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Records of the Eastern U.S. District Court held at Richmond and Alexandria, and the Western U.S. District Court, held at Charlottesville and Big Stone Gap, are at the National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region. The Family History Library has filmed naturalizations for the Eastern District for 1867-1938 and Western District for 1908-1929. The Library of Virginia has some U.S. court records for 1790-1861. | Records of the Eastern U.S. District Court held at Richmond and Alexandria, and the Western U.S. District Court, held at Charlottesville and Big Stone Gap, are at the National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region. The Family History Library has filmed naturalizations for the Eastern District for 1867-1938 and Western District for 1908-1929. The Library of Virginia has some U.S. court records for 1790-1861. | ||
== Pre-1906 Records == | == Pre-1906 Records == | ||
A good place to start colonial Virginia naturalizations searches is: | A good place to start colonial Virginia naturalizations searches is: | ||
*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775''. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2005. {{FHL|1210002|item|disp=FHL Book 970 P4b}} | *Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775''. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2005. {{FHL|1210002|item|disp=FHL Book 970 P4b}} | ||
N.B. It was not necessary for British and Irish immigrants to Colonial America to become naturalized, as the colonies belonged to Great Britain. | N.B. It was not necessary for British and Irish immigrants to Colonial America to become naturalized, as the colonies belonged to Great Britain. | ||
Giuseppi published records found in England, which include Virginia references: | |||
*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 . [http://www.genealogical.com/ '''Free Name Search''']<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Publications_in_Name_Search_at_Genealogical.com Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]</ref>; publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Naturalizations_of_Foreign_Protestants_in_the_American_and_West_Indian_Colonies/2210.html Genealogical.com] ; {{FHL| 255107 | item}} 972.92 P4gm 1964 . Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3291 Ancestry] ($). | |||
== Post-1906 Records == | == Post-1906 Records == | ||