Thank you Joe, Jacob Staufffer arrived in Philadelphia 1732 and apparently lived and died in Lancaster County. Therefore, I should be able to find something regarding his Oath of Allegiance in Lancaster County in the deed books, right?

I believe I have read that the early oaths of allegiance - those administered to ship arrivals at Philadelphia - are in the Pennsylvania Archives. Besides the book(s) mentioned in this thread, I believe the names of some of those who took the oath are in the series of publications produced by the PA archives. It has been so many years since I checked these that I am just not sure of the facts. However, the "ship passenger lists" of Germans to Philadelphia are for the most part not passenger lists but lists of those above age 16 who were marched to the court house and administered the oath of allegiance to King George. I have been told - but have not verified this - that the PA Archives, in addition to the lists of those who took the oath also has some lists of ship passengers - and these would include the women and children that are missing from the oath lists. Richard Pence ----- Original Message ----- From: "mstauf" <mstauf@comcast.net> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:59 PM Subject: RE: [PALANCAS] Question re: Oaths of Allegiance > Thank you Joe, > Jacob Staufffer arrived in Philadelphia 1732 and apparently lived and > died > in Lancaster County. Therefore, I should be able to find something > regarding his Oath of Allegiance in Lancaster County in the deed > books, > right? > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > When replying to the list change the subject line if you change the > subject. >