Other Court Documents: James I. Beatty Naturalization, Indiana County, Pa. Declaration Number 438, Filed March 25, 1846 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Donald C. Beatty DonBea@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________________________________________ State of Pennsylvania, Indiana County Be it remembered that at a Court of Common Pleas held at Indiana for said County personally appeared James Beatty (Irish) , a native of Ireland, before the said Court, who upon his solemn oath did depose and say that he was born in the County of Tyrone in Ireland, in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland about the year 1806, and that he landed in the United States in the port of New York, on or about the thirtyeth day of June, A.D. 1834, that he now resides in the County of Indiana and State of Pennsylvania, aged about 40 years, and that it is bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegience and fidelity to any foriegn Prince, Potentate, State, or sovieriengty whatever, and particularly Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland of whom he was heretofore a subject. In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Indiana this 25th of March, 1846 Signed James Beatty (x his mark) Sworn and subscribed in open Court the 25th day of March, A.D. 1846 Robert Armstrong and William Robinson, citizens of the United States, being duly sworn according to law, say they are well acquainted with the above named Petitioner, and that to the best of their belief and knowledge, he has resided within the limits, and under the jurisdiction of the United States for five years last past and for one year last past within the State of Pennsylvania, that during the same period he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character , attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States , and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same. Robert Armstrong and William Robinson Sworn in open Court, this 26th day of September, 1848, J.W. Taylor Deputy Clerk