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Somerset County - Surrogate's Office
Somerset County was set off from Middlesex County, in the Province of East Jersey, on 14 May 1688. Part of Montgomery Twp. was added to Mercer County (as Princeton Twp./Bor.) in 1838.
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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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Miscellaneous Estate Papers [Unrecorded], ca. 1770-1987 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU001 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes); 84 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Numbered within surname first letter |
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Notes:
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Includes material from un-probated estates, along with some early marriage bonds; filmed records cover 1804-1900. |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Administration Bonds, 1868-1913 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU002 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Administrations and Guardianships, 1804-1915 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU003 |
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Assignees, 1873-1949 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU004 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Assignments of Legacies, 1889-1950 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU005 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Division of Lands, 1812-1892 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU006 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Guardian Bonds, 1868-1920 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU007 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Inventories, 1804-1903 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU008 |
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Miscellaneous Bonds, 1861-1918 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU009 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Orphans Court Accounts, 1871-1905 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU010 |
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Orphans Court Minutes, 1794-1908 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU011 |
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Format:
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11 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Indexes to Proceedings, 1804-1972 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU012 |
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Receipts and Discharges, 1819-1902 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU013 |
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Format:
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8 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Refunding Bonds and Releases, 1898-1913 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU014 |
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Will Books, 1804-1900 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU015 |
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Format:
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11 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Applications for Probate of Wills and Administrations, 1878-1900 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU016 |
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm) |
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Series:
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Somerset County Surrogate's Office Estate Index, 1804-1972 |
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Control #:
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CSOSU017 |
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm) |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 3 c.f. of paper records and 155 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: Somerset County Surrogate's Office, 20 Grove Street, PO Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876-1262, tel. 908-231-7003, website: www.co.somerset.nj.us/constitu.htm#SURROGATE This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
