Salem County, New Jersey Wills, 1831-1860. Vol. #2: (recorded in the Office of the Surrogate at Salem, New Jersey)

By: Stanley Craig, Pub. 1932 Reprinted 2019, 202 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-727-0.

Salem County was created in 1694 from the Salem Tenth. It is located on the southwestern side of the state boarding the Delaware River. Settlers from England were showing up to this area and settling both sides of the Delaware River as early as the 17th century. Wills are one of the go to records or research tools that the family historian love to get their hands on due to the various family members being mentioned within. These records cover the time frame 1831-1860 and picks up where the first volume ends with its years covering 1804-1830.