Hello, Hallmans, Re: Edie's list of naturalizations. Connie sent me the information below. I asked her to cut and paste it to a Hallman-L message. She answered that, unfortunately, she had deleted it but gave me permission to copy and paste from her message to me. I thought it would be of interest to the whole group--so here it is below. Faith According to Johni Cerny in "The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library" 1727-1775 the Oaths of Allegiance are listed in the Pennsylvania Archives, Second series 1740-1773 Naturalization lists are published in a book by Linn for the Clearfield Company/Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore, MD In 1776 'Aliens' living in Pennsylvania at the time of the Declaration of Independence were automatically naturalized 1776-1794 new arrivals simply took an oath of allegiance, and those are recorded in another publication of the Genealogical Publishing Co. in Baltimore 1793-present -- naturalizations are tracked in various court systems, available in the Supreme Court records While I'm not about to print all 123 pages of the "Persons Naturalized in Pennsylvania 1740-1773, the first page is interesting (and is shared with the original spelling/grammer): "In pursuance of An Act of Parliament made in the thirteenth year of the Reign of his present Majesty King George, the second, Entitled An Act for naturalizing such Foreign Protestants, and others therein mentioned, as are settled or shall settle in any of his majesties Colonies in America. At a Supreme Court held at Phil'd'a for the Province of Pennsylvania, Before Jeremiah Langhorne, Thomas Graeme and Thomas Griffiths, Esqrs, Judges of the said Court, the 25th, 26th & 27th days of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred & Forty, between the Hours of Nine and Twelve of the Clock in the Forenoon of the same Days, the following person, being Foreigners and having inhabited and resided the space of seven years and upwards in his Majesty's Colonies in America, and not having been absent out of some of the said Colonies for a longer space than two months, at any one time, during the said seven years, and having produced to the said Court Certificates of their having taken the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in some Protestant or Reformed Congregation in this Province within three months before the said Court, Took & Subscribed the Oaths, and did make, and repeat the Declaration prescribed by the said Act, to entitle them to the Benefit thereof, and thereby became Natural born Subjects of Great Britain, as the same is Certified into this office by the Judges of the said Court." The book then lists the person's name, 'of what place' and the time of taking the Sacrament. (The list submitted by Edie reflects Court activity for Sept 7th, 1740 according to Linn's records) Unfortunately, there are only three Hallman/Heilman entries in the Linn book on Persons Naturalized in PA 1740-1773, so anyone searching that reference should be familiar with collateral names as well - it sure doesn't take long to find the Hallman names.