Hi Lynn and welcome! Union Co. was formed from Essex Co. in 1857. Before that, Elizabeth was in Essex Co. Can't help you with Chester, though. Good luck! Gary On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:03:29 -0700 NJUNION-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: >I am just beginning to search in this area and had a few questions that I >would truly appreciate some help with. Was there a Union County in 1870? What >county was Elizabeth, New Jersey in the 1800s? I am at a brick wall with a >Sarah Williams (who married Leonard Chester) I cannot locate her mother's >name and her siblings. If anyone is working on the surname Chester I would >love to hear from you. Thank you so very much for any help or suggestions! - >Lynn in California ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.