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Guide to Basic Genealogy (from USGenWeb)
NJGenWeb Research Section (for New Jersey-specific
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Other NJGenWeb County Websites(for research in other
counties of New Jersey)
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Archives and Projects
USGenWeb Archives for Cumberland County, NJ - including Bibles,
cemetery records, census records, deeds and land records, wills/
estate records, military records, and vital records.
Statewide archives are found here.
Tombstone Project for Cumberland County, NJ.
All other USGenWeb Projects.
Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
108 South Seventh Street, P.O. Box 35
Vineland, NJ 08362
856-691-1111
The Cumberland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 16,
Greenwich, NJ 08323
856-455-4055
Family History Centers of South Jersey
Cumberland County Library
Nancy Forester, Director
800 East Commerce St.
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone:(856) 453-2210
Fax: (856) 451-1940
Cumberland County Clerk's Office
Gloria Noto, Clerk
Court House
60 W. Broad Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 451-8000, Ext. 4864
FAX: (856) 455-1410
Additional Vital Records
Obtaining Vital Records in NJ
Other Cemetery & Tombstone Transcriptions, Obituaries
New Jersey Birth, Marriage, Death Records(Vital Records Research
in New Jersey)
Directories & Misc. Resources
(to be added)
Military Research
Military Research in NJ
Mailing/Email Lists (aka Listservs)
Join the State of NJ Email List(w/ link to browse or search archives)
Join the Cumberland County NJ Email List
Join the Irish in Milville NJ Email List
Other New Jersey mailing lists
Family Trees & Biographies
Message Boards / Queries
Cumberland County NJ Rootsweb Message Board
Unknown County NJ Rootsweb Message Board
Online Records, Census, Archives
New Jersey GenWeb Archives
New Jersey Census Data
New Jersey Census Project
Census Pensioners in Cumberland County NJ, 1840
Look Ups
Please follow these guidelines when requesting a look-up.
1. Put name of county and LOOKUP in caps in subject of message.
This will ensure that your request is not accidentally overlooked or
deleted.
2. Put name of book or type of information you are requesting the
lookup from in the first line of the message. Many of these wonderful
volunteers have more than one book or CD and need to know what
you are looking for in order to try to help you.
3. Limit your request to 1 or 2 specific names. Asking for ALL the
marriages on a surname of Brown or Jones or Smith will probably be
ignored or request denied.
4. Don't forget to thank your volunteer for their time and trouble.
5. IF you have a resource on Cumberland County, New
Jersey, and you are willing to offer a FREE look-up service by e-mail,
please contact me and include: your name, email address, and
books/documents/databases where you are offering to look up
information.
List of resources available for look-up:
(UPDATED November 2006)
>>> Irene Smith has offered to do lookups from the following
sources (verified November 2006)
-- NJ Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. in the office of the Secretary
of the State, prior to 1901
-- State of New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. prior to 1901,
3 volumes, 21 counties.
-- Calendar of NJ Wills (abstracts 1670-1785, 1791-1809,
1814-1817)
-- Archives of the State of New Jersey, newspaper extracts
(1751-1755, 1766-1767, 1772-1773, 1778-1780)
-- New Jersey Patents and Deeds 1664-1703
-- Genealogies of New Jersey Families (two volumes, compiled from
Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey)
-- New Jersey Marriage Records by William Nelson 1665-1800
-- New Jersey in 1793 (militia census)
-- South Jersey Church Records by Jeanine Hammell (volume 1 only)
-- Early Church Records of Burlington County, by Charlotte Meldrum,
3 volumes (quaker records)
-- Marriage records by H.Stanley Craig (counties, Atlantic, Burlington,
Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, also South Jersey Marriages)
-- Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and
Schraalenburgh, New Jersey
-- New Jersey Biographical and Genealogical Notes by William Nelson
-- Salem Wills (abstracts 1804-1860)
-- American Marriage Records Before 1699 by William M Clemens
-- Census lookups, statewide
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The following is a list of publications available FREE, through HeritageQuest. Simply contact your local library to see if they have a subscription (many libraries do). If yes, you can access this at the library. Simply search for "Cumberland County" under the PLACE search. The following (and more) will show up. Some county and local libraries allow you to access this from your home--ask your local librarian about this.
- Cumberland County, New Jersey genealogical data : records pertaining to persons residing in Cumberland County prior to 1800 by H. Stanley Craig; Merchantville, N.J.: H. Stanley Craig, 1900.
- Cumberland County (New Jersey) marriages, by H. Stanley Craig; Merchantville, N.J.: H. Stanley Craig, 1900
- Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences, by Isaac T. Nichols; New Jersey, 1907
- Gouldtown, a very remarkable settlement of ancient date : studies of some sturdy examples of the simple life, together with sketches of early colonial history of Cumberland County and southern New Jersey and some early genealogical records, by William Stewart; Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1913
- Historical tales of Cumberland County New Jersey brief enough to be easily read, comprehensive enough to cover the county's early history
Bridgeton, N.J.: Evening News Co., 1941.
- History of the Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Cumberland County, Deerfield, New Jersey N.J.: 1947
- History of the early settlement and progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey, and of the currency of this and the adjoining colonies by Lucius Q.C. Elmer; Bridgeton, N.J.: George F. Nixon, 1869
- History of the medical men and of the District Medical Society of the county of Cumberland, New Jersey; Newark, N.J.: Jennings & Hardham, 1871
- South Jersey marriages : supplementing the Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem County marriage records by Stanley Craig; Merchantville, N.J.: H.S. Craig, 1900
- The Sesqui-centennial, or, The 150th anniversary of the Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Cumberland County, New Jersey, celebrated Thursday, Aug. 25th, 1887 : historical sermon, addresses, etc.
N.J.: unknown, 1888
- This volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, New Jersey; Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1896
-- Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey : a book of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation; New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1910, 1962 pgs
If you are brand new to family tree and history research, perhaps you
should visit these websites first.
Guide to Basic Genealogy (from USGenWeb)
NJGenWeb Research Section (for New Jersey-specific
sources)
Other NJGenWeb County Websites(for research in other
counties of New Jersey)
Can't find the town? See New Jersey Place Names List
Archives and Projects
USGenWeb Archives for Cumberland County, NJ - including Bibles,
cemetery records, census records, deeds and land records, wills/
estate records, military records, and vital records.
Statewide archives are found here.
Tombstone Project for Cumberland County, NJ.
All other USGenWeb Projects.
Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
108 South Seventh Street, P.O. Box 35
Vineland, NJ 08362
856-691-1111
The Cumberland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 16,
Greenwich, NJ 08323
856-455-4055
Family History Centers of South Jersey
Cumberland County Library
Nancy Forester, Director
800 East Commerce St.
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone:(856) 453-2210
Fax: (856) 451-1940
Cumberland County Clerk's Office
Gloria Noto, Clerk
Court House
60 W. Broad Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 451-8000, Ext. 4864
FAX: (856) 455-1410
Additional Vital Records
Obtaining Vital Records in NJ
Other Cemetery & Tombstone Transcriptions, Obituaries
New Jersey Birth, Marriage, Death Records(Vital Records Research
in New Jersey)
Directories & Misc. Resources
(to be added)
Military Research
Military Research in NJ
Mailing/Email Lists (aka Listservs)
Join the State of NJ Email List(w/ link to browse or search archives)
Join the Cumberland County NJ Email List
Join the Irish in Milville NJ Email List
Other New Jersey mailing lists
Family Trees & Biographies
Message Boards / Queries
Cumberland County NJ Rootsweb Message Board
Unknown County NJ Rootsweb Message Board
Online Records, Census, Archives
New Jersey GenWeb Archives
New Jersey Census Data
New Jersey Census Project
Census Pensioners in Cumberland County NJ, 1840
Look Ups
Please follow these guidelines when requesting a look-up.
1. Put name of county and LOOKUP in caps in subject of message.
This will ensure that your request is not accidentally overlooked or
deleted.
2. Put name of book or type of information you are requesting the
lookup from in the first line of the message. Many of these wonderful
volunteers have more than one book or CD and need to know what
you are looking for in order to try to help you.
3. Limit your request to 1 or 2 specific names. Asking for ALL the
marriages on a surname of Brown or Jones or Smith will probably be
ignored or request denied.
4. Don't forget to thank your volunteer for their time and trouble.
5. IF you have a resource on Cumberland County, New
Jersey, and you are willing to offer a FREE look-up service by e-mail,
please contact me and include: your name, email address, and
books/documents/databases where you are offering to look up
information.
List of resources available for look-up:
(UPDATED November 2006)
>>> Irene Smith has offered to do lookups from the following
sources (verified November 2006)
-- NJ Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. in the office of the Secretary
of the State, prior to 1901
-- State of New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. prior to 1901,
3 volumes, 21 counties.
-- Calendar of NJ Wills (abstracts 1670-1785, 1791-1809,
1814-1817)
-- Archives of the State of New Jersey, newspaper extracts
(1751-1755, 1766-1767, 1772-1773, 1778-1780)
-- New Jersey Patents and Deeds 1664-1703
-- Genealogies of New Jersey Families (two volumes, compiled from
Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey)
-- New Jersey Marriage Records by William Nelson 1665-1800
-- New Jersey in 1793 (militia census)
-- South Jersey Church Records by Jeanine Hammell (volume 1 only)
-- Early Church Records of Burlington County, by Charlotte Meldrum,
3 volumes (quaker records)
-- Marriage records by H.Stanley Craig (counties, Atlantic, Burlington,
Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, also South Jersey Marriages)
-- Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and
Schraalenburgh, New Jersey
-- New Jersey Biographical and Genealogical Notes by William Nelson
-- Salem Wills (abstracts 1804-1860)
-- American Marriage Records Before 1699 by William M Clemens
-- Census lookups, statewide
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following is a list of publications available FREE, through HeritageQuest. Simply contact your local library to see if they have a subscription (many libraries do). If yes, you can access this at the library. Simply search for "Cumberland County" under the PLACE search. The following (and more) will show up. Some county and local libraries allow you to access this from your home--ask your local librarian about this.
- Cumberland County, New Jersey genealogical data : records pertaining to persons residing in Cumberland County prior to 1800 by H. Stanley Craig; Merchantville, N.J.: H. Stanley Craig, 1900.
- Cumberland County (New Jersey) marriages, by H. Stanley Craig; Merchantville, N.J.: H. Stanley Craig, 1900
- Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences, by Isaac T. Nichols; New Jersey, 1907
- Gouldtown, a very remarkable settlement of ancient date : studies of some sturdy examples of the simple life, together with sketches of early colonial history of Cumberland County and southern New Jersey and some early genealogical records, by William Stewart; Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1913
- Historical tales of Cumberland County New Jersey brief enough to be easily read, comprehensive enough to cover the county's early history
Bridgeton, N.J.: Evening News Co., 1941.
- History of the Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Cumberland County, Deerfield, New Jersey N.J.: 1947
- History of the early settlement and progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey, and of the currency of this and the adjoining colonies by Lucius Q.C. Elmer; Bridgeton, N.J.: George F. Nixon, 1869
- History of the medical men and of the District Medical Society of the county of Cumberland, New Jersey; Newark, N.J.: Jennings & Hardham, 1871
- South Jersey marriages : supplementing the Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem County marriage records by Stanley Craig; Merchantville, N.J.: H.S. Craig, 1900
- The Sesqui-centennial, or, The 150th anniversary of the Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Cumberland County, New Jersey, celebrated Thursday, Aug. 25th, 1887 : historical sermon, addresses, etc.
N.J.: unknown, 1888
- This volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, New Jersey; Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1896
-- Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey : a book of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation; New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1910, 1962 pgs
Genealogy Research in Cumberland County, NJ