G2G: New Jersey Marriage Records 1685-1800 by William Nelson free online

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Are free online at Google Books, published 1900

Here. [[https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Jersey_Marriage_Records_1665_1800/aJClhnczztwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=new+jersey+marriage+records&printsec=frontcover]]

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That's a great resource, isn't it? It's one of the many records sources documented on the New Netherland project's Church Records page, in the "marriage records outside churches" section and on the Sources-New Jersey page under "Marriages Pre-1848." It's part of the multi-volume series Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey that has a source page on WikiTree, where there are links to five different free websites that have electronic copies (sometimes images of multiple copies) of Volume 22, the volume that contains the marriage records.

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Thank you for all the excellent references!

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Just tagging this in my 'recents' so I can get back to it quickly! Very helpful info!

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See the research guide to New Jersey sources here: Sources--New Jersey.

Answer 1

A better source for marriage bonds is the State Archives database Colonial Marriage Bonds, 1666-1799.

The marriage bond collection was re-transcribed, correcting errors.

https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/index.aspx

It is free to search, you can order copies of the bond from the Archives if you wish.

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Thank you!

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Thank you for sharing this!!