West Jersey
Province of West Jersey | |||||||||||
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| 1674–1702 | |||||||||||
The original provinces of West and East Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe–Barclay Line is shown in orange. | |||||||||||
| Status | Colony of England | ||||||||||
| Capital | Burlington | ||||||||||
| Common languages | English | ||||||||||
| Government | Proprietary colony | ||||||||||
| Lords Proprietor | |||||||||||
• 1674 | Edward Byllynge John Fenwick | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1680-1687 | Edward Byllynge (first) | ||||||||||
• 1699-1702 | Andrew Hamilton (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1674 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1702 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Pound sterling | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | United States | ||||||||||
West Jersey and East Jersey were two distinct parts of the Province of New Jersey. The political division existed for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute.