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P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Somerset County - Clerk's Office
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Somerset County was set off from Middlesex County, in the Province of East Jersey, on 14 May 1688. Part of Montgomery Twp. was added to Mercer County (as Princeton Twp./Bor.) 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. |
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Returns, 1778-1887
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Control #:
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CSOCL001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes and 3 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes original returns for marriages dating from 1778 to 1887, and three bound volumes of marrriages recorded from 1795 to 1880.
Loose returns alphabetical by officiant; filmed books are chrono.
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1782-1921
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Control #:
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CSOCL002
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Format:
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22.75 c.f. (44 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by justice
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1805-1830
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Control #:
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CSOCL003
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (5 items); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Birth/Death Record and Burial/Transit Permit Stubs, 1872-1879
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Control #:
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CSOCL004
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (3 folders); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Death record stubs are for Raritan Township; birth record stubs are for Somerville and Bridgewater Township.
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Non-resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910
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Control #:
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CSOCL005
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box [part]); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Register of Bonds, Township of Bernards - Passaic Valley and Peapack Railroad, 1869-1900
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Control #:
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CSOCL006
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Chattel Mortgage Books, 1850-1937
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Control #:
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CSOCL007
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (2 vols.); 5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes Book No. 8 (1891-1892) and Book No. 61 (1937). Only the idexes were filmed.
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1779-1901 and Indexes, 1785-1916
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Control #:
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CSOCL008
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Format:
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155 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Leases and Agreements, 1870-1897
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Control #:
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CSOCL009
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Many of the records document transactions in other counties.
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Indexes to Discharges & Releases of Mortgages, 1850-1972
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Control #:
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CSOCL010
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Assignments of Mortgages, 1853-1900 and Indexes, 1850-1972
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Control #:
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CSOCL011
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Format:
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13 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Discharge of Mortgages, 1869-1896
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Control #:
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CSOCL012
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages, 1765-1870 and Indexes, 1765-1916
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Control #:
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CSOCL013
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Format:
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21 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Indexes continue through 1916.
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Court of Oyer and Terminer Minutes, 1836-1926
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Control #:
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CSOCL014
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Releases of Mortgages, 1885-1901
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Control #:
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CSOCL015
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Road Books, 1733-1927
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Control #:
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CSOCL016
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Manumissions of Slaves, 1823-1862
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Control #:
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CSOCL017
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Register of Black Children, 1804-1824
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Control #:
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CSOCL018
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Lien Claims, 1840-1942
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Control #:
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CSOCL019
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By year, then alpha. by complaintant
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Declarations in Debt, 1841-1876
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Control #:
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CSOCL020
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Jury Records, 1810-1850
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Control #:
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CSOCL021
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes jury papers from the Court of Common Pleas, Court of General Quarter Sessions, and possibly other courts.
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Circuit Court Minutes, 1838-1901
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Control #:
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CSOCL022
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Lunacy Proceedings, 1845-1945
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Control #:
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CSOCL023
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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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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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Recognizances and Miscellaneous Court Papers, 1787-1880
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Control #:
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CSOCL024
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Includes Court of Common Pleas, Court of General Quarter Sessions and Justices Court recognizances, as well as other document types.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 37.35 c.f. of paper records and
222 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:
Somerset County Clerk's Office, PO Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876, tel. 908-231-7017, website: www.co.somerset.nj.us/clerk/
This page last updated 04/23/2013
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