Cornelius McKinney from Longfield, County Tyrone, Ireland - Petition for Naturalization - Transcription

   A Digital Image of Cornelius McKinney's Naturalization document was found at Family Search.
     "United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906," images, FamilySearch      (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-33857-82-31?cc=2064580 : 22 May 2014), Massachusetts > Worcester County > Court of Common Pleas at Worcester > Petitions for naturalization, 1849-1856, vol 2 > image 278 of 454; citing NARA NAID 4752894, National Archives at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts.

 The document contains the Irish county and parish of his birth; as well as the approximate time of his birth, and the time and place of his arrival in the United States.

Here I have transcribed the words in the document using italics where the information was handwritten on the printed form.  I have changed the formatting for readability and appearances sake.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Worcester, ss.

To the Honorable Justices of the Court of Common Pleas begun and holden at Worcester, within and for the County of Worcester on the first Monday of December being the fourth day of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
Cornelius McKinney of West Brookfield in the County of Worcester, an alien and free white person, represents, That he was born at in the Parish of Longfield in the County of Tyrone Ireland ion about the Month of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, and is now about twenty eight years of age; that he arrived at Boston in the State of Massachusetts, in the United States of America, in or about the month day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven ; that it his bona fide 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 and Sovereignty, whatever, and particularly to Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, whose subject he has heretofore been:
All which together with his declaration thereof on oath, before this court for this county appears in the Records of said Court, to wit: at the December Term thereof, A. D. 1852.
And said petitioner further represents, that he has ever since continued to reside within the jurisdiction of said United States, to wit: at West Brookfield aforesaid that he has never bourne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of Nobility; that he is ready to renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty, whatsoever, and particularly to the said Victoria, Queen
as aforesaid, whose subject he has heretofore been; that he is attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same:
Wherefore said Petitioner prays, that he may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States of America, according to the forms of the statutes in such case made and provided.

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                                               Cornelius X McKinney
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Samuel D. Stoddard of West Brookfield and Jeremiah Foley of Worcester in the County of Worcester and both citizens of the United States, severally depose and say, that we have known Cornelius McKinney the foregoing petitioner for five years last past, during which time he has resided in
West Brookfield aforesaid , has conducted himself and 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.

WORCESTER, ss. January 29 1855
Sworn to in Court                   Samuel D. Stoddard
Attest: Jos Mason Clerk         Jeremiah Foley

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I Cornelius McKinney do solemnly swear that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince,
Potentate, State, or Sovereignty whatever, particularly to Victoria Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, whose subject I have heretofore been; and that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America. So help me God.

WORCESTER, ss. January 29th A.D. 1855 Cornelius his mark McKinney
Sworn to in Court
Attest: Jo .s Mason Clerk

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

WORCESTER, ss. At a Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Worcester, within and for the County of Worcester, on the first Monday of December A.D. 1855, to wit, on the twenty ninth day of January during said term,                                      Cornelius McKinney
made accordingly. Attest,
Jo.s Mason Clerk.