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It Was a gift to the family de cartret from the king of England Charles the 2nd de cartret are a family from jersey CI that belongs to the English crown.

Because they named it after an island in the United Kingdom called Jersey.

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As in New York, New Jersey refers to a place in the country that the founders were from. Also, ther used to be an island called Jersey, though I'm not sure if it exists anymore. I believe it was off the coast of England but again, not sure.

Yes, Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands - located in the English Channel, between France and England.

Jersey very much still exists!! I should know I live there!

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For the same reason there is a "New England". There is a place in England called Jersey so when the Americas were settled, New Jersey was born.

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