I was wondering if anyone would be willing to make any suggestions with regard to how to search for someone from Sandyston, Sussex County prior to 1753 and even when it was a part of West Jersey. Thanks for your time. Patrice Houck Schadt

Patrice & All, West Jersey land records were filed in Burlington, East Jersey deeds were sent to Perth Amboy/Elizabethtown. Prior to 1753, the area was briefly part of Morris county, prior to that it was considered Hunterdon. Check early Dutch Reformed church records as they were the only organized group at the time, many of these records are in the Somerset County Historical Quarterly series. Early deacons traveled around their areas on horseback, visiting local areas of worship only every month or so. From Nancy Pascal's website http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl there is a link to Pat Berenger's transcription of early NJ marriages - this series and the complete NJ will abstracts series are available from 1630-1817 in a NJ State Archives series available at most major NJ genealogical libraries (Sussex main in Frankford, Morris Free in Morristown, etc.) Hope this helps, Cathy DiPietro --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 10/1/2004