Vital Records Birth, Marriage, Death	Divorce / Adoptions
USGenWeb Resources	Wills / Probate Records
Land Records & Deeds	Genealogy & Historical Societies
Cemetery Records (also see below under Vital Records) Church Records (list of churches)	Queries (and Archives) Surname List - NO longer being maintained. Please use the Message Boards.
Message Boards	Preserving your Audio Cassette Keepsakes
Other Sources Revolutionary & Civil War Records Libraries & Search Engines	Mailing Lists and Genealogy Groups
Look-Ups Several volunteers will do "look-ups" of your ancestors in the books listed here	Tax Information
Personal Web Pages Submit/View	Genealogies (partial) Descendants of John Browne of Upton, Gloucester County NJ (PDF format & FTW format) [note: FTW is for use with Family Tree Maker software only. Carpenter | Ladd | Haines | Hannold Tomlinson | Pancoast | Mickle | Ogden Lippincott | Peaslee | Owen Descendants of Edward Tonkin (PDF)
Biographies A few biographies Dr. Luther Halsey of Williamstown & sons Dr. Luther M., and Dr. Joseph G. Halsey [family in Swedesboro]

VITAL RECORDS
Birth, Marriage & Death Records are maintained at both the city/town/borough AND State levels. You should contact the local clerk (see the Municipalities section for contact info) to see if they have records, or contact the State of New Jersey
NJ GenWeb Archives - a variety of vital records for Gloucester Co NJ Early Birth Records St. Paul's Church, Thorofare, NJ (searchable - Rootsweb) Obituaries in the Courier Post USGenweb Tombstone Project - Gloucester Co NJ USGenweb Tombstone Project - ALL NJ Counties Obituaries in New Jersey - a great page full of obituary links Transcriptions of Tombstones in Selected Gloucester County NJ Cemeteries - Internment.net Political Graveyard for Gloucester Co NJ
The State of New Jersey maintains Birth, Marriage & Death Records - original vital records from May 1848 to present New Jersey municipalities also have these records if the event occurred in their city/town or borough. See HERE for list of town/city/borough clerks in Gloucester County.
NJ Department of Health and Human Services The cost is $4 or more per search. The link above provides information on how to obtain these documents and an application form. Telephone and FAX requests are available, using a credit card to order the documents.	The NJ State Archives also has birth, marriage, and death records from May 1848-1878 only. [As of Jan 4, 2005 this area is under construction].
Social Security Death Index (searchable) - free at Rootsweb
New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895
Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence. Gloucester County records cover 1684 to 1850. The county is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia and was formed in 1686 from nearby Burlington County.	Original data: Gloucester County, New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1850. County court records located at Gloucester County Clerk 1 N. Broad Street Woodbury, NJ 08096-7376 (609) 853-3200 Map & Driving Directions
The Gloucester County Historical Society has information on some older births, marriages and deaths available through their online database (for a small fee) in addition to a vast library with family genealogies and resources! You may also contact the New Jersey Archives Reference Section for additional information regarding Marriage bonds prior to 1795
D I V O R C E    D E C R E E S
Divorce records for 1900-1989 are kept by the Records Information Center of the state Superior Court. For records after 1989 contact the NJ county court that issued the divorce decree. Obtain a Divorce Decree or Document	A certified copy of a decree is $10, payable by check or money order. Your request should include: - Docket number (if possible) - First and last names of the parties - Year of decree or (at least) a 5-to-10 year range - Legal size, self-addressed, stamped envelope
L A N D   R E C O R D S   &   D E E D S
Many historical records are recorded in the County Clerk’s Office dating back to 1686, the year that Gloucester County was incorporated. In fact, the deed of the first property purchased by the United States Government dated July 5, 1776 is one of the documents on record here along with other countless recordings that affect real estate title. These records include deeds, mortgages, judgments, and other land attachments. LAND RECORDS AND DEEDS FOR GLOUCESTER CO. NJ are in the OLD GLOUCESTER COUNTY COURT HOUSE 1 North Broad Street Woodbury, N.J. RESEARCH HOURS FOR DEEDS/LAND RECORDS ARE: 8:30 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 129 Woodbury, N.J. 08096 CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS: RECORDS ROOM: 856.853.3346 COUNTY CLERK: 856.853.3237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional info: James N. Hogan, Gloucester County Clerk ADDRESS 1 North Broad Street Woodbury, NJ 08096 Telephone: 856-853-3241 TTY/TTD Number 856-853-3254 Fax Number - 856-853-3327
P R O B A T E   R E C O R D S (WILLS)
For wills filed from 1901 to the present contact:
For recent material (after 1952) contact: Superior Court Records Management Center 171 Jersey Street PO Box 967 Trenton, NJ 08625-0967 Telephone 609-777-0092 or 0093
For intestate (no will) estates, administrations of estates, wills, and guardianships from 1785 to the present contact the county surrogate's office where the estate was filed.
The State Archives' holdings from the Superior Court include the 1901-1952 wills and limited post-1948 court records. New Jersey State Archives also SEE NJ Superior Court
Earlier records are part of the New Jersey Archives XXI 1664-1790 maintained at the Secretary of State's Office. These are indexed in Colonial Conveyances: Provinces East & West New Jersey 1664-1794, 2 Vols.
A D O P T I O N S
New Jersey Dept. of Human Services Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) Adoption Registry NJ Department of Children and Families Division of Youth and Family Services Adoption Registry Coordinator PO Box 717 Trenton, NJ 08625-0717 609- 984-6800 or 609-292-8816 Fax: 609-984-5449 Cyndi's List - Adoptions
USGENWEB   R E S O U R C E S
New Jersey Revolutionary War Pensions (limited) Also see FOOTNOTE.COM for Rev War Pensions!
NJGenWeb Gloucester County Lookups NJGenWeb Research Sources
New Jersey Mailing Lists for Gloucester County - Rootsweb Gloucester Co NJ
NJGenWeb Archives (scroll down the page to NJGenWeb Archives Menu) Records include: Bible, Biographies, Births, Tombstone Photo, Cemeteries, Census, Colonial Records, Marriages, Military and Ship Records.
**NJGenWeb - Resources for NJ**
Other NJGenWeb County Pages Search the USGenWeb Archives
GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL   S O C I E T I E S
Gloucester County Historical Society An incredible resource - they have a museum, a library, and an online database (paid subscription) New Jersey Historical Society
Genealogical Society of NJ New England Historic & Genealogical Society New York Genealogical & Biographical Society AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. Swedish Genealogical Resources - Cyndi's List Moravian Church Genealogy
T A X   I N F O R M A T I O N
County Tax Ratables, 1772-1822 (Available at the Gloucester County Historical Society) each tax ratable book covers a specific township or municipal ward for a specific year and enumerates the taxable assets of all landowners, household heads, and single adult males. Several partially complete name indexes are available in printed form.
Preserving Your Audio Keepsakes
Do you have old tape recordings of your family members, or of other special events in your life that are still on cassettes? Some day (sooner than you think) those cassettes are going to be outdated. How may people have a phonograph player in their house now? See what I mean. In 2007 I found a company in Pitman, New Jersey who copied my family's tape-recorded voices from cassette tape to a CD that could be played both on a music CD player and on my computer. His rates are reasonable and I highly recommend his services. DIGITAL KEEPSAKE Call 856-582-8210 Ext 302 or email: ben@ansmann.us If you do not live locally, he will accept a mailed cassette, but you need to speak with him before sending it to him. See/Download attached PDF file and print out for your future information.
M E S S A G E   B O A R D S
Rootsweb New Jersey (Unknown County) Rootsweb New Jersey - Gloucester County
Revolutionary War Records Military records for Revolutionary War, militia list of 1792, wars of 1794-1815, and Mexican War - from the New Jersey State Archives Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War - NJ State Library [searchable] African American Freedom Fighters The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies The Continental Line, State Troops and Militia - New Jersey 1840 New Jersey Pensioners
Civil War Records
Military records for Civil War and National Guard from the New Jersey State Archives Civil War Treasures - from the NY Historical Society	RECORD OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF NEW JERSEY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 (searchable database) Civil War Resources in the Library of Congress
Black Soldiers in the Civil War	American Slavery and the Underground Railroad
Other Wars
	World War I Draft Registration Cards; Microfilm Roll List, M1509: New Jersey (126 rolls)
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Rootsweb's GUIDE TO SEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE People Search: Basics of Researching your Genealogy (thanks to Kate Peterson for this suggestion!) Gloucester Co NJ - USGenWeb Archives Limited resources, includes: Bibles, Cemetery Records, Church Records, Military Records, Wills, and Vital Statistics Gloucester Co NJ - Information at Rootsweb Cyndi's List - New Jersey Other records in the NJ State Archives Locate a New Jersey State Grange Gloucester County Library System New to Genealogy Research? Help is here! Corporations of New Jersey A searchable online version of Corporations of New Jersey. PART I contains list of corporations in existence December 31st, 1911. PART II contains list of corporations whose existence expired prior to 1912.