New York, Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906
This is a index to photocopies of naturalization documents filed in twelve courts in New York from 1792 to 1906. This collection corresponds to National Archives publication number M1674. The index is arranged according to the soundex system. This index includes the following courts: City Court of Brooklyn, 1836-1894; Kings County Court, 1806-1906; New York City Marine Court, 1806-1849; New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895; New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895; New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906; Queens County Court, 1799-1906; Queens County Surrogate Court, 1888-1898; Richmond County Court, 1869-1906; U.S. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876; U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906; and U.S. District Court Southern Court Southern District, (New York, Bronx and also Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties), 1824-1906.
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New York, Naturalization Index (Soundex)
What is in This Collection?
The collection is an index to photocopies of naturalization documents filed in twelve courts in New York from 1792 to 1906. This collection corresponds to National Archives publication number M1674. The index is arranged according to the Soundex system.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Naturalization
- Petition number
- Date of petition
- Volume and page number of the petition
- Declaration number
- Date of declaration
- Volume and page number of the declaration
- Certification number
- Date of issuance
Collection Content
Sample Image
1858 Naturalization Soundex Index Card
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Coverage Table
The coverage table shows the locality, courts and years covered in this index. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table below; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.
| Locality | Court of Jurisdiction | Years Covered |
| Brooklyn | City Court | 1836-1894 |
| Kings County | County Court | 1806-1906 |
| New York City | Marine Court | 1806-1849 |
| New York County | County Court of Common Pleas | 1792-1895 |
| New York County | County Superior Court | 1828-1895 |
| New York City | City and County Supreme Court | 1868-1906 |
| Queens | County Court | 1799-1906 |
| Queens | County Surrogate Court | 1888-1898 |
| Richmond County | County Court | 1869-1906 |
| U.S. Circuit Court | Southern District (New York, Bronx and also Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties) | 1846-1876 |
| U.S. District Court | Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties) | 1865-1906 |
| U.S. District Court Southern Court | Southern District, (New York, Bronx and also Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties) | 1824-1906 |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"New York, Naturalization Index (Soundex), 1792-1906." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1674. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
