West Jersey stuff

[bach2yoga]

Some interesting links I ran across...
Renee


Maps of the West/East Jersey line
http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/maps/

Quintipartite Deed of Revision, Between E. and W Jersey: July 1st, 1676 http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/nj06.htm

Introduction to the 1676 Concessions and Agreements http://www.westjersey.org/ca_intro.htm

brief NJ history:
http://usahistory.info/colonies/New-Jersey.html

New Jersey charters:

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/nj01.htm

includes links to each of these documents:

• 1664 - The Duke of York's Release to John Ford Berkeley, and Sir George Carteret, 24th of June
• 1664 - The Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea, or New Jersey, to and With All and Every the Adventurers and All Such as Shall Settle or Plant There
• 1672 - A Declaration of the True Intent and Meaning of us the Lords Proprietors, and Explanation of There Concessions Made to the Adventurers and Planters of New Caesarea or New Jersey
• 1674 - His Royal Highness's Grant to the Lords Proprietors, Sir George Carteret, 29th July
• 1676 - The Charter or Fundamental Laws, of West New Jersey, Agreed Upon
• 1676 - Quintipartite Deed of Revision, Between E. and W Jersey: July 1st
• 1680 - Duke of York's Second Grant to William Penn, Gawn Lawry, Nicholas Lucas, John Eldridge, Edmund Warner, and Edward Byllynge, for the Soil and Government of West New Jersey-August 6
• 1681 - Province of West New-Jersey, in America, The 25th of the Ninth Month Called November
• 1682 - Duke of York's Confirmation to the 24 Proprietors: 14th of March
• 1683 - The Fundamental Constitutions for the Province of East New Jersey in America
• 1683 - The King's Letter Recognizing the Proprietors' Right to the Soil and Government
• 1702 - Surrender from the Proprietors of East and West New Jersey, of Their Pretended Right of Government to Her Majesty
• 1709 - The Queen's Acceptance of the Surrender of Government; April 17
• 1712 - Charles II's Grant of New England to the Duke of York, 1676 - Exemplified by Queen Anne
• 1776 - Constitution of New Jersey

surveys http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/surveys/sharpssurveys/

 

[BarryC]

Lots of good stuff to read! Thanks.
Here's a link that might be interesting. The Council of West Jersey Proprietors still exists today. I believe it's the oldest corporation in New Jersey, although I can't quite figure out a reason for its existence.
http://08016.com/proprietors.html
This web page doesn't say they still exist, but it's implied, and I think I read it somewhere in one of Bob Peterson's articles.
Thanks,

Barry

 

[bach2yoga]

I believe it's the oldest corporation in New Jersey, although I can't quite figure out a reason for its existence.

Aw, come on, be philosophical! One does not need a reason to exist---one exists because one exists! :wink:

My understanding is that its continued existance is somewhat similar to having a knighthood--an aristocracy of sort, almost, a legacy, like having a name like Rockerfeller or Carnegie.

Renee

 

[bach2yoga]

If I am not mistaken--there are still land titles that are owned by the proprietorship too. I had a conversation with a local judge recently whose masters was in NJ history and he told me that the Parkway (I think, I could have the wrong road, but I don't think so) actually had to go through the west jersey proprietors council because of some lands that were deeded either to them by the king of England back in the 1700s. Something like that anyway.
Renee