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Early restrictions brought them to new jersey in 1675 and some 230 english quakers founded burlington, nj in 1678. New jersey and pennsylvania monthly meetings hinshaw, william w. While some of these databases are free, many require a subscription. Publishes the genealogical magazine of new jersey, and other books relating. New york quaker records index long island genealogy.
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Abstracts of records of selected monthly meetings in north carolina, new jersey, pennsylvania, new york city, long island, ohio, and virginia. Join crista cowan for a case study in researching available records to uncover the story of one family. Index to encyclopedia of american quaker genealogy nehgs, 7th floor reference e184. While they reflect virtually all facets of life in west jersey, the majority of the court minutes concern property. A case study in quaker records if your family lived in new jersey in the or early chances are they were quaker.
New hampshire new jersey new mexico nevada new york ohio oklahoma oregon pennsylvania. This new jersey state page of our website provides direct links to genealogy databases, books and information found on new jersey genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. Encyclopedia of american quaker genealogy by hinshaw, william wade. Pennsylvania and new jersey, church and town records, 166920. Quaker families cared about their children, but not in the sentimental manner that would later become. The political disturbances and the continually threatened loss of selfgovernment in. East jerseys development was tied to new york, new england, and the former dutch colony of new netherland. Early quaker families, 16501800 marilyn dell brady. Jun 01, 2009 early quaker families, 16501800 by marilyn dell brady on june 1, 2009 as the religious society of friends emerged out of the chaos of the english civil war in the 1650s, quakers actions and words challenged their society. Iii 17501930 originally published by the genealogical publishing company, this collection of data was developed by william wade hinshaw from monthly meeting minutes consisting of records of births, deaths, marriage certificates and certificates of removal for society of friends members relocating from one area. Then in the 1800s they spread into the midwest, oregon, california, and canada.
Copyists abridged the relevant details onto cards which were assembled into alphabetical order. From these states quakers migrated in the mid to late 1700s to virginia. Members of the new york yearly meeting, the religious society of. For records older than 100 years, please visit the department of state, new jersey state archives web page or call 609 2926260.
The encyclopedia of american quaker genealogy is a sixvolume compendium of vital facts relating to some of the quaker meetings in a few states. Periodicals represent the scholarly work of hundreds of local, state, national, and international societies and organizations. While the original thought was to provide this website as a resource for finding genealogy and historical data concerning new jersey on the web, we have begun adding specific data to this site for your personal use. In its production, thousands of records were located and abstracted into a uniform and intelligible system of notation. Cooley this is a collection of genealogies of the early settlers of old hunterdon county. The settlement of west jersey on the delaware river was initially a quaker venture, and.
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