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If you have roots in early New Jersey—or want to understand how the state helped shape early America—“Colonial New Jersey Source Records, 1600s–1800s” is a goldmine waiting for you. This incredible database references about 330,000 individuals across a wide variety of original records, offering one of the most complete looks into New Jersey’s colonial past.
You’ll find church documents, court records, land deeds, marriage records, military rosters, and probate files, all carefully indexed to make your family history search smoother. One standout resource here is the much-consulted “New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665–1800,” which is a go-to source for tracing family connections across the colonial and Revolutionary War periods.
The collection also includes the authoritative “Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War,” allowing you to discover if your ancestors served during one of the most critical chapters of American history. For a glimpse into daily life and early legal systems, you’ll love exploring “The Burlington Court Book,” with transcripts from New Jersey’s first Quaker colony.
This collection isn’t just about names—it’s about seeing how families lived, moved, served, married, and built communities that endured for generations. Whether you’re chasing down missing branches of your family tree or just starting your journey into New Jersey’s past, these records will bring you closer to the stories that shaped your heritage.
Books Included:
- New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800 by William Nelson
- Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey 1664-1703 by William Nelson
- Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars 1791-1815 New Jersey Adjutant-General’s Office
- Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War by William S. Stryker
- Index to Stryker’s Register of New Jersey in the Revolution New Jersey Historical Records Survey
- New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. (3 Volumes) New Jersey Department of State
- The Burlington Court Book: A Record of Quaker Jurisprudence in West New Jersey, 1680-1709, edited by H. Clay Reed and George J. Miller
- General Index to the Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey by Frederick W. Ricord
- Bergen Records: Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in New Jersey, 1666 to 1788, by Dingman Versteeg and Thomas Vermilye, Jr.