There are 2 Sterling in PA - One in Clearfield Co and one in Wayne Co PA.......neither in Chester CO. Do you have an age for him, a wife's name, etc......maybe on a census somewhere? Naturalizations are kept in the Prothonotary Office of each county. Chester Co has an index for 1798-1935...but he is not on it. So maybe you could check with the county that he lived in. The Prothonotary Office is part of the county Govt. Diana in AL ----- Original Message ----- From: Nelda Percival<mailto:nelda_percival@hotmail.com> To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] naturalization Sandra, I recieved this info from a cousin after I had sent the first email: (William Lancaster b. Ireland) came to Sterling,Pa in 1816 but from where I don't know. Does any one know how I could go about finding his naturalization papers? So suposedly 1800 - 1816- 1830? Thank you Nelda Nelda's websites - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/<http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/> yDNA tests for Hurst, Beatty, Gilpin; all male relatives