Oh, Gordon, it was considerate of you to post this, but unfortunately the Hans Jacob Snavely/Snively Sr. and Jr. were naturalized already by 1729, after having appealed for such in 1728. They came before 1718, so were likely here a decade before this Jacob SNIVELY arrived. Richard At the Court House of Philadelphia, October 14, 1731.Present The Honble Patrick ordon, Esqr.Lt. Govr. lement Plumsted ) alph Asheton ) Esqrs., Member of Council Thomas Griffins, Esqr., one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City f Philadelphia. A list was presented of the names of thirty three Palatines, who with their amilies, making in all seventy eight persons, were imported in the snow outher, Joseph Fisher, Master from Rotterdam, but last from Dover, as by learance from that port. The Master being examined, said he had no particular icense for their transportation. They were then called in & having declared hat their intentions were to settle & live peaceably in the Province, the everal persons whose namesake subjoyed did repeat & sign the declaration nserted in the minute of the b21st of September, 1727 and likewise took & ubscribed the declaration of Fidelity & Abjuration Among the 78 names is JACOB SNIVELY For those who might not be familiar with the requirements of both the Crown and he Province of Pennsylvania, it was necessary for all foreign born settlers to o thru this process and thus there is a record of their arrival here. nfortunately in the case of English citizens ie: Irish, Scots, Welsh, and ritish, this procedure was not necessary and the records of their arrivals is ery scant.