Andrew Ralston
Citizenship Documents
Tuesday 15th November 1842. Be it remembered that in this 15th day of November
A.D. 1842 appears in open court, Andrew Ralston, a subject of the Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, and makes application to be admitted to become a
citizen of the United States, and declares on oath before this court that he
will support the constitution of the United States and that he doth absolutely
and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign
Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty where of
he was before a citizen or subject. And it appearing to the court that
the said Andrew Raulston on the 10th day of November 1840 more than two years
before this day, declared on oath
before this court that it was bona fide his intentions to become a citizen of
the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any
foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and particularly to
Victoria Queen of Great Britain and Ireland where of he was at that time
subject, and the court being
satisfied from the proof of courts following: to wit, "Andrew Raulston presents
to the court, his declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United
States of America, which is in the words and figures following to wit.
"Be it remembered that this day personally appeared before the Honorable the
Circuit Court of the Co of Williamson Andrew Ralston, a subject of the Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland and a native of the Kingdom of Ireland, and
declared upon oath before said court that it is bona fide his intention to
become a citizen of the United States of America, and to renounce forever all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty
whatever, and particularly to her majesty Victoria the First, Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (signed) Andrew Raulston.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court November 10th 1840 M L. Andrews
clk.
The State of TN Ss.
Pleas at the court house in the town of Franklin in the Co of Williamson and
State aforesaid on the second Monday being the fourteenth day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two. and in the Sixty
Seventh year of the Independence of the United States.
Present the Honorable Thomas Maney, one of the Judges of the circuit
courts of the State of TN and assigned to hold courts of the Sixth Judical
circuit in said State
Andrew Raulston Esquire
Be it remembered that here to fore to wit on the 10th day of November A.D. 1840
an entry was made on the minutes of said court in the
___ses that the said Andrew Raulston has actually resided within the
United States in the Co of Williamson in the State of TN for five years past and
more and the court being satisfied that during that time the said Andrew
Raulston has behaved 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. It is therefore considered adjudged and
decreed by this court that Andrew Raulston be admitted to become a citizen of
the United States or any of them, with all the rights privileges and immunities
of such citizenship.
The application for citizenship of Andrew Ralston is shown on Williamson Co
Court Book no. 10, page 184 (March 23, 1640– April 9, 1842).
[Note: All original papers and deeds belonging to Andrew Ralston and signed by
him were signed “Ralston”, not “Raulston”, as is on his citizenship papers.]
He received from the Circuit Court,
Franklin, TN, in Williamson Co, his citizenship papers (Transcript) on July 29,
1843. It reads as follows:
The State of TN Ss.
I Mark L. Andrews clerk of the Circuit Court for the Co of Williamson and State
aforesaid do certify that the forgoing is a correct transcript of the records
and proceedings had in said court
in the matter of the petition of
Andrew Ralston to become a citizen of the United States as the same
remain of records in said
court. In testimony where of I here
to Interscribe my name, and office the soul of said court at Office in Franklin
the 29th day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty–three and in the 68th year of American Independence.
M.L. Andrews Andrew
Raulston Esquire.
Transcript clks fee $2.00