Millstone (Somerset Court House)
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00082
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Alternate Name
- Somerset Court House
- Description
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Millstone is a borough located along the Millstone River in Somerset County, New Jersey. This community originally developed as a village within Hillsborough Township during the colonial era. From 1738 to 1782, this village was the seat of Somerset County and the location of the county courthouse. Because of this, 18th-century documents typically refer to this village as "Somerset Court House." It later became known as Millstone. Millstone officially separated from Hillsborough Township in 1894.
Not to be confused with Millstone Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. - Locality
- Millstone
- County (Modern)
- Somerset County
- State or Province
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 40.499167
- Longitude
- -74.588611
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Millstone was previously associated with:
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Persons of African descent linked to Millstone (Somerset Court House):
- George (b. 1809)
- Jack (b. 1748)
- Jane (b. 1807)
- Jenny
- Rachel (b. 1804)
- Tom
- Tom (b. 1787)
- William Lewis (b. 1788) {aka Harry}
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