New Jersey Legacy: The Two New Jerseys

In 1664, after the English conquered New Netherland, King Charles II granted the former Dutch territories as a proprietary colony to his brother James, Duke of York, who later became King James II. The Duke divided the colony into New York and New Jersey, reserving New York for himself as the “Duke’s province” and giving New Jersey to his friends John, Lord Berkeley, and Sir George Carteret. Berkeley and Carteret eventually sold their shares to other investors, called proprietors, resulting in the division in 1676 of the colony into East and West Jersey.
From the outset of the grant from the Duke of York to Berkeley and Carteret, jurisdictional disputes arose between New York and New Jersey. Before he learned about the gift to Berkeley and Carteret, Governor Richard Nicolls of New York made land grants in New Jersey to some New Englanders, causing a confusion of land titles that lasted into the eighteenth century. There was also a question of whether the grant to Berkeley and Carteret included the right to govern, which led to the arrest of Governor Philip Carteret of East Jersey and John Fenwick of Salem by a later New York governor, Sir Edmund Andros.
During this period the population of New Jersey diversified. Besides Europeans, there were Native-Americans, who were the original settlers, and African-Americans, who first were brought into the colony by the Dutch. To this racial diversity was added ethnic and religious diversity. In addition to the Dutch, Swedish, and Finnish, there were English and Scottish settlers. Among the religious denominations there were the Dutch Reformed, Puritans, Quakers, and Anglicans. In East Jersey resentment accompanied the passing of power from the English Puritans in Newark and Elizabeth to the Scottish Presbyterians in Perth Amboy. In West Jersey, the Quakers resented the growing influence of the Anglicans. Finally, the proprietors of both East and West Jersey gave up their efforts to govern this disorderly, heterogeneous society. In 1702, they petitioned the crown to take over the colony, while retaining their rights to the land. This brought to an end the period of the two New Jerseys.
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[@ralphciardella9705]

I used to love watching these shows.

[@856hooligan]

Wonder when Gloucester city or Camden nj came to be we need a video on today's south jersey!

[@robertfishman3742]

Almost from its inception, New Jersey has been in the rival orbits of New York and Pennsylvania.

[@SirVashtastic]

Great show i grew up watching njn

[@UTubeGlennAR]

Vary Interesting, thank you.....

[@toddparke8535]

It is still two New Jerseys, but now it is South Jersey & North Jersey.

[@tuoy1]

they just added central jersey, officially. weird times

[@toddparke8535]

@@tuoy1 What they, there is two Jerseys, anything else is BS. North Jersey may as well be a huge suburb of NYC. South Jersey has about a dozen fewer cities and lots of wooded areas. Central Jersey is that nebulous area on RT. 70 where you go from one Jersey to the other.

[@tuoy1]

@toddparke8535 I didn't make the law. I don't agree with it either, as we have always been two entities. having a third in our small state is nonsensical. I blame new York, somehow.

[@ericwieboldt7042]

​@@toddparke8535the words of someone born and raised in the shadow of Philadelphia😂 You can keep south jersey and your bastardized philly accent✌

[@xconnorgrillox]

@@toddparke8535clueless

[@jl1602]

fascinating

[@hiimme9928]

I'm from Jersey so I will like to see research on this state

[@davidbagley1783]

@Angelccyn King ...hello..

[@annettewilliams1932]

My family mother's side. Swayzes of Hope, N. J.

[@caitlintoner824]

I'm waited to sir george Carteret on my dad's side of the family how cool is that

[@davidbagley1783]

Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard and Penelope.. Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Alan Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace

[@boricuaarecibo9259]

This is great this proves no one comes out of thin air we all came from somewhere we all have ancestors

[@samanthab1923]

We had Stout Rd. & Crawford Corner Rd. in Holmdel

[@BillyLapTop]

It would be interesting to know who the Quakers were that sold out to the Anglicans in West Jersey, thereby undermining their values and practices. The impression is greed was involved.

[@mns8732]

The English do make a mess of things,

[@sandyhoy8936]

Shall challenge any forebears of south jersey

[@wanagi006]

Name the time and place for this debate.

[@lesjones5684]

Why did they steal the Native Americans homeland 😢😢😢😢😢

[@wanagi006]

Colonizers.... I'm indigenous and a South Jersey Born and bred native...The Swiss, and English were colonizers and the coast was ...well.. the coast ,easy to access, and lush with vegetation. The Lenape were kind and welcoming to their peril. Any reasonable thinking person can understand why the colonized NJ.....oh I'm a Lakota, we didn't feel the European sting for another 150 yrs. But when they did, they destroyed the tribe's existence.

[@roberthenrion9743]

and do you think the native american tribes didnt take the land in the same way?

[@elev8tr15]

Why does anyone steal anything? What kind of question is that? Have you watched any nature films or actually gone out and watched animals feeding??? Stealing is survival!

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[@BL-je3ue]

One of my ancestors signed the Concessions and Agreements for West Jersey. Thank you to Mr. Cohen for making this video available.

[@davidbagley1783]

Aloha...our ancestors shared the same past

[@sandyhoy8936]

Aloha you killed ancestors

[@liberatedsun2486]

I would like to have a conversation with you one day.. Im a descendant of the natives and the first English

[@vermontDavid]

They keep saying Quakers were not are. I am a Quaker and I am descended from Fenwick.

[@richcain64]

Highest property tax in the country

[@nickrov]

I love these documentaries. Theyre so good for background noise while play games

[@robertwilliams3527]

Jersey is alright I guess.

[@tuakhuraur3480]

Newark NJ 1666... woow!!

[@susanatkinson1397]

This is such a a beautiful and informative video.

[@boricuaarecibo9259]

I grew up in Carteret nj

[@LouisesharonRoberts]

Our school houses (sports ) were grandin de Carteret blampied and Coutanche I’m from old jersey 🇯🇪 Channel Islands x

[@janbateman]

Marvelous information

[@js_guyman]

Notes for myself: 13:10

[@robertfishman3742]

New Jersey was initially two geographically different colonies - East Jersey and West Jersey. When the two colonies were merged into the Royal Province of New Jersey, the new colony shared a Crown-appointed Governor with New York.

[@roytschaefer3518]

Beautiful

[@wanagi006]

To this very day there are two New Jerseys.... the Dirty North and the beautiful green , lush South. the line is around Trenton. We speak differently, we behave differently, but we are both Jersey Proud.

[@ericwieboldt7042]

Clearly you know nothing about north jersey. Odd that someone from jersey doesnt recognize that there is a north, central and south jersey. Sounds like a transplant to me

[@wanagi006]

@@ericwieboldt7042 Born and raised in Burlington. I know that North Jersey is dirty. Central Jersey divides to the North or South. Cranberry is beautiful. So is Spring Lake and Ocean Grove. Oh and so is Hackettstown... very pretty town.

[@ericwieboldt7042]

@@wanagi006 again you know absolutely nothing about north jersey. You think hackettstown is pretty bit the rest of north jersey is a dump, when hackettstown is a dump compared to the rest of north jersey😂. You cant even admit that you have no clue what you're talking about. That's called ignorance.

[@wanagi006]

@@ericwieboldt7042 I can only speak about what I know. When I was in Hackettstown to drop a friend off at her auntie's back in '99...it was very quaint looking. It was also like midnight. But hey, I know that we are not rude like you people up north.

[@wanagi006]

@@ericwieboldt7042 I know that you people up north are rude...and don't know how to make a decent pizza....or a hoagie.

[@senior_ranger]

I can't imagine how it could be any more boring or visually unappealing.

[@SADtv_]

6:45 what’s goin on in back of him?🫣