Hi, My Derry ancestors took the oath in Frederick Co., MD. Found in MD Gen. Soc. Bulletin Vol 27 (1986) around pp. 109. Perhaps they lived there then? I don't know. There was a lot of traffic back and forth over the river. Phyllis

What listings I have found on the Oaths of Allegiance/Fidelity have been on Ancestry.com. They have several Maryland counties from 1778. They also offer a data base of the "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly" which lists the Pittsylvania Co. VA Oaths from 1777. In the 1777 list was the name William Devine (along with James & John Devine) which was not unusual since there seems to be a good deal of documentation on the Devine/Divine/Devin family in Pittsylvania Co. VA. My problem lies in the fact that during the same time periods there is also a Divine family in Loudoun Co. VA which seem to share many of the same given names. I am hoping to find whether or not my group of Divine's took the Oath of Allegiance/Fidelity in Loudoun or if they perhaps were connected to another location during that time. I realize that not all residents took the Oath (although it would have been against their interest to refuse) but since the Divine's continued to live in Loudoun I assume that they were not loyalists and at some point had documented their allegiance...hopefully in Loudoun. I have not had the opportunity to check further into Loudoun Oaths but when I do get back to it - if I find anything - I certainly will post it to the list. Thank you for your help and interest, Susan McIntyre ========== I wonder if the data bases referred to are online anywhere? Thanks for any information, Tudie > Hi, > My Derry ancestors took the oath in Frederick Co., MD. Found in MD Gen. Soc. > Bulletin Vol 27 (1986) around pp. 109. > Perhaps they lived there then? I don't know. There was a lot of traffic back > and forth over the river. > Phyllis