Where was it in 1775?

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singhals

Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av singhals » 07 des 2006 22:34:52

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl

the_verminator@comcast.ne

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av the_verminator@comcast.ne » 07 des 2006 23:28:52

singhals wrote:
In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl

Try this site...it shows formation og US counties from 1648 to present

http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscf.htm

ecunningham

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av ecunningham » 08 des 2006 00:36:52

singhals wrote:

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't formed until
1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl: As in everything, it depends upon WHERE in Princeton (which
side or direction)?
Might be best to ask here: http://www.princetonhistory.org/index.cfm
They can probably tell you exactly where the estate was.
ecunningham@att.net

Carole Allen

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av Carole Allen » 08 des 2006 04:27:58

Everton's shows Mercer was formed in 1838 from these four counties:

Somerset -formed from Middlesex 1688, cty seat Somerville

Middlesex - formed from Prov. East Jsersey 1683, cty seat New
Brunswick

Hunterdon - formed from Burlington 1714, cty seat Flemington

Burlington - orig county formed 1694, cty seat Mt. Holly

Have fun tracking down the right one!

On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:34:52 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com>
wrote:

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl

Huntersglenn

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av Huntersglenn » 08 des 2006 05:43:29

For a long time, Princeton was in two counties. Which county one was in
was dependent on which part of the borough and town you lived in:

"In 1710 Somerset County was redefined to include the northern portion
of the Township's land area under its jurisdiction. In 1714 the boundary
between Middlesex and Somerset counties was established along a portion
of the old road (Nassau Street) "leading toward the falls of Delaware
(Trenton), so far as the eastern division of this province extends"
(Snyder) and along Harry's Brook. A portion of the main thoroughfare of
Princeton thus separated two counties, as Route 27 in Kingston does today."

It wasn't until Mercer County was formed that all of Princeton was in
one county, but at least you're now down to two counties to search in,
instead of four. I did a quick search on the name William Whitehead at
ancestry.com and there was a return for him regarding Revolutionary War
service that showed him as being in Middlesex County, but IF this is the
same William Whitehead, that doesn't mean that his daughter and
son-in-law lived there, too. But, with Princeton apparently being
divided between the two counties, his daughter could have lived a few
streets away and been in a different county.

Hope that helps,
Cathy

P.S. What's irksome is that I didn't find that information on any
genealogy site, but rather on the official web site for the town. You'd
think that something THAT vital for research would be mentioned in both
the Middlesex and Somerset County GenWeb sites.

singhals wrote:
In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of Administration for
his son-in-law's estate. William's residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't formed until
1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl

Roland

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av Roland » 08 des 2006 13:40:45

"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
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In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl


Hunterdon. I have spent the last month in "virtual" New Jersey and had the
same problem with Trenton. It is in Mercer County now but back then it was
Hunterdon. I found this 1795 map at the LOC. It is a most excellent aid for
that time period.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/gmd/gmd381/g3810/ ... 001259.jp2

It is a large map(3mb) and in the .jp2 image format. If you have trouble
viewing it let me know and I will send you my copy. I converted it to .jpg
and is only about 600kb now.

Roland
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singhals

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av singhals » 08 des 2006 17:58:00

the_verminator@comcast.net wrote:

singhals wrote:

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl


Try this site...it shows formation og US counties from 1648 to present

http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscf.htm


If only I had a mental image of where Princeton is on a
blank map ... But thanks for the URL; there are other
places it'll be useful for that I DO know things ought to
be. (g)

Cheryl

singhals

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av singhals » 08 des 2006 17:58:13

ecunningham wrote:

singhals wrote:

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't formed
until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?


Cheryl: As in everything, it depends upon WHERE in Princeton (which
side or direction)?
Might be best to ask here: http://www.princetonhistory.org/index.cfm
They can probably tell you exactly where the estate was.
ecunningham@att.net

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singhals

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av singhals » 08 des 2006 17:58:36

Thanks.


Carole Allen wrote:

Everton's shows Mercer was formed in 1838 from these four counties:

Somerset -formed from Middlesex 1688, cty seat Somerville

Middlesex - formed from Prov. East Jsersey 1683, cty seat New
Brunswick

Hunterdon - formed from Burlington 1714, cty seat Flemington

Burlington - orig county formed 1694, cty seat Mt. Holly

Have fun tracking down the right one!

On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:34:52 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com
wrote:


In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl



singhals

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av singhals » 08 des 2006 18:02:28

Uhhh, where the deceased lived didn't seem relevant to where
Princeton was, but since it's you (g)

Deceased lived in what is now Western Maryland but was then
(depending on who you asked) MD, VA, or PA. Died in NYC
apparently intestate. Until I found the LoA in NYC, we
thought the widow was from Philadelphia and had been
scouring records there for her.

You're a genius for finding it on the town site! Thanks!

Cheryl

Huntersglenn wrote:

For a long time, Princeton was in two counties. Which county one was in
was dependent on which part of the borough and town you lived in:

"In 1710 Somerset County was redefined to include the northern portion
of the Township's land area under its jurisdiction. In 1714 the boundary
between Middlesex and Somerset counties was established along a portion
of the old road (Nassau Street) "leading toward the falls of Delaware
(Trenton), so far as the eastern division of this province extends"
(Snyder) and along Harry's Brook. A portion of the main thoroughfare of
Princeton thus separated two counties, as Route 27 in Kingston does today."

It wasn't until Mercer County was formed that all of Princeton was in
one county, but at least you're now down to two counties to search in,
instead of four. I did a quick search on the name William Whitehead at
ancestry.com and there was a return for him regarding Revolutionary War
service that showed him as being in Middlesex County, but IF this is the
same William Whitehead, that doesn't mean that his daughter and
son-in-law lived there, too. But, with Princeton apparently being
divided between the two counties, his daughter could have lived a few
streets away and been in a different county.

Hope that helps,
Cathy

P.S. What's irksome is that I didn't find that information on any
genealogy site, but rather on the official web site for the town. You'd
think that something THAT vital for research would be mentioned in both
the Middlesex and Somerset County GenWeb sites.

singhals wrote:

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of Administration for
his son-in-law's estate. William's residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't formed
until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl

singhals

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av singhals » 08 des 2006 18:03:09

Roland wrote:

"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:GbCdnTNrzoRnFeXYnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@rcn.net...

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Cheryl



Hunterdon. I have spent the last month in "virtual" New Jersey and had the
same problem with Trenton. It is in Mercer County now but back then it was
Hunterdon. I found this 1795 map at the LOC. It is a most excellent aid for
that time period.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/gmd/gmd381/g3810/ ... 001259.jp2

It is a large map(3mb) and in the .jp2 image format. If you have trouble
viewing it let me know and I will send you my copy. I converted it to .jpg
and is only about 600kb now.

Thanks, I'll check it at the library which has hi-speed
internet.

Cheryl

T.M. Sommers

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av T.M. Sommers » 08 des 2006 18:30:22

singhals wrote:
In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of Administration for
his son-in-law's estate. William's residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't formed until
1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Others have already answered, but note that there are two
Princetons: Princeton Township and Princeton Borough. The
borough is geographically embedded in the township, but today
they are distinct municipalities. This happens a lot in New
Jersey, and can be confusing.

--
Thomas M. Sommers -- tms@nj.net -- AB2SB

T.M. Sommers

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av T.M. Sommers » 08 des 2006 18:30:30

Roland wrote:
"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:GbCdnTNrzoRnFeXYnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@rcn.net...

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

Hunterdon. I have spent the last month in "virtual" New Jersey and had the
same problem with Trenton. It is in Mercer County now but back then it was
Hunterdon.

Trenton, Hopewell, and Maidenhead (now Lawrence) were in
Hunterdon, but not Princeton.

--
Thomas M. Sommers -- tms@nj.net -- AB2SB

Roland

Re: Where was it in 1775?

Legg inn av Roland » 09 des 2006 03:05:12

"T.M. Sommers" <tms@nj.net> wrote in message
news:45799fe0$0$3322$470ef3ce@news.pa.net...
Trenton, Hopewell, and Maidenhead (now Lawrence) were in
Hunterdon, but not Princeton.

--
Thomas M. Sommers -- tms@nj.net -- AB2SB


Correct. I was looking at the wrong spot. If I am looking at it right this
time it shows the boundry between Somerset and Middlesex cutting right
through Princeton.

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