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Essex County - Surrogate's Office
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Essex County was formed 7 March 1683 as an original county in the Province of East Jersey. Portions of old Essex County became Passaic (1837) and Union (1857) counties.
Recording of wills and estate inventories at the county level began in 1804. Orphans Courts were established in 1785. Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for original estate records for the 1660s-1900 period.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. |
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Surrogate's Dockets, 1793-1907 and Indexes, 1793-1972
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Control #:
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CESSU001
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Format:
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18 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Indexes provide file numbers used in both dockets and unrecorded estate papers; dockets provide citations to other recordings.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Unrecorded Estate Papers, 1793-1900
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Control #:
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CESSU002
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Format:
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325 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Numnerical (roughly chronological)
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Notes:
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Consult Surrogate's Dockets and Indexes first for file number. Not all numbers assigned have an estate papers file.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Divisions of Land, 1793-1873
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Control #:
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CESSU003
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By docket number
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Notes:
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Arranged by docket number found in surrogate's index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Orphans Court Minutes, 1793-1902
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Control #:
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CESSU004
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Format:
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18 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets for a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Will Books, 1803-1903
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Control #:
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CESSU005
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Format:
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42 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
There is overlap between dates in each volume.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Administrations and Guardianships, 1804-1901
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Control #:
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CESSU006
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Format:
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1.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a citation. In 1871 administrations and guardianships began to be filed seperately.
See seperate series for later administrations and guardianships.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Administrations, 1871-1901
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Control #:
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CESSU007
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Format:
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2.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronologically
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
Prior to 1871 administrations and guardianships were inter-filed.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Guardianships, 1871-1900
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Control #:
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CESSU008
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chrono. by filing date (generally)
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
Prior to 1871 guardianships and administrations were inter-filed.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Releases, 1816-1900
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Control #:
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CESSU009
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Format:
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18 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
Each volume also includes its own index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Special Bonds, 1861-1894
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Control #:
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CESSU010
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chrono. by filing date (generally)
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Guardians' Bonds, 1861-1904
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Control #:
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CESSU011
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Administration Bonds, 1861-1901
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Control #:
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CESSU012
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Format:
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8 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Renunciations and Requests, 1871-1902
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Control #:
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CESSU013
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Applications for Probate of Wills, 1878-1901
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Control #:
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CESSU014
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Applications for Letters of Administration, 1878-1901
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Control #:
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CESSU015
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Consult the surrogate's dockets to get a volume and page citation.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Surrogate's Office
Adoptions, 1880-1903
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Control #:
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CESSU016
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 458 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
This page last updated 04/22/2013
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