Hi Virginia Go to: http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/regwills/cert.asp and go from there. Tell them that you would like to have all the papers concerning her naturalization. My mother's document had her picture on it and it just thrilled me. This site will tell you where to write for info. Good luck Barb

Thank you Barb for posting the Web Site. Does anyone on the list know whether people born in Scotland left port in Scotland to come to PA or did they have to go to Ireland to obtain passage to America? I have a James Jenkins who I know was born in Scotland in 1828 who came to PA in 1856. The PA Archives which has the WPA records show a James Jenkins arrival in 1856 as being Irish. His wife Helen/Ellen Sharp and my g,grandfather, John Jenkins, were also were born in Scotland These people settled in Allegheny Co. When my cousin tried to obtain Naturalization papers at the courthouse, she was told the usual story that there was a fire. What she really thinks is that the clerk didn't want to take the time to look them up. Perhaps someone on the list has knowledge of the logistics for such travel from Scotland to America. Marilyn: Lake Co., IL; marjenp@mindspring.com. ******************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <TipperBoo12@aol.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] naturalization : Hi Virginia : Go to: http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/regwills/cert.asp and go from : there. Tell them that you would like to have all the papers concerning her : naturalization. My mother's document had her picture on it and it just : thrilled me. This site will tell you where to write for info. Good luck : Barb :

I too, would like to know the answer to this question: " Does anyone on the list know whether people born in Scotland left port in Scotland to come to PA or did they have to go to Ireland to obtain passage to America?" (Originally asked by Marilyn Prinzing (marjenp@mindspring.com) As well as, what port were Scots likely to enter the U.S.? I have been looking for the answer to these questions for years. My grandfather came from Scotland in the 1910s, but I can't find anything out except he (Arthur McCREDIE) located in Pittsburgh. He never became a US citizen, and my grandmother (who was a US citizen) lost her citizenship when she married him (so the story goes). Any help would be appreciated. B. Mellinger