The Filson Club has many for Louisville, Jefferson County. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Murray" <SSG-Murray@webtv.net> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 6:25 PM Subject: [KYJEFFER] Naturalization Records > Diane, > > At the Jefferson County Archives they have an index of the > naturalization records. This is only an index and gives the date they > became naturalized. My understanding is that the actual records are in > different places. Some may be lost. There are some in Frankfort at the > State Library and archives. The early records are included in the > Common Law court minutes, I researched 1820 and came across half a > dozen. David (not sure of his last name) at the Jefferson County > Archives is the one who told me where to find them. If you give them a > call or e-mail maybe they might be able to help you. If you do find > where they are, there are two things to look for. First the individual > would come into court and give his intent to become a citizen. Secondly > he would later (may a year or more later) come into court to give his > oath of allegiance. Between the two times in court they seem to always > tell the country they are from and sometimes the city, county or > providence. Also note that the two times they come into court is not > always the same court. An example of this is Christopher Jacob Williams > who declared his intentions at a Court in Philadelphia, PA but gave his > oath in Louisville. > > ~Alan > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > http://www.usgenweb.org > Home of the oldest and largest volunteer not-for-profit genealogy organization on the web. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >