Sussex County, New Jersey Genealogy

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History

 * Named for Sussex County, England by the Royal Governor of New Jersey, Jonathan Belcher because it was the ancient seat of His Grace Thoams Pelham-Holles, the first Duke of Newcastle-upon-Trent and first Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne who at the time was the Secretary for the Northern Department, and later the Prime Minster of the United Kingdom. He was Governor Belcher's political supervisor. (source: Wikipedia.org)

Parent County

 * 16 May 1753, set off from Morris County.

Boundary Changes

 * 20 November 1824, Warren County set off.

Neighboring Counties
Morris | Passaic | Warren | Orange county, New York | Pennsylvania counties: Monroe | Pike

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog