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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). | ||
The [http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html New Jersey State Archives] has the proprietor land records for both East Jersey and West Jersey. | The [http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html New Jersey State Archives] has the proprietor land records for both East Jersey and West Jersey and has a growing online index of [https://wwwnet1.state.nj.us/DOS/Admin/ArchivesDBPortal/NJProprietors.aspx Proprietary Warrants and Surveys, 1670-1727] from both East Jersey and West Jersey. A [http://www.nj.gov/state/darm/pdf/proprietors.pdf good explanation about these records] is at the New Jersey State Archives web site. This includes a history of the records and needed facts with ways to effectively use the records. | ||
'''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.'' ({{FHL|76405|item}} films 947881-83, index on film 947881). | |||
Some 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: | Some 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'', Volume 4. ({{FHL|245114|item}}), book 974.9 R2m. Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society, 1985. These include petitions for land grants, warrants for surveys, and quit-rent payments. | *''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'', Volume 4. ({{FHL|245114|item}}), book 974.9 R2m. Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society, 1985. These include petitions for land grants, warrants for surveys, and quit-rent payments. | ||
The East Jersey records were sent to the Archives in 1998 when the General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey dissolved.<br> | |||
'''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: | ||
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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> | The records for West Jersey were sent to the [http://nj.gov/state/darm/index.html New Jersey State Archives] in December 2005, though the [http://08016.com/proprietors.html Council of West Jersey Proprietors] still exists. | ||
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 === | ||