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Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New
York metropolitan area.
Monmouth County was established in 1675. Its name may come from the Rhode
Island Monmouth Society or from a suggestion from Colonel Lewis
Morris. He suggested it
be named after Monmouthshire in Wales, Great Britain. Other suggestions include that it was
named for James
Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649–1685), who had many allies among the East Jersey
leadership. In 1714, the first county
government was established. At the June 28, 1778 Battle
of Monmouth, near
Freehold, General George
Washington's soldiers battled the British under Sir Henry Clinton, in the longest land battle of the American
Revolutionary War. It
was at Monmouth that the tactics and training from Friedrich
Wilhelm von Steuben
developed at Valley Forge during the winter encampment were first
implemented on a large scale. Adjacent counties are: Mercer
County, New Jersey –
west; Richmond
County, New York –
north; Queens
County, New York –
northeast; Middlesex
County, New Jersey –
northwest; Ocean
County, New Jersey –
south; and Burlington
County, New Jersey –
southwest. |
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COUNTY RECORDS |
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All Departments below are in the Monmouth County Courthouse, 71 Monument Park,
Freehold, NJ 07728-1266; (732) 677-4300 , unless otherwise noted below.
The Official County website is located at http://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/. ·
Monmouth
County Clerk has Land Records
& Marriage
Records from 1766/1667 and
is located at the address above. Phone Number: (732) 431-7324. ·
Monmouth
County Surrogate Court / Orphan's Court has Probate Records
from 1785/1804 and is located
at the courthouse. Phone Number: 732-431-7330, Fax 732-303-7656; Office
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30. |
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HISTORICAL / GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY(s) |
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The Monmouth County Historical
Association, 70 Court Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 ·
Monmouth County Historical Commission, Hall of Records, Rm 201, Freehold, NJ 07728 ·
Local New Jersey
Researchers, Find a local researcher or become a local researcher. ·
Genealogical Society of New
Jersey, PO Box 1476, Trenton NJ 08607-1476 ·
The New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Pl., Newark, NJ 07102;
973-596-8500 ext 248 or 249 |
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LIBRARIES |
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The Monmouth County Archives, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ 07726; (732)-308-3772 ·
Monmouth County Archives, Phone: 732-308-3771 ·
Department of State
Division of Archives and Records Management Bureau of Archives and Records Preservation State Library Bldg,
185 West State Street, CN-307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 ·
New Jersey State Library, State Library Building, 185 West State Street, CN-520, Trenton,
NJ 08625-0520 ·
Monmouth County Public Libraries
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HISTORICAL PLACES |
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Your
LINK to the Historical Places and
Districts in Monmouth
County
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The following are names of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or died
in this location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. |
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Monmouth Battlefield State Park
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LOCATION: 40.263669, -74.319817 |
COUNTRY: United States;
STATE: New Jersey:
COUNTY: Monmouth; PLACE: Freehold Twp. |
Artillery reenactment View from Perrine Hill Click on thumbnail for larger image |
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DESCRIPTION: Monmouth Battlefield State Park is a 2,928-acre (11.85 km˛) New Jersey state park located on the border of Manalapan and Freehold
Township. This park
preserves the historical battlefield on which the American
Revolutionary War's Battle
of Monmouth was waged. |
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ANCESTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: 4th
great-grandfather Samuel
Scott Scruggs a soldier in the 10th Virginia Regiment of the Continental
Line, and 6th great-grandfather Benjamin
F. Peachee, I of the 2nd
New Jersey Regiment of the Continental Line fought in the battle
of the Revolutionary War on June 28, 1778. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Monmouth Battlefield State Park -
Wikipedia; Crossroads of the American Revolution
Association; Monmouth Battlefield State Park |
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designates the location of the seat of government for this county. Yellow Stars designates
county seats in adjacent counties. A Purple
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gazetteer
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list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of your
ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the place(s) within this locality
at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 237 Populated Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey Map of Monmouth County New
Jersey Monmouth County Physical,
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GENERAL RESOURCES |
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Our Genealogy Reference Library (USA Locations) ·
Genealogy Forum: U.S. States ·
Family Search, IGI Batches, Localities ·
Genealogy.com: Resources by county |
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LOCALITY SPECIFIC RESOURCES |
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The
following Link
will take you to our library of genealogy reference books. Here you may find books about the history
and records of this county and other places such as towns
and churches. The collection also
contains research works about military units and personnel during America’s
wars, in addition too resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups
who may have settled in this locality. |
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Gallery
During our research we have collected images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional
information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
The Old Monmouth County
Courthouse is located in downtown Freehold. This structure was originally built in
1713 and rebuilt several times after fires. The building now serves as the
county Hall of Records. |
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have any photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location, we would
greatly appreciate hearing from you. Use the following LINK to ascertain whether
we have any images that pertain to this location. ANCESTRAL
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Snail mail: Fred
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Pony
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