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New York Oaths of Allegiance 1664

New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980

Early New York Naturalizations, 1792-1840

New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989

New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943

New York, Naturalization Papers of Central and Western New York State, 1799-1847

New York City, Selected Naturalization Records, 1816-1845

NARA M1676. Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1824-1941

New York, Alien Depositions of Intent to Become U.S. Citizens, 1825-1871

New York Alien Residents, 1825-1848

The Election and Naturalization Frauds in New York City, 1860-1870

NARA M1879. Petitions for naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937. 

NARA M1164. A card index to naturalization petitions filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from July 1865 

New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944

NARA M1972. Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944

New York, Index to Chinese Exclusion Case Files, 1898-1943

NARA M1164. A card index to naturalization petitions filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from October 1906

New York, New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-1924

New York, New York, Index to Declarations of Intent, 1907-1924

NARA M1677. Alphabetical Index to Petitions for Naturalizations of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, 1907-1966

NARA M1675. Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950

United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918

NARA M1164. A card index to naturalization petitions filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from November 1925

Dutchess County, New York, Naturalization Records, 1932-1989

New York Southern District, World War II Military Naturalization Index, 1941-1946

New York Southern District Court, Korean War Military Naturalization Index, 1950-1955

NARA M1674. The Soundex index to naturalization petitions filed in federal, state, and local courts in New York City, including New York 

Italian Gen Naturalization Search in New York

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Naturalization Petitions Indexes for New York 1834-1860, Books 10-21:

Choose from Surnames A Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | B Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | C Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | D Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | E Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | F Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | G Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | H Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | I Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | J Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | K Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | L Books 10-12 | M Books 3-9, Books 10-12, Books 13-21 | N Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | O Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | P Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | Q Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | R Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | S Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | T Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | U Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | V Books 3-9, Books 10-12 | W Books 10-12 | XYZ Books 10-12

Declarations of Intent, New York 1827-1895, Justice’s Court, Albany, New York, Index to Books 2-15 (1832-1897):

Naturalization Declarations Rensselaer County New York 1853-Jan 16, 1854 | Dec. 1, 1853-May 2, 1854 | May 4, 1854-Dec 18, 1854 Total names 543

Naturalization indexes for New York City for Surname Gillespie

Denization (Naturalization) of Palatines German refugees in England waiting to come to New York 1708

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New York Naturalization Records by County

Online New York State Naturalization Records and Indexes by County [German Roots]

Albany Naturalization Records indexes 1821-1991[AlbanyCounty.com]
Declaration of Intention Albany New York for William Edmonds, 1832[free database on NaturalizationRecords.com]
Albany County Naturalization RecordsNaturalizations Oct 18, 1864 to Oct 11, 1865 for names starting with ‘C’ [Connors Genealogy]AlleganyDeclarations of Intention> after 1906; Petitions for Naturalization 1906-1930[Sampubco.com]
Allegany County, New York Old Declarations of Intent (before 1906)
Other Allegany County Naturalizations

Bronx Naturalization records issued between 1906 and 1959by the Southern District Court, which includes Manhattan and the Bronx (not complete)

Broome Broome County Naturalizations

Cattaraugus Cattaraugus County Naturalizations

CayugaCayuga County Naturalizations

ChautauquaChautauqua County Naturalizations

Chemung Chemung County Naturalizations

Chenango Declarations of Intent 1906 
Chenango County Naturalizations Naturalization Petitions 1906 

Erie Naturalization Records (Index cards) for surname Schulerfrom the old Erie County Hall, Buffalo, New York

Essex Scanned images of John McCrave’s naturalization records. Chesterfield, Essex County New York(Image 1: September 29, 1840 — Intent to become a naturalized citizen; Image 2: September 30, 1840 — Court declaration of intent to become a naturalized citizen; Image 3: June 21, 1843 — Agreement to support the Constitution; Witness to Citizenship) 
Essex County Naturalizations

Greene Greene County Naturalizations

Jefferson: Jefferson County Naturalizations
Naturalization Records 1895-1950 LOOKUPS [Larry Corbett] 

Kings Index To Naturalization RecordsKings County Clerk’s Office 1907-1924 [JGS-NY]
Kings’ County Oath of Allegiance 1687[Olive Tree Genealogy]

LewisLewis County Naturalizations

LivingstonLivingston County New York Naturalization Records(PDF file, 208 pages) 

MadisonMadison County Naturalizations

MontgomeryNaturalization Papers of Antonio Fusilo of Amsterdam New York, 5 August 1905

NassauNaturalization Certificates for Joseph & Mary Dioguardi from Italy. Nassau County New York 1924 [NaturalizationRecords.com]

New York New York County Naturalizations
1939 Naturalization Certificate Southern District of New York for Pavlina Sansky
1917 Naturalization Hearing for Gustav Stieftel, New York City New York
1919 Naturalization Certificate for Gustav Stiefel, New York City New York
Certificate of Naturalization Michael Chekorin from Russia, New York City 1940
1842 Travel Documents for Johann Heinrich Carl Rinkelmann sailing from Germany to NY [Paper Trail]
Naturalization Indexes for surname GILLESPIE[free database on NaturalizationRecords.com]
Index to Declaration of Intent for Naturalization: New York County, 1907-1924Manhattan but also includes some Bronx & Westchester Co. [fee-based] 
New York County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24[fee-based] 
Naturalization of Jews in New York1749-1755 [AwesomeGenealogy.com]

Oneida Oneida County Naturalizations

Rensselaer Naturalization Declarations 1853-1859[ Free database on NaturalizationRecords.com] Also see Rensselaer County Website

Richmond Eastern District Court of New York 1865-1956 naturalization recordsfor Richmond (Staten Island)

Rockland Searchable database– Naturalizations, Oaths, 1812-1991 [USGenWeb]
Rockland County, NY — Naturalization Records Index 1812-1991[USGenWeb] 

Ulster Naturalization Record Collection Index Search 1830-1992over 42,000 entries at Ulster County Archives
New York Oaths of Allegiance, Ulster Co., 1689

Warren [Warren County Archival Collection] Naturalization Papers 1813 – 1906
Naturalization Registers 1856 – 1906 [WCAC]
Naturalization Registers Index 1856 – 1906 [WCAC]
Certificate Receipts 1903 – 1953 [WCAC]
Declarations of Intention 1906 – 1956 [WCAC]
Petitions 1907 – 1955 [WCAC] 

Westchester Index to Naturalization Records1808-1927 [Westchester County Archives] 

Wyoming Wyoming County Naturalizations

YatesAll immigration and naturalization papers filed with Yates County courts are in the custody of the County Clerk. Online index The Yates County Historian will copy immigration records cited in this index for $1 a page.

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