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In the colonial era, residents of Tennessee could appear before any court of record and declare their allegiance to the Commonwealth of North Carolina. A 1790 federal law allowed immigrants to declare their allegiance to the United States before any U.S. circuit or district court, state supreme court, or a local court of record. | In the colonial era, residents of Tennessee could appear before any court of record and declare their allegiance to the Commonwealth of North Carolina. | ||
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If your ancestor lived in or near large cities, or near a city where the U.S. courts convened, you may find naturalization records in the U.S. District Court. For the rural areas of Tennessee, naturalization records | A 1790 federal law allowed immigrants to declare their allegiance to the United States before any U.S. circuit or district court, state supreme court, or a local court of record. | ||
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== Research Guides == | If your ancestor lived in or near large cities, or near a city where the U.S. courts convened, you may find naturalization records in the U.S. District Court before 1906. | ||
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For the rural areas of Tennessee, naturalization records could be kept by the circuit court clerk, county court clerk or the court of common pleas clerk in each county. Often the records were mixed in with other court proceedings making them difficult to find. A few counties kept separate records for naturalization. After 1906, all naturalizations were handled in Federal District Courts. | |||
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The following research guide, prepared by a Certified Genealogist, includes a useful guide for Tennessee naturalizations: | The following research guide, prepared by a Certified Genealogist, includes a useful guide for Tennessee naturalizations: | ||
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