A Guide to the Madison County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1870
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Preferred Citation
Madison County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1870. Local government records collection, Madison County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Madison County.
Historical Information
Madison County was named for James Madison, a prominent Virginian and a member of Congress in 1792 when the county was formed from Culpeper County.
Prior to 1906, naturalizations could be recorded in any court — federal, state, county, or city. Declarations of intent were the record by which an applicant for U.S. citizenship declared their intent to become a citizen and renounced their allegiance to a foreign government. A declaration of intention normally preceded proof of residence or a petition to become a citizen by two or more years. Beginning in 1795, a person could declare their intent to become a citizen at any time and in any place after they arrived in the United States.
Scope and Content
Madison County (Va.) Naturalization Records, 1870, includes an affidavit, a report for naturalization, and a declaration of intent to become a United States citizen made by Gottlieb Mayer, who immigrated in 1868 from Zurich, Switzerland.
Index Terms
- Madison County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Immigrants -- Virginia -- Madison County.
- Naturalization -- Virginia -- Madison County.
- Madison County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Madison County.
- Naturalization records -- Virginia. -- Madison County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Madison County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.