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*Starting in the 1780s, the [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]] legislature also granted citizenship. Many of these petitions are in the records of the General Assembly at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Only one small volume of records, 1788 to 1839, is at both the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the FamilySearch Library. {{FSC|476811|item|disp=FS Library film 022673}}, the index is on film {{FSC|476811|item|disp=FS Library film 022662.}}
*Starting in the 1780s, the [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]] legislature also granted citizenship. Many of these petitions are in the records of the General Assembly at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Only one small volume of records, 1788 to 1839, is at both the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the FamilySearch Library. {{FSC|476811|item|disp=FS Library film 022673}}, the index is on film {{FSC|476811|item|disp=FS Library film 022662.}}


*Holcomb, Brent H. ''South Carolina Naturalizations 1783-1850.'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985).  {{FSC|145866|item|disp=FS Library book 975.7 P4h}}. Supplement: "Some South Carolina Naturalizations," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (Winter 1986):24-28. {{FSC|43856|item|disp=FS Library book 975.7 B2sc v. 14}}
*Holcomb, Brent H. ''South Carolina Naturalizations 1783-1850.'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985).  {{FSC|145866|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.7 P4h}}. Supplement: "Some South Carolina Naturalizations," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (Winter 1986):24-28. {{FSC|43856|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.7 B2sc v. 14}}


*Naturalizations granted by federal courts in South Carolina before the Civil War are indexed in Volume 66 of the South Carolina Historical Magazine. The original records are at the [[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]], and the [http://scdah.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx South Carolina Department of Archives and History] has microfilm copies. An abstract is found in:
*Naturalizations granted by federal courts in South Carolina before the Civil War are indexed in Volume 66 of the South Carolina Historical Magazine. The original records are at the [[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]], and the [http://scdah.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx South Carolina Department of Archives and History] has microfilm copies. An abstract is found in:
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*Copies of the U.S. District Court records for the years 1790 to 1906 from the National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta) are also at the FamilySearch Library. {{FSC|396279|item|disp=FS Library film 929094}}
*Copies of the U.S. District Court records for the years 1790 to 1906 from the National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta) are also at the FamilySearch Library. {{FSC|396279|item|disp=FS Library film 929094}}


*Bockstruck, Lloyd deWitt. ''Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). {{FSC|1210002|item|disp=FS Library book 970 P4b}} Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49119 Ancestry] ($).
*Bockstruck, Lloyd deWitt. ''Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). {{FSC|1210002|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970 P4b}} Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49119 Ancestry] ($).


*Giuseppi, Montague S. ''Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies (Pursuant to Statute 13 George II, c. 7) . ''London: Huguenot Society Publishing, 1921. {{FSC|255107|item|disp=FS Library book 972.92 P4gm 1964}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3291 Ancestry] ($); {{WorldCat|4246124|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
*Giuseppi, Montague S. ''Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies (Pursuant to Statute 13 George II, c. 7) . ''London: Huguenot Society Publishing, 1921. {{FSC|255107|item|disp=FS Catalog book 972.92 P4gm 1964}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3291 Ancestry] ($); {{WorldCat|4246124|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.


*The FamilySearch Library has petitions to the courts of common pleas and general sessions for some counties. A few of these records are found in the court minutes that are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog using the Place-names search for
*The FamilySearch Library has petitions to the courts of common pleas and general sessions for some counties. A few of these records are found in the court minutes that are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog using the Place-names search for

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History[edit | edit source]

Some colonial applications for naturalization are found in the records of the secretary of the province at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Since the Revolutionary War, naturalization papers have been filed in the records of federal, state, and local courts.

Records[edit | edit source]

  • Starting in the 1780s, the South Carolina legislature also granted citizenship. Many of these petitions are in the records of the General Assembly at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Only one small volume of records, 1788 to 1839, is at both the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the FamilySearch Library. FS Library film 022673, the index is on film FS Library film 022662.
  • Holcomb, Brent H. South Carolina Naturalizations 1783-1850. (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985). FS Catalog book 975.7 P4h. Supplement: "Some South Carolina Naturalizations," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Winter 1986):24-28. FS Catalog book 975.7 B2sc v. 14
Hemperley, Marion R. "Federal Naturalization Oaths Charleston, South Carolina 1790-1860," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 66, No. 2 (Apr., 1965), pp. 112-124; Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul., 1965), pp. 183-192; Vol. 66, No. 4 (Oct., 1965), pp. 218-228. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
  • Copies of the U.S. District Court records for the years 1790 to 1906 from the National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta) are also at the FamilySearch Library. FS Library film 929094
  • Bockstruck, Lloyd deWitt. Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775 (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005). FS Catalog book 970 P4b Online at Ancestry ($).
  • The FamilySearch Library has petitions to the courts of common pleas and general sessions for some counties. A few of these records are found in the court minutes that are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog using the Place-names search for
SOUTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS.
  • County naturalizations can be located in the library catalog for the following counties: Charleston, Chester, Lexington (Registration of Aliens, 1840-1861), Pendleton District, and Union.

Post-1906 Records[edit | edit source]

In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized and duplicate records created by the court were sent to the INS. To access these records, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov. You may also contact the National Archives—Southeast Region (Atlanta) for naturalization records.

References[edit | edit source]