Summary: Index of persons applying for citizenship to Untied States in Berks Co. PA. Dr. Herman Benseman, immigrant from Germany, was admitted as citizen on 14 Aug 1810. There is no date indicating when his Declaration of Intention or "first papers" were filed.
Source: Berks County, PA Court of Common Pleas Prothonotary Naturalization and Citizenship Index (1798-1915) "B" LDS microfilm (020505)
14 Aug 1810
Name: Benseman, Herman
From Whence Immigrated: Germany
Declaration of Intention Filed: [blank]
When Admitted: 14 Aug 1810
Date of this Transcription: Jan 1995, KCW
Location of Original Source Document: FHLC, Salt Lake City, UT microfilm
Copy Document Location: KCW Apex, NC
Note: The above transcription was copied verbatim from a microfilm copy of the original to the best of my abilities. The notation [ ] reflects my personal comments. The original document was entirely hand written. The wife of Herman Benzeman is Maria Magdalena [maiden unknown]. They are the parents of Laura Lucretia Benseman who becomes 2nd wife of Michael Barth, my ancestor Kim Curlin Wettroth
Summary: Petition [or Petition and Oaths or "second papers"] before the Court of Common Pleas in Reading, Berks Co. PA of Dr. Herman Benzeman to become a citizen of the United States. He is a native of Bremen, Germany and is a practitioner of medicine. It claims that Benzeman came into the United States on 18 Jun 1798. Between 18 Jun 1798 and 14 Apr 1802 he came to reside in Berks Co. PA. Therefore he has lived in the United States for 11 years. George Shartel attests to his good character and says that Benzeman moved to Berks Co. during the fall of 1801 and has lived there ever since, only leaving the county for no more than 2 months. Benzeman renounces any fidelity to Germany. We do not have the actual naturalization certificate but the Court admits him to be a citizen in this document.
Source: Berks County, PA Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Papers 1798-1832 LDS microfilm (1403247)
14 Aug 1810
Petition 1810
Herman Benzeman
to be admitted a Citizen of U.S.
Aug. 14th 1810 The Court adjudge the proof to be sufficient & direct that he be admitted to the rights of Citizenship
To the Honble: Robert Pooks President and his Associated Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County at a Court of Common Pleas held at Reading in and for the said County August 14th 1810
The Petition of Herman Benzeman practitioner of Medicine A Native of the imperial City of Bremen in the Empire of Germany
Humbly Therewith.
That your petitioner came to reside within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States upwards of eleven years ago and that between the eighteenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight [18 Jun 1798] and the fourteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred & two [14 Apr 1802] he came into Berks County in the State of Pennsylvania and has since continued to reside in the said County of Berks.
That your petitioner is desirous of becoming a Citizen of the United States and prays your Honorary to admit him to make such Proofs as is recognized by the Laws of the United States to entitle him to be admitted to become a citizen of the said United States,
And he ? Pray
H Benzeman [signature]
George Shartel Esquire being duly sworn according to Law doth upon his Oath say that Herman Benzeman the Petitioner above named did come to reside in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania in the Fall of the year one thousand eight hundred and one and has continued to reside in the said County of Berks from the time aforesaid until this Day (excepting that he the said Herman might have been occasionally absent during the Time aforesaid from the County aforesaid for a few months but in the whole not more than two months) that the aforesaid Herman Benzeman has during the time aforesaid has behaved as a man of good moral character attached to the principals of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and Nappinals? of the Law.
George Shartel [signature]
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court August the fourteenth A.D. 1810
The above named Herman Benzeman being duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he will support the Constitution of the United States and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all alleigiance and Fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereign whatever and particularly of the magistracy and Government of the imperial City of Bremen in the Empire of Germany of which city he was heretofore a Subject or Citizen
He also declareth on his Oath aforesaid that he has not borne any hereditary Title or been of any of the cann? of Nobility in the Empire of Germany from whence he came and that he doth hereby renounce all claim and prescribed to any Title a order of Nobility which may have developed upon him without his knowledge or which may hereafter Canolive? upon him
H Benzeman [signature]
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court
August 13th, 1810
Gab. Hiesterof
Date of this Transcription: Jan 1995, KCW
Location of Original Source Document: FHLC, Salt Lake City, UT microfilm
Copy Document Location: KCW Apex, NC
Note: The above transcription was copied verbatim from a microfilm copy of the original to the best of my abilities. The notation [ ] reflects my personal comments. The original document was entirely hand written. The wife of Herman Benzeman is Maria Magdalena [maiden unknown]. They are the parents of Laura Lucretia Benseman who becomes 2nd wife of Michael Barth, my ancestor Kim Curlin Wettroth
Submitted by Kim.
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