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Hightstown Gazette, Hightstown, NJ Series - Abstracts of the Deaths & Marriages
The above Hightstown Gazette books are available from the author at SEARCHNJ@aol.com ************************************************************************************* This Item Is Now Available Thru Heritage Books & Willow Bend Books Above! Abstracts of the New Jersey Council of Safety Minutes, 1777-1778 The record of the New Jersey Council of Safety is a little known but an important source for New Jersey history during the American Revolution. The function of the Council of Safety was to protect the State from the enemy while providing the militia with whatever they needed in order to fight. This work is an “abstraction” of the important proceedings found in the five volumes of the records of the New Jersey Council of Safety from March 18th, 1777 through October 8th, 1778, with a complete index of all the individuals named therein who appeared before them. It names the members of the Council attending, the names of those appearing before them, their sureties, the prisoners, those persons who voluntarily went over to the “Enemy” in New York City or who were forcibly removed from New Jersey, including the names of their wives and children when so indicated. It names those persons securing the warning beacons, the lead, the flints, those making bullets, the millers, the coopers, and the other professions. It also names the Council's guards, some of the wounded soldiers and their doctors and/or wives or caregivers when they were named. The importance of this work is that it now gives the researcher the names of those people who had the fortune or misfortune to appear before the Council of Safety. It is an untapped source for the genealogist working on New Jersey families during this period of the Revolution. (In the series of the East New Jersey Land Records below, the dates are those found on the original books. However, these dates do not represent the years in which the land sales, purchases, and the deeds took place. The original book dates are the dates that the deed was brought in and recorded. In all cases, the actual deeds in all these books, are much earlier with some dating or referring to deeds of the 1600s. So, do not depend upon the original book dates when searching for the earliest date of your ancestor's purchase or sale of property.) Available Thru Colonial Roots Above East New Jersey Land Records - Books I2-K2 - 1757-1763 (Dates of Deed's Acknowledgement), 203 pp, Indexed #D 4551,$22.00 This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - I2 & K2 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset. The major part of the deeds in this book were transacted in the early 1700s but not recorded until the dates above. Bergen County deeds begin to slowly appear in this volume as part of East Jersey during this period. As in all of these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of the various events. East New Jersey Land Records - Books G2-H2 - 1747-1757 (Dates of Deed's Acknowledgement), 211 pp, Indexed #D 4550,$23.00 This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - G2 & H2 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and a few Burlington & Sussex. The major part of the deeds in this book were transacted in the early 1700s but not recorded until the dates above; with one dated 1668/9. Although Bergen County was part of East Jersey during this period, the deeds for this period were recorded at the county courthouse and were not found in these two rolls. Due to Bergen's northwestern boundary not being settled until mid-1750's, Bergen's deeds begin to appear in the East Jersey deed books in volumes I2 & K2. As in all of these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of the various events. East New Jersey Land Records - Books E2-F2 - 1737-1747,(Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 224 pp, Indexed #D 4552, $25.00 This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - E2 & F2 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and a few Bergen and Burlington. The major part of the deeds in this book were transacted in the early 1700s but not recorded until the dates above. In the E2 Book section, the earliest deed dated was 1689 and the earliest recorded date was 1706/7. In the F2 Book section, the earliest deed was dated 1697/8. In these books, were found some birth records, a slave manumission and the purchase, by a mariner, of a named slave child, 2 years old. As in all of these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of the various events. East Jersey Land Records - Books A3-B3 - 1763-1766 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 168 pp, Indexed #D 4553, $22.00 This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - A-3 & B-3 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and a few Burlington. The major part of the deeds in this book were recorded in the 1760s. In the Volume A-3 Book section, the earliest deed dated was 1690. In the B-3 Book section, the earliest deed was dated 1689. As in all of these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of the various events. East Jersey Land Records - Books K-C3 - 1727 - 1736/7 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 168 pp, Indexed #D 4554, $21.00 This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - K & C-3 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and a few Burlington and Sussex. In the Volume K, the earliest deed dated is 6 Jan 1687. Several of the deeds in Volume C-3 were transacted in 23 June 1664 and are the founding deeds of New Jersey from James, the Duke of York. As in all of these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of the various events. #D 4555, $21.00 East Jersey Land Records - Books C2-D2 - 1719 - 1727 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 133 pp, Indexed This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - C-2 & D-2 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Somerset. In Volume C-2, the earliest deed is dated 1682 with other deeds in the 1600s. As in all these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of various events - such as the 1721, NY will of Albert Terhunen; and a grantee who lost his deed after being taken by Pirates. In Volume D-2, there are the birth dates and circumcision record of two brothers, a full detailed deed map in 1722 showing adjoining lands, roads and homes & names of the land owners; a 1691 pre-nuptial agreement; and a West NJ deed. #D 4556, $22.00 East Jersey Land Records - Books A2-B2 - 1715 - 1722 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 138 pp, Indexed This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - A-2 & B-2 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Bergen, Somerset, and a few Burlington and Hunterdon. In Volume A-2, the earliest deed is dated 1690 & in Volume B-2, the earliest deed is dated 1685; and having other deeds in the 1600s. As in all these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of various events - such as the 1705 Will of Jonathan Holms, of Newport, RI; the 1714 Will of Thomas Cooper, of London; a 1697 Deed in Trust for several named Negro slaves; and several deeds involving Native Americans for their land in West NJ. #D 4557, $26.50 East Jersey Land Records - Books H-I-"Little K" - 1702 - 1717 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 223 pp, Indexed This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - H, I, & "Little K" covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, and a few Burlington. In Volume H, the earliest deed is dated 1681 & in Volume I, the earliest deed is dated 1671; and all having other deeds in the 1600s. As in all these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of various events & details - such as several early Wills, several early Intestate filings, a filing detailing an early intended wedding, several deeds involving Native Americans selling their land including details of what they were paid, and a listing of the early records maintained by the state. #D 4558, $27.00 East Jersey Land Records - Books D-3,E-3, & F-3 - 1766 - 1772 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 235 pp, Indexed This book covers abstracted deeds and related records found in East Jersey Volumes - D3-E3-F3 covering counties of Bergen, Burlington (some), Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Sussex, Morris. In Volume D3, the earliest deed is dated 1705, in Volume E3, the earliest deed is dated 1690, and in Volume F3, the earliest deed is dated 1695; and all having earlier deeds than the date on the books. As in all these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of various events & details - such as several early Wills, family burial locations, the listings of the lands of some early Proprietors, and several deeds involving Native Americans selling their lands, and the exchange of land for a Mulatto infant, aged 11 months, in 1739. #D 4559, $26.50 East Jersey Land Records - Books G-3,H-3 - 1772 - 1791 (Dates of the Deed's Acknowledgement), 216 pp, Indexed This book covers abstracted deeds and related records, including some wills, slave sales and marriage contracts found in the Volumes - G3-H3 covering counties of Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth; and also Somerset County (which was formed out of Middlesex County in 1688), Burlington, Hunterdon, Sussex and Morris. The period of these books,1772 to 1791,is the general period of recording, not the date of the actual transaction (land sales, conveyances, mortgages, powers of attorney, etc.) which oft times predated 1772. In these the earliest entry is from 1688 with the oldest being one deed dated 1791. As in all these volumes, there are many family relationships given with the dates of various events & details - such as several early Wills, family burial locations, the listings of the lands of some early Proprietors. This book also includes several land surveys with the actual drawing of the land as recorded by the surveyor in the actual book. However, these drawings could not be accurately produced in this volume. This will be the last deed book in this series. The individual counties began recording deeds in 1785, if not earlier.
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