Cape May County, New Jersey
Genealogy Holdings

The library is located in an annex of the John Holmes House and collects records primarily on Cape May County families. Two major memorial collections include documents such as manuscripts, marriage, birth, death and cemetery records. Mayflower researchers can use the library to trace the large concentration of Pilgrim descendants in Cape May County.

The Library building itself contains collections of Cape May County family documents, bibles, history and books by local authors. There are also historic maps including an 1872 Beer's depicting the names of the landowners along the major highways of that period.

Bible records:

Volumes from various families.
Copies of genealogy information filed in the Family Files

Books:

Genealogies on founding families and Cape May County histories

Federal Census Records:

Cape May County, 1850-1930
Woodbine, 1900,1910,1920

Cemetery Inscriptions:

Cape May County cemeteries complied by the DAR in 1930

Births:

Dr. Randolph Marshall Birth Records
1835-1878 (Marshallville)
1877-1926 (Tuckahoe)

Church Records:

- First Baptist Church, Cape May Court House
- Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
- Church of the Advent

Marriages:

- Craig’s marriage records, 1700’s – late 1800’s
- New Jersey Marriage Records 1665 - 1800

Miscellaneous Records:

- Surrogates Index to Wills, 1800- 2000
- Family and town photographs
- Mayflower Families – 21 Volumes

• The Library's Genealogy Holdings
• Cape May County Genealogy Research Fees
• Early Families of Cape May County
• How to Begin your Family Tree
• Genealogy Form
• Genealogy Links
• Cape May Genealogy Home Page

Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society

504 Route 9 North
Cape May Court House , NJ 08210

Email us with your genealogy questions:
genealogy@co.cape-may.nj.us