Laurens County, South Carolina Naturalizations
1783-1850

Original Source: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985, Compiled by B. H. Holcomb.

...South Carolina passed a statute concerning naturalizations on March 26, 1784, and another on February 27, 1788. Congress passed a law on March 26, 1790, stating that "any alien being a free white person who shall have resided in the United States for two years may be admitted a citizen, on application to any common law court of record in any one of the states wherein he shall have resided for the term of one year at least." Also, a law was passed April 14, 1802, stating that "any alien may be admitted to become a citizen . . . [if] he declares his intention in any court three years at least before his admission. . . resides in the United States at least five years, and at least one year in the state or territory.

Austin, Alexander Jr. - 15 Nov 1820	Gilliland, Robert - 17 Apr 1809	McNamara, Dennis - 18 Nov 1813
Austin, Alexander Sr. - 14 Nov 1815	Glen, David - 19 Apr 1808	McWilliams, John - 15 Nov 1820
Austin, Alexander Sr. - 18 Apr 1821	Glenn, Francis - 14 Apr 1819	McWilliams, John - Nov 1805
Austin, J. Alexander Jr. - 14 Nov 1815	Graham, David - 16 Nov 1815	Milligan, William - 19 Nov 1823
Austin, James Jr. - 14 Nov 1815	Greer, David - 20 Apr 1808	Monroe, Robert - 19 Nov 1823
Austin, James Sr. - 14 Nov 1815	Hamilton, Robertson - 19 Nov 1822	Patterson, John - 16 Apr 12
Austin, Samuel - 18 Apr 1821	Hamilton, Samuel - 20 Nov 1822	Pearson, John - 20 Apr 1820
Baxter, William - 18 Nov 1822	Hamilton, William - 16 Nov 1810	Quinn, Thomas - 16 Dec 1820
Bell, Robert - 19 Nov 1823	Henderson, John - 15 Nov 1820	Ranson, John - 14 Apr 1824
Black, John - 18 Nov 1806	Henry, Alexander - 15 Apr 1807	Ranson, William - 14 Apr 1824
Black, William - 16 Nov 1808	Holiday, William - 16 Nov 1808	Ross, John - 15 Apr 1824
Black, William - 19 Nov 1811	Hunter, James - 17 Apr 1807	Ross, Robert - 16 Nov 1820
Boyd, James - 15 Nov 1808	Hunter, Matthew - 17 Apr 1807	Sinkler, Robert - 12 Nov 1810
Boyd, James Jr. - 20 Apr 1808	Johnson, John - 21 Sep 1812	Sloan, Robert - 10 Nov 1813
Boyd, John - 2 Nov 1810	Kennedy, Andrew - 18 Nov 1824	Stewart, Francis - 13 Nov 1810
Boyd, Samuel - 12 Nov 1810	Kennedy, John - 17 Apr 1822	Stewart, John - 17 Apr 1810
Boyd, William Sr. - 12 Nov 1810	Kirkpatrick, Alexander - 19 Nov 1822	Stewart, Samuel - 17 Apr 1810
Boyd, Wm. Jr. - 12 Nov 1810	Kirkpatrick, Alexander Rev. - 16 Nov 1816	Stewart, Walter - Nov 1808
Campbell, John - 20 Apr 1825	Kirkpatrick, Thomas - 19 Nov 1824	Stuart, Alexander - 16, Apr 1806
Cannon, John - 19 Nov 1823	Kyle, James - 15 Apr 1806	Synnott, Patrick - 14 Apr 1824
Cowan, William - 14 Apr 1807	Laughridge, James - 19 Apr 1808	Thomb, Samuel - 14 Apr 1811
Craig, Archibald - 15 Apr 1822	Little, Charles - 16 Apr 1807	Todd, Alexander - 17 Apr 1808
Craig, James - 19 Apr 1825	Little, David - 18 Apr 1808	Todd, Andrew - 16 Nov 1816
Crawford, John - 20 Apr 1808	Luke, Alexander 0 14 Apr 1809	Todd, Andrew - 19 Apr 1808
Cruickshanks, George - 14 Apr 1819	Luke, John - 18 Apr 1809	Todd, Andrew - 21 Nov 1822
Davidson, William - 15 Nov 1825	Lyons, Joseph - 13 Apr 1807	Todd, John - 21 Apr 1808
Drennon, John - 16 Nov 1812	Matthews, Andrew - 13 Nov 1823	Todd, Patrick - 13 Nov 1810
Fearnes, Henry - 25 Jan 1811	McCarey, James - 26 Jul 1792	Todd, Sameul - 17 Apr 1808
Fleming, Robert - 16 Nov 1808	McCarley, Thomas - 16 Aug 1819	Tourell, Francis - 18 Apr 1821
Fulton, Thomas - 16 Nov 1808	McCormack, Maxwell - 19 Apr 1808	Whiteford, David - 14 Apr 1807
Fulton, William - 16 Nov 1808	McCullough, Joseph 16 Apr 1812	Wier, Samuel - 15 Nov 1808
Gage, Jame - 19 Apr 1814	McCullough, William 19 Nov 1811	Wilkerson, Alexander - 17 Apr 1810
Galaher, Peter - 18 Nov 1824	McFaul (McDall), Anthony - 21 Nov 1823	Wilkerson, John - 14 Nov 1809
Garner, James - 19 Nov 1819	McGowan, Jon - 15 Nov 1811	Wilson, Hugh - 15 Nov 1827
Gilchrist, William - 19 Apr 1825	McFowan, William - 18 Apr 1808

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