Middlesex County - New Jersey Genealogy - Ancestry Research & Family History

Archives and Libraries

New Jersey Counties

The Archives of the Reformed Church in America - New Brunswick, NJ

Carteret Public Library

Cornelius Low House/Middlesex County Museum - New Brunswick, NJ

Cranbury History Center - Cranbury, NJ

Cranbury Public Library

Dunellen Public Library

East Brunswick Public Library

East Jersey Olde Towne Village - Piscataway, NJ

Edison Township Public Library

Edison Township Public Library -

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Middlesex County

FamilySearch Catalog

Jamesburg Public Library

Middlesex County Archives and Records Management Middlesex County Public Libraries

Middlesex County Public Libraries

Middlesex Public Library

The Free Public Library of Monroe Township

New Brunswick Free Public Library

New Jersey Museum of Agriculture - North Brunswick, NJ

New Jersey State Archives - Trenton, NJ

New Jersey State Library - Trenton, NJ

Old Bridge Public Library

Piscataway Public Library - Piscataway, NJ

The Proprietary House - The Royal Governor's Mansion - Perth Amboy, NJ

Rutgers University Archives - New Brunswick, NJ

Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library - South Amboy, NJ

Sayreville Public Library

South Brunswick Public Library

South Plainfield Public Library

South River Public Library

Special Collections and University Archives - Rutgers University

Spotswood Public Library

The Stone Museum - Monroe Township, NJ

Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Menlo Park Museum

Thomas Warne Museum - Old Bridge, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ

Woodbridge Public Library

Woodbridge Public Library - Library Locations

Biographies

Biographies - Middlesex County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Biographies

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Biographies

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Biographies

Wikipedia.org - List of people from New Jersey

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of South Brunswick - South Brunswick Public Library

Cemetery Index - South Brunswick Township

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Middlesex County, NJ

Cemetery Records - Middlesex County New Jersey

Epodunk - Middlesex County, NJ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Middlesex County, NJ Cemeteries

First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge Cemetery Inscriptions Part 1

First Presbyterian Church at Woodbridge Cemetery Inscriptions Part 2

Interment.net - Middlesex County, NJ Cemeteries

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Cemetery Records

Mary Ellis Grave

The Methodist Episcopal Cemetery - Woodbridge, NJ

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Middlesex County, NJ

St. James Cemetery - USGenWeb Archives

Tombstone Transcription Project - Middlesex County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Cemeteries

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Census Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Census Records

Middlesex County Census Records - Census Online

Middlesex County Federal Census Index - US-Census.org

Middlesex County, New Jersey Census Records

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Census Records

1830 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1840 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1850 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1860 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1870 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - FamilySearch.org

1900 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1910 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Middlesex County, NJ - Ancestry.com

Church Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Church Records

New Jersey Churchscape - Middlesex County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Bibles

Court Records

Court Records - Middlesex County New Jersey

Livingston's Law Register 1851 - Middlesex County, NJ

Middlesex County, New Jersey Courthouse Records

Middlesex County, NJ Surrogate

Directories

Dunellen, NJ 1909 City Directory

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County City Directories

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Directories

Estate Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Calendar of Wills

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Wills

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Probate Records

Middlesex County, NJ Surrogate

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Deeds & Wills

New Jersey, Middlesex County Probate Records, 1830-1921

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Wills / Estate Records

Wills - Middlesex County New Jersey

History

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Early Pioneers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ 1920 History

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Old Piscataway Houses

The Historical Marker Database - Middlesex County, NJ

History of Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1664-1920 (Volume 1) 1921 - Internet Archive

History of Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1664-1920 (Volume 2) 1921 - Internet Archive

History of Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1664-1920 (Volume 3) 1921 - Internet Archive

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Histories and Genealogies

National Register of Historic Places - Middlesex County, NJ

The New Jersey Coast in Three Centuries

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Area History

Wikipedia.org - Middlesex County, NJ

Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Immigration Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Immigration Records

Land Records

BLM Land Records

Deed Records - Middlesex County New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Land Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Land Records

Middlesex County, NJ Clerk

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Deeds & Wills

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Land Records

Map Records

Historic Map Works - Middlesex County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Map Records

Wikipedia.org - Middlesex County, NJ Geography

Military Records

East Brunswick Soldiers Killed in Action

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Military Records

Military Records - Middlesex County New Jersey

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Middlesex County, New Jersey

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Middlesex County, New Jersey (cont'd)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Middlesex County, New Jersey (cont'd)

National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Middlesex County, New Jersey (cont'd)

Revolutionary War New Jersey - The Ultimate Field Guide

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Military Records

World War II Casualties Army and Air Force - Middlesex County, NJ

Minority Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Minority Records

Miscellaneous Records

FamilySearch Wiki - Middlesex County, New Jersey

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Miscellaneous Records

Middlesex County, NJ Board of Taxation

Middlesex County, NJ Government

Middlesex County, New Jersey Resources

Middlesex County, New Jersey External Links

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Odds & Ends

Municipalities

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Records by City/Town

Middlesex County, NJ Municipalities

Newspapers

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Newspaper Data

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Newspapers

Middlesex County - New Jersey Digitized Historic Newspapers

Newspaper Articles - Middlesex County New Jersey

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Obituaries and Death Notices

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Obituaries

Obituary Index - Middlesex County, NJ

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Obituaries

Photography

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Old Piscataway Houses

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Postcards

National Archives - Middlesex County, New Jersey

New Jersey Old Photos - FamilyOldPhotos.com

School Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County School Records

Wikipedia.org - Middlesex County, NJ Higher Education

Societies & Museums

American Hungarian Foundation

Atlantic County Historical Society - Somers Point, NJ

Barron Arts Center

Brigantine Beach Historical Museum & Society - Brigantine, NJ

Buena Historical Society - Buena, NJ

The Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation - Atlantic City, NJ

Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society

Egg Harbor City Historical Society - Egg Harbor City, NJ

Estell Manor Historical Society - Estell Manor, NJ

Genealogical Society of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ

General Lafayette Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Highland Park Historical Society

Historical Society of Galloway Township, NJ

Historical Society of Hammonton, NJ

The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey

Kate Aylesford Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Kearny Cottage Museum

Linwood Historical Society - Linwood, NJ

Longport Historical Society

Margate City Historical Society and Museum

Museum at Buccleuch Mansion

Metlar-Bodine House Museum

Metuchen-Edison Historical Society

New Jersey Historical Society - Newark, NJ

Northfield Historical Society

Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Museum

Plainsboro Historical Society

The Proprietary House

Rockingham Historic Site

Rutgers Geology Museum

Somers Point Historical Society

South River Historical & Preservation Society

The Stone Museum

Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park

Township of Hamilton Historical Society

Ventnor City Historical Society

Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University

Tax Records

Middlesex County, NJ Board of Taxation

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - New Jersey Department of Health

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Danish Marriages - Danish Archives Northeast

GEDCOM Index - Middlesex County, New Jersey

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Births

Genealogy Trails History Group - Middlesex County, NJ Marriages

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Birth Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Death Records

LDS Genealogy - Middlesex County Marriage Records

List of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Liber B - Vital Records of Woodbridge, NJ

Marriage Records - Middlesex County New Jersey

Middlesex County, New Jersey Vital Records

NJGenWeb Project - Middlesex County Vital Records

USGenWeb Archives - Middlesex County, NJ Vital Records

New Jersey County Records

Many New Jersey family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the state of New Jersey . Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, town clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in New Jersey. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in New Jersey. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in New Jersey have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of New Jersey's 21 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.

Formation Date

1837

1675

1681

1844

1685

1748

1675

1686

1840

1714

1838

1675

1675

1739

1850

1837

1681

1688

1753

1857

1824

County Seat

Mays Landing

Hackensack

Mount Holly Township

Camden

Cape May Courthouse

Bridgeton

Newark

Woodbury

Jersey City

Flemington

Trenton

New Brunswick

Freehold Borough

Morristown

Toms River

Paterson

Salem

Somerville

Newton

Elizabeth

Belvidere

Parent County

Gloucester County

Original county

Original county

Gloucester County

Burlington County

Salem County

Original county

Burlington County

Bergen County

Burlington County

Various counties

Original county

Original county

Hunterdon County

Monmouth County

Bergen & Essex Counties

Original county

Middlesex County

Morris County

Essex County

Sussex County