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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
<br>[[{{Warren county, New Jersey}}]] | <br>[[{{Warren county, New Jersey}}]] | ||
=== Land Records Before 1664 === | === Introduction === | ||
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. | |||
New Jersey has been a state-land state in which property has been distributed by the colony or state rather than the federal government. Various methods of distributing land have been used. | |||
If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | |||
=== Land Records Before 1664 === | |||
There are no records created in New Jersey of grants made during the Dutch period. See [[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 [[New York Land and Property|New York Land and Property]] for information about grants made prior to 1664. | ||
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*Land records, 1700's-1800's, ({{FHL|158063|item}} film 888723) | *Land records, 1700's-1800's, ({{FHL|158063|item}} film 888723) | ||
For additional or more recent records, contact: West Jersey Proprietors, c/o Clerk, P.O. Box 158, 230 High Street, Burlington, NJ 08106 <br> | For additional or more recent records, contact: West Jersey Proprietors, c/o Clerk, P.O. Box 158, 230 High Street, Burlington, NJ 08106 <br> | ||
=== Secretary of State's Deeds === | === Secretary of State's Deeds === | ||
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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 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. | '''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 == | ||
{{New Jersey|New Jersey}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | {{New Jersey|New Jersey}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:New_Jersey|Land]] | [[Category:New_Jersey|Land]] | ||