Not really. He wasn't a delegate, he wasn't a member of a ratifying legislature.
Okay. So, according to you, the ONLY authorities on the question are those men who were either a) delegates to the Constitutional Convention, or b) members of ratifying legislatures. Correct?
After all this time arguing with me, you still don't grasp my position? After all the times i've posted this excerpt, you are still clueless as to where I stand on this point?
Okay. Let's clarify your position. What do you claim is required in order for a person to be a natural born citizen?
The PRIMARY authorities are the lawmakers. They are made up of two groups of people (Convention Delegates, Ratifying Legislators.) with some overlap.
The SECONDARY authorities are those informed by them. This group would include people who were not members of either the Convention or a Ratifying legislature, but would include those people who communicated with them to the extent that the intentions of the Delegates was conveyed.
Others, with no direct connection to the delegates are simply repeating hearsay or espousing their own preferences.
Okay. Let's clarify your position. What do you claim is required in order for a person to be a natural born citizen?
In 1787, it required an American Father. The Wife was automatically the same allegiance as the husband. There was no such thing as "split" allegiance. The Father's allegiance determined the children's allegiance. Once again, I direct you to my tagline. "Partus -- Sequitur -- Patrem."
This is the default standard throughout human history.