Carolyn, I checked a few things out in Trenton Today and found the following: Hudson County Surrogates Index: John J. Rooney, 1944, Will John J. Rooney, 1946, Will Superior Court Records Center. State Wide Will index 1901 - 1953 John J. Rooney, Will, Hudson County, Nov 25, 1944 John Joseph Rooney, Will, Bergen County, Apr 7, 1948 [ Note: these dates could be filing date or date of death] I do lookups for wills, death certificates and other NJ vital records. Let me know if you are interested in copies of these wills, a death search or if you have any questions. You'll find a great deal of info about NJ Records on my web page @ <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/NJrecords/njlookups.html">NJ LOOKUPS</A> Good luck Geoffrey Cooper