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The Civil War Tax Assessments

October 30, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Hunterdon Tags: Civil War, taxes

Sometimes you stumble upon a source of information that just knocks your socks off. This is one.

I was researching some names in the Holcombe-Riverview cemetery north of Lambertville when Ancestry.com gave me a glimpse of this amazing source of information of which I was heretofore unaware. For learning about mid-19th century New Jersey residents, this just can’t be beat. I’m talking about the Civil War tax assessment lists that the National Archives have allowed Ancestry.com to digitize. Here’s a sample page:

Archival Sources

October 29, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bibliographies, Burlington County, West New Jersey

This article is waiting for some major updating.

Wills and Estates

“Burlington Records”

In this post [under “Early Estates”], I mentioned a source identified by William Nelson in Abstracts of Wills, N. J. Archives, as “Burlington Records.” This mystified me but I did not pursue it. Fortunately for me, a reader, Jeff Moore, took the trouble to visit the State Archives and ask Bette Epstein about it. She informed him that the record is titled “Burlington Records 1680.” Jeff referred me to this link on the NJDARM website where the Records are listed as Reel 6, GSU #459321. Jeff pointed out that the GSU number is the same as the Family History Catalog film number (“FHL”), and that a film of the records can be obtained from the Family History Library.

The Cemeteries of Delaware Township

October 20, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Kitchen Tags: "The Post", cemeteries

It’s mid-October and my thoughts turn to cemeteries. Some time ago I published several articles on the cemeteries of Delaware Township on the “The Delaware Township Post.” I would like to publish them here on my website also, with any additions or corrections that occur to me. The following (somewhat expanded) was published on the Post on January 8, 2008.