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To: Uncle Chip

Not a requirement of the 1790 or the 1795 laws. Only the father had to be a citizen. So, one parent citizenship goes back to the Founders


375 posted on 08/31/2013 1:13:54 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: xzins
Only the father had to be a citizen. So, one parent citizenship goes back to the Founders

But the mother became a citizen upon marriage to her husband -- so if the father was a citizen then so was the mother.

376 posted on 08/31/2013 1:22:18 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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