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Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship (view source)
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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. 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. | ||
For naturalizations that took place in Davidson County, see: | For naturalizations that took place in Davidson County, see: Smith, Mary Sue. Davidson County, ''Tennessee Naturalization Records, 1803–1906.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler, 1997. (FHL book 976.855 P4s.) | ||
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 were usually kept by the circuit court clerk in each county. Records may be in the circuit court order books, where they may be mixed in with other court proceedings. A few counties kept separate records for naturalization. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of some Tennessee counties. | 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 were usually kept by the circuit court clerk in each county. Records may be in the circuit court order books, where they may be mixed in with other court proceedings. A few counties kept separate records for naturalization. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the records of some Tennessee counties. | ||
Naturalization records can be found using | Naturalization records can be found using the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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