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

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MAPS AND DEEDS--Continued Page 19. Camden County 8c Gloucester County ................................................... 111, 143 20. Cape May County .................................................................... 117 21. Cumberland County ................................................................ 123 22. Essex County 8: Union County ......................................................... 135, 243 23. Hunterdon County ................................................................... 159 24. Mercer County ............................................. " ......................... 167 25. Middlesex County .................................................................... 175 26. Monmouth County ................................................................... 189 27. Morris County ....................................................................... 199 28. Ocean County ........................................................................ 207 29. Passaic County ....................................................................... 213 30. Salem County ........................................................................ 219 31. Somerset County ..................................................................... 227 32. Sussex County ........................................................................ 235 33. Warren County ...................................................................... 249 34. Northern New Jersey, 1900-Municlpalities .............................................. 252 35. Southern New Jersey, 1900-Municipalities .............................................. 253 36. Northern New Jersey, 1968-Municipalities ............................................. 256 37. Southern New Jersey, 1968-Municipalities .............................................. 257 Historical Deeds----Facsimiles: Fig. V1. First Deed ("Lease") from Duke of York to Berkeley and Carteret, establishing New Jersey. (June 23, 1664.) ........................................................... 270 Fig. VII. Second Deed ("Release") conveying New Jersey from Duke of York to Berkeley and Carteret. (June 24, 1664.) ......................................................... 271 Fig. VIII. Tripartite Deed in which Byllynge and Fenwick grant half of New Jersey to Penn, Lucas and Lawrie, but retain one Tenth for Fenwick. (Feb. 9, 1674175.) .................. 272 Fig. IX. Portion of Quintipartite Deed dividing New Jersey into East and West. (July 1, 1676.) 273 Fig. X. Confirmatory Grant conveying West New Jersey from Duke of York to Byllynge and other Proprietors. (Aug. 6, 1680.) ........................................................ 274 Endpapers. Facsimile of portions of Deed from Carteret's heirs granting East New Jersey to the first Twelve Proprietors. (Feb. 2, 1681]82.) NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
FOREWORD This study has as its goal the collection of all civil than a few years old. This limited tile value of boundary data concerning New Jersey's counties anti research by mail, or even of personal visits to mumunicipalities in detail or outline form. With this nicipal clerks who had a difficult enough time keepbook, one can hopefully reconstruct a highly or rea- ing account of current files. My own borough's sonably accurate map of New Jersey, with county bound and indexed ordinance volumes, filed in a and municipal boundaries, for any date in its donated and ample municipal building, were a rare history. One can follow the development of an)' pleasure. I welcome corrections and answers to unpoint or region in the state as it evolved from one certainties. county and municipality to another, from Indian The county outline maps are all shown to the hunting grounds to the present, same scale to facilitate comparison of areas. The 1 have found no evidence of another work with References and Bibliography are arranged in a form this goal in mind. Few New Jersey histories include which solves, for me, the frustrations of finding historical maps, even of regions. The Faden map is references in many of the other books I have used, about the only detailed contemporary map pub- coupled with some aspects unique to this type of lished of colonial New Jersey, and it has many reference. I hope the reader will forgive some irregknown errors. Three reconstructed maps of New ularities in reference notation which reflect on form, Jersey, showing county or municipal boundaries in but not accuracy. the eighteenth aml nineteenth centuries, have re- This work was sparked by an attempt to reconcently been published with several serious boundary struct maps based on Gordon's 1834 Gazetteer. A errors. Many maps of New Jersey showing civil search for correct township boundaries of that date boundaries, published by outstanding sources over led to a search of many sources. I was deeply inthe past 75 years, will disagree in places with bound- volved by the time I came upon the excellent aries as described in this book. In some cases, this Gordon-Tanner map of 1828, answering most of my book may be in error, but often the published maps initial questions, and I kept eagerly searching for will be found to be erroneous or out-of-date on the rest strictly as a hobby, but hoping that all this checking with laws or other maps. might he published. This book is certainly not without errors and This is hardly a book to cuddle up with, although omissions, but great care has been taken to minimize some later parts of Section I, where fewer laws and them. Primary or sound secondary sources were dates are quoted in the text, are easier to read than often used (even quoting obvious misspellings), but other portions. The purpose of this book is to prothis was of course not always feasible or even possi- vide an essentially complete and accurate reference ble. Known omissions are often indicated by notes, not hitherto available. I hope some history fans will blanks or question marks. These indicate details enjoy browsing thrm_gh the first few maps and either unknown to anyone, according to experts, or pages, or tracing out the boundary changes in their which couhl not be established without my per- own communities. 1 hope it will help lawyers and sonally going through extensive individual munici- real estate searchers. pal and county files in many parts of the state for I will be quite happy if some amateur or profesrelatively minor details, sional historians are moved to write, with factual Annexation data, especially, were often unknown confidence, readable articles about specific phases, to municipal officials and historians alike if more which can find their way to a broader public. J. P. S. xi 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: MAPS AND DEEDS Frotttispiece. The P
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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 and 44: Little-Egg-Harbour river, including
Page 45 and 46: to the house where Hugh Dun now dwe
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
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field in the County of Union and th
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(15) N 66° 52' 37" W for a distanc
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Assinpink ordered by the Court to b
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said; on the east by Maurice river
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From Gloucester Court records, Mar.
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Line till they come to the foot of
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in America Chancellor & Vice Admira
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This act was repealed Apr. 21, 1896
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General Municipal Name Changes and
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volume of the Acts of the Legislatu
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ATLANTIC COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
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ATLANTIC COUNTY-- (cont.) Municipal
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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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]Vof_: Shift;ny _o.ds]_v_ re_.Ite_t
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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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NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY .IV
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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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