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Prerogative Court of New Jersey
The Prerogative Court held pre-1948 jurisdiction over estate disputes and probate of estates with property in more than one county.
See the Bureau of Archives & History Manuscript Collection (referenced below), Box 1-25, for early papers of this court. For Prerogative Court records post-dating the collections listed below, contact the Superior Court Records Management Center at 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 08625-0967, tel. 609-777-0092. Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for further information on court jurisdictions.
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Series:
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Department of Education New Jersey State Library Bureau of Archives and History Manuscript Collection, 1680s-1970s |
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Control #:
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SEDSL006 |
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Format:
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41.25 c.f. (66 boxes and 12 map folders); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type |
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Notes:
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Includes early records for: governors, legislature, courts, Hunterdon County, local elections, Revolutionary War, etc. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Judiciary Maps and Plans, 1850s-1890s |
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Control #:
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SJU00001 |
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Format:
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19 c.f. (13 map boxes and 5 flat boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Notes:
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Includes maps filed with the Supreme Court, Chancery Court, and probably Prerogative Court. |
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Finding Aid:
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Click here! |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Registers [Minutes], 1786-1905 |
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Control #:
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SPR00001 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (9 vols.); 6 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Case Files, 1780s-1875 |
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Control #:
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SPR00002 |
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Format:
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9 c.f. (20 boxes); 19 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By register and page |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Miscellaneous Case Files, 1780s-1862 |
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Control #:
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SPR00003 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 4 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By number (roughly chron.) |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Miscellaneous Wills/Case Files, 1820s-1920s |
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Control #:
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SPR00004 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes); 4 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By case number |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Will Books, 1830-1903 |
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Control #:
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SPR00005 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (6 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Notes:
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Liber A contains letters of administration granted by the governor. |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Record of Division of Real Estate, 1847-1934 |
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Control #:
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SPR00006 |
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Rules for Hearing, 1855-1870 |
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Control #:
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SPR00007 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Case Files, ca. 1862-1980s |
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Control #:
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SPR00008 |
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Format:
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51 c.f. (98 boxes, 4 vols.); 100 reels (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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By case number |
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Notes:
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Includes cases docketed prior to the court change-over in 1948; includes papers of cases that continued on beyond this date. Case Files #1 - #999 (1899-1909) have not been microfilmed. |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Opinions, 1928-1948 |
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Control #:
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SPR00009 |
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Format:
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3 c.f. (5 boxes, 1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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By file number |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Inventories of Estates, 1881-1904 |
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Control #:
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SPR00010 |
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Record of Limited Administrations, 1882-1907 |
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Control #:
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SPR00011 |
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Record Book, 1886-1909 |
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Control #:
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SPR00012 |
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Bank and Trust Company Files, ca. 1910-ca. 1948 |
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Control #:
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SPR00013 |
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Format:
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27 c.f. (27 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By file number |
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Notes:
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The Prerogative Court general case files, 1863-1948, refer to these files. |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Record of Bonds and Releases, 1927-1937 |
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Control #:
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SPR00014 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Prerogative Court Card Indexes to Cases, ca. 1830-1910s |
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Control #:
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SPR00015 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 card drawers); 1 reel (16-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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various |
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Notes:
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Includes indexes to several series of records, including Registers [Minutes], Case Files, Will Books and Divisions of Real Estate. |
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Series:
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Supreme Court of New Jersey Clerk's Office Docketed Decrees of the Orphans and Prerogative Courts, 1907-1948 |
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Control #:
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SSVCL003 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 159.7 c.f. of paper records and 136 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: Superior Court Records Management Center, 171 Jersey Street, PO Box 967, Trenton, NJ 06255-0967, tel. 609-777-0092 This page last updated 07/07/2008 |
