The wife, daughter, and son should have acquired Virginia citizenship by being born here. Unless they specifically renounced their Virginia citizenship to become British subjects during or after the Revolutionary War, they were still Virginians upon their return. I think citizenship at the time was by state, not the United States. Linda Steele -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Burnett Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 4:39 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VA-HIST] Loyalty Oath Good Evening All I have a question wrt passports/immigration. I have a Virginia born ancestor who married a British born Doctor in Va prior to 1775. When the Revolution began the Dr was a Loyalist and he, his wife, son, and daughter returned to England. The Dr then returned to New York in a British uniform and died there. Subsequent to the war his wife, daughter and son, after he graduated from Edinburgh Medical School returned to Va in 1792. On their return would they have been treated as immigrants even though all were born in Va? Would they have had to take an oath of loyalty? Just to put a name on this law they were the McCaws and there were 5 generations of physicians in the Richmond Va area from this line. Thanks in advance Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html