices of the county clerks. These often contain detailed lists of all the heirs of someone who has died. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of lis pendens for Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, and Union counties.<br> | '''Lis Pendens'''. Lis pendens (disputes over land title) exist for all counties from about the mid-1800s to the present. They are found at the offices of the county clerks. These often contain detailed lists of all the heirs of someone who has died. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of lis pendens for Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, and Union counties.<br> | ||
'''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]. | '''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:Land and Property]] | [[Category:New Jersey, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||
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