New Jersey Court Records online includes all types of court records such as miscellaneous court collections, guardianship records, some probate records, and more. This is a preliminary list.
Also see New Jersey Probate Records online or for present day court records online, please visit New Jersey Public Records online for links.
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KEY to collections
- FS=FamilySearch FREE but login with your free account to access
- Anc$=Ancestry – fee site
- MH=MyHeritage – fee site
- GTHG – Genealogy Trails History Group
- IA – Internet Archive
- RW – RootsWeb
- WJHP – West Jersey History Project
New Jersey Court Records Online at the federal and state level
US – United States Public Records, 1970-2009, at FS
US – U.S. Circuit Court Criminal Case Files, 1790-1871, at Anc$
US – United States, Index of Court Cases, 1833-2018, at MH
US – U.S., F.B.I. Deceased Criminal Identification Files, 1971-1994, at Anc$
US – American Protective League Correspondence, 1917-1919, at Anc$
US – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909, at Anc$
US – United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patents, 1970-2019, at Anc$
US – International Patents, 1890-2020, at Anc$
New Jersey – Court registers, 1776-1877, at FS
New Jersey – Letters of administration and guardianship: 1837-1927 (Volume A), at FS
New Jersey – Chancery court cases, 1743-1845, at FS
New Jersey – Chancery docket books, 1824-1900; index to Chancery records, 1824-1904, at FS
New Jersey – Chancery register, 1781-1894 [New Jersey], at FS
New Jersey – Clements papers – indentures, mortgages and other miscellaneous court records, at FS
New Jersey – Court executions, 1810-1900, at FS
New Jersey – Court records, 1770-1774, at FS
New Jersey – East Jersey commissions, 1703-1856, at FS
New Jersey – The Genealogical magazine of New Jersey, at FS
New Jersey – Indentures collection containing deeds, bonds, commissions, etc. of New Jersey individuals : and other states, 1600-1900, at FS
New Jersey – Index of names to various records in various New Jersey counties, 1600-1800s, at FS
New Jersey – Parchment rolls, 1755-1806, at FS
New Jersey – Records of the U. S. District Court of New Jersey and predecessor courts : 1789-1950, at FS
New Jersey – Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court, and, on appeal, in the Court of Errors and Appeals, of the state of New Jersey., at FS
New Jersey – Road book, 1830-1886, at FS
New Jersey – Court tickler, 1858-1896, at FS
New Jersey – Index to inquisitions on the dead, 1700’s-1800’s, at FS
New Jersey – Index to powers of attorney, surveyors reports, commissions, etc., referring to deeds, ca. 1703-1856, at FS
New Jersey – Index to Prerogative court records, sets one and two, at FS
New Jersey – Index to Supreme Court cases before and after the Revolution, at FS
New England – Record of the Upland Court, WJHP
New Jersey Court Records Online by County
Atlantic County – Guardianship – Bonds, 1878-1922, at FS
Atlantic County – Guardianship – Bounds and Divisions : 1838-1916, at FS
Atlantic County – Guardianship – Index to Estates of Minors and Wards : 1837-1920, at FS
Atlantic County – Guardianship – Minutes of Orphans’ Court, Atlantic County, New Jersey 1837-1922, at FS
Atlantic County – Guardianship – Sundry Records : 1841-1904, at FS
Atlantic County – Court Records – Surrogate’s Index : 1914-1974, at FS
Bergen County – Court Records – Lis Pendens, 1839-1906; Index to Lis Pendens, 1839-1910, at FS
Bergen County – Court Records – Minutes of the Justices and Freeholders of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1715-1795 : from the Original in the County Clerk’s Office, at FS
Burlington County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1785-1970, at FS
Burlington County – Court Records – Clements Papers – Extracts from Gloucester, Burlington and Salem County, New Jersey Court Records Including Marriage Records, at FS
Burlington County – Court Records – Court Papers, 1730-1789, at FS
Burlington County – Court Records – Early Index to Supreme Court Minutes, 1681-1842 [Burlington County, New Jersey], at FS
Burlington County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Public and Court Records, 1889-1954, at FS
Cape May County – Guardianship – Inventories, Guardians Accounts, 1832-1857, at FS
Cape May County – Guardianship – Letters Testamentary, Administration, and Guardianship, V. 1-2, 1852-1902, at FS
Cape May County – Guardianship – Surrogate’s Book, V. 1-2, 1863-1916, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Clerk’s Book, 1838-1854, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Criminal Judgements, V. 1 – 1852-1906, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Dockets, 1786-1913, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Documents of Judgements in Common Pleas, Circuit and County Courts, 1859-1968, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Executions, 1839-1903, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Genealogical Data from the Papers of Paul Sturtevant Howe LL, B. Ph. D. : Primarily New Jersey Families, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Historical and Genealogical Miscellany : Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Judgements of Justices Court Recorded in Common Pleas, 1853-1906, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Judgements, 1799-1924, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Judgements, 1839-1911, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Minutes, 1790-1906, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Minutes, 1813-1903, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Minutes, 1813-1925, at FS
Cape May County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Record, 1841-1895, at FS
Cumberland County – Court Records – Minutes, 1856-1900, at FS
Cumberland County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Records, 1887-1909, at FS
Cumberland County – Court Records – Naturalization Records, 1840-1980, at FS
Cumberland County – Guardianship – Administrations and Guardianship, V. A-A, 1804-1818, at FS
Cumberland County – Guardianship – Guardianship Books, V. A-B, 1818-1954, at FS
Cumberland County – Guardianship – Record of Orders Appointing Guardians, 1898-1940, at FS
Cumberland County – Guardianship – Records of Bonds, 1861-1901; Index to Bonds, 1861-1944, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Adoptions, 1880-1903, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Change of Names, 1877-1922; Change of Name Index, 1881-1967, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Court Minutes, 1760-1769, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Court Records, 1709-1849, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1782-1911, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Lis Pendens, 1876-1902, at FS
Essex County – Court Records – Partition Papers, No. 1-49, 1826-1882, at FS
Essex County – Guardianship – Adoptions, 1880-1903, at FS
Gloucester County – Court Records – Clements Papers – Extracts from Gloucester, Burlington and Salem County, New Jersey Court Records Including Marriage Records, at FS
Gloucester County – Court Records – Early Courthouse Records of Gloucester County, New Jersey, at FS
Gloucester County – Court Records – Master Index to County Records, at FS
Gloucester County – Court Records – The Organization and Minutes of the Gloucester County Court, 1686-7 : Some Loose Papers Pertaining to Our Earliest Court, Also Gloucester County Ear Mark Book 1686-1728, at FS
Gloucester County – Guardianship – Bonds, 1861-1902, at FS
Gloucester County – Guardianship – Minutes, 1785-1902, at FS
Gloucester County – Guardianship – Petitions for Guardianship : 1884-1923, at FS
Gloucester County – Guardianship – Receipts and Discharges : 1812-1901, at FS
Gloucester County – Guardianship – Renunciations : Vol. 1-3, 1878-1932, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Affidavits, 1713-1860, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Coroner Inquests, 1770-1909, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Court Liens, 1700’s – 1800’s, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Court Liens, 1700’s-1800’s, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Index to Files Including Recognizances, Indictments, Affidavits, Appeals, Insolvents and Miscellaneous Records, 1700-1900, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Indictments, 1713-1860, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Inquisitions, 1855-1917, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Insolvent Petitions, Late 1700’s-1800’s, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Lis Pendens, 1875-1926, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Minutes, 1714-1908, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Court Records, Loans, Etc., 1713-1860, at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Petitions for Tavern Licenses, 1738-1800 (Hunterdon County, New Jersey), at FS
Hunterdon County – Court Records – Recognizances, 1713-1860, at FS
Hunterdon County – Guardianship – Minors Estates, 1800-1900, at FS
Hunterdon County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1785-1919 ; General Index to Estates, 1804-1970, at FS
Mercer County – Court Records – Applications for Tavern Licenses, 1840-1860, at FS
Mercer County – Court Records – New Jersey Inquisitions on the Dead Recorded in County Coroners Offices, 1688-1798, at FS
Mercer County – Guardianship – Appointment of Guardians, 1899-1916, at FS
Mercer County – Guardianship – Bonds of Guardians, 1861-1909, at FS
Mercer County – Guardianship – Guardians Inventories, 1838-1884, at FS
Mercer County – Guardianship – Letters of Guardianship and Administrations, 1838-1910, at FS
Mercer County – Guardianship – Petitions for Guardianship, 1916-1926, at FS
Middlesex County – Court Records – Judgments, 1799-1825, at FS
Middlesex County – Court Records – Minutes, 1792-1871, at FS
Middlesex County – Court Records – Papers, 1741-1764, at FS
Middlesex County – Guardianship – New Jersey, Middlesex County, Guardianship Records, 1908-1921, at FS
Middlesex County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1780-1930; Indexes, 1803-1971 [Middlesex County, New Jersey], at FS
Monmouth County – Court Records – Minutes, 1785-1906, at FS
Monmouth County – Guardianship – Guardians Bonds, 1867-1908, at FS
Monmouth County – Guardianship – Letters of Administration, 1804-1913, at FS
Morris County – Court Records – Court Records Concerning Revolutionary Pensions, 1779-1795, at FS
Morris County – Court Records – Minutes, 1740-1866, at FS
Ocean County – Court Records – Partitions, V.1, 1852-1909, at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Administrations (1850-1902, 1917) and Guardianship (1851-1919), at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Application for Guardianship, 1851-1923, at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Bonds, 1861-1924 [Ocean County, New Jersey], at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Dockets, 1850-1955, at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Inventory for Guardians, 1856-1919, at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Minutes, 1851-1923, at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Receipts and Discharges, 1852-1925, at FS
Ocean County – Guardianship – Sales of Real Estate, 1851-1915, at FS
Passaic County – Guardianship – Guardians Bonds, 1861-1904, at FS
Passaic County – Guardianship – Record of Adoptions, Vol. A, 1880-1901, at FS
Salem County – Court Records – Clements Papers – Extracts from Gloucester, Burlington and Salem County, New Jersey Court Records Including Marriage Records, at FS
Salem County – Court Records – Minutes, 1834-1911, at FS
Salem County – Guardianship – Guardianship Records, Under 14 Years, 1820-1913 [Salem County, New Jersey], at FS
Salem County – Guardianship – Guardianship Records, Under 21 Years, 1804-1913 [Salem County, New Jersey], at FS
Somerset County – Court Records – Circuit Court Minutes, 1838-1901, at FS
Somerset County – Court Records – Court Records, 1783-1904, at FS
Somerset County – Court Records – Court Records, 1783-1907, at FS
Somerset County – Court Records – Minutes of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1836-1926, at FS
Somerset County – Guardianship – Probate Records, 1794-1945; Indexes, 1804-1972, at FS
Sussex County – Court Records – Circuit Court Judgements, 1838-1907, at FS
Sussex County – Court Records – Court Records, 1778-1902 [Sussex County, New Jersey], at FS
Sussex County – Court Records – Minutes, 1804-1903, at FS
Sussex County – Guardianship – Guardians and Sale of Lands, 1861-1915, at FS
Union County – Court Records – 9 Rolled Decrees, 1801-1815; Index to Enrolled Decrees, 1851-1934 [Union County, New Jersey], at FS
Union County – Court Records – Court Records, 1817-1884, at FS
Union County – Court Records – Index to Court Docket, 1865-1881, at FS
Union County – Court Records – Lis Pendens, 1860-1904 ; Lis Pendens Index, 1861-1972, at FS
Union County – Court Records – Miscellaneous Records, 1857-1914 ; Miscellaneous Index, 1857-1940, at FS
Warren County – Court Records – Minutes of Court of Oyer & Terminer and Quarter Sessions, 1825-1941, at FS
Warren County – Court Records – Minutes, 1825-1908; Judgments, 1825-1914; Index of Judgments, 1825-1862, at FS
Warren County – Court Records – Minutes, 1838-1901, at FS
New Jersey Court Records Online by City
Mount Holly – Court Records – Justice of the Peace Records, 1815-1817, at FS
Stafford – Court Records – Justice of the Peace Docket, 1829-1833, at FS
Stafford – Court Records – Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1813-1820, at FS
Sandyston Township – Court Records – Original Docket of Benjamin Dupue Hursh, Justice of the Peace, 1868-1872, at FS
Tewksbury Township – Court Records – Justice of the Peace Docket, 1813-1818, at FS
Raritan – Court Records – Justice of the Peace Docket, 1762-1785, at FS
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