I figure if anyone knows, it'll be someone here, so ... Was naturalization even a possibility in 1750? Or earlier? As in, say the French Huguenots who came to England/Ireland after the Edict -- while I can see that most wouldn't have done it, WAS it possible for them to cease being French and become British? If so, can you point me to a discussion of the hows of that? Then, extrapolating, the Germans who came into the (current) USA and signed the Oath of Allegiance. Could they become British citizens, and if so, how? I know about the automatic US Citizenship at (pick your date), it's what we call the Colonial period (1603-say 1776) under discussion. 'bliged! Cheryl