Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Gloucester County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Court records
- Clerk's Office · Dockets of John P. Reece, Justice of the Peace, Mullica Hill, 1893 - 1905 · CGLCL0011893 - 1905
- Clerk's Office · Miscellaneous County and Court Records, 1680 - 1946 · CGLCL0041680 - 1946
- Clerk's Office · Justice of the Peace Dockets, 1777 - 1863 and Indexes, ca. 1792 - 1915 · CGLCL0121777 - 1915
- Court of Common Pleas · Affidavits, 1686 - 1853 · CGLCP0011686 - 1853
- Court of Common Pleas · Recognizances, 1689 - 1871 · CGLCP0031689 - 1871
- Court of Common Pleas · Bail Bonds and Surrenders, 1713 - 1855 · CGLCP0041713 - 1855
- Court of Common Pleas · Record of Court Costs, 1714 - 1889 · CGLCP0051714 - 1889
- Court of Common Pleas · Declarations, 1684 - 1862 · CGLCP0061684 - 1862
- Court of Common Pleas · Writs of Execution, 1714 - 1826 · CGLCP0071714 - 1826
- Court of Common Pleas · Pleas, 1697 - 1864 · CGLCP0081697 - 1864
- Court of Common Pleas · Indictments, 1686 - 1866 · CGLCP0091686 - 1866
- Court of Common Pleas · Insolvent Debtors Records, 1765 - 1874 · CGLCP0101765 - 1874
- Court of Common Pleas · Peddler's Petitions, Recommendations & Licenses, 1781 - 1877 · CGLCP0111781 - 1877
- Court of Common Pleas · Writs of Attachment, 1762 - 1841 · CGLCP0121762 - 1841
- Court of Common Pleas · Warrants, 1687 - 1882 · CGLCP0131687 - 1882
- Court of Common Pleas · Trial Notices, 1734 - 1886 · CGLCP0141734 - 1886
- Court of Common Pleas · Summons, 1686 - 1895 · CGLCP0151686 - 1895
- Court of Common Pleas · Statements, 1685 - 1887 · CGLCP0161685 - 1887
- Court of Common Pleas · Jury Records, 1686 - 1923 · CGLCP0171686 - 1923
- Court of Common Pleas · Writs of Error, Habeas Corpus, Inquiry & Replevin, 1712 - 1895 · CGLCP0181712 - 1895
- Court of Common Pleas · Narratives, 1709 - 1865 · CGLCP0191709 - 1865
- Court of Common Pleas · Tavern License Records, 1713 - 1899 · CGLCP0201713 - 1899
- Court of Common Pleas · Judgment Rolls, 1741 - 1800 · CGLCP0211741 - 1800
- Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace · Petition for Peddler's License for James Bryson, 1767 · CGLQU0011767
- Small Cause Court · Appeals, 1729 - 1879 · CGLSM0011729 - 1879
County government
- Clerk's Office · Boundaries and Divisions, 1788 - 1902 · CGLCL0021788 - 1902
- Clerk's Office · Road Records, 1728 - 1866 · CGLCL0071728 - 1866
- Clerk's Office · Civil War Records, 1862 - 1867 · CGLCL0081862 - 1867
- Clerk's Office · Election Records and Town Officers, 1715 - 1927 · CGLCL0091715 - 1927
- Clerk's Office · Revolutionary War Records, 1778 - 1823 · CGLCL0111778 - 1823
- Clerk's Office · Slave Records, 1738 - 1826 · CGLCL0131738 - 1826
- Clerk's Office · Appointment Records for County Officials, 1716 - 1921 · CGLCL0141716 - 1921
- Clerk's Office · Powers of Attorney, 1780 - 1870 · CGLCL0151780 - 1870
- Clerk's Office · Bonds, 1687 - 1871 · CGLCL0161687 - 1871
- Clerk's Office · Bonds - Warrants, 1754 - 1876 · CGLCL0171754 - 1876
- Board of Chosen Freeholders · Minutes, 1701 - 1976 · CGLFR0011701 - 1891
Deeds and land
- Clerk's Office · Deeds, 1786 - 1901 and Indexes, 1786 - 1907 · CGLCL0031786 - 1907
- Clerk's Office · Mortgages, 1766 - 1866 and Indexes, 1766 - 1907 · CGLCL0051766 - 1907
- Loan Office · Mortgage Registers, Minutes and Ledger, 1776 - 1799 · CGLLO0011776 - 1799
- Surrogate's Office · Divisions of Land, 1788 - 1878 · CGLSU0021788 - 1878
Tax records
Marriages, births and deaths
Military records
Naturalization records
Wills and estates
- Surrogate's Office · Orphans Court Minutes, 1785 - 1902 · CGLSU0011785 - 1902
- Surrogate's Office · Will Books, 1804 - 1922 · CGLSU0031804 - 1922
- Surrogate's Office · Receipts and Discharges, 1812 - 1901 · CGLSU0041812 - 1901
- Surrogate's Office · Guardians' Bonds, 1861 - 1902 · CGLSU0051861 - 1902
- Surrogate's Office · Accounts of Executors & Administrators, 1871 - 1901 · CGLSU0061871 - 1901
- Surrogate's Office · Petitions for Probate, 1878 - 1905 · CGLSU0071878 - 1905
- Surrogate's Office · Petitions for Letters of Administration, 1878 - 1903 · CGLSU0081878 - 1903
- Surrogate's Office · Renunciations, 1878 - 1932 · CGLSU0091878 - 1932
- Surrogate's Office · Petitions for Guardianship, 1885 - 1922 · CGLSU0101885 - 1922
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected county-created series from the New Jersey State Archives current searchable catalog. Dates, series identifiers and creating offices are retained. Statewide records appearing in county searches were excluded. A catalog entry may describe paper or microfilm held on site; consult its format, restrictions and detailed contents before requesting access.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Gloucester County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk and the surrogate, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Deeds, mortgages and other land records, and naturalizations.
- The surrogate
Wills and estates.
- The New Jersey State Archives
In Trenton: state birth, marriage and death records from 1848, and the original wills and estate papers proved before 1901.
- New Jersey State Archivesfree
The state archives in Trenton, with state vital records from 1848, colonial and state wills, court records and state censuses.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "New Jersey, Gloucester" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from Gloucester County: Atlantic County, Camden County
The Atlas data for Gloucester County begins in 1710, later than the 1686 date above, so this is the earliest boundary on file, not its original one.
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1686, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
New Jersey began statewide registration in 1848, earlier than most states. The State Archives holds those records for the early years and also the wills proved before 1901.