Cape May County, New Jersey


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New settlements appeared in the pine wilderness of the mainland and on the uninhabited Atlantic Ocean barrier islands. These changes caused social and political conflicts, and new development assaulted the fragile seashore environment. Fishing and shipbuilding were key industries throughout the early history of Cape May County. In addition, familiar industries such as cranberry harvesting and nearly forgotten endeavors such as goldbeating, sugar refining, and cedar shingle mining played vital roles in the county's economic development. Dorwart also traces the origins of the seashore resort industry through the history of the city of Cape May, with its unique architectural styles and heritage, as well as the founding of Wildwood, Ocean City, and the newer resort towns.




Cape May County Records


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Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County, New Jersey


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The Cape May County families of Pilgrim descent are from three Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley, and her father, John Tilley. Based on early land, marriage, cemetery and church records, this definitive work contains hundreds of interrelated genealogies, which come down to the early 20th century. At least 10,000 persons are cited in the index.




New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800


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This is perhaps the most frequently consulted book in New Jersey genealogy. It was originally published in 1900 as Vol. XXII of the Archives of the State of New Jersey, and it remains today the principal authority on early New Jersey marriages. All told it contains approximately 30,000 entries (15,000 marriages), giving place of residence and date of marriage. The bulk of the work derives from marriage bonds and licenses formerly located in the Secretary of State's office but now on file in the New Jersey State Library. The balance--perhaps an additional 5,000 entries--were extracted from the marriage records of churches and counties in New Jersey. For the sake of simplicity the marriages are arranged in two alphabets, male and female.




South Jersey Marriages


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This reprint of Craig¿s ¿South Jersey Marriage Records¿ was reproduced from the best available copy of his original work pub. about 1935. Many of these records were furnished by Charles Sheppard, Paul Howe, & Frank Stewart. To these records, Craig added marriages abstracted from records of Christ Church, Old Swedes Church, & First Church of Philadelphia, which he identified as pertaining to persons from Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland & Cape May Counties; also from the records of the clerk of Camden County in which one or both of the contracting parties is designated as from these counties. In order to avoid confusion in data prior to 1752, Craig spelled the month; but in data since 1752 he gave the number of the month.




County Courthouse Book


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"The County Courthouse Book is a concise guide to county courthouses and courthouse records. It is an important book because the genealogical researcher needs a reliable guide to American county courthouses, the main repositories of county records. To proceed in his investigations, the researcher needs current addresses and phone numbers, information about the coverage and availability of key courthouse records such as probate, land, naturalization, and vital records, and timely advice on the whole range of services available at the courthouse. Where available he will also need listings of current websites and e-mail addresses." -- Publisher website.