Essex County, NJ

History

Essex was originally formed as one of four administrative districts within Province of East Jersey in 1675, together with Bergen, Middlesex and Monmouth districts. Essex County was formed within East Jersey on March 7, 1683. The county was named after the English county of Essex. When the provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey were combined in 1702, the county boundaries were retained.

Portions of Essex were taken in 1741 and transferred to Somerset County. In 1837, Passaic County was formed from portions of Essex and Bergen counties. In 1857, Union County was created from parts of Essex County.
Source: Wikipedia

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Passaic County – north
Bergen County – east
Hudson County – east
Union County – south
Morris County – west

Gleanings from

• Essex Co., NJ - Bible Records
  • Joseph Day Family Bible
  • William Reeve Family Bible
• Essex Co., NJ - Deed Records
  • 1845 Deed - Charles Reeves et al to Isaac Reeve
  • 1853 Deed - Betsy Canfield et al to Abner S. Reeve
  • 1871 Deed - Doctor W. Reeve et al to Edward S. Renwick
• Essex Co., NJ - Probate Records
  • 1780 Will - Isaac Reeve
  • 1804 Will - William Reeve
  • 1811 Administration - Abner Reeves
  • 1821 Will - Mary Reeve
  • 1822 Will - William Reeve
  • 1822 Will - Benjamin Reeve
  • 1825 Administration - Isaac W. Reeve
  • 1845 Administration - William Reeve
  • 1851 Will - Isaac Reeve
  • 1851 Will - Daniel Reeve
  • 1862 Will - Gilbert Reeve
• US Federal Census - Essex Co., NJ
  • 1830 Census - Essex Co., NJ
  • 1840 Census - Essex Co., NJ