I just received a new book, Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States by Christina K. Schemer. Here is what she had to say about our county and NYS: NYS: The earliest naturalizations in NY were the colonial oaths of allegiance taken in 1664, 1673, 1687, and 1776. Letters of denization were also granted by the king and by colonial governors until 1700. After 1790 naturalization records in NY can be found in county courts, including the county supreme courts, circuit courts, courts of common pleas, and the courts of oyer(??) and terminer(??). city courts, mayor's courts, marine courts, and US circuit and district courts also performed naturalizations. Rensselaer County: (all films referenced are for the LDS Family History Libraries, the + mean this is the first of a series) Rensselaer County Court -Naturalization records, 1900-6, index, 1824-1908 (film 1304666+) -Declarations of intention, 1854-1906 (film 1304663+) -Petitions, 1903-6 (film 1304665+) -Final applications, 1896-1906 (film 1304666) Rensselaer County Court of Common Pleas -court minutes, 1843-57 (film 1304662+) this contains records of the court of common pleas, 1843-7 and records of the county court, 1847-57. -Index to naturalizations, 1843-57 (film 1304662). the records which are indexed by this film have not been filmed. Rensselaer County Justices' Court: -Naturalization certificates, 1844-72 (film 1434130) -Petitions, oaths of allegiance, and affidavits, 1827-1929 (film 1434126+) City of Troy Justices' Court -declarations of intention, 1844-72 (film 1304659+) -naturalizations certificates, 1844-69, index, 1844-72 (film 1304655+) Rensselaer County Supreme court -declarations of intentions, 1906-31 (film 1516633+) -declarations of intention, petitions, oaths of allegiance, 1903-31 (film 1513921+) The original records of all the above are at the Rensselaer County Courthouse in Troy. (I had the occasion to visit here in 1998. The records were in an attic with no supervision or air conditioning. Pages were ripped out of books. I was appalled and spoke to the personnel. Hopefully, all was filmed by LDS before the public got to these precious records.) Nial, Loretta M. city of Troy and Rensselaer County Court, 1816-1844 (Troy, NY: n.p., 1975, film 1304666). This contains naturalizations from original volumes in the Rensselaer County Clerk's office. Nial, Loretta M. Rensselaer county Court Naturalizations, volume 3, Book of Oaths, 1814-1843 (Troy, NY: Troy Public Library, n.d., film 1437398) Nial, Loretta M. Rensselaer county Court Naturalizations, Volumes 1 and 2 (Troy, NY: n.o., 1975, film 1304666). Note of caution: Please recheck the film numbers at the below site for accuracy. I may have made a mistake copying them. I have typed all that I know, so if you have any naturalization questions, please address them to the list so everyone can answer them. http://www.familysearch.org Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner Siochain Leat (peace be with you) Researching: Connors/O'Connor, McEntee, Campbell, Flynn/O'Flynn, Smith, Phillips, Carter, Boyle, O'Rourke, Healey, Cullinan, Hoare, Todd, Owen, Booth, Gallagher, Fahey, Ryan, Haviland http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Pat-Connors/ mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net