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Mercer County, New Jersey Birth, Marriage, & Death Records

Birth Records, Marriage Records, and Death Records from civil and church records

Mercer County – Vital records – Marriage Certificates, 1860-1909

Mercer County – Vital records – New Jersey inquisitions on the dead recorded in county coroners offices, 1688-1798

Mercer County – Vital records – Nottingham Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1854

East Windsor Township – Vital records – East Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867

Ewing Township – Church Records – Pastor’s records, 1859-1899 – possibly Presbyterian, pastor Samuel T. Lowrie

Ewing Township – Vital records – Ewing Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867

Hamilton Square – Church Records – Church Records, 1849-1887 – Methodist Episcopal Church. Princeton Circuit (New Jersey)

Hamilton Township – Vital records – Hamilton Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867

Hopewell Township – Vital records – Hopewell Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867

Lawrence Township – Vital records – Lawrence Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867

Lawrence Township – Vital records – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)

Lawrenceville – Church Records – Church Records, 1807-1960 – Presbyterian Church (Lawrenceville, New Jersey)

Lawrenceville – Church Records – Church Records, 1849-1887 – Methodist Episcopal Church. Princeton Circuit (New Jersey)

Lawrenceville – Indexes – Church Records – Presbyterian, Lawrenceville, Mercer, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1821-1849

Lawrenceville – Vital records – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)

Penns Neck – Church Records – The Journal and Biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 : the Journal Translated from the Original Swedish Manuscript

Penns Neck – Church Records – The journal and biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 the journal translated from the original Swedish manuscript

Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1792-1970 – First Presbyterian Church (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1834-1992 – Trinity Episcopal Church (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1847-1956 – Second Presbyterian Church (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1849-1887 – Methodist Episcopal Church. Princeton Circuit (New Jersey)

Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1850-1879 – Methodist Episcopal Church (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton Township – Vital records – Indexes – Princeton Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1850-1867

Trenton – Church Records – A History of St. Michael’s Church, Trenton : in the Diocese of New Jersey, from Its Foundation in the Year of Our Lor D 1703 to 1926

Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1805-1908 – First Baptist Church (Trenton, New Jersey)

Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1858-1900 – Fourth Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)

Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1885-1905 – Bethany Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)

Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1889-1899 – East Trenton Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)

Trenton – Church Records – Monthly Meeting Records, 1684-1942 – Society of Friends. Chesterfield Monthly Meeting (New Jersey)

Trenton – Church Records – Saint Michael’s Church, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey Computer Printout; Marriages, 1769-1855

Trenton – Church Records – Saint Michaels Church, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1769-1855

Trenton – Vital records – First-Second-Third-Fourth-Fifth-Sixth-Seventh Wards, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867

Trenton – Vital records – Vital statistics index from Trenton newspapers, 1800-1900

Washington Township – Vital records – Washington Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1861-1867

West Windsor Township – Vital records – West Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1861-1867

Cemeteries

Mercer – Stillwell’s cemetery inscriptions

Mercer – Veteran’s grave registration records

Mercer – New Jersey, Mercer County, Veteran’s Service Office, Grave Registration Records : COLLECTION RECORD, Ca. 1770-ca.1979

Ewing Township – Gravestone inscriptions, Mercer County, New Jersey from Presbyterian churchyards in Ewing and Pennington, and the “New Side” Presbyterian Churchyard in Pennington, 1775-1900

Pennington – Gravestone inscriptions, Mercer County, New Jersey from Presbyterian churchyards in Ewing and Pennington, and the “New Side” Presbyterian Churchyard in Pennington, 1775-1900

Trenton – Veteran burials, Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey

Guardianship

Mercer – Appointment of guardians, 1899-1916

Mercer – Bonds of guardians, 1861-1909

Mercer – Guardians inventories, 1838-1884

Mercer – Letters of guardianship and administrations, 1838-1910

Mercer – Petitions for guardianship, 1916-1926

Obituaries

United States, New Jersey, Mercer, Princeton – Obituaries

Necrological report presented to the Alumni Association of Princeton Theological Seminary at its annual meeting

United States, New Jersey, Mercer, Princeton – Obituaries

Obituaries of deceased alumni, 1827-1842

Wills & Probate

Mercer County – Accounts, 1871-1883

Mercer County – Application for probate, 1884-1905

Mercer County – Appointment of administrators, 1899-1920

Mercer County – Bonds of administrators, 1861-1911

Mercer County – Bonds on proceedings to sell land, v. 1-2, 1861-1937

Mercer County – Court minutes, 1838-1913; index, 1838-1958

Mercer County – Federal inheritance taxes, 1870-1872

Mercer County – Inventories, 1838-1898

Mercer County – Letters of guardianship and administrations, 1838-1910

Mercer County – Orders for division of land, 1838-1862

Mercer County – Petitions for administration, 1884-1908

Mercer County – Record of wills 1K – 6468K

Mercer County – Releases and discharges, 1839-1918

Mercer County – Report of sales of land, 1838-1871

Mercer County – Sundry bonds, 1861-1904

Mercer County – Surrogate’s journals, v. A-B, 1838-1912

Mercer County – Wills, 1838-1913

Mercer County – index – General index to estates, 1838-1939

Mercer County – Bonds on proceedings to sell land, v. 1-2, 1861-1937

Mercer County – Damages in New Jersey by the British and Americans, 1776-1782

Mercer County – Deeds, 1838-1913; index to deeds, 1838-1919

Mercer County – Mortgages, 1838-1858; index to mortgages, 1838-1970

Mercer County – Orders for division of land, 1838-1862

Mercer County – Report of sales of land, 1838-1871

Naturalization & Citizenship

Princeton – Biographical catalogue of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 1815-1932

Princeton – Biography of the class of 1838 of the College of New Jersey, at Princeto n, N. J.

Princeton – Necrological report presented to the Alumni Association of Princeton Theological Seminary at its annual meeting

Princeton – Princeton, sixty-three fortieth-year book of the members of the class of 1863, Collegio Neo Cae sariensis, Nassau Hall now Princeton University

Princeton – Biographical catalogue of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 1815-1932

Princeton – Biography of the class of 1838 of the College of New Jersey, at Princeto n, N. J.

Princeton – Necrological report presented to the Alumni Association of Princeton Theological Seminary at its annual meeting

Princeton – Princeton, sixty-three fortieth-year book of the members of the class of 1863, Collegio Neo Cae sariensis, Nassau Hall now Princeton University

Trenton – History of Trenton, New Jersey the record of its early settlement and corporate progress, Sketches of its genesis, colonial conditions and municipal evolution, its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with particular notice of the men who built the city

Church History

Lawrenceville – The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, New Jersey commemorating the 250th anniversary of the deed conveying land for the erection of a church in Maidenhead, New Lawrence Township

Pennington – A history of the old Presbyterian congregation of “the people of Maidenhead and Hopewell” more especially of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell, at Pennington, New Jersey, delivered at the pastor’s request, on sabbath morning, July 2nd, 1876

Princeton – A discourse on the history of the Second Presbyterian Church of Princeton, N.J.

Princeton – A fragmentary history of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton – The records of Trinity Church, Princeton, Diocese of New Jersey, 1833-19 08

Princeton – A discourse on the history of the Second Presbyterian Church of Princeton, N.J.

Princeton – A fragmentary history of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton – The records of Trinity Church, Princeton, Diocese of New Jersey, 1833-19 08

Titusville – History of the Titusville Methodist Church, Titusville, New Jersey

Trenton – The Baptists of Trenton, 1787-1867, an historical discourse delivered at the First Baptist Church, October 6th, 1867

Trenton – Covenant Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey) twenty-fifth anniversary, 1947-1972, souvenir directory

Trenton – Discourse on the fortieth anniversary of the call to the pastoral charge of the First Presbyterian Church, Trenton, May 31st, 1881

Trenton – Fiftieth anniversary Fifth Presbyterian Church, Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton – Historical discourse of the Central Baptist Church, Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton – Historical sketch of Trinity church, Trenton, N.J from the founding of the parish in the year 1858 to the year 1910

Trenton – A history of St. Michael’s Church, Trenton in the diocese of New Jersey, from its foundation in the year of our Lor d 1703 to 1926

Trenton – History of State Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Trenton, New Jersey prepared for 26th anniversary of dedication, June 14, 1886

Trenton – History of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N. J. from the first settlement of the town

Trenton – History of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N. J. from the first settlement of the town

Mercer – Applications for tavern licenses, 1840-1860

Mercer – New Jersey inquisitions on the dead recorded in county coroners offices, 1688-1798

Hopewell – Genealogy – Pioneers of old Hopewell with sketches of her Revolutionary heroes

Penns Neck – Genealogy – The journal and biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 the journal translated from the original Swedish manuscript

Penns Neck – Genealogy – The journal and biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 the journal translated from the original Swedish manuscript

Trenton – Genealogy – Genealogy of early settlers in Trenton and Ewing, “old Hunterdon county”, New Jersey

Trenton – Minorities – Genealogy – A collection of genealogical information of Palankaer-Americans and related family members – 1895 to 2008 (includes a history of the Donauschwaben in Palanka, Batschka, Austria-Hungary and the Trenton, NJ area)

History

Hopewell – History – Pioneers of old Hopewell with sketches of her Revolutionary heroes

Princeton – History – Building a community: Italian Americans of Princeton an exhibition organized by the Historical Society of Princeton. September 12, 1993 – June 12, 1994

Princeton – History – Historic towns of the Middle States

Princeton – History – History of Princeton and its institutions the town from its first settlement, through the Revolutionary War, to the present time, its churches, schools, college, theological seminary, literature, etc., illustrated with steel and wood engravings

Trenton – History – Annals of the city of Trenton with random remarks and historic reminiscences

Trenton – History – Brief itinerary of a trip from Philadelphia to Washington Crossing and other points of historic interest in Bucks County, Pennsylvania : sesqui-centennial of Washington’s Crossing the Delaware River to the victory at Trenton, “The Marne of the Revolution.”

Trenton – History – Historic Trenton

Trenton – History – History of the city of Trenton, New Jersey embracing a period of nearly two hundred years, commencing in 1676, the first settlement of the town, and extending up to the present time, with official records of the population, extent of the town at different periods, its manufactories, church history, and fire department

Trenton – History – History of Trenton, New Jersey the record of its early settlement and corporate progress

Trenton – History – History of Trenton, New Jersey the record of its early settlement and corporate progress, Sketches of its genesis, colonial conditions and municipal evolution, its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with particular notice of the men who built the city

Trenton – History – Personal narratives – Colonel Rall at Trenton

Lawrence Township – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)

Trenton – Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Civil and Military, from Liber A.A.A. of Commissions in the Secretary of State’s Office at Trenton

Trenton – Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Civil and Military, from Liber A.A.A. of Commissions in the Secretary of State’s Office at Trenton

Trenton – Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Civil and Military, from Liber A.A.A. of Commissions in the Secretary of State’s Office at Trenton

Trenton – Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Civil and Military, from Liber A.A.A. of Commissions in the Secretary of State’s Office at Trenton

Princeton – 1908 – After Five Years : The Quinquennial Record of the Class of 1908, Princeton University – Princeton University. Class of 1908

Princeton – 1899 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1901 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1913 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1942 –  Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1944 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1948 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1950 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1951 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1953 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1955 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1957 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1959 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1966 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1967 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1973 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1927 – The Freshman Herald : Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-seven – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1955 – The Freshman Herald : Class of Nineteen Hundred Fifty-five – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1900 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1907 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1927 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1944 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1951 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton – 1955 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Trenton – 1971 – Corristin – Saint Anthony High School (Trenton, New Jersey)

Trenton – 1933- The Seal – New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton

Trenton – 1957 – The Seal – New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton

Military Records

Military History

Trenton – Revolution, 1775-1783 – Colonel Rall at Trenton

Mercer County genealogy records include collections for these localities: 

Dutch Neck

East Windsor Township

Ewing Township

Groveville

Hamilton Square

Hamilton Township

Hightstown

Hopewell

Hopewell Township

Lawrence Township

Lawrenceville

Maidenhead

Nottingham Township

Pennington

Penns Neck

Princeton

Princeton Township

Rocky Hill

Titusville

Trenton

Washington Township

West Windsor Township