Records, 1688-1875 1688-1708.

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Records, 1688-1875 1688-1708.

This collection contains a variety of records documenting the inhabitants and town of Woodbridge, New Jersey. These items include town records, marriage records, birth records, surveys, deeds and minutes of the local group of Quakers, dating from 1668-1875.

0.25 linear feet (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7655547

New Jersey Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Carteret, Philip, 1639-1682

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Carteret was the first governor of New Jersey (1672-1682). From the description of Philip Carteret collection, 1672-1874. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 83663601 ...

Vanquellen, Robert, fl. 1669-1682.

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Shotwell, Jacob R.,

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Woodbridge (N.J.)

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Woodbridge Township, New Jersey was established on June 1, 1669. The charter, signed by Governor Philip Carteret, James Bollen, Nicolas Varlett, Samuel Edsall, Robert Vanquellen, William Pardon and Robert Bond, indicated that the township was six square miles and was bounded by Rahway, Westfield, and Union County on the north; by the Raritan River on the south; by the Kill Van Kull or Staten Island Sound on the east; and by Raritan Township on the west. Woodbridge Township was named after Revere...