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Mailing Address:
NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
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Middlesex County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
Middlesex County was formed 7 March 1683 as an original county in the Province of East Jersey. East and West Windsor Townships, in old Middlesex County, became part of present-day Mercer County in 1838.
County clerks were required by law to file copies of deeds beginning in 1785 and mortgages beginning in 1766. Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for colonial deed filings.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines.
Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for information on court jurisdictions.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Adjuster's Office
Inactive and Deceased Patient Case Files, ca. 1933-ca. 1988
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Control #:
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CMIAD001
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Format:
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5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Notes:
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An inventory of these records can be found in the accession file.
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential per NJSA 30:4-24.3
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1784-1901 and Indexes, 1784-1922
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Control #:
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CMICL001
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Format:
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167 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Index continue to 1922.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages, 1766-1861 and Indexes, 1766-1922
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Control #:
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CMICL002
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Format:
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31 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Indexes continue through 1922.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Ancient Deeds, 1877-1942
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Control #:
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CMICL003
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Commitments and Jail Accounts, 1818-1887
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Control #:
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CMICL004
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Record of Releases, 1849-1902
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Control #:
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CMICL005
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Road Books, 1773-1930
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Control #:
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CMICL006
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1928
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Control #:
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CMICL007
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Civil War Records, ca. 1861-ca. 1865
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Control #:
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CMICL008
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1800-1825
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Control #:
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CMICL009
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Record of Slave Births, 1804-1844
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Control #:
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CMICL010
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Early Records, 1714-1776
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Control #:
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CMICL011
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Includes public road surveys, deeds and land conveyances.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Official Oaths, 1779-1948
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Control #:
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CMICL012
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Microfilm covers 1779-1831; bound volumes 1869-1948; Dates vary by office, see inventory.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Sheriff's Bonds, 1807-1929
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Control #:
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CMICL013
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Veteran's Grave Reports, ca. 1790-ca. 1940
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Control #:
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CMICL014
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Housed in the Essex County Clerk's Office.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions for Peddler's Licenses and Charity, 1733-1814
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Control #:
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CMICP001
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Format:
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0.08 c.f. (8 folders)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions
Case Files, 1741-1888
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Control #:
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CMICP002
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Format:
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48 c.f. (96 boxes); 4 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas
Tavern Licenses, 1758-1826
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Control #:
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CMICP003
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by year
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Notes:
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The early records are from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. Film is incomplete.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas
Judgments, 1799-1825
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Control #:
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CMICP004
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas
Petitions for Naturalization and Declarations of Intention, 1794-1906
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Control #:
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CMICP005
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (16 items); 29 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas
Minutes of Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Quarter Sessions, 1749-1871
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Control #:
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CMICP006
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 7 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Loose originals date from 1749 to 1784 [with gaps]; bound volumes on microfilm date from 1792 to 1871.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Coroner's Office
Inquests, 1849-1873
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Control #:
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CMICR001
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Petitions for Shopkeepers' Licenses, 1781
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Control #:
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CMIQU001
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Format:
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0.23 c.f. (23 items)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by shopkeeper
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Notes:
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The early records are from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace.
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Sheriff's Office
Bonds, 1807-1929
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Control #:
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CMISH001
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 59.76 c.f. of paper records and 266 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
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
Middlesex County Clerk's Office, 75 Bayard Street, PO Box 1110, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-1110, tel. 732-745-3197, website: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/countyclerk
This page last updated 04/23/2013
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