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 === Colonial Naturalization  ===
-Few naturalizations were required in the colonial period since most immigrants came from the British Isles. The provincial legislature and the Governor and Council naturalized some foreigners. Naturalizations were also granted&nbsp;by the&nbsp;New Jersey Supreme&nbsp;Court and the Chancery Court.&nbsp;
+Few naturalizations were required in the colonial period since most immigrants came from the British Isles. The provincial legislature and the Governor and Council naturalized some foreigners. The earliest naturalizations were granted by the legislature in the form of laws. They contain little information beyondthe name of the person being naturalized and their country of origin.
-Most persons were naturalized in the&nbsp;later colonial period under a 1740 Act of Parliment. Some of the Supreme Court naturalizations fom 1741 to 1873 have survived, with the majority being created before the American Revolution.&nbsp;These are available at the [http://www.njarchives.org/ New Jersey Archives] in Trenton. The majority of those naturalized before 1776 came from European countries such as France, Switzerland, and Germany. These early naturalizations contain little information. They may contain the religious affiliation of the applicant&nbsp;since only Protestants were allowed to be naturalized.
+Early naturalizations were also granted&nbsp;by the&nbsp;New Jersey Supreme&nbsp;Court and the Chancery Court.&nbsp;Naturalization done in the courts became a multi-step process and the records created there began to take on more of the the form we expect from naturalization records.
-Many early naturalizations&nbsp;were granted in the form of laws by the legislature.&nbsp;Those naturalizations can be found transcribed&nbsp;in&nbsp;the following five-volume set:
+The majority of those naturalized before 1776 came from European countries such as France, Switzerland, and Germany. These early naturalizations contain little information. They may, however, contain the religious affiliation of the applicant since only Protestants were allowed to be naturalized.
+Most persons were naturalized in the&nbsp;later colonial period under a 1740 Act of Parliment. Some of the Supreme Court naturalizations fom 1741 to 1873 have survived, with the majority of the records being created before the American Revolution.&nbsp;These records are available at the [http://www.njarchives.org/ New Jersey Archives] in Trenton.
+&nbsp;Nnaturalizations granted by the legislature can be found transcribed&nbsp;in&nbsp;the following five-volume set:
 *''Laws of the Royal Colony of New Jersey 1703-1775''. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey State Library, Archives and History Bureau, 1977.&nbsp; The volumes are at the [http://www.njarchives.org/ New Jersey State Archives]&nbsp;and other libraries. The Family History Library has some of the volumes. The call number is FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=80794&disp=Laws+of+the+Royal+Colony+of+New+Jersey%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.9 B49a].
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 === Post-1790 Records  ===
-After 1790 under federal naturalization law, aliens could declare intention to become citizens and later be naturalized in any federal, county, or city court. At this time the county courts, especially the Court of Common Pleas became a major place for naturalization. The Family History Library has copies of many of these court records.
+After 1790 under federal naturalization law, aliens could declare intention to become citizens and later be naturalized in any federal, county, or city court. At this time the county courts, especially the Court of Common Pleas became a major place for naturalizations to take place. The Family History Library has copies of many of these county court records on microfilm.
-Resrearcher need to realize that all immigrants did not naturalize. They could own land, do business, settle estates,&nbsp;and live unhindered without it. The only unique privilege that came from being naturalized was the right to vote.
+Resrearcher need to realize that all immigrants did not naturalize, nor have all naturalization records survived. People could own land, do business, settle estates,&nbsp;and live unhindered without it. The only unique privilege that came from being naturalized was the right to vote.
-The [http://www.njarchives.org/ Maryland State Archives] has most county naturalization records, indexes to many state and county records from 1777-1917, and indexes to Baltimore city and county naturalizations from 1796 to 1933. They also have a card index to naturalizations in the U.S. circuit court, 1852-1918, and U.S. district courts from 1797-1951 and another card index to records for the colonial period, 1637-1776.
+The [http://www.njarchives.org/ Maryland State Archives] has most county naturalization records,&nbsp;indexes to many state and county records from 1777-1917, and indexes to Baltimore city and county naturalizations from 1796 to 1933. They also have a card index to naturalizations in the U.S. circuit court, 1852-1918, and U.S. district courts from 1797-1951 and another card index to records for the colonial period, 1637-1776.
 You can find abstracts of naturalization records in: