Unearth early New York and New Jersey history through rare court, church, and community records
Discover what life looked like in the late 1600s and early 1700s as you read transcriptions and summaries from colonial town courts, parish registers, and Friends’ meeting books. This edition compiles scattered records into a usable edition that helps researchers trace settlements, families, and local governance.
- Original documents and excerpts from the Richmond County (Staten Island) and Shrewsbury, New Jersey records
- Transcriptions and notes that illuminate 17th‑ and 18th‑century daily life, law, and community
- Accounts of court actions, property, and debt, plus marriages, births, and other vital records
- Contextual commentary on how early records were kept and later preserved
Ideal for genealogists, local historians, and readers curious about the settlement era in New York and New Jersey, offering a window into the region’s colonial past.