East Jersey

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East Jersey was the northeastern proprietary division of colonial New Jersey, encompassing the area around present-day New York Harbor and much of what is now northern and central New Jersey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former British colony
historical region
proprietary colony
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
New York Colony
West Jersey
capital Perth Amboy
colonialPower England
country Kingdom of England
currency Pound sterling
surface form: pound sterling
dividedFrom Province of New Jersey
divisionOf New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
divisionType proprietary division
encompassed area around present-day New York Harbor
much of present-day central New Jersey
much of present-day northern New Jersey
endTime 1702
establishedBy Concession and Agreement of 1664
proprietary grant from James, Duke of York
governmentType proprietary government
hadColonialStatus proprietary colony of England
historicalEra Colonial America
language English
legalSystem English common law
locatedIn North America
Thirteen Colonies
present-day New Jersey
United States of America
surface form: present-day United States
majorPort Perth Amboy
majorWaterBody New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York Harbor

Raritan Bay
mergedInto Crown Colony of New Jersey
namedAfter Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Island of Jersey
notableCity Elizabethtown
Newark
Perth Amboy
partOf Province of New Jersey
predecessor Province of New Jersey
surface form: Province of New Jersey (undivided)
presentInYear 1680
1690
reasonForEnd surrender of proprietary rights to the Crown
religion Protestantism
rulingTitle proprietor
sovereign British Crown
surface form: English Crown
startTime 1674
successor Province of New Jersey
surface form: Province of New Jersey under royal government
todayPartOf New Jersey, United States
surface form: State of New Jersey

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West Jersey borderedBy East Jersey
this entity surface form: East Jersey line of division
Province of New Jersey dividedInto East Jersey
Province of New Jersey mergedFrom East Jersey
this entity surface form: Province of East Jersey
West Jersey mergedWith East Jersey
West Jersey sharesBorderWith East Jersey