The Plainfield Public Library Bible Records Project scans and digitizes family bible records from families with connections to Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The images will be available online for the purpose of sharing and disseminating these invaluable genealogy resources. Plainfield Public Library cannot accept actual Bibles, but data from photocopies can be added to the collection. Those in possession of family bible records are encouraged to submit their records for inclusion on this website. Please see below for details.
All of the records listed below include a transcription as well as actual page images. Please note that all records are PDF files (Download Free Adobe Reader) and can be quite large in size.
| Family | Additional Surnames | Location | Date Range |
| Archer Family | Storm | Unknown | 1739-1828 |
| Conover Family | Gridley | New York, NY | 1855-1882 |
| Cortelyou Family | Blackwell, Houston, Mattison, Quick, Ribble, Schenck, Slaight, Stryker | Plainfield, NJ
New York |
1809-1940 |
| Dodge Family View TranscriptView Original Documents |
Angleman | Dunellen, NJ | 1851-1927 |
| Leaver Family View TranscriptView Document Copies |
Gioglio, Hummer, Mathews, McDeed, Reper, Robinson, Wene, Wilson | Quakertown, NJ | 1883-1988 |
| Price Family (Moses and Emeline Price) View Transcript View Original Documents |
Cairl, Smithe, Smithers, Wallace, Wilds | Little Creek Hundred, Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware | 1842-1904 |
| Thoner Family View TranscriptView Original Documents |
Aker, Christiansen, MacQuarie, MacQuarrie, Thoner, Walsh (See Also: Walsh, below) | Boston, MA Everett, MA Horten, Norway Passaic, NJ |
1865-1947 |
| Vail Family View TranscriptView Original Documents |
Dell, FitzRandolph, Pound, Robinson, Smith | Plainfield, NJ Somerset County, NJ |
1734
-1888 |
| Van Fleet Family | Mallery | Delaware County, NY | 1805-189[ ] |
| Ward Family View TranscriptView Original Documents |
Bond, Cadmus, Carr, Cochran, Edwards, Evans, Haskins, Hoffman, Holister, Hunter, Munn, Poinier, Schrick, Silvers, Ward, Whittaker, Young | Clinton, Irvington, Newark, NJ; Brooklyn, NY; Manhattan, NY | 1810-1924 |
| Walker Family | Clark, Homans, Perkins | Boston, MA Milton, MA |
1769-1887 |
| Walsh Family View Documents |
Alford | Passaic, NJ Patterson, NJ New Brunswick, Canada Nottingham, England |
1864-1902 |
| Warn Family | Van Syckel, Warn, Warne | Warren County, NJ | 1769-1884 |
To donate records, please send a color photocopy or a scan of the Bible’s title page and the family records pages. A transcription is not required, but it ensures that Plainfield Public Library does not transcribe the names incorrectly. You can also include other information such as where the people lived, or the current or former owner of the Bible. If the Bible belongs to someone else, please obtain their permission to send Plainfield Public Library a copy.
To send the pages electronically, please use the following e-mail address: genealogy[at]plfdpl.info.
If you prefer to send copies by mail. the address is:
Plainfield Public Library
Local History Department
Attn: Bible Records
800 Park Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
Please contact the Local History Dept. for further information.