What is your take as to the plural of ‘citizens’ which you note? I would assume that the ‘s’ to you has no plural significance. One parents citizenship has more importance/significance than the other depending on preference for a wanted purpose. I think not and I believe the Founders thought not.
In the 1790 and the 1795 law only the father had to be a citizen, if you read the laws closely.
After women’s equality, they were included in the citizenship laws on an equal footing with the males.