H I S T O R Y & G E N E A L O G Y NEW JERSEY GENEALOGY ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY 1640 S. LINDBERGH BLVD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63131 This guide provides an overview of resources for New Jersey genealogical research available in History & Genealogy. Additional items not listed here are available. Please consult the online catalog at www.slcl.org or ask for assistance at the History & Genealogy reference desk. Call numbers or other location information follow each entry. Books with call numbers beginning with R are for use in the library only. Ancestry is an online database available on computers at all St. Louis County Library branches. ATLASES AND GAZETTEERS DeLorme Publishing Company. New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me, 1999.Call no. R 912.749 D362N Gannett, Henry. A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Call no. 974.9 G198G Gordon, Thomas F. Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey Cottonport, La.: Polyanthos, Inc., 1973. Call no. R 974.9 G665G BIOGRAPHIES Nelson, William. Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society. Volume 9. Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1916. Reprint, New Jersey Biographical and Genealogical Notes: From the Volumes of the New Jersey Archives with Additions and Supplements. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973, 1989. Call no. R 974.9 N432N and 974.9 N432N Sinclair, Donald Arleigh. A New Jersey Biographical Index Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1993. Call no. Q 974.9 S616N CEMETERIES Sarapin, Janice Kohl. Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey: A Guide. New Brunswick, N. J.: Rutgers University Press, 1994. Call no. R 974.9 S243O and 974.9 S243O CENSUS Census records for New Jersey are available at Ancestry. Struker-Rodda, Kenn. Revolutionary Census of New Jersey Lambertville, N. J.: Hunterdon House, 1986. Call no. R 974.9 S928R and 974.9 S928R Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. Revolutionary Census of New Jersey Cottonport, La.: Polyanthos, 1972. Call no. 974.9 S928R 1
CHURCH RECORDS Inventory of the Church Archives of New Jersey: Baptist Bodies. Newark: Historical Records Survey, 1938. Call no. Q 974.9 I62 Inventory of the Church Archives of New Jersey: Evangelical Church. Newark: Historical Records Survey, 1941. Call no. Q 974.9 I62 Sinclair, Donald Arleigh. A Guide to Original and Copied Records of Religious Organizations Largely New Jersey Churches in the Special Collections and University Archives of Rutgers University. New Brunswick, N. J.: Genealogical Society of New Jersey, 1999. Call no. 974.9 S616G COLONIAL RECORDS Colonial Documents, 1631-1756. Pawtucket, R. I.: Quintin Publications, 2003. Call no. CD-ROM R 974.9 C719 (CD #M71-1 and M71-2) Nelson, William. NJ Colonial Documents, 1664-1703. Pawtucket, R. I.: Quintin Publications, 2003. Call no. CD-ROM R 974.9 N432N (CD #M72) DEATH RECORDS Wilson, Thomas B. Notices from New Jersey Newspapers, 1781-1790. Lambertville, N. J.: Hunterdon House, 1988. Call no. R 974.9 W753N and 974.9 W753N Wilson, Thomas B. Notices from New Jersey Newspapers, 1791-1795. Lambertville, N. J.: Hunterdon House, 2002. Call no. R 974.9 W753N EARLY SETTLERS, FAMILY GENEALOGIES & HISTORIES Genealogies of New Jersey Families from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996. 2 vols. Call no. 974.9 G326 Myers, William Starr. Prominent Families of New Jersey. 2 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2000. Call no. R 974.9 M996P Sinclair, Donald Arleigh. New Jersey Family Index: A Guide to the Genealogical Sketches in New Jersey Collective Sources. New Brunswick, N. J.: Genealogical Society of New Jersey, 1991. Call no. R 974.9 S616N and 974.9 S616N Wright, F. Edward. Colonial Families of New Jersey. Lewes, DE: Colonial Roots, 2004-2007. Call no. 974.9 W949C (Library has volumes 2 and 3 only.) GERMANS IN NEW JERSEY Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches and Genealogies. Dover, N. J.: Dover Printing Company, 1895. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, 1982. Call no. R 974.9 C444E and 974.9 C444E GOVERNMENT RECORDS New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly. Journal and Votes of the House of Representatives of New Jersey, in Their First Sessions of Assembly 1703. Jersey City: John H. Lyon, 1872. Call no. 974.9 N548J 2
GUIDES Agthe, Claire Keenan. Research in New Jersey. Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 2009. Call no. 974.9 A281R New Jersey Historical Society. Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society. Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1979. Call no. 974.9 N532G New Jersey. Bureau of Archives and History. Genealogical Research: A Guide to Source Materials in the Archives and History Bureau of the New Jersey State Library. New Brunswick: Genealogical Society of New Jersey, 1971. Call no. R 974.9 N549G and Q 974.9 N549 HISTORY Barber, John W. Historical Collections of New Jersey, Past and Present New Haven, Conn.: J. W. Barber, 1868. Reprint, Spartanburg, S. C.: Reprint Company, Publishers, 1975. Call no. R 974.9 B234H For index, see: Martin, Barbara Hankins. Index: Historical Collections of New Jersey, Past and Present United States: B. H. Martin, 1986. Call no. 974.9 B234H Barber, John W. Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey New York: S. Tuttle, 1845. Reprint, Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990. Call no. 974.9 B234H Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey. 2 vols. Newark: Daily Advertiser Printing House, 1881-. Call no. 974.9 D636 Lee, Francis Bazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910. Call no. Q 974.9 L477G (For index, see Lee, Francis Bazley. Index to the Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. s. l.: s. n., 1910. Call no. Q 974.9 L477G) Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time 2 vols. Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1877. Call no. 974.9 R246H (Library has volume 2 only.) JEWS IN NEW JERSEY Brandes, Joseph. Immigrants to Freedom: Jewish Communities in Rural New Jersey Since 1882. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1971. Call no. R 974.9 B817I LAND RECORDS Nelson, William. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Volume 21: Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703. Paterson: Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1899. Reprint, Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982. Call no. R 974.9 P295 and 974.9 P295 LINEAGE SOCIETIES Records of Ancestors, 1896-1970. Elizabeth, N. J.: The Society, Sons of the Revolution in the State of New Jersey, 1971. Call no. 974.9 R311 3
LOYALISTS Jones, E. Alfred. The Loyalists of New Jersey: Their Memorials, Petitions, Claims, etc. from English Records. Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, 1927. Reprint, Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1988. Call no. 974.9 J76L MARRIAGE RECORDS Nelson, William. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Volume 22: Marriage Records, 1665-1800. Paterson, N. J. Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1900. Reprint, New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800. Baltimore: Geneal-ogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982. Call no. R 974.9 N432N and 974.9 N432N Nelson, William. New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. Call no. R 974.9 N432N MILITARY See also Military Records guide available on the collection guides rack in History & Genealogy. Campbell, James Wall Schureman. Roster: Officers of the New Jersey Continental Line in the Revolutionary War Who Were Eligible to Membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. New York: Williams Printing Company, 1911. Reprint, Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987. Call no. 974.99 C188R Hoffman, Robert V. The Revolutionary Scene in New Jersey. New York: American Historical Company, Inc., 1942. Call no. 974.9 H711R New Jersey in the American Revolution, 1763-1783: A Documentary History. Trenton: New Jersey Historical Commission. Call no. R 974.9 N548 New Jersey. Adjutant General s Office. Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars, 1791-1815. Trenton: State Gazette Publishing Co., 1909. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970. Call no. R 974.9 N548R Norton, James S. New Jersey in 1793: An Abstract and Index to the 1793 Militia Census of the State of New Jersey. Salt Lake City: J. S. Norton, 1973. Call no. Q 974.9 N585N Stryker, William S. Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Trenton: W. T. Nicholson & Company, 1872. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. Call no. R 974.9 N548O and 974.9 N548O For index, see Index of the Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Trenton: New Jersey Historical Records Survey Program, 1941. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Call no. 974.9 N532I MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Stillwell, John E. Historical and Genealogical Miscellany Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey. 5 vols. New York: s. n., 1903-1916. Call no. R 974.9 S857H. Vols. 2, 3, and 4, at call number Q 974.9 S857H circulate. 4
Stratford, Dorothy Agans. Certificates and Receipts of Revolutionary New Jersey. Lambertville, N. J.: Hunterdon House, 1996. Call no. 974.9 S898C NATIVE AMERICANS Cross, Dorothy. The Indians of New Jersey. Trenton: Archaeological Society of New Jersey, 1964. Call no. 974.9 C951I NEWSPAPERS Extracts from American Newspapers, 1756-1775. Pawtucket, R. I.: Quintin Publications, 2003. Call no CD-ROM R 974.9 E96 (CD #M73) Extracts from American Newspapers, 1776-1782. Pawtucket, R. I.: Quintin Publications, 2003. Call no CD-ROM R 974.9 E96 (CD #M74) Wright, William C. Directory of New Jersey Newspapers, 1765-1870. Trenton: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1977. Call no. Q 974.9 D598 QUAKERS See Quaker Genealogy guide available on the collection guides rack in History & Genealogy. WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS Jackson, Ronald Vern. Index to New Jersey Wills, 1689 to 1890: The Testators. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, Inc., 1979. Call no. R 974.9 J13I Nelson, William. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730. s. l., s. n., 1901. Call no. R 974.902 N432C Nelson, William. Calendar of NJ Wills, 1670-1817. Pawtucket, R. I.: Quintin Publications, 2003. Call no. CD-ROM R 974.9 N432C (CD #M69) New Jersey. Department of State. New Jersey Index of Wills. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Call no. 974.9 N548N History & Genealogy at St. Louis County Library 1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63131-3598 (314) 994-3300, Ext. 2070 genealgoy@slcl.org WWW.SLCL.ORG 5 8 / 2009, Rev. 4 / 2015