Marjory, Thank you so much for this information. I know about INS papers now because I work for the State of New York, but I never realized they had something like that back then. Again thank you, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marjory Watts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] McCarthy, Higgins, Hughes, Horan > Most people who wished to have full participation in their new homeland, > file(ed) for an "Intent to Naturalize" form, which gave information about > them, where born, when, all members of family who accompanied them,, wife & > children - with same information. A residency period was established at 5 > years, and this is still in effect, but intent was filed earlier. I don't > know when we started having Naturalization ceremonies as we do now, when the > people have completed learning the Consitutution, Bill of Rights, etc. In > early County Court records after the Revolutionary War, it is not uncommon > for a man's request to give up his allegience to his former country and > swear allegiance to America. My Grandfather filed in the Superior Court, in > Erie Co., NY, in Nov. 1922, and was accepted in March 1928. These are > documents issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Naturalization Services. > You might be able to pull up a web site for your county that would give you > the needed information. Duplicates of ALL are filed in Washington at > citedlocation. I have found entries for an individual in the early 1800's in > the Co. of my residence in TN, which simply stated that the man was from - > Ireland, or wherever, and swears to give up fidelity for his former homeland > and swears allegience to this country. > > Erei----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat & Bob Belterman" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:17 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] McCarthy, Higgins, Hughes, Horan > > > > No I haven't. This is the first I have heard of this. What is it and > where > > would I be able to find it. County offices or churches? And would they > > have records back to the mid 1800's? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marjory Watts" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 5:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] McCarthy, Higgins, Hughes, Horan > > > > > > > Have you tried to locate "Intent to Naturalize" papers in Columbia Co., > > NY? > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Pat & Bob Belterman" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 1:32 PM > > > Subject: [IRL~ROOTS] McCarthy, Higgins, Hughes, Horan > > > > > > > > > I am fairly new to genealogy so please bare with me. > > > > My grandfather was Patrick James McCarthy, born 1887 in Columbia County, > New > > York State, USA. My ggrandparents were James E McCarthy and Jane (Jennie) > A > > Higgins also born in New York State, USA. > > > > Now my question, how do I find where my gggrandparents Patrick McCarthy, > > Catherine Horan, Patrick Higgins and Kate Hughes were born? All the > > paperwork I have just say Ireland as place of birth. > > > > Where do I go from here? Everyone who could answer these questions are > > deceased. At an early age, I might add. > > > > Mother - Jane Mary (McCarthy) Hoffman - d age 51 > > Ggrandfather - Patrick James McCarthy - d age 32 > > Gggrandmother - Jane A (Higgins) McCarthy - d age 46 > > Gggrandfather - James McCarthy - d age 37 > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated > > > > Patricia Belterman > > Stuyvesant NY USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > > Raise both hands and repeat after me: > > > > We will not initiate or participate in any discussions about any kind > of > > > VIRUS or SPAM messages on this list. > > > > To do so will result in your removal from the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Check out the sister sites to this mailing list at the links shown below: > > Boards > Topics > Immigration > United States > Irish immigrants > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=topics.immigration.us.iri > sh > > & > > Boards > Topics > Ethnic / Race > Irish > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.irish > > & > > Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > General > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.britisles.gene > ral > > > > ______________________________