In addition to published books and unpublished manuscripts of family histories, genealogical records, New Jersey State, county, and local histories, we have the following types of reference works and special material:

• Genealogical indexes, including the American Genealogical and Biographical Index; Index to Genealogical Periodicals; Index to New Jersey Periodicals, PERSI (PERiodical Source Index), 1847-1993.
• Major genealogical and historical society serial publications, including the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, National Genealogical Society quarterly, New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings and Collections, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Rhode Island Genealogical Register, DAR Lineage Books, New York Historical Society Collections, and Mayflower Descendants.
• Guidebooks or bibliographies of other important genealogical, manuscript, or special collections, including those at the Library of Congress, the National Archives, New York Public Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, the Newberry Library, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library.
• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index series, and published emigration and immigration records such as the Famine Immigrants, Italians to America, Germans to America, The Wuerttemburg Emigration Index, and ships passenger list books by C. Boyer, M.H. Tepper.
• The New Jersey Archive, Pennsylvania Archive, and Maryland Archive volumes.
• Over 100 genealogical and New Jersey periodicals, including The American Genealogist; Genealogical Helper; Genealogical Computing; Second Boat; Tree Talks;-New Jersey Business; New Jersey Reporter; Crossroads USA; Victorian Homes.
• Published military and pension records, including Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives; Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files; the 1840 Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services; Index to War of 1812 Pension Files; Index to Military Men of New Jersey, 1775-1815; Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars, 1791-1815; Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865; a comprehensive collection of New Jersey regimental histories for the Civil War (on microfiche); New Jersey 1890 Veterans & Widows Census Index.
• New Jersey Tax Lists, 1773-1822; Index to New Jersey Wills, 1689-1890.
• Federal census of New Jersey on microfilm, 1830-1920, as well as the 1880, 1900 and 1920 Soundex. We also have on microfilm the New Jersey State census of 1855-1915 (1875 not available).
• The 1790 census Heads of Families series and many of the published census indexes by the Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc.
• Newspapers on microfilm, including the Jerseyman, 1832-38, 1850-1931; Genius of Liberty, 1798-1814, with gaps; Palladium of Liberty, 1810-1831, with gaps; True Democratic Banner, 1850-1881; the Iron Era, 1872-1905; the Stanhope Eagle, 1885-1950; the Newark Evening News, 1883-1925; the Daily Record, 1900-present; the "Genealogy" column of the Boston Transcript, 1896-1941.
• Our department has compiled indexes to our collection of the Genius of Liberty, the Palladium of Liberty, and the Jerseyman, 1849-1919. Indexing of death notices from local newspapers has been an on-going project in our department for many years. As of now we have completed those for 1798-1919, 1959-present. A printed, geographic index of articles from the Daily Record from 1993 is an on-going department project.
• City directories of Morristown and vicinities from 1873-1982, with gaps. We also have city directories on microfiche or microfilm for New York City, 1786-1902; Brooklyn, N.Y., 1822-1881; Elizabeth, 1869-1971; Jersey City, 1849-1901; New Brunswick, 1866-1984; Newark, 1835-1935; Paterson, 1856-1935, Perth Amboy, 1908-1965; Rahway, 1904-1981; Trenton, 1867-1881.
• Church records of many of the churches in Morris County on microfilm, including the Church of the Redeemer, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, United Methodist Church, and St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Morristown; and some churches in Boonton, Chatham, Chester, Dover, Flanders, Hanover, Madison, Mendham, Montville, Mount Freedom, Parsippany, Pompton Plains, Rockaway, Succasunna, and Whippany.
• Transcriptions or indexes of inscriptions from various cemeteries in New Jersey.
• Early town records and minute books, including the Morris Town Book, 1740-1834; Transactions of the Morris Township Committee, 1798-1855; Minutes of the Morristown Council, 1865-1975; and The Pequannock Town Records, 1741-1836.
• Selected Morris County deeds copied or abstracted by various persons, 1740-1924. On microfilm: Registers of deeds of the County of Morris, 1784-1802 and Morris County index of marriages and marriage records, 1795-1919.
• Extensive vertical file of clippings, brochures, correspondences, and other printed ephemera yields a wealth of local and state historical and genealogical information.
• Our department has been fortunate to receive a number of significant family papers, personal scrapbooks, and local organization records. The resources that are arranged and described in finding aids include records of the Morris School District, Miss Dana's School, Shakespeare Club of Morristown, papers of the Butterworth family, the Kitchell family, the Tuttle-Hoff families, the Colles family, and the Cutler family. The 4 scrapbooks of historical articles by Aldus H. Pierson (1871-1943) about Morristown have been indexed, and there is a chronological listing of titles in the scrapbooks of F.B. Cobbett's weekly column in the Morristown Daily Record, 1943-1954.
• We have in our collection Mr. Henry Pilch's files of titles and deeds in the Chatham, Madison, Morristown, Morris Township and Florham Park area; indexing of these resources has just begun and therefore access is limited to very special research projects, by appointment. We also have Mr. Guy Minton's title search books on properties throughout Morris County and indexing of these has been completed.
• Approximately 1000 maps and land plottings and 50 atlases. They include the 1840-60 maps of all New Jersey counties, the 1850 map of Morristown, 1853 map of Morris County, and atlases of Morris County published in 1868, 1887 and 1910. We also have on microfilm the Sanborn fire insurance maps for towns in Morris County that are in the Library of Congress collection.
• Moving into the computer age, we have acquired the Family Search genealogy software program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, thanks to a grant from the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative.
• We have purchased Parts 1-17, 19, 20 and 22 of the Genealogy and Local History microfiche series published by University Microfilms International. This is a huge collection on microfiche of several thousand largely out-of-print materials, including American genealogies, genealogical serials, printed primary source titles and local histories. We select parts of the series that concentrate on New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New England. As funding becomes available, we will acquire further issues.

AncestryPlus
U.S. Federal Census images 1790-1930 (including 1890 substitute), state and local census data and full-text court, land, probate, military and immigration records. Biographical sources and genealogical finding aids are also part of this database.

Civil War on CD-ROM
Full-text access to official Army records, Fox's Regimental Losses and Dyer's Compendium. Documents can be searched by personal name, regiment, battle or location.

Confederate Military History
Collection of primary source documents of Confederate military history and biography.

Military Records: Revolutionary War Muster Rolls
Searchable by name, company and rank.

Military Records: War of 1812 Muster Rolls
Searchable by name, company & rank.

Military Records: World War II & Korean Conflict Overseas Internments
Searchable by name, death date, induction place, rant & U.S. Awards. Reports location of monument.

Passenger and Immigration List Index, 1500s-1900s
Searchable by name and keyword. Data for each individual includes age, year & place of arrival, naturalization/immigration record and source of record.

Pension Index 1883
Finding tool for the 277.702 people listed on the U.S. Pensioners on the Federal Roll. Complete pension records can be ordered from the National Archives.

PERSI
Genealogy research tool.

Periodicals
The entire run of New Jersey History and The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, plus other titles covering archaeology, history, government, genealogy and historic preservation.

Special Collections
Manuscripts include information on histories of cemeteries, churches, organizations, historic houses, schools, etc. Personal papers in the collection record family and local history, deeds, land surveys, etc, during the 18th and 19th century. Also included are scrapbooks, postcards, pictures, prints and newspapers.

• Governor's records
• New Jersey wills, 1670-1900 
• State census records, 1855-1915  Birth records, May 1, 1848- May 31, 1878 (microfilm copies of Department of Health's records from June 1, 1878-1923 available for public search only)
• Tax ratables, 1772-1822 
• Colonial deeds, 1660s-1780s 
• Supreme and chancery court records, 1680s-1850 
• Marriage and death records, May 1, 1848-May 31, 1878 (microfilm copies of Department of Health's records from June 1, 1878-1940 available for public search only)
• Railroad, turnpike, and canal maps and records 
• Military records dating from the American Revolution through World War I

• Camden (1837-1964),
• Jersey City (1849 - 1901),
• Monmouth County (1875 - 1981),
• Newark (1835 - 1935),
• Paterson (1855 -1935),
• Trenton (1845 - 1971),
• Additional city directories in paper for a few areas in New Jersey (early to mid-1900s).

   The genealogical holdings provide one of the states richest sources of information on New Jersey family history. The bulk of the records have been deposited by the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Rutgers genealogical collection is also significant. Most frequently used are cemetery inscriptions, family Bible records and extensive notes and compilations by professional genealogists, many of whom have spent a lifetime studying the state's early families, both prominent and obscure

 

Manuscripts Holdings

 

   The Manuscript Collection consists of over 2,000 distinct collections (more than 8,000,000 items). It is especially strong in and widely known for collections in all aspects of New Jersey history and society. Strengths include genealogy and family history.

• Deats, Hiram E. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County New Jersey 1795-1875 (Flemington, NJ:1918). Compiled from the four volumes of marriage records at the County Clerk's office. "Practically all marriages in this list appear twice, under the name of the husband and the maiden name of the wife." R-NJ 974.971
• Deats, Hiram E. "Marriages: Slaves and Negros, Hunterdon County, 1795-1875," Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, vol. 5, p. 95. R-NJ 974.971
• Hunterdon Marriages 1876-1900 (s.l.: n.d.) Compiled by Frank E. Byrd. "A record of 10,000 names of Hunterdon residents with the date of their marriage and name of the officiating clergyman or magistrate." Surnames from Allen to Sherman are listed. R-NJ 974.971
• Meeker, Sharon. Somerset County Marriages, 1795-1878. (Budd Lake, NJ: c. 1999). R-NJ 974.944
• Our Home, A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to Local and General Literature, published in Somerville, NJ, in the year 1873, recorded Somerset and Hunterdon County marriages from Jan. 1, 1872, to Nov. 1, 1873, in its twelve issues.

• Alleman, Helen Potter. Warren County New Jersey Abstracts of Divisions and Partitions Filed at the Courthouse Belvidere, New Jersey from 1825-1946(Washington, NJ: 1978). A guide to court records for dividing estates among heirs of a person who died intestate.
• Deats, Hiram E. Tombstone Inscriptions from Hunterdon County Cemetaries ([Flemington, NJ?]: 192-?). Compiled 1916-1922. R-NJ 974.971
• Deats, Hiram E. "Unrecorded Hunterdon Wills," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 3, No. 1 (April 1895), 5-6.
• Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. In the office of the Secretary of State Prior to 1901, 3 vols ([Trenton, NJ]:1912-1913). Hunterdon County wills are in volume 2. R-NJ 929.3
• New Jersey Archives, First Series, Vols. XXIII-XLII: Calendar of New Jersey Wills (various cities: 1901-1949). Abstracts of wills, 1670-1817. "Edited, with an Introductory Note on the Early Testamentary Laws and Customs of New Jersey, by William Nelson." In glass case in Reference Room.
• Our Home, A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to Local and General Literature, published in Somerville, NJ, in the year 1873, recorded Somerset and Hunterdon County deaths from Jan. 1, 1872, to Nov. 1, 1873, in its twelve issues.
• Stout, J.E., and J.B. Lee Hollingsworth. The Life and Times of a Country Doctor & Dentist (Flemington: 1987). "Death Records of Dr. Morris H. Leaver" lists the 286 deaths he certified in Hunterdon County from July 11, 1902, to May 17, 1948. R-NJ 974.971
• "Unpublished Cemetery Records" in Hunterdon Historical Newsletter. See more information at Periodicals. R-NJ 974.971

• D'Autrechy, Phyllis B. More records of Old Hunterdon County (Flemington, N.J.: 1998). "Pennington Presbyterian Church Records, 1822-1850" includes Maidenhead (Lawrenceville) and Hopewell. 974.971 and R-NJ 974.971
• D'Autrechy, Phyllis B. Some Records of Old Hunterdon County, 1701-1838 (Trenton, N.J.: 1979). "Kingwood Baptist Church Records (1742-1823)" and "Alexandria German Reformed Church Records (1763-1802)." R-NJ 974.971
• Historic Churches in Hunterdon County, New Jersey(s.l.: 1940). "Compiled by Miss Ada Styles Totten from the historical collections of the late Mrs. Henry Carr Ward fifteenth Regent of Nova Caesarea Chapter and founder of the Genealogical Records and Historical Search Committee [Daughters of the American Revolution]." Contains "Marriage records copied from records property of the Dutch Reformed Church founded 1762 at Lebanon, Hunterdon Co., N.J. The following marriage records [pp. 9-27] are those from 1817 to 1853." Also tombstone inscriptions from two cemetaries in Whitehouse Station. Indexed. R-NJ 974-971
• Moore, James W. Records of the Kingwood Monthly Meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County,New Jersey (Flemington, NJ: 1900). This book lists marriages (including names of witnesses), births, burials (including memorial services), and certificates of removals (members who joined or left the Kingwood Meeting) for the period 1744 to 1893. 917.971 and R-NJ 917.971
• New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project. Guide to Vital Statistics Records in New Jersey: Volume II, Church Archives (Newark, NJ: 1941). Arranged alphabetically by town within each county. Sixty-seven churches in Hunterdon County are listed, with dates of records. R-NJ 254
• Race, Henry, "History of the Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Sept. 1895), 13-23.
• Race, Henry. "Parish Register of The German Reformed Church of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1763-1802," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 3, No. 4 (June 1897), 37-53. R-NJ 974.971
• Race, Henry. "Rev. William Frazer's Three Parishes--St. Thomas's, St. Andrew's, and Musconetcong, N.J.,--1768-70" (photocopied from Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 12, 1888). St. Thomas's Church was in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., St. Andrew's in Ringoes, Hunterdon Co., and Musconetcong in Mansfield, Warren Co. The article contains Rev. Frazer's marriage records, 1768 to 1795, and his baptismal records, 1768 to 1772. R-NJ 791.794

• Affidavits (1754-1874)
• Appeals (1752-1973)
• Indictments (1754-1905)
• Insolvent Petitions (1761-1877)
• Liens (1835-1869)
• Miscellaneous Records (1752-1898), abbreviated "M.R." on the cards
• Recognizances (1755-1907)

• Case Daybook (1896-1807)
• Certiorari and Paupers Appeals (1841-1898)
• Coroners Inquests (1763-1909)
• Deeds filed subject to return, 1798-1859
• Deeds filed subject to return, 1844-1862
• Hunterdon County Court Docket Book (1739-1740)
• Indictments (1754-1850) of female defendents who were excluded from the WPA index and any other obvious family relationships
• Jurors (to 1800) from Miscellaneous Records
• Militia Papers (1806-1818)
• Original deeds (1768-1802)
• Original mortgages (1798-1913)
• Peddlers' Licenses (1763-1879)

• Copies of Accounts, 1818-1885
• Divisions of Lands, 1815-1876
• Miscellaneous Documents, 1785-1894
• Miscellaneous Estate Papers, 1753-1971
• Unsettled Accounts, 1800-1818

• Dockets
• Guardianships of Minors and Lunatics, 1798-1909
• Hunterdon Gazette, 1845-1864 [local newspaper]
• Hill, Abel, Boss daybook, 1869
• Inventory Books
• Will books

• Catalogue of Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty--Land--Warrant Application Files and American Revolutionary War Service Records and General Index([Washington]:[1980?]). An index to microfilm rolls available from the National Archives through Interlibrary Loan (ask at the Reference Desk). "Genealogical information is usually available in a file containing original application papers...."(p. 11). Several Revolutionary War journals are also indexed, and the Service Records are indexed by regiment or company. R 929.1
• Deats, Hiram E. The Hunterdon County New Jersey Militia, 1792 (Flemington, NJ: 1936). No index. R-NJ 974.971
• Johnson, Richard S. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military, 7th ed. (Fort Sam Houston, TX: 1996). 355.0025 and (2nd ed.) R 355.0025
• Military Service Records: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications (Washington: 1985). R 355.2
• New Jersey. Adjutant-General's Office. Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars, 1791-1815 (Trenton, NJ: 1909, reprinted Baltimore: 1970). Separate pagination and index for each of six wars. R-NJ 929.3. Also indexed in Index to Military Men of New Jersey, 1775-1815 (Bountiful, UT: 1977). R-NJ 974.9
• Norton, James S. New Jersey in 1793 (Salt Lake City: 1973). "An abstract and index to the 1793 Militia Census of the State of New Jersey." R-NJ 929.3
• Schaefer, Christina K. The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World's Fighting Men and Volunteers (Baltimore: 1998). A thorough guide to archives, museums and Internet sites for World War I. R 940.3
• Stryker, William S. Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War, 2 vols (Trenton, NJ: 1872, reprinted Bowie, MD: 1993). R-NJ 973.34. Indexed in: The New Jersey Historical Records Survey Program. Index of the Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War (Newark: 1941, reprinted Baltimore: 1965), R-NJ 973.34, and in Index to Military Men of New Jersey, 1775-1815 (Bountiful, UT: 1977), R-NJ 974.9
• Stryker, William S. Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865, 2 vols (Trenton, NJ: 1876, photocopied in 3 parts, 1992). Limited Use Reference R-NJ 973.74

• Agin. C. W. Larison. A Skech [sic] of the Agin Family of Old Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey(Ringoes, NJ: 1889). A phonetically spelled pamphlet put out by Larison's "Fonic Publishing House." R-NJ 929.2
• Apgar. The Apgar Association. Johannes Peter Apgard and His Descendants, Vol. I (s.l.: ca. 1984). R-NJ 929.2
• Beavers. Harold Alfred Sonn. A History of Colonel Jospeh Beavers (2nd Regt. NJ Militia)(1728-1816) of Hunterdon County, New Jersey: His Family, Descendants, and Connections(Short Hills, NJ: 1948). R-NJ 929.2
• Bellisfelt - Bellis - Dalrymple - Hull. "Some Descendents of William Bellisfelt (Bellis)" compiled by Thomas Franklin Hull. In Vertical File under "Hunterdon County - Genealogy."
• Bender - Bainter - Painter - Smith - Linn - Marino - Meade - Phillipson - Schneider - Wambaugh - Woodson - Alioto. Joseph Linn Marino. Bender- Bainter-Painter Smith and the Allied Families of Phillipson-Marino-Alioto (Orting, WA: 1994). Many inhabitants of Amwell, NJ. R-NJ 929.2
• Bowne. M.K. Reading, "William Bowne, and His Descendants in America," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Feb. 1901), 1-8; Vol. 7, No. 2 (May 1901), 12-16; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Aug. 1901), 20-24; Vol. 8, No. 2 (Feb. 1902), 13-16; Vol. 8, No. 3 (Aug. 1902), 24; Vol. 8, No. 4 (Nov. 1902), 25-33; Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug. 1904), 21-22. R-NJ 974.971
• Bunnell-Bonnell. William R. Austin. The Bunnell/Bonnell Family in America, Volume I: William Bunnell of Massacusetts Bay and New Haven Colonies, The First Five Generations (Bowie, MD: 1999). R-NJ 929.3
• Coryell. Edward Cohen. Lambertville's Legacy: The Coryells, Ashbel Welsh and Fred Lewis(Lambertville, NJ: 1999). Both local history and Coryell genealogy. 974.971 and R-NJ 974.971
• Cowell. Charles P. Cowell. Descendents of William Cowell: 1766 to 1994, rev. ed. (Sun City Center, FL: 1994). R-NJ 929.2
• Cowell. Charles P. Cowell. John W. Cowell & Charlotte Titus: Their Descendants from 1820 to 1994 (Sun City Center, FL: [1994]). R-NJ 929.2
• Dorset. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Feb. 1903), 6; Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 1903), 9-13
• Field. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 10, No. 2 (May 1904), 7-8. R-NJ 974.971
• Fisher. C.W. Larison. A Skech [sic] of the Fisher Family of Old Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey (Ringoes, NJ: 1890). R-NJ 974.971
• Fleming. See Lowrey.
• Frelinghuysen. Henry P. Thompson. History of the Reformed Church at Readington, N.J., 1719-1881 (New York: 1882). See pp. 133-136. R-NJ 974.971
• Hager. Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers. The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches and Genealogies (Dover, NJ: 1895, reprinted Baltimore: 1969). For Hager family of Holland Township, see pp. 391-392. 929.3 and R-NJ 929.3
• Harrison. Fred Clarke. Elizabeth: A Harrison Story. Refers to Higgins Harrison (1754-1826) who died in Hunterdon County, and his son Thomas (1780-1816) and grandson Higgins (1813- 1879) who was born in Hunterdon County. R-NJ 974.971
• Holcombe - Coryell. Alfred G. Petrie. Lambertville, New Jersey, from the Beginning as Coryell's Ferry ([Lambertville, NJ]: 1949). See pp. 23-33. 974.971 and R-NJ 974.971
• Holcombe - Dalrymple. "Some Descendents of Samuel Holcombe," compiled by Thomas Franklin Hull. In Vertical File under "Hunterdon County - Genealogy."
• Holmes. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1903), 25-32; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Nov. 1903), 33-34;
• Larison. Harry B. Weiss. Country Doctor: Cornelius Wilson Larison of Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1837-1910 (Trenton, NJ: 1953). See pp. 9-16. 974.971 and R-NJ 974.971
• Low- Barkalow - Borden - McClees - Moreau. Ann Augusta McCless. Alexander Low and His Descendants in America: Includes Genealogical Data on the Barkalow, Borden, McClees and Moreau Lines (Freehold, NJ: 1939). R-NJ 929.2
• Lowrey. Henry Race. "Historico-Genealogical Sketch of Col Thomas Lowrey, and Esther Fleming, his wife," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Dec. 1891), 22-26. R-NJ 974.971
• Lutz. [Warren J. Ziegler] Lutzberg: The Family "Tree" of (Johan) Peter Lutz (Milford, NJ: 1976). Indexed in Index of Members of the Lutz Family. Descendants of Johan Peter Lutz (1720-1803). R-NJ 929.2
• Melick. Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. The Story of an Old Farm or Life in New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century (Somerville, NJ: 1899). See "Moelich - Malick - Melick - Mellick Genealogy," pp. 627-713. The "old farm" was at Bedminster in Somerset County. Very few, if any, mentions of Hunterdon County in the genealogy. R-NJ 974.971
• Moore. Roger Hart Moore. Josiah Moore of Hunterdon County, New Jersey: Some Ancestors and Descendents (Chicago, IL: 1986). R-NJ 974.971
• Mott. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 10, No. 2 (May 1904), 13-14
• Peterson - Smock - Wyckoff - Van Arsdalen - Van Couwenhoven - Van Voorhees - Schenck. William Peterson. Ancestors and Descendants of Garrett Peterson and Nancy Smock (Baltimore: 1987). Many early members of these families lived in Somerset and Monmouth Counties. R-NJ 929.2
• Pittenger. Treas E. Pittenger, Jr. The Pittenger Families of New Jersey - 1665 to 1800: The Descendents of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, VA: 1994). R-NJ 974.971
• Reading - Opdyck - Johnson. Reading Burying Ground Chart and Supporting Materials. "Prepared for Lloyd B. Wescott / Compiled by Richard M. Horoschak / 1988."R-NJ 974.071
• Rockhill. Henry Race. "A Skletch of the Pittstown Branch of the Rockhill Family," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 2, Nos. 2 & 3 (June and Sept. 1893), 14-16. R-NJ 974.971
• Rounsavill. Brian Elliott Rounsavill. Richard Rounsavell and His Descendants (1687-1994) (s.l.: [1994?]). R-NJ 929.2
• Schenck. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Nov. 1904), 28-30; Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1905), 1-2.
• Shurts - Warford. 350 Years of Shadows, Ghosts & Silent Partners: Shurts & Warford Genealogies. "The Shurts connection to Hunterdon County begins with the third generation. For the Warfords, it begins with the second generation, through page 65.... If memory serves me correctly, both families were in Hunterdon County in 1738. Perhaps they knew each other." [Cover letter from Sherrill Warford.] R-NJ 929.2
• Silverthorn. Kathleen A. Hicks. The Silverthorns: Ten Generations in America (Etobicoke, Ontario: 1994). Brief references to Oliver Silverthorn (1686-1746) and William Silverthorn (1725-1795) who owned land in High Bridge, N.J. Most of the work is about Canadian descendents of Oliver's son Thomas (ca. 1710-1788). R-NJ 974.971
• Sterling. Edward Boker Sterling. "Historical and Genealogical Sketch of James Sterling," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 1893), 3-8. R-NJ 974.971
• Stevenson. John R. Stevenson. "Thomas Stevenson of London, England, and His Descendants in New Jersey," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Feb. 1898), 1-5; Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 1898), 9-12; Vol. 4, No. 3 (Aug. 1898), 17-19; Vol. 4, No. 4 (Nov. 1898), 25-27; Vol. 5, No. 1 (Feb. 1899), 33-35; Vol. 5, No. 2 (May 1899), 41-43; Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug. 1899), 49-52; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb. 1900), 1-4; Vol. 6, No. 2 (May 1900), 9-14; Vol. 6, No. 3 (Aug. 1900), 17-22; Vol. 6, No. 4 (Nov. 1900), 25-33. R-NJ 974.971 John R. Stevenson, "The Family of Arthur Stevenson," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 1903), 15-20; Vol. 9, No. 3 ( Aug. 1903), 21-24. R-NJ 974.971
• Sutphin. "Descendants of Dirck Van Zutphin and Lisbeth J. Van Nuys Have an Outing" from The Hopewell Herald, Sept. 2, 1925. In Vertical File under "Hunterdon County Genealogy."
• Taylor. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Feb. 1902), 4-7; Vol. 8, No. 2 (May 1902), 9-13; Vol. 8, No. 3 (Aug. 1902), 17-23; Vol. 8, No. 4 (Nov. 1902), 34; Vol. 9, No. 1 (Feb. 1903), 3-6; Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 1903), 9-13; Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1903), 25-32; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Nov. 1903), 33-39; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 1904), 1-5; Vol. 10, No. 2 (May 1904), 7-14; Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug. 1904), 15-22; Vol. 10, No. 4 (Nov. 1904), 23-30; Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1905), 1-5; Vol. 11, No. 2 (May 1905), 10-14; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Aug. 1905),19-22. R-NJ 974.971
• Vosseller. Marguerite Moore et al. Elizabeth Van Fleet Vosseller, "Foster Mother of All Children's Choirs." (s.l.: 1960). Short mention on p. 1. 974.971 and R-NJ 974.971
• Wall. Asher Taylor, "A Genealogy of the Taylor Family of Monmouth County," in Deats, The Jerseyman, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Nov. 1903), 34-36
• Wescott. Lloyd Bruce Wescott et al. Our Wescott Family Story. The Wescott family, originally from Wisconsin, and whose best-known member was the writer Glenway Wescott, had a farm first in Clinton, now under Spruce Run Reservoir, and then in Rosemont. R-NJ 929.20973
• Williver - Woolever. Eva Willever Gares. Willever Genealogy (Harmony, NJ: 1977). R-NJ 929.2
• Wyckoff - Ramsey - Conover - Rodenbaugh. Freeman Leigh. Outlines of the History of Potterstown, 1730 to 1922 (typescript, s.l.: 1922). R-NJ 974.971

• Armstrong, William C. Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey (Lambertville, NJ: 1979). This book "was a series of weekly articles which appeared in the Hackettstown Gazette beginning in the issue of February 16, 1934. There were ninety-four installments." - Preface. 929.3 and R-NJ 929.3
• [Barker, Bette Marie]. Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives (Trenton: 1987). A good summary of how to use the state archives and what you can expect to find there -- much more than just vital statistics. Original Hunterdon County records include births of Negro children (1804-35), Justice of the Peace dockets (1790-1947), mortgages/loan office (1737-48), tavern licenses (1737-1870), and manumissions of slaves (1788-1853). 929.1 and R 929.1
• Beekman, George C. Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, New Jersey (Freehold, NJ: 1915, reprinted New Orleans, LA: 1974). No index. R-NJ 974.976
• Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, New Jersey, 2 vols. (New York: 1899). R-NJ 974.974
• Cooley, Eli F. Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey (Trenton, NJ: 1883, reprinted Lambertville, NJ: n.d.). 929.2 and R-NJ929.2
• D'Autrechy, Phyllis B. A Guide to the Archives of Hunterdon County: Genealogical and Historical Research in the Offices of the County Clerk, Surrogate and Freeholders (Flemington, NJ: 1993). 974.971 and R-NJ 974.971
• D'Autrechy, Phyllis B. More Records of Old Hunterdon County, Volume 1 (Flemington, N.J.: 1998). Records from the Surrogate's Office dealing with wills and guardianships, records from the County Clerk's Office dealing with Coroners' Inquests, naturalization records, and peddlers' licenses, and the Pennington Presbyterian Church records. R-NJ 974.971
• Duncan, Patricia B. Genealogical Abstracts from The Lambertville Press, Lambertville, New Jersey, 4 Nov 1858 (Vol. 1 No. 1) to 30 Oct 1861 (Vol. 3 No. 155) (Bowie, MD: 1999). This work includes mostly marriage and death announcements, not just from Hunterdon County, but also from Mercer, Warren, and Bucks counties. R-NJ 929.3
• Ege, Ralph. Pioneers of Old Hopewell (Hopewell, NJ: 1908). Hopewell was part of Hunterdon County until 1838. A glance through this shows Hunterdon County names like Larison and Stout. No index. R-NJ 974.965
• Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Funding of a Nation(Baltimore: 2000. Reprint of New York: 1910). 4 vols. "Compiled under the editorial supervision of Francis Bazley Lee." Biographies of prominent New Jerseyans in 1910, with many genealogies. Name index in vol. 4. R-NJ 929.3749
• Genealogies of New Jersey Families: From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, 2 vols. (New Brunswick, NJ: 1996). Over 2,000 pages, and well indexed. R-NJ 929.2
• Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol II (Baltimore: 1969). "Containing every item of genealogical value found in all records and minutes (known to be in existence) of four of the oldest monthly meetings which ever belonged to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends." An indexed guide to records of the Salem (N.J.) Monthly Meeting, Burlington (N.J.) Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, and Falls (Pa.) Monthly Meeting. R-NJ 929.3
• Jones, E. Alfred. The Loyalists of New Jersey: Their Memorials, Petitions, Claims, Etc. From English Records. Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. X (Newark, NJ: 1927, reprinted Bowie, MD: 1988). R-NJ 973.314
• Kieffer, Henry Martyn. Some of the First Settlers of "The Forks of the Delaware" and Their Descendants: Being a Translation from the German of the Record Books of The First Reformed Church of Easton, Penna., From 1760 to 1852 (Easton, PA: 1902, reprinted Baltimore: 1973). R-NJ 929.3748
• Kitchel, Walter Howard. Lineages (Numbers 1 to 1065) from August 15, 1900, Date Chartered by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, to February 3, 1973 (Ann Arbor, MI: 1973). Title on spine: Mayflower Descendants/ New Jersey Society Lineages/ 1973. The lineages give only marriage dates. Lineage numbers refer to applications in the New Jersey Society files, that give more information. 929.3 and R-NJ 929.3
• Knapp, Fred D. The Complete Public Records Guide: Central and Northern New Jersey Region (New Rochelle, N.Y.: 1993). For each county, Knapp describes land records, liens, corporate records, court records and board of education records, and gives a map of the clerk's office. R 352.1646
• Murrin, Mary R. New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State (Trenton, NJ: 1987). R-NJ 016.9749
• Nelson, William. New Jersey Biographical and Genealogical Notes: From the Volumes of the New Jersey Archives with Additions and Supplements (Newark, NJ: 1916, reprinted Baltimore: 1973 and 1989). 929.3 and R-NJ 929.3
• Nelson, William, ed. Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703 (Paterson, NJ: 1899, reprinted Baltimore: 1976). R-NJ 974.9. These records are also in New Jersey State Archives, First Series, Vol XXI, in glass bookcase.
• Sinclair, Donald A. A Guide to Manuscript Diaries and Journals in t he Special Collections Department, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ: 1980). R-NJ 011.31
• Skemer, Don C., and Robert C. Morris. Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society (Newark, NJ: 1979). 974.9 and R-NJ 016.9749
• Smith, Herbert F. A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the Rutgers University Library (New Brunswick, NJ: 1964). R-NJ 011.31
• Stillwell, John E. Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey, 5 vols. (New York: 1903, reprinted Baltimore: 1970). Mostly Monmouth County genealogies. R-NJ 929.3
• Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. Index to The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, 4 vols. (Cottonport, LA: 1973-1982). Unfortunately, Hunterdon County Library does not receive The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, but the New Jersey State Library in Trenton has a complete run. Selected articles from this magazine appear in Genealogies of New Jersey Families (q.v.). R-NJ 929.1
• Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. New Jersey: Digging for Ancestors in the Garden State(Detroit: 1970). 929.1 and R-NJ 929.1
• Waldron, Richard. Historical Organizations in New Jersey: A Directory (Trenton, NJ: 1977). 974.9 and R-NJ 974.9
• Wilson, Thomas B. Notices from New Jersey Newspapers, 1781-1790, Records of New Jersey, Vol. I (Lambertville, NJ: 1988). R-NJ 929.3

• Beers, F.W. Atlas of Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, from Recent and Actual Surveys and Records (New York: 1873). Restricted Reference. Ask at Reference Desk.
• Cook, George H., and C.C. Vermeule. A Topographical Map of the Vicinity of Flemington from Somerville and Princeton Westward to the Delaware ([Trenton, NJ?]: 1889). "From Original Surveys and Levelings based on the Triangulation of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey." No individual farms noted. In map cabinet in lobby.
• Cornell, Samuel C. Map of Hunterdon County, New Jersey (s.l.: 1851). In map cabinet in lobby.
• The Farm Journal Map of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties (New York: 1914). Farms are numbered and keyed to entries in Farm Jounal, Farm and Business Directory ofHunterdon and Somerset Counties (974.971 and R-NJ 974.971). The map is in the top drawer of the flat map case.
• Gordon, Thomas F. Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey (Trenton, NJ: 1834, reprinted Cottonport, LA: 1973). "Comprehending a General View of its Physical and Moral Conditions, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, Etc., Accompanied by a Map." 974.9 and R-NJ 974.9
• Hammond, D. Stanton, III. Bicentennial Map of Union Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey (s.l.: 1977). "This MAP covers about 40-square miles of a historic area, showing private land ownership in the 18th and 19th centuries." Land records for each lot are cited in a "Guide" on the back of the map. In map cabinet in lobby.
• Hammond, D. Stanton, III. Genealogical Society of New Jersey Map Series # 4 (s.l.: 1965).This series shows early land ownership in Hunterdon County. We have "Index Map, 1688-1765," and Sheets A, B, C, F, and G. In map cabinet in Reference Room.
• Hughes, Micheal. Farm Map of Alexandria Township, Hunterdon Co., N.J. (Philadelphia: 1860). In the Meeting Room.
• Hughes, Michael. Farm Map of Clinton Township, Hunterdon Co., N.J. (Philadelphia: 1860). Each farm is separately colored and labeled. In map cabinet in lobby.
• Hughes, Michael. Farm Map of Union Township, Hunterdon Co., N.J. (Philadelphia: 1860). Each farm is separately colored and labeled. In map cabinet in lobby.
• Map of the Vicinity of Philadelphia and Trenton (Philadelphia: 1860). Most farms have the owners'names, and there are 46 inset maps of villages with house owners identified. In the Meeting Room.
• The National Gazetteer of the United States of America--New Jersey 1982 (Washington: 1982). "This gazetteer list about 10,000 geographic names" from U.S. Geological Survey maps, including cemetaries. R-NJ 917.49
• New Jersey Department of Transportation. New Jersey Local Names, rev. June 1986 (Trenton, NJ: 1986). Restricted Reference. Ask at Reference Desk.
• Sidney, J.C. Plan of the Township of Raritan, Hunterdon Co., N.J. (Philadelphia: 1850). Individual houses labelled. In map cabinet in lobby.
• Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968 (Trenton: 1969) and Supplement (Trenton: 1988). Lists all boundary changes by county, then by town. R-NJ 917.49
• Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: 1987). Shows all county boundaries in the U.S. at the time of each census, and shows availability of information for each census. R 304.6
• Voorhees, Oscar M. The Exterior and Interior Bounds of Hunterdon County, New Jersey (Flemington, N.J.: 1929). R-NJ 974.910

•       Index to Civil War Soldiers' Graves in New Jersey
•       Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions, 10 Manuscript vols.
•       NJ State Census and Tax Records
•       Federal Census Microfilms
•       New Jersey Tax Ratables
•       Compiled Genealogies, Genealogy Charts collection, Family genealogy files

• Cooley, Eli. Genealogy of Ealry Settlers in Trenton and Ewing New Jersey. NJ: W.S. Sharp, 1883.
• Howe, Paul S. Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County. MD: Genealogical, 1977
• Littel, John. Genealogies of the First Families of the Passaic Valley. MD: Genealogical, 1976
• Miles, Ann P. Monmouth Families. King William, VA: 1980, 4 vols.
• Monnette, Orra E. First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge. CA: Leroy Carmen Press, 1930 - 1934, 7 vols.
• TOO MUCH TO MENTION HERE!

• Journal of the Governor and Council 1631-1776.
  (New Jersey Archives 1st Series)
• Privy Council. Minutes, 1772-1789.
• Laws of the Royal Colony of New Jersey 1703-1775.
  (New Jersey Archives 3rd Series)
• Essex County. Miscellaneous Records:
  Incorporations, dockets, lunacy papers, marriage, power of attorney, lease/release, names change, adoption, manumission, right of way, fireman’s exemption, judgments, agreements, military discharge, etc., 1785-1979. Microfilm.
• Essex County. Road Records. Volume A 1698-1804.
  Records of the Town of Newark 1666-1836.
• Tax Ratables 1778-1822. Microfilm.
• Pension Roll of 1835. 4 Volumes.

• Marriage Records 1665-1800.
  (New Jersey Archives 1st Series)
• Burlington County, New Jersey Marriages.
• Rockaway Township Cemeteries.
• Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, Register of Births 1849-1878.
• Bible Records from the Monmouth County Historical Association Library.
• Union County. Marriages 1857-1881. Microfilm.
• Guide to Vital Statistic Records in New Jersey, V. I: Public Archives; V. II: Church Records.
• Some Burials in St. John’s Church, Newark, NJ 1840-1900.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: Newark Miscellaneous Cemeteries).
• Headstones of the Old Burying Ground Transferred to Fairmount Cemetery Crypt 1889.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: Newark. Miscellaneous Cemeteries).
• The Records of Trinity Church (Old Swedes) 1785-1975.
• Old Burying Grounds Newark, see New Jersey Historical Society, Proceedings, N.S Volume 10 (1925).
• Negroes Named in the Presbyterian Church of Morristown, NJ.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: New Jersey Genealogy Miscellaneous).
• Partial List of Those that Died from Cholera, 1854.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: Newark Public Health).

Land Records/ Personal Property Records

• History of the Land Titles in Hudson County, NJ 1609-1871.
• Abstracts of the Partitions and Divisions of Morris County Filed at Morristown, New Jersey 1785-1900.
• Patents and Deeds and other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703.
• Abstracts of Wills 1670-1813. (New Jersey 1st Series).
   Volumes 23, 30, 36, 37, 39 and 42.
• Index to New Jersey Wills 1689-1890.  3 Volumes.
• Deeds of Essex County, NJ 1761-1887.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: New Jersey Land Conveyances).
• Property holders in the Meadowlands, Index 1728-1918.

Census Records

• Revolutionary Census of New Jersey.
• The 1693 Census of Swedes on the Delaware.
• New Jersey in 1793.
• New Jersey Census Index.
  1830 NJ REF 929.3749 N46
  1840 NJ REF 929.3749 N464
  1850 NJ REF 929.3749 N46
  1860 NJ REF 929.3749 N46 2 Volumes.
  1870 NJ REF 929.3749 N46 2 Volumes.
• Soundex for the censuses of 1880, 1900, 1920. Microfilm.
• New Jersey State Censuses, 1855-1915. Microfilm.
• U.S. Censuses, 1830-1920. Microfilm.
• Essex County Census 1875.
• Directories
• Newark City Directory. 1835-1965.
  Directories for other municipalities also available.
• Guide to New Jersey City Directories.
• New Jersey Telephone Directories, 1908-

Military Records

• The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution.
• Orderly Books of the 4th New York and 2nd New York Regiments 1778-1783.
• The New Loyalist Index.
• New Jersey Loyalist Papers. Microfilm.
• Official Register of the Officers and Men of the New Jersey in the Revolutionary War.
• Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-1865.
• History of the 11th New Jersey Volunteers.
• World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing. State of New Jersey. 1946.
• Official List of the Names of Residents of the City of Newark, NJ Who Served With the Military Forces of the United States of America..., April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918.
• Soldiers and Sailors of New Jersey in the Spanish-American War...1898.
• Newark Evening News Index to New Jersey Servicemen 1941-1945; 1950-1953.

Private Records

• West Jersey Proprietors Records 1681-1952. Microfilm.
• Minutes of the Board of the Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey 1685-1794.  4 Volumes. 
• Ships Passenger Lists New York and New Jersey 1600-1825.
• The Papers of William Livingston 1774-1790.  5 Volumes.
• Dr. Harings’ account book ca. 1874.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: Newark Public Health).
• Dr. J.H. Love’s medical diaries 1862-1897.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: New Jersey. Physicians).

Family Records

• The Story of an Old Farm: or Life in New Jersey in the 18th Century.
• Lt. William Barton of Morris County NJ and His Descendants.
  (New Jersey Manuscripts & Archives: New Jersey Biography).
• Americans of Italian Descent in New Jersey.
• First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge Olde East New Jersey.
  Genealogical and Memorial History of the City of Newark and Essex County New Jersey.
• Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County New Jersey.
• Early Germans of New Jersey, Their History, Churches and Genealogies.
   

• A Glance Back in Time: Life in Colonial New Jersey 1704-1770 as Depicted in News Accounts of the Day.
• A Directory of New Jersey Newspapers 1765-1970.
• The Newark Evening News 1883-1972. Microfilm.
• The Newark Evening News Indexes, 1914-1972.
  Handwritten print indexes produced by the paper. Divided into three components for each year: biographical, general and New Jersey towns and cities.
• Newspaper Abstracts 1704-1782.
  (New Jersey Archives 1st Series).
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy.
• Guide to Documentary Collection of the Bergen County Historical Society.
• A Bibliography of American County Histories.
• Calendar of New Jersey State Library Manuscripts Collection.