Naturalization: Edward Tearney

Edward Tearney a native of Ireland, appeared in the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for the County of Jefferson in the State of Virginia and declared on oath that it is bonafide 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 or Power and particularly to Victoria the first Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and further declared on oath that such has been his intention for more than three years immediately preceding this time. — he further proved to the satisfaction of the Court that he is upwards of twenty one years of age, and that he migrated to the United States and resided in the United States more than three years next preceding his arriving to the age of twenty one years, and that he has continued to reside in the United States from the time of his said migration up to the present time, and more than five years in the United States, it was further proved by the oath of Peter Little and James Tearney, citizens of the United States, that during that time he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same, and thereupon the said Edward Tearney declared on oath that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, or Power whatever, and particularly to Victoria the first Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. And thereupon the said Edward Tearney is admitted a citizen of the United States, the Court being satisfied that he the said Edward Tearney has complied with all the requisitions in regard to naturalization.