Bulletin 67, The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, 1606-1968

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to the house where Hugh Dun now dwells, leaving mouth of Muddy-run; from thence up said river, said Hugh Dun within the new county; and from bounding on the middle of the water-course thereof, the said Hugh Dun's house upon a straight line to to the foot of Scotland branch; then up sakt branch, Nathan Shaw's house, leaving said Nathan Shaw's bounding on the middle of the water-course, to house within the new county, and then on a north- Gloucester line." (Paterson's Laws p. 17.) 166 east course, until it intersects the Pilesgrove line, 1783, Nov. 26: Islands in the Delaware giver leaving Pilesgrove within Salem count)'; then along were annexed to adjacent counties, pursuant to the the said line till it intersects the line, which-divides agreement of Nov. 20, 1783 (see pp. 16-17) : "all the counties of Gloucester and Salem; thence run- ishmds, islets and dry land, annexed to the jurisning south-eastward down Gloucester line unto the diction of this state, in and by the act, the title boundaries of Cape-May county; then bounded by of which is recited in the preamble to this act, and Cape-May county to Delaware-bay, and then up lying between the station point, or northwest corner Delaware-bay to the place of beginning." (Paterson's of New Jersey, northerly, and the state of Delaware, Laws pp. 13-14.)_GG southerly, shall hereafter be deemed and considered 1749, Mar. 28: The Somerset-Morris County as parts and parcels of such counties and townships, line was clarified: "the division line, between the to which said islands, or insulated dry land do or counties of Somerset and Morris, shall be as follows, cloth lie nearest, except Petty's islands, which shall videlicet, beginning at a fall of water commonly be annexed to the township of Newton, in the called, Allamatunck Falls, and also mentioned in county of Gloucester." (R. S. 1877, p. 213.) 14_ the before recited act; and from thence on a straight 1'790, Nov. 24: the Middlesex-Somerset line, in a course, east and by north, as the compass County boundary was changed so "That the middle now points, to the main branch of Passaick river; of the main six rod road [this was not exactly the and so down the said river, as the before recited act same road as that referred to on Mar. 1.5, 1713/'14, [Nov. 4, 1741] directs." (Paterson's Laws p. 14.)l°° hut portions remained the same 197]as established by 1753, June 8: Sussex County was set off from law, from the ferry at the city of New-Brunswick, Morris County: "That all and singular the lands formerly called lnian's ferry, to the boundary line of and upper parts of said Morris county northwest of the county of Hunterdon, on the road to Trenton, Muskonetkong river, BEGINNING at the mouth of shall be the boundary line of those parts of the said river, where it empties itself into Delaware counties of Middlesex and Somerset which are on river, and running up said Muskonetkong river, to the south side of the river Raritan." (Paterson's the head of the great pond [now part of Lake Ho- Laws p. 103.) 16_ patcong]; from thence north-east to the line that 1807_ Dee. 3: the Bergen County water bounddivides the province of New-York and said New- ary: "Whereas, the meetings of the commissioners Jersey; thence along the said line to Delaware river lately appointed on the part of this state, anti of the aforesaid; thence down the same to the mouth of state of New-York, respectively, have failed to.pro- Muskonetkong" shall be Sussex County. (Paterson's duce an amicable adjustment of the Eastern bound- Laws p. 15.)I_6 ary line of this state; And Whereas, it has now 1763, Dee. 7: Salem County's boundary with become highly expedient to bring the existing con- Cumberland County was clarified: "BEGINNING troversy.., to a legal conclusion... Therefore... at the middle of the mouth of Stow-creek, and run- That the boumtary lines of the county of Bergen, ning up the middle of the same, opposite to the mills are hereby declared to be the middle or midway of that formerly belonged to John Brick, Esquire; then the waters adjoining the said county." (P. L. 1807, continuing still up the middle of Stow-creek branch, p. 18.)t46 opposite to the house of Hugh Dunn; then on a 1892, Nov. ")8: water boundaries of five counties, direct line to said Hugh Dunn's house, leaving said and a clarification of a land boundary: Dunn's house in Cumberland county; and from said house on a straight line, north fifty-one degrees "1 .... That the easterly bounds of the county of fifteen minutes east, ninety-four chains [about 1.2 Essex are declared to be the middle or midway of miles], to the house of Azel Pierson, formerly the waters of the Sound, adjoining the same, as far Nathan Shaw's, leaving said Pierson's house, in as the limits of the said county extend. Cumberland county; from thence north-east, until it "2 .... That the easterly bounds of the county of intersects the line of Pilesgrove township or precinct, Middlesex, are declared to be the middle or midin distance three hundred and five chains [about 3.8 way of the waters of the Sound adjoining the same, miles]; and thence along Pilesgrove line as was to the middle of the channel, at the junction of the marked by the said commissioners, south forty-seven waters of the Sound, with the waters of the Rariton degrees east, until it intersects the middle of the river, to the eastward of the fiat or shoal which water-course of Prince Maurice's river, below the extends from Amhoy or Cole's Point, and thence to 34 NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Page 1 and 2: THE STORYOF NEW JERSEY'SCIVIL BOUND
Page 3 and 4: BULLETIN 67 THE STORYOF NEW JERSEY'
Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ........
Page 7 and 8: MAPS AND DEEDS Frotttispiece. The P
Page 9 and 10: FOREWORD This study has as its goal
Page 11 and 12: AJ r_e:o,vl,_,* aBsxR_rt.xs ,_ ,j.
Page 13 and 14: NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Page 15 and 16: The company sent a ship with settle
Page 17 and 18: coast thereof. ''2s2 The London Com
Page 19 and 20: about twelve miles. From thence to
Page 23 and 24: Quakers purchased the province Feb.
Page 25 and 26: the New York petitioners strongly d
Page 27 and 28: L Intersection of New York-Connecti
Page 29 and 30: ware is adjudged to be tile middle
Page 33 and 34: substantial portion of Rahway city
Page 37 and 38: the municipal government is incorpo
Page 39 and 40: such annexations from 1801 to the p
Page 41 and 42: "All Persons inhabitting in this Pr
Page 43: Little-Egg-Harbour river, including
Page 47 and 48: the mouth of Whale creek, the begin
Page 49 and 50: Bergen... beginning at the north ea
Page 51 and 52: iver and bay of Delaware adjoining
Page 53 and 54: un in a straight or right line over
Page 55 and 56: down the center of said west branch
Page 57 and 58: acquired from William N. and Rowena
Page 59 and 60: field in the County of Union and th
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Page 63 and 64: Assinpink ordered by the Court to b
Page 65 and 66: said; on the east by Maurice river
Page 67 and 68: From Gloucester Court records, Mar.
Page 69 and 70: Line till they come to the foot of
Page 71 and 72: in America Chancellor & Vice Admira
Page 73 and 74: This act was repealed Apr. 21, 1896
Page 75 and 76: General Municipal Name Changes and
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Page 79 and 80: ATLANTIC COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
Page 81 and 82: ATLANTIC COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
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Page 85 and 86: BERGEN COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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BERGEN COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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Munieipality BERGEN COUNTY-- (cont.
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Municipality Date BURLINGTON COUNTY
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BURLINGTON COUNTY-- (cont.) Municip
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BURLINGTON COUNTY-- (cont.) Municip
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BURLINGTON COUNTY-- (cont.) Munielp
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CAMDEN COUNTY County or Municipalit
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CAMDEN COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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CAMDEN COUNTY- (cont.) Municipality
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CAMDEN COUNTY-- (cont.) Munieipalit
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County or Municipality CAPE MAY COU
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Municipality CAPE MAY COUNTY--(cont
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY-- (cont.) Municip
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY-- (cont.) Municip
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ESSEX COUNTY County ESSEX or Munici
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ESSEX COUNTY--(cont.) Municipality
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ESSEX COUNTY--(cont.) Municipality
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ESSEX COUNTY-- (cont.) Munieipality
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Municipality ESSEX COUNTY-- (cont.)
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GLOUCESTER COUNTY County or Municip
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GLOUCESTER COUNTY-- (cont.) Municip
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GLOUCESTER COUNTY-- (cont.) Municip
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HUDSON COUNTY-- (cont.) Munielpalit
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HUDSON COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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HUNTERDON COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipa
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HUNTERDON COUNTY-- (cont.) Munieipa
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HUNTERDON COUNTY- (cont.) Munieipal
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MERCER COUNTY County or Municipalit
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MERCER COUNTY-- (cont.) Munielpalil
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MERCER COUNTY- (cont.) Municipality
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY County or Municipa
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Municipality Milltown MIDDLESEX COU
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY-- (cont.) Munielpa
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MONMOUTH COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
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Municipality MONMOUTH COUNTY-- (con
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MONMOUTH COUNTY-- (cont.) Munieipal
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MORRIS COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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MORRIS COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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MORRIS COUNTY-- (cont.) Munielpa]it
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Municipality Date MORRIS COUNTY-- (
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OCEAN COUNTY County or Municipality
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OCEAN COUNTY--(cont.) Munielpality
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OCEAN COUNTY- (cnnt.) Munieipallty
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PASSAIC COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipali
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Municipality SALEM COUNTY-- (cont.)
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SALEM COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipality
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SOMERSET COUNTY County or Municipal
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SOMERSET COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
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SOMERSET COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
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SUSSEX COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipalit
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Municipality SUSSEX COUNTY-- (cont.
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UNION COUNTY-- (cont.) Munieipality
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Munieipality UNION COUNTY-- (cont.)
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UNION COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipality
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WARREN COUNTY County or Municipalit
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WARREN COUNTY-- (cont.) Munieipalit
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MAP OF NEW JERSEY, 1968 255 NEW JER
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p.L.146 Year Page Pro _osed Action
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In addition, it may be noted that P
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COMMUNITY NAMES FROM THE PAST--Cont
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COMMUNITY NAMES FROM THE PAST-Conti
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New York Philadelphia New York Phil
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lqc. IX. Portion of Quintipartite D
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REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY The ext
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124. Madison Weekly Eagle. Bardon &
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242. . The Passaic Valley, N. J. Ne
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1837, 19, 36 Brielle bor., 178 1840
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Delaware Bay East Orange twp., 127
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Hanover twp. (Bur.) (see New Hanove
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Matawan bor., 47, 182, 260, 264, 26
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Number of municipalities, 26, 260 P
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Scotch line (see Keith line) South
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Watchung (First) Mountains, 7, 41.
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