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From: Marietta Pickell <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Marriage records
Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 06:53:57 -0700
In-Reply-To: <20030521115520.97240.qmail@web11402.mail.yahoo.com>


Hi Chirs,

This is from the Preface to the Marriage Records of Hunterdon County
1795-1875 by Deats, perhaps it can help you in your search:

"After 1795, all records of marriages were to be filed in the Clerk's
office of the county wherein marriages were solemnized, and the Hunterdon
County records begin with that year. In 1876 the Legislature provided that
reports of marriages should be transmitted to boards of heath, an, while
changes have been made since as to the particular local official to whom
the record should be sent, there has been no return to the older system of
sending them to the County Clerk's office, and hence that custom more or
less ended with 1876.
The marriage records in the Clerk's office of Hunterdon County are in four
volumes, containing the original entries, perhaps sometimes made by the
pastors themselves, as appears by the handwriting, but otherwise by the
County Clerk. For marriages previous to 1795 reference must be had to the
"Marriage License" books in Trenton, in the Secretary of State's office, or
to Vol. XXII of the New Jersey Archives (first series), in which the names
and dates of these Trenton Records are carefully printed, although without
the accompanying data of the signers of the marriage bonds (usually a
parent or relative of one of the parties); otherwise to the records of the
local churches, where they exist.

I have listed some of the agencies that you can write to or call. They do
charge a fee. I suggest that you check out the web sites and find the form
to fill out and send. Good luck in your search.

Vital Records Information New Jersey
http://www.vitalrec.com/nj.html

NJ State Archives http://www.njarchives.org/links/archives.html also
http://www.njarchives.org/
The State Archives is the official repository for all New Jersey colonial
and state government records of enduring historical value. Services
provided include collections management, reference services, publications,
and a New Jersey history bookstore.
Wills
Before 1901 (mail or in person)
1902 - 1949 (mail or in person)

NJGenWeb Vital Records
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgenweb/research/vitals/index.htm

NARA's Northeast Region (New York City)
Maintains archival records from Federal agencies and courts in New Jersey,
New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.Virgin Islands.
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/ny/new_york_city.html

At 04:55 AM 5/21/2003 -0700, you wrote:

>I recently found an entry on an LDS microfilm of a
>bound volume of Hunterdon marriages between 1848-1867.
> This book is a collection of township/borough clerk
>marriage record book pages. My question is: upon
>what were the twp clerks basing their entries? Was it
>oral or were they working from some type of record
>that was forwarded to them? Also, the marriage I am
>interested in was performed by Israel Poulson (Jr?).
>Is there a collection of his records available for
>research? Would his records contain any more
>information than what the twp clerk wrote down?
>
>Chris Garman
>Annapolis, MD
>Researching GARMAN, KITCHEN, SHEPHERD, HUMMEL in
>Hunterdon County.
>
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Marietta PicKell


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