JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NATURALIZATION RECORDS


by Marian Sowers Mertz
Edited and contributed by Vi P. Limric

Naturalization applications will be found in 2 books in the Prothonorary Office of the Juniata Co. Courthouse.
Judges of the Common Pleas Court were: Calvin Blythe for 1832/34. John Reed for 1837/38. Samuel Hepburn Sep. 1842.
Prothonotarys were: Wm. W. Kink, 1832 & Dec 1835, Robert Patterson Sep.1836-1838, Lewis Burchfield, Feb. 1839-Feb 1844, James M. Sellers, 1845-1848.

BOOK 1

Court of Common Pleas, Juniata County, Pennsylvania

JOHN JUNK, From: County of Tyrone, Kingdom of Ireland. Present residence: Juniata (late Mifflin) County, Pa. Age 22 yrs. Emigrated: Jul. 1819. Declaration filed: 7 May 1832. Affidavits: John Harris, James Givin. Citizenship granted: 7 May 1832.

ROBERT QUICK, From: Ireland. Present residence: Greenwood Twp. Juniata Co. Age: about 47 yrs. Emigrated: Jul 1819. Declaration filed: 10 Nov 1825. Affidavits: John McGary, Hugh McAlister. Citizenship granted: 4 Sep 1832.

JOSEPH HINSON, From: County of Tyrone, Ireland. Present residence: Milford Twp. Juniata Co. Age: about 55 yrs. 5'8" tall, green eyes. Occupation: Weaver. Emigrated: 28 May 1812. Declaration filed: 5 Sep 1832.

HUGH DALRYMPLE, From: County of Derry, Ireland. Present Residence: Lack Twp. Juniata Co. Age: 53 yrs. Occupation: Labourer. Emigrated: 13 Jun 1800. Declaration filed: 7 Sep 1832. Affidavits from: John Dobbs, John Cummin. Citizenship granted: 7 Sep. 1832.

JOSEPH SCOFIELD, From: England. Present Residence: Greenwood Twp. Juniata Co. Age: 52 yrs. Declaration filied: 10 Sep 1832. Affidavits from: Albert Lichtenthaler, William Zeigler. Citizenship granted: 10 Sep 1832.

ROBERT CUMMIN, From: County of Tyrone, Ireland. Present Residence: Walker Twp. Juniata Co. Age: 24 yrs, 5'6" tall, gray eyes. Occupation: Farmer. Emigrated: Apr. 1827. Declaration filed: 4 Dec 1832.

JACOB HAWKE, From: Wittemburg. Declaration filed: 1 Sep. 1834.

FARGUS CASGROVE, From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 5 Nov 1834.

SAMUEL CAMPBELL, From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 3 Feb. 1835.

JACOB HERMAN, From: Wittenburg, Declaration filed: 8 Jun. 1835

MATTHEW DAILEY, From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 7 Oct 1835.

wILLIAM SHORT, Citizenship granted: 9 Dec 1835.

GEORGE DAILY (DAILEY), From: County of Cork, Ireland. Declaration filed: 7 Sep. 1836

WILLIAM LUCKEST, From: County of East Kent, Kingdom of England. Declaration filed: 2 May 1837.

SAMUEL CAMPBELL, From: County of Tyrone, Kingdom of Ireland. Citizenship granted: 8 May 1837.

GEORGE COX, From: England. Citizenship granted: 4 Sep. 1837.

THOMAS BATON, From: Newport, Monmouthshire, South Wales, Old England. Citizenship granted: 5 Sep. 1837

JOSEPH HINSON, From: Ireland. Citizenship granted: 5 Dec. 1837.

JAMES WILLIAMSON, From: County of Derry, Ireland. Emigrated: July 1823, at about 15 years. Citizenship granted: 3 Sep. 1838.

SAMUEL WILLIAMSON, From, County of Derry, Ireland. Emigrated: 1823. (present age: 27 years.) Citizenship granted: 3 Sep. 1838.

JOHN MARTIN FINK, From: Germany. Present residence: Fayette Twp. Juniata Co. (age 31 years) Declaration filed: 29 Mar 1836, in Union Co. Pa. Citizenship granted: 4 Sep. 1838.

ARBOGAST FOGLE, From: Switzerland. Declaration filed: 6 Oct 1823, in Mifflin Co. Citizenship granted: 5 Sep. 1838 in Juniata Co.

JOHN CONRAD BAYER, From Kingdom of Wurtemburgh, Germany. Declaration filed: 27 Aug 1838.

GEORGE DAILY (DAILEY), From: County of Cork, Ireland. (Born: Feb. 1795). Emigrated: 25 Jul 1816. (5'10", dark hair, dark complexion) Declaration filed: 7 Sep 1836. Citizenship granted: 4 Dec 1838.

JAMES PHILIPS, Declaration filed: 6 Dec. 1838.

RUDOLPH EHRESMAN, From: Switzerland. Emigrated: 1817, at age 15 or 16. Citizenship granted: 4 Feb. 1839.

CHARLES G. REINHOLD, From: Kingdom of Prussia. (Born: 8 Jan 1802.) Emigrated: 1831. Declaration filed: 1832 in Hancock Co. Indiana. Citizenship granted: 2 Sep 1839.

JOHN DYSON, From: England. Declaration filed: 4 May 1840.

CHARLES HOPKINS, From: Euroope. Declaration filed: 7 Sep 1840.

JOHN KAISEHLE, From: Germany. Declaration filed: 4 Sep. 1840.

JOHN SCHEISER, From: Germany. Declaration filed 7 Sep. 1840.

HENRY DROLESBOUGH, From: Germany. Emigrated 1803. Citizenship granted: 1 Feb 1841.

CONROD BUHL, From: Prussia. Declaration filed: 8 Aug 1841.

ROBERT TWADDLE (TWEDLE), From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 6 Sep 1841.

WILLIAM MC ANTIRE, From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 25 Nov 1841.

JAMES WOODSIDE, From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 2 May 1842.

JONAS WELLER, From: Prussia. Declaration filed: 7 Sep 1842.

WILLIAM MORGAN, From: England. Declaration filed: 15 Dec. 1842.

JAMES NAPTAN (NATHAN), From: England. Declaration filed: 15 Dec. 1842.

MICHAEL GEVLIN (DEVLIN), Citizenship granted: ?5 Sep 1842.

CHARLES HOPKINS, Citizenship granted: 8 Dec. 1842.

THOMAS BARTHOLOMEW DUNLOP, From: England. Declaration filed: 2 Nov 1843.

PATRICK MC FARLAND, From: Ireland. Declaration filed: 7 Dec. 1843.

ROBERT TWADDLE (TWEDLE), From: County of Antrim, Ireland. (Born: 10 Aug 1800) Emigrated: 20 Jun 1838. Declaration filed: 6 Sep 1841. Citizenship granted: 3 Feb 1844.

JAMES MAIRS, From: Ireland. Emigrated: about 1820. Declaration filed: 18 Jan 1826 in Mifflin Co. Citizenship granted 7 Feb 1844 in Juniata Co.

SAMUEL MAIRS, From: Ireland, Emigrated: About 1820. Declaration filed: 18 Jan 1826 in Mifflin Co. by his father (now deceased). Citizenship granted: 7 Feb 1844 in Juniata Co. Pa.

BOOK II
ALIEN RECORDS FROM DECEMBER 2, 1845

JAMES STIMSON (STINSON, STEENSON), From: Ireland. Emigrated: From Liverpool, England, 8 Apr 1842, arrived at Port of New York, 8 May 1842. Present residence: Tuscarora Twp., Juniata Co. (age: 23 years) Declaration filed: 2 Dec 1845.

JACOB KRAUS, From: Kingdom of Wurtemburg. Emigrated: From Wurtemburg, Jun 1830, arrived at Port of New York, 17 Oct. 1830. Present residence: Juniata Co. (late of Huntingdon & Cambria Cos.) Declaration filed: Apr. 1838 in Huntingdon Co. Pa. Affidavits: John F. Saiger, John Milliken. Citizenship granted: 3 Feb 1846 in Juniata Co.

REV. MATTHEW ALLISON, From: Scotland. (Born: 28 Jul 1794) Emigrated: From Scotland 1 May 1844, arrived at Port of New York 13 Jun 1844. Occupation: Pastor of the Presbyterian Congregations of Mifflintown and Lost Creek in Pa. Declaration filed: 19 Mar 1846.

DR. GEORGE I. CADDY, From: County of Tyrone, Ireland. (Born: 13 Apr 1818) Emigrated: 1841. Present residence: Perrysville, Juniata Co. Affidavits: William S. Hains M.D. & John E. Taylor M.D. (Affidavits taken by Alderman Wm. Gallaway, Philadelphia County) Local affidavids: John P. Wharton, George McCulloch. Citizenship granted: 7 Dec 1846.

FREDERICK BITTINGER, From: Wachenheim, Germany. (Born: May 1812) Emigrated: July 1840. Present age: 35 years, 5'4", light hair. Declaration filed: 2 Feb 1847

WILLIAM H. LOVATT, From: Staffordshire, England. (Born, Feb. 1820) Emigrated: From Liverpool, England Sep. 1842. Present age: 27 years, 5'7", auburn hair. Declaration filed: 17 Mar 1847.

HENRY O'DONNELL, From: Calcutta. Immigrated: Landed at Baltimore City, MD. 1789. Declaration filed: 3 May 1847. Affidavits: John Milliken, David Beale. Citizenship granted: 3 May 1847.

WILLIAM LUCUST, From England. Immigrated: Landed at the Port of St. Johns, 1 Oct 1814. Declaration filed: 2 May 1837. Affidavits: John Keely, Philip Rapp. Citizenship granted: 13 Sep. 1847.

JOHN FLETCHER, From: Nottinghamshire, England (Born: 3 May 1822) Emigrated: From Liverpool England, 7 Apr 1842. Declaration filed: 9 May 1845. Affidavits: Thomas Kinsloe, Jacob B. Yetter. Citizenship granted: 15 Sep 1847.

JAMES STIMSON (STINSON, STEENSON), From: Ireland. (Born: Apr 1823). Emigrated: From: Liverpool, England, 8 Apr 1842. Present residence: Tuscarora Twp. Juniata Co. Declaration filed: 2 Dec 1845. Affidavits: Samuel McWilliams, Neal McCoy. Citizenship granted: 7 Dec 1847.

GEORGE HOFF (HOPF), From: Germany. (Born Sep. 1811) Emigrated: From Hamburg, Germany, Germany, Jun 1837. Present residence: Juniata Co. (5'6", light hair) Declaration filed: 7 Feb 1848.

ROBERT MC CAULEY, From: County of Derry, Ireland. (Born: 12 Aug 1801) Emigrated: From Londonberry, arrived in Philadelphia, 18 Jun 1833. Declaration filed: 7 Mar 1848.

WILLIAM KARINS (KEARNS), From: County of Mayo, Ireland. (Born: May 1819) Emigrated: From Dublin, 10 Sep 1847, arrived New York, 13 Nov 1847. Declaration filed: 7 Mar 1848.

WILLIAM STEPHENSON, From: County of Tyrone, Ireland. (Born: 1818) Emmigrated: Arrived in New York City, 8 May 1842. Declaration filed: 8 May 1844. Affidavits: Rovert Silverthorn, Andrew Murphy. Citizenship granted: 1 May 1848.

HENRY HOUGHENBROUGHT (HOCKENBROUGHT), From: Kingdom of Prussia. (Born: 4 Mar 1801) Immigrated: Arrived Port of Philadelphia 18 Oct 1818. Declaration filed: 18 Sep 1848. Affidavits: Eli Haas, Conrad Markle. Citizenship granted: 18 Sep 1848.

HENRY FORD, From: Germany. Immigrated: Arrived Port of New York, 10 Oct 1838. Declaration filed: 18 Dec 1844. Affidavits: Eli Haas, Conrad Markle. Citizenship granted: 18 Sep 1848.

MICHAEL EICHMAN, From: Germany. Immigrated: Arrived Port of New York, 2 Jun 1836. Declaration filed: 1 Aug 1845. Affidavits: Emanuel Wise, John Seiber. Citizenship granted: 21 Sep 1848.

ARNSTZ PHILIP KELLER (KUYLOR), From: Saxony, in Germany. (Born: 1794) Emigrated: From Breman, Germany, arrived at Port of New York, 3 Sep 1839. Declaration filed: 21 Sep 1848.

FRANCIS MC GINNIS, From: County of Donegal, Ireland. Emigrated: From Liverpool, England, arrived at Port of New York, 28 Oct 1846. Declaration filed: 9 Oct 1848. Witnesses: Edm. S. Doty, James M. Sellers.