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Middlesex County - Clerk's Office, Courts and Miscellaneous
Middlesex County was formed 7 March 1683 as an original county in the Province of East Jersey. East and West Windsor Townships, in old Middlesex County, became part of present-day Mercer County in 1838.
County clerks were required by law to file copies of deeds beginning in 1785 and mortgages beginning in 1766. Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for colonial deed filings. The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for information on court jurisdictions. |
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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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Middlesex County Adjuster's Office Inactive and Deceased Patient Case Files, ca. 1933-ca. 1988 |
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Control #:
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CMIAD001 |
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Format:
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5 c.f. (5 boxes) |
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Notes:
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An inventory of these records can be found in the accession file. |
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential per NJSA 30:4-24.3 |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Deeds, 1784-1901 and Indexes, 1784-1922 |
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Control #:
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CMICL001 |
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Format:
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167 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Index continue to 1922. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Mortgages, 1766-1861 and Indexes, 1766-1922 |
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Control #:
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CMICL002 |
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Format:
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31 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Indexes continue through 1922. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Ancient Deeds, 1877-1942 |
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Control #:
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CMICL003 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Commitments and Jail Accounts, 1818-1887 |
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Control #:
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CMICL004 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Record of Releases, 1849-1902 |
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Control #:
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CMICL005 |
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Road Books, 1773-1930 |
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Control #:
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CMICL006 |
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Marriage Records, 1795-1928 |
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Control #:
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CMICL007 |
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Civil War Records, ca. 1861-ca. 1865 |
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Control #:
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CMICL008 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Manumissions of Slaves, 1800-1825 |
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Control #:
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CMICL009 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Record of Slave Births, 1804-1844 |
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Control #:
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CMICL010 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Early Records, 1714-1776 |
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Control #:
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CMICL011 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Includes public road surveys, deeds and land conveyances. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Official Oaths, 1779-1948 |
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Control #:
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CMICL012 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (5 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Microfilm covers 1779-1831; bound volumes 1869-1948; Dates vary by office, see inventory. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Sheriff's Bonds, 1807-1929 |
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Control #:
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CMICL013 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Clerk's Office Veteran's Grave Reports, ca. 1790-ca. 1940 |
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Control #:
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CMICL014 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Housed in the Essex County Clerk's Office. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas Petitions for Peddler's Licenses and Charity, 1733-1814 |
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Control #:
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CMICP001 |
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Format:
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0.08 c.f. (8 folders) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by petitioner |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas/Court of General Quarter Sessions Case Files, 1741-1888 |
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Control #:
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CMICP002 |
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Format:
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48 c.f. (96 boxes); 4 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas Tavern Licenses, 1758-1826 |
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Control #:
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CMICP003 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (8 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by year |
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Notes:
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The early records are from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. Film is incomplete. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas Petitions for Shopkeepers' Licenses, 1781 |
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Control #:
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CMICP004 |
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Format:
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0.23 c.f. (23 items) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by shopkeeper |
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Notes:
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The early records are from the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas Petitions for Naturalization and Declarations of Intention, 1794-1906 |
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Control #:
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CMICP005 |
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (16 items); 29 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas Minutes of Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Quarter Sessions, 1749-1871 |
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Control #:
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CMICP006 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 7 reels (35-mm) |
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Notes:
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Loose originals date from 1749 to 1784 [with gaps]; bound volumes on microfilm date from 1792 to 1871. |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Court of Common Pleas Judgments, 1799-1825 |
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Control #:
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CMICP007 |
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Coroner's Office Inquests, 1849-1873 |
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Control #:
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CMICR001 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Middlesex County Sheriff's Office Bonds, 1807-1929 |
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Control #:
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CMISH001 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 59.76 c.f. of paper records and 266 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: Middlesex County Clerk's Office, County Administration Building, 75 Bayard Street, County Clerk 4th Floor, PO Box 1110, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, tel. 732-745-3827, website: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/countyclerk This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
