The lists that comprise the body of this book are presented in three groups.: denizations, naturalizations, and oaths of allegiance.

Census records and name lists for New York are found mostly at the county level, which is why this work shows precisely which census records or census substitut

A compilation of naturalization and denization records in the British colonies in America between 1607 and 1775. Records were compiled from published literature

Revolutionary-era Manhattan was a chaotic scene of Loyalists, British occupation troops, Patriot spies and thousands of people seeking to live ordinary lives du

Until 1825 an alien resident of New York could neither hold nor bequeath property, but by an Act of the State Legislature, April 21, 1825, he was permitted to h