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Salem County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Salem.
This county is part of the Delaware Valley area. The Old Salem County Courthouse,
situated on the same block as the Salem County Courthouse, serves as the
court for Salem City. It is the oldest active courthouse in New Jersey and is
the second oldest courthouse in continuous use in the United States, the
oldest being King William County Courthouse (1725) in Virginia. The courthouse was built in 1735 during the
reign of King George
II using locally
manufactured bricks. The building was
enlarged in 1817 and additionally enlarged and remodeled in 1908. Its distinctive
bell tower is essentially unchanged and the original bell sits in the
courtroom. The counties that lie
adjacent to Salem are: Gloucester
County, New Jersey –
northeast; Cumberland
County, New Jersey –
southeast; Kent
County, Delaware-
southwest; and New
Castle County, Delaware
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Salem County Clerk
has Land Records & Marriage Records from 1766/1786 and is located at the address above. Phone Number: 856-935-7510
Ext. 8206, FAX 856-935-8882 . [ County clerks were required by law to file
copies of deeds beginning in 1785 and mortgages beginning in 1766.] Salem County
Surrogate Court / Orphan's Court has Probate Records from 1785/1804 and is located at the courthouse. Phone Number: (856)
935-7510 Ext. 8323 - E-Mail: [email protected]. [ Recording of
wills and estate inventories at the county level began in 1804. Orphans
Courts were established in 1785.] |
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Your LINK to the Historical Places
and Districts in SALEM County |
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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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Abbott; Atkinson;
Blew; Bran; Burroughs; Garrison;
Peachee; Shute |
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The Abbott, Blew, and Peachee families all came to Salem County prior
to the American Revolutionary War.
Abdon Abbott, Sr. migrated to Salem County from Suffolk County, New York
prior to 1747. John and Elizabeth Blew most likely also came to this location
from Suffolk County, New York.
Benjamin F. Peachee was born here in 1756 as was his wife Anna Abbott
daughter of the aforementioned Abdon Abbott.
Several of their children were also born here between 1784 and when he
removed to Kentucky some time between 1794-99. Abdon Abbott (Abit) died here in
1790. It is most probable that most if
not all of his seven known off-spring were also born in the area of Salem
county that is Pittsgrove Township. On 16 October 1745 Abdon Abbott married
Elizabeth Blew at the Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church. As such it is most probable that their
seven known children were also baptized here. Abdon Abbott, Jr.
married Margaret Bran at Penn’s Neck September, 1779. |
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Penn’s Neck; Pittsgrove
Presbyterian Church; Pittsgrove
Township |
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Penn’s
Neck
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LOCATION: |
Penn’s Neck Township 1701-1721 Click on thumbnail for
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DESCRIPTION: Penn's Neck was a township that existed in Salem
County, New Jersey from 1701 until 1721. Penn's Neck
Township was first mentioned on May 12, 1701. It had originally existed as West Fenwick Township, which was
first mentioned in a deed on August 30, 1676, though the details of its
incorporation are unknown. Penn’s Neck
encompassed an area that lay between Salem
Creek and Oldmans Creek. Because this locale was too large to govern
properly the township was subdivided and dissolved as of July 10,
1721, with the formation of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys
Point Township) and
Lower Penns Neck Township (now Pennsville
Township). |
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ANCESTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Abdon Abbott, Jr. married Margaret Bran
at Penns Neck September, 1779. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): The New Jersey Historical Society; |
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Pittsgrove
Presbyterian Church
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LOCATION: Place: Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Located at 312 Daretown Rd., Elmer NJ
08318 |
Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Click on thumbnail for larger image |
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DESCRIPTION: The Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church of
Salem County, New Jersey was The Presbyterian church was the first established
in the township. It was organized in 1741 and the first pastor was the Rev.
David Evans, a native of Wales.
The original church was built in 1767, this is a beautiful Georgian
building, inside and out. It has the two entrances favored by 18th century
Protestant churches and meetinghouses, and the balanced façade characteristic
of Georgian architecture. The masonry is set in Flemish bond.
A newer Gothic Revival church was erected by
the congregation within sight of this one a hundred years later. It was
restored in 1941 and is listed on the National Register. |
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ANCESTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: On 16 October 1745 Abdon Abbott married
Elizabeth Blew at this church.
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Pittsgrove Presbyterian Cemetery; Salem
churches; |
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Pittsgrove
Township
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LOCATION: Place:
Pittsgrove Township; Coordinates/Map:
39° 32′ 18″ N,
75° 7′ 48″ W |
Pitsgrove Township Click on thumbnail for larger image |
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DESCRIPTION: Pittsgrove township was formed from Pilesgrove, and
named after Sir William Pitt. It is 12
miles long, 6˝ broad; and is bounded N. by Franklin and Woolwich, (Gloucester
co.,) S. by Deerfield, (Cumberland co.,) and U. Alloway's creek, E. by
Millville, (Cumberland co..) and N. by Pilesgrove. It is centrally distant
from Salem 16 miles. During the 18th
and 19th centuries Pittstown, Centreville, and Daretown were the
primary villages in this township.
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ANCESTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Benjamin F. Peachee was born here in 1756
as was his wife Anna Abbott. Abdon
Abbott (Abit) died here in 1790. |
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s): Pittsgrove
Township website; History of Salem County, NJ; |
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The Red Star in the map
designates the location of the seat of government for this county. Yellow Stars designates
county seats in adjacent counties. A Purple Dot shows the location of identified ancestral
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The 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
109 cities, towns and other populated places in Salem
County New Jersey Map
of Salem County New Jersey Salem
County Physical, Cultural & Historic Features |
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Populated Places Within This County |
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Alloway Township; Carneys Point Township; Elmer (borough); Elsinboro Township; Lower Alloways Creek Township; Mannington Township; Oldmans Township; Penns Grove
(borough); Pennsville Township; Pittsgrove Township; Olivet; Quinton Township; Salem (city) |
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State-Wide
Resources
For more information about the U.S. State in which this county is
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which enhance our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost
as important as their names. The
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The
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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
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interest to a variety of localities.
Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend
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understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
The Famous 400 year old Salem Oak, at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Salem, NJ |
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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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