Local Genealogy Sites and Information
The following is a list of websites and documents that will aid the researcher in topics related to the genealogy and history of Franklin Township and its surrounding areas.
Somerset County Genealogy
- Somerset County-- Somerset County RootsWeb
- Early Settlers-- Settlers of Somerset County Before 1700
- Migrations--The Dutch Migration from Franklin Township to Fulton County, Illinois
- Somerset County--Somerset County Geneaology
- Somerset County Web Archive
- Land Records--Somerset County Divisions of Estates Book A
- Land Records--Somerset County Early Land Purchases
- Dutch Migration to Fulton County, Illinois
Church Records
- Church Records--Dutch Reformed Church Records
- Church Records-- Historic Dutch Reformed Churches of Somerset County
- Church Records--First Dutch Reformed Church of New Brunswick "Church Members of the River and Lawrence Brook, 1717"
- Church Records--Historic Highlights of the Six Mile Run Reformed Church, Franklin Park
- Church Records--Historic Highlights of the East Millstone United Methodist Church, East Millstone
- Church Records--Historic Highlights of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset
- Church Records--Historic Highlights of the Mt. Carmel Church, Somerset
Military Reocrds
- New Jersey--Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
- New Jersey--NJGenWeb Archives- Military Records
- New Jersey--Civil War--Roster of the 15th Regiment NJVI
- New Jersey--Civil war--Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Historic Buildings of Franklin Township
- LoC American Memory--Washington's Headquarters at "Rockingham" (HABS-NJ-18); Judge John Berrien House
- Rockingham State Historic Site; Judge John Berrien House
- The Meadows Foundation--Van Wickle House
- LoC American Memoery Project--Symen Van Wickle House (HABS-NJ-479)
- LoC American Memory--The Cornelius Stoothoff House (HABS-NJ-674)
- LoC American Memory--Berrien-Pumyea House (c.1740) - (HABS-NJ-98)
- LoC American Memory--Wyckoff-Voorhees House (c.1745) - (HABS-NJ-447)
- LoC American Memory--Van Liew House-Franklin Inn (c. 1752) - (HABS-NJ-648)
- The Meadows Foundation--Franklin Inn/Ann Van Liew Homestead
- The Meadows Foundation--Van Liew-Suydam House
- LoC American Memory--Hageman House (1778) - (HABS-NJ-620)
- LoC American Memory--Nevius-Voorhees House (1799) - (HABS-NJ-673)
- The Meadows Foundation--The Hageman House and Farm
- The Meadows Foundation--Blackwells Mills Canal House
- The Meadows Foundation--the Wycoff-Garreston House
Maps of Franklin Township
- LoC American Memory-- "A map of Rariton River, Milstone River, South River ... (1685)"
- LoC American Memory--"Map of Somerset County, New Jersey"
- The above two maps come from the Library of Congress' American Memory Collections which includes materials documenting the history of the American people. To search the maps collection click here.
- Franklin Township, NJ 1873
- Franklin Township Photo Archive
- The Franklin Township Photo Archive contains a number of maps of the area.
Early Local Families
- Beekman Family -- History of the Beekman Family
- Bennet Family -- The Descendants of Willem Adrianse Bennet
- Blackwell Family -- The Blackwell Researchers Newsletter
- Blaw/Blau Family -- The National Blue Family Association
- Conover Family -- Conover Family Research
- Conover Family -- Conover Family Genealogy Forum
- Conover Family -- Conover Research Notes
- Cortelyou Family -- The Descendants of Jacques Cortelyou
- Cowenhoven Family -- The Descendants of Gerrit Wolfert Van Couwenhoven
- DeHart Family -- The DeHart Family Homepage
- DeHart Family -- More DeHart Records
- DeMott Family -- Descendants of Michiel DeMott
- DeWitt Family -- The Descendants of Barnet DeWitt
- Dumont Family -- Dumont Genealogy
- Dumont Family -- The Dumont Genealogy Group
- Fonteyn Family -- Vantine/Vantyne Descendants of Carel Fonteyn and Catharyn de Baile
- Fulkerson Family -- The Descendants of Dirck Volkertse
- Fulkerson Family -- Fulkerson Family Genealogy Forum
- Hagaman Family -- The John Hagaman-Andrea Tilton Hyde Family Page
- Hagaman Family -- The Hagaman Family Genealogy Forum
- Hageman Family -- The Ancestors of Isaac Hageman
- Hegeman Family -- The Descendants of Hendrick Hegeman, of Flatbush and New Lots, Kings County, Long Island, New York
- Higgins Family -- The Higgins Family
- Hoagland Family -- Notes on the Hoagland Family
- Hoagland Family -- The Ancestors of Maria "Polly" Hoagland
- Huff Family -- The Huff, Hough, and Hoff Newsletter
- Mount Family -- Mount Family Genealogy Forum
- Nevius Family -- The Descendants of Johannes Neffius (Nevius)
- Piatt Family -- Piatt Descendants
- Polhemus Family -- The Descendants of Johannes Polhemus
- Rappleyea Family -- Rappleyea Research Notes
- Runyon Family -- Runyon Family Genealogy Forum
- Schenck Family -- The Descendants of Roelof Martense Schenck
- Sebring Family -- The Descendants of Roelof Lucassen Sebring
- Skillman Family -- The Skillmans of America and their Kin
- Skillman Family -- Descendants of Thomas Skillman
- Smock Family -- Genealogical Report of Smock Family
- Soden Family -- Descendants of Garret Soden
- Suydam Family -- Suydam Family Genealogy Forum
- Terhune Family-- Terhune Family Home Page
- Van Der Veer -- The Van Der Veer Name in America
- Vanderver Family -- Vanderver Research
- Van Doren Family -- The Van Dorens from Middlebush Descendants Page
- Van Horn Family -- The Van Horn Family Page
- Van Horn Family -- Van Boskirk - Van Horn Roots
- Van Pelt Family -- La(e)nen Van Pelt
- Van Zandt Family -- Van Zandt Family Society
- Voorhees Family -- The Descendants of Coert Van Voorhees
- Voorhees Family -- (Van) Voorhees Family Association
Biographical Links to Famous Franklinites
- John Honeyman (1729-1822) Revolutionary War Spy (General Washington, Opposite Trenton: A Short Play)
- James Schureman (1756-1824) U.S. Senator 1799-1801 and Representative 1813-15
- John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856) Attorney General of the United States 1829-31 and U.S. Senator 1825-29; 1841-52
- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787-1862) U.S. Senator 1866-1869; 1871-1877,Vice-Presidential Candidate, College President
- Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787-1862) U.S. Senator 1866-1869; 1871-1877,Vice-Presidential Candidate, College President
- The Middlebush Giant (1824-1889) Performer
- The Middlebush Giant (1824-1889) Performer
- Charles Leavitt Edgar (1860-1932) Mechanical Engineer
- Peter Davis Oakey (1861-1920) U.S. Representative 1915-17
- Helen Westley(1875-1942) Actress
- Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) U.S. Senator and Representative 1955-79
- Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) U.S. Senator and Representative 1955-79
- "The American Revolution and the Post-Revolutionary Era: A Historical Legacy"
- A detailed account from the National Counterintelligence Center that gives a history of the counterintelligence movement (i.e. spies) from the Revolutionary war until after the First World War. The section linked here details some of the known spies during the Revolutionary Era, amongst which was Frankliite John Honeyman.
- "The Founding Fathers of American Intelligence"
- A lengthy essay from the CIA discussing the early American members of the intelligence community, amongst these was Frankliite John Honeyman.
Obituaries and Cemetery Records
- Obituaries:
- The (New Brunswick) Home News and The (Bridgewater) Courier News -- Obituaries (1997 to present)
- Lists from Early Cemeteries in and around Franklin Township:
- Bernards, Somerset Co.-- Vail Family Farm Gravesite
- Bernardsville, Somerset Co.-- Bernardsville Methodist Cemetery
- Bound Brook, Somerset Co.-- Mountain Avenue Cemetery
- Franklin Township, Somerset Co.-- Griggstown Cemetery
- Franklin Township, Somerset Co.-- Skillman - Beekman Cemetery
- Franklin Township, Somerset Co.-- Smalley Farm (Van Wickle House) Graves
- Hillsborough, Somerset Co.-- Harlingen Reformed Church Cemetery
- Manville, Somerset Co.-- (Weston)Van Nest Burying Ground
- Millstone, Somerset Co.-- Hillsborough Reformed Church Cemetery
- Montgomery, Somerset Co.-- Blaw - Nevius Burying Grounds
- Somerville, Somerset Co.-- Somerville Cemetery
- Warren, Somerset Co.-- Mount Horeb United Methodist Church Cemetery
- Warren, Somerset Co.-- Mount Bethel Cemetery
- Warren, Somerset Co.-- Union Village Burying Ground
- Piscataway, Middlesex Co.-- Reune FitzRandolph Cemetery
- Washington D.C. -- New Jersey Soldiers in the Military Asylum Cemetery, 1861-1864
