Marriages were supposed to be reported to the county beginning in 1795. However, a lot of marriages were not reported. The early marriages for Essex Co. were published in the GMNJ beginning in Vol. 9 (1933). I don't see these Dunns among those. The LDS have these as well: ----- Title Marriage records, 1795-1920 Authors Essex County (New Jersey). County Clerk (Main Author) Index to marriages, surnames A-D 1795-1872 FHL US/CAN Film1301978 Item 3 Index to marriages, surnames D-L, M-Z 1795-1872 FHL US/CAN Film1301979 Items 1-2 Index to marriages, vols. A-D 1795-1862 FHL US/CAN Film1301978 Items 1-2 Index to marriages, vols. D-E 1862-1920 FHL US/CAN Film1301979 Items 3-4 Marriages, vol. A 1795-1816 FHL US/CAN Film1301979 Item 5 Marriages, vols. B-E 1816-1879 (v. E includes delayed registrations for marriages from as early as 1849 which were filed as late as 1920) FHL US/CAN Film1301980 Marriage certificates, no. 1-682 1795-1835 FHL US/CAN Film1302553 Marriage certificates, no. 683-1240 1835-1847 FHL US/CAN Film1302554 Marriage certificates, no. 1241-1900 1847-1862 FHL US/CAN Film1302535 Marriage certificates, no. 1901-2550 1862-1872 FHL US/CAN Film1302536 Marriage certificates, no. 2551-3060 1872-1906 FHL US/CAN Film1302537 Marriage certificates, no. 3061-3164 1906-1910 FHL US/CAN Film1302538 Item 1 ----- The LDS have the Middlesex Co. marriages: ----- Title Register of marriages, 1795-1928 Authors Middlesex County (New Jersey). County Clerk (Main Author) Index 1795-1928 FHL US/CAN Film 851752 Item 3 Register of marriages v. 1 Sep 1795-Jan 1827 FHL US/CAN Film 849560 Register of marriages v. 2-3 Feb 1827-1928 FHL US/CAN Film 851752 Items 1-2 ----- You may wish to check Somerset Co. as well: ----- Title Marriages, 1822-1880; index to marriages, 1795-1878 Authors Somerset County (New Jersey). County Clerk (Main Author) Marriages, 1822-1880; index to marriages, 1795-1878 FHL US/CAN Film1023875 ----- (I'm not sure why the first few years are missing.) Good luck! Gary On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 01:02:31 -0600 NJUNION-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: >Can anyone suggest possible sources (preferably on-line) for marriage records >for Elizabeth Dunn (m. Bedell) and Esther Dunn (m. Hayden) which probably >took place in the Plainfield-Piscataway area about 1795-1800? A third >marriage in this family is recorded at the Westfield Presbyterian Church, but >not the first two.