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Subject: [NJHUNTER] Janeway Accounts
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:19:19 -0400
Someone asked:
I'm not familar with the "Janeway Accounts". What are they?
These were the store records of Jacob Janeway covering dates 1735-1746.
The store was located, researchers' best guess, near present-day Bound
Brook. They were donated to Alexander Library at Rutgers and later
edited by Kenn Stryker-Rodda and published in the Gen Magazine of New
Jersey in 1958, over volumes 33 and 34.
I might live to regret this, but I own a set and will do lookups ONLY if
you are relatively certain your ancestor lived in NJ during those years
above. I will tell you if the surname appears and after that, you'll
have to borrow the microfilm from an FHC.
A sample entry might just give a name, dates, and possibly a location.
Some give family relationships, some will indicate one person delivered
something from the store to another person, probably a neighbor.
Someone else asked:
What are these West Jersey Proprietors?
West Jersey Proprietors (1685 present)
State Archives has surveys, minutes, and other records on microfilm
(1685-1951)
Still active
The West Jersey Proprietors have given the State Archives copies of their
records on microfilm: Records of the Proprietors of the Western Division
of New Jersey. Included on the film are warrants, minutes of the council
and surveys.
Additionally, I've just received these two pieces of information:
This was just posted on the Dutch-Colonies mailing
list by Roland Elliott and I thought it might be of use
here as well. The first map outlines the Minisink area
in it's most accepted version. There is also a Old Mine
Road map and, at the bottom, a NJ map showing
different lines drawn between East and West Jersey
while still a colony.
http://minisink.org/patent.html
I don't know if this will be of use to you or not, but at this website
http://www.pym.org/exhibit/archives/100shares.html you'll find a list
of the original 100 WJ proprietors, their location in England,
occupation, and where in the colonies they lived (if they moved here.)
It would seem logical that if they moved to West Jersey, as many
inidicate, they would have settled on their on land. I believe there
are maps of the original allotments.
I believe the council of proprietors is still in existence and meets
now and then. The colonial era building is still in use in Burlington.
Found this link which will give a basic description of the East/West
Jersey
history. Once on the site, click on the Settlers of West Jersey link.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/state1/index.htm
I hope you can get to this on Ancestry.com, it shows the physical line of
the
East/West division.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/reference/maps/freeimages.asp?Imag
eID=3
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You'll have to copy and paste these, my isp doesn't set links.
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