I think you are talking about the Oath and Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity as directed by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania passed the 13th day of June 1777. I can't lay my hands on the copy the bill that was passed but I think it applied to males of military age 21 to 53 The actual oath appears in Deed Book L, Page 389 and reads as follows " Lancaster County SS: I do swear or affirm that I renounce and refuse all Allegiance to George the third King of Great Britain his heirs and successors and that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania........September 26, 1777 Followed by the names of those that signed or took the oath on that date. I hope this will help or at least give you a better understanding of what was involved at the time. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Question re: Oaths of Allegiance > > In a message dated 5/31/2006 2:59:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > JYoung6180@aol.com writes: > > The above would not have been true in 1777 when there was no American > citizenship as yet. > > Joan > > > > I should add that any oath could and would have been to the Colony (and > later Commonwealth) of Pennsylvania--and would be included in the book > mentioned > in my previous reply if you can find it. > > Joan > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > http//www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > You are responsible for following the A.U.P. > Acceptable Use Policy > >