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From: souhrada <>
Subject: Fayette county Alien Papers (and other places!)
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 18:48:20 -0500

I must add some clarifying statements to the following list that I posted
earlier to the Fayette list. It took me 2 hrs. not because I am such a
poor typist (grin!), but because of what I am trying to do. The papers are
handwritten sheets of paper, very few are "forms", which have been
microfilmed well. The material is an awful lot of legal jargon and
statements, in "anything goes" handwriting, and many with supporting
character statements from witnesses. I try to read through them to reduce
them to the basic salient points. You should try to obtain a photocopy
from the Prothonotary's Office in Fayette county, if you feel that one of
these are yours. Cite the name and index number, and any dates you can.
You should request all that is in the file for this action, so that you
can get the witness records as well. Scrutinize these, as they may well
give you more relative or in-laws names! [brother Hagerty's witnessed for
each other!]

The list is in the numerical order that the film started with, and I do not
know where the other 1-300+ records might be (I will try to find out), as
my film begins in the 400's, and for the immigrants seeking citizenship
post 1830's. The names of the petitioners will then be in random and not
alphabetical order. I am but at the very beginning of the list and the
dates do correspond to the 1830's when apparently a "uniform naturalization
code" was enacted for the United States. This occasioned many new and long
time residents of Fayette county, to seek formal citizenship. I believe
the order of procedure went from a Declaration of Intent, and or a Petition
which proved the residency requirement of about 5 years in the country, and
contained the statement that the person involved, renounced all former
allegiances and rulers. The cover sheet shows the name of the person,
index number, fee charged to record (usually $1), and then notes, such as
when the citizenship was granted, etc. These are great reading, and really
quite informative.

I am still looking for earlier naturalization records, as I know for a fact
that my ancestors were granted same in Fayette county around 1828. Perhaps
these will be on the latter part of the roll of film. Keep watching...more
names to come!

[Note: I begin the transcription of records here; more to follow as I can
get them done! The following took about 2 hours, so it is slow going!]

From microfilm records of Fayette county courts, as regards: Petitions,
Declarations of Intent, and granting of Citizenship actions.

#415 Petition during March Term 1833 for FRANCIS MC NAMARA, a native of
County Clare, Ireland; aged between the years of 33-35 (during the date of
April 8, 1833); arrived in the United States July 1830.

#416 Petition of JOHN G. HERTIG, born in the Province of Burgundy, and
emigrated from there in 1825; arrived in the U.S. at the Port of New York
on January 13, 1826, aged 20-21 years;
#417 JOHN G. HERTIG admitted as a citizen on September 4, 1834.

#418 Declaration of Intent of JOHN THORP; born in Yorkshire, England about
1806; emigrated from whence in 1830. Sworn statement in Fayette county
court of 9/23/1832.

#419 Petition and Declaration of Intent of WILLIAM GRAHAM; born in Doneghan
(?sp) province of Ulster; after 25 years there, emigrated to New York May
of 1831.

#420 action for WILLIAM SNOWDEN, a native of Yorkshire, England; emigrated
from there in 1829; admitted as citizen on September 7, 1835.

#421 Declaration of Intent of THOMAS SIMPSON (sworn statement given at
court of Washington (?county); a native of York county, England; age of 24
years (as of 9/4/1833); was a resident in the United States since 9/4/1833
and for one year since.

#422 court action of BEATTIE MC CLELLAND, a native of Ireland; aged 23
years or thereabouts and a resident of Fayette county (in 1835); arrived in
the United States at the age of 21, and has been residing in the U. S. for
3 years; sworn to on January 6, 1835 as character witness, by JOHN MC
CLELLAND

$423 action of JOHN COOPER; born 1807 in Lincolnshire, England; emigrated
from whence place in 1828. Court action dated 9/2/1833.

#424 Declaration of Intent of WILLIAM SMITH, born about 1793 in Yorkshire,
England; from whence he emigrated in 1830. Sworn statement of 1833.

#425 action of PETER T. LASHLY, a native of England; landed at Baltimore,
in the state of Maryland on August 28, 1818; relocated to Fayette county
1821 to date of action on October 23, 1832.

#426 Declaration of Intent of JOSEPH TURNER, an Englishman, born 1779 in
shire of Lancaster, England; whence place he emigrated from in 1820. Sworn
statement September 4, 1833.

#427 action of JOHN CASSADAY/CASSADEY, born about 1809 in County Donnegal,
Ireland; emigrated from that place and landed in United States in May 1812;
has resided for the past 26 years in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
admitted as citizen September 7, 1840.

#428 Declaration of Intent of GEORGE CANBY, born 1801 in County of
Yorkshire, England; from whence he emigrated June 1827. Sworn statement of
September 2, 1833.

#429 Petition of JOHN MC MULLENS, a native of Ireland; arrived in United
States May 1817. Sworn statements August 30, 1830, and September 2, 1833.

#430-431 Declaration and Petition of DAVID LINDSAY, of the parish of
Magherally (?sp), County of Down, Ireland; aged about 45 years (as of the
January court term of 1833.)

#432 Report of JOSEPH MC GEE, a native of Ireland, born about 1800; aged 32
years or thereabouts (as of 1/16/1833); landed at Port of Baltimore in the
year 1821. Sworn to on January 16, 1833.

#433 action of SAM QUAY/QUAYA, a native of County Derry, Ireland; arrived
in the United States at the Port of Philadelphia on September 14, 1812.
Sworn statements of October 31, 1831 and January 17, 1834.

#434 action of CHRISTOPHER GOHL, a native of Germany; aged 43 years (as of
3/4/1834). Sworn statement of March 1834.

#435 Petition and Citizenship on October 13, 1834 of SAMUEL DUNN, a native
of Ireland; born 7/5/1807 in the Parish of Donboe (?sp), County of London
Derry, Ireland; sailed from Londonderry April 17, 1825, to the Port of
Yankey Town, Maine on October 1825, aged about 18 years old; has resided in
the United States for eight years and 11 months preceding his application;
now age of 27 years (in 1834).

#436 Declaration of Intent of EVAN JENKINS, filed January 6, 1835 when he
is 33 years and 8 months old; born in South Wales, England on or about
April 15, 1801; migrated from Liverpool, England and arrived in the United
States at the Port of Norfolk, Virginia about June 6, 1831.

#437 Declaration of Intent of JOHN BRADBURY/BRADBERRY, a native of
Staffordshire, England, aged about 29 years (in 1835 during the court
action in Fayette county, PA).

#438 Petition of JOHN HERBERTSON (a resident of the Borough of Bridgeport,
Fayette county in 1835); born in Linarshire (?), Scotland about September
16, 1805; migrated from whence place in 1823 to the Port of New York July
15, 1823 about the age of 17-18 years; came to Pennsylvania in 1823/ Sworn
statement of September 7, 1835.

#439 Petition of JOHN MC KEOWN on September 22, 1832; born 1810 County of
Antrim, Ireland; about the age of 22 (in 1832); he migrated from Belfast
to the Port of Philadelphia on or about October 4, 1828. Sworn statement
of September 27, 1832. First registry of intent made for self on September
22, 1832 and filed Declaration in the County of Philadelphia.

#440 Petition of THOMAS FAULL, a blacksmith (in court action dated December
27, 1830); born in the County of Cornwall, England, and arrived in the
State of Virginia June 14, 1829; states his intent to reside, and does
reside in Richmond, Virginia and is 41 years of age (in 1830). Also filing
for the family which emigrated along with him, viz: wife, ELLEN (age 42
years); children: ANN (14), JANE (13), THOMAS (9), MARY (6), WILLIAM
(age-months; born 1830 in the Borough of Norfolk, Virginia); came to
Fayette county, Pennsylvania about 1834 and the final court action for
citizenship is recorded on September 7, 1835 by the county Prothonotary.

#441 action of JOSEPH SMITH, born Balley (?), England about November 26,
1810; about the age of 26 years (in 1836), and arrived at the Port of
Philadelphia on or about the 10th day of June 1831. Sworn statement on
January 5, 1836.

#442 action of JOEL PAYNE, a native of England born in Haytisbury (?),
England about August 10, 1800; aged about 35 years (in 1836); landed in
the United States at the Port of New York may 9, 1830.

#443 action of JOHN LOWRY, LOWREY, aged 21 years (in 1835); born County
Tiperary, Ireland in 1785; aged about 50 years (in 1835); migrated from
Ireland to the united States, and arrived at the Port of St. John's about
June 1813 (year date fuzzy).

#444 Petition of THOMAS BURTON, a native of England; arrived at the Port of
Baltimore in 1819. Court action sworn to on September 7, 1840; aged about
47 years in 1836.

#445 action of WILLIAM BURTON, arrived in the United States about the age
of 21 years; sworn statement of May 26, 1834; born in England; emigrated
from whence place on August 1, 1831, to the Port of Baltimore.

#446 Declaration of Intent of WILLIAM THOMPSON 9sworn statement of
September 10, 1835); born about 1810 in the County of Fermanaugh, Ireland;
migrated from there June 26, 1832.

#447 Petition of SEBASTIAN BRANT/BRAND, a native of Germany; born 1809 in
County of Baden/Beden in the Kingdom of Germany; from whence place
emigrated in 1832.

#448 Petition of JOHN M. KEMPF, a native of Germany; arrived at the Port of
Baltimore about October 5, 1831; born 1811 in the County of Baden, Germany;
from whence place he emigrated in 1832. Sworn statement on September 11,
1835.

---end part 1----

Karen Souhrada
Researching:
PA: HAGERTY, ROBSON, ATCHESON,MC ALISTER,
GEHO, WILLIAMS, BLANEY
IL: SOUHRADA, SORGMANN, HARTMANN, VALTA

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