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From: "James L. Stokes" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Research trip report
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:02:05 -0400
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Hi Marshall and All,
How about tax records, how far do they go back ? I think someone
earlier mentioned 1786, are those the earliest tax records ?
My Zachariah Clawson (Closen) claims in his Revolutionary War Pension file
that he was born in 1753 in Maidenhead, N.J. He mentions that his father
and mother carried him across the Delaware River when he was a young child
but he doesn't give his father or mother's name. I've found his mother name
in Bucks County, Pa. but not his father and suspect the father died shortly
after entering Bucks County. I'm looking for his first name so I can try to
plug him into one of the Clawson families in N.J.
Jim


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marshall Lake" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:22 AM
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Research trip report


>
> > Well, I spent 4 days last week in and about Hunterdon Co. visiting
> > libraries, historical societies, and the state archives. In those 4
> > days, I learned almost nothing new, but that in itself at least lets me
> > know where I stand: there is not much else that I can learn about my
> > particular ancestors. The problem is that I'm dealing with pre-1800
> > events, and I think that everything that is known about that era has
> > already been dug up, summarized, and published.
>
> Have you looked through the court records? If they are published I am not
> aware of it. The court records have been a moderately beneficial aid to
> my research. The Common Plea Minutes go back to 1714 (when Hunterdon Co
> was first formed) and are housed in the Hall of Records in Flemington.
> It's possible the Common Plea Minutes go back further concerning
> Burlington County which governed the Hunterdon County area before 1714 but
> I have not enquired. The Common Plea Minutes in the Hall of Records are
> indexed.
>
> Deeds go back to 1716. Mortgage records go back to 1766. Also, tavern
> licenses and peddlar licenses go back to 1786 and 1763 respectively.
> Coroner inquests go back to 1763. None of these records (except for the
> mortgage records) have been published to the best of my knowledge.
>
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