Where was it in 1775?

In 1775, a William Whitehead was granted Letters of
Administration for his son-in-law's estate. William's
residence was given as Princeton NJ.

Today Princeton seems to be in Mercer County, which wasn't
formed until 1837. What county was it in in 1775, please?

T.M. Sommers...

Others have already answered, but note that there are two
Princetons: Princeton Township and Princeton Borough. The
borough is geographically embedded in the township, but today
they are distinct municipalities. This happens a lot in New
Jersey, and can be confusing.

ecunningham...

Cheryl: As in everything, it depends upon WHERE in Princeton (which

Roland...

Hunterdon. I have spent the last month in "virtual" New Jersey and had the
same problem with Trenton. It is in Mercer County now but back then it was
Hunterdon. I found this 1795 map at the LOC. It is a most excellent aid for

T.M. Sommers...

Trenton, Hopewell, and Maidenhead (now Lawrence) were in
Hunterdon, but not Princeton.

that time period.

It is a large map(3mb) and in the .jp2 image format. If you have trouble
viewing it let me know and I will send you my copy. I converted it to .jpg
and is only about 600kb now.

singhals...

Thanks, I'll check it at the library which has hi-speed
internet.

side or direction)?
They can probably tell you exactly where the estate was.
ecunningham@att.net

singhals...

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the_verminator...

Try this site...it shows formation og US counties from 1648 to present

singhals...

If only I had a mental image of where Princeton is on a
blank map ... But thanks for the URL; there are other
places it'll be useful for that I DO know things ought to
be. (g)