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Gloucester County - Surrogate's Office
The Gloucester court was established in the Province of West Jersey in 1686; the boundary between Gloucester and Burlington counties was first set up in 1692.
The county was re-formed by the union of the third and fourth Tenths of West Jersey on 17 May 1694. Portions of the original Gloucester County became Atlantic (1837) and Camden (1844) counties. Recording of wills and estate inventories at the county level began in 1804. Orphans Courts were established in 1785. Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for original estate records for the 1660s-1900 period. The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. |
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See also:
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Secretary of State - Genealogical and Colonial Records (including state censuses)
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Orphans Court Minutes, 1785-1902 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU001 |
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Format:
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9 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Most volumes include an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Divisions of Land, 1788-1878 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU002 |
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Notes:
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Includes bound loose files arranged alphabetically (1788-1865) and volumes 1-3 of recorded copies (1808-1878). |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Will Books, 1804-1922 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU003 |
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Format:
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9 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Receipts and Discharges, 1812-1901 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU004 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Guardians' Bonds, 1861-1902 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU005 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Accounts of Executors & Administrators, 1871-1901 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU006 |
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Petitions for Probate, 1878-1905 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU007 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chrono. by filing date (generally) |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Petitions for Letters of Administration, 1878-1903 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU008 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Renunciations, 1878-1932 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU009 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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Notes:
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Each volume includes an index. |
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Series:
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Gloucester County Surrogate's Office Petitions for Guardianship, 1885-1922 |
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Control #:
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CGLSU010 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 36 reels of microfilm ~
To contact New Jersey State Archives: Relative to research and mail reference services - archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us Relative to records transfers and donations - archives.collections@sos.state.nj.us For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact: Gloucester County Surrogate's Office, 17 North Broad Street, PO Box 177, Woodbury, NJ 08096, tel. 856-853-3282, website: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/surr This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
