Stephen De Lancey

Stephen De Lancey[1] (December 1738 – May 1809) was a lawyer and political figure in New York state and Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1784 to 1786.[2]

For others with the same name, see Stephen Delancey (disambiguation).
Stephen De Lancey
Member of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia for the Town of Annapolis
In office
1784–1786
Preceded byObadiah Wheelock
Succeeded byJames De Lancey
Personal details
BornDecember 1738
West Farms, Province of New York, British America
DiedMay 1, 1809(1809-05-01) (aged 70)
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse(s)Esther Rynderts
RelationsJames De Lancey (brother)
Thomas Barclay (brother-in-law)
James De Lancey (uncle)
Etienne de Lancey (grandfather)
Cadwallader Colden (grandfather)
Children3
ParentsPeter DeLancey
Elizabeth Colden

Early life

He was born in West Farms, New York, the eldest son of Peter DeLancey (1705–1770) and Elizabeth (née Colden) DeLancey. His sister, Susan DeLancey (1754–1837), was married to Thomas Henry Barclay (1753–1830), a lawyer who became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and served in the colony's government.[3]

His paternal grandparents were Etienne de Lancey and Anne van Cortlandt (1676-1724), herself the third child of Gertrude Schuyler (b. 1654) and Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700), the Chief Justice of the Province of New York.[4] Both his uncle, James DeLancey (1703–1760), and maternal grandfather, Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), served as Colonial Governors of New York.[5]

Career

He studied law and later moved to Albany.[2] From 1765 to 1766, he served as clerk for the city and county of Albany. In 1770, he was named a masters in the provincial chancery court. He was elected to the Albany committee of correspondence in 1775.[6]

Nova Scotia

In 1776, because of his loyalist sympathies, he was stripped of his posts and deported to Hartford, Connecticut.[7] In 1783, he moved to Nova Scotia with his family. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a by-election held in 1783 and was elected again in 1785. In 1786, he was named to the province's Council. His brother James replaced him in the provincial assembly.[2]

Personal life

De Lancey was married to Esther Rynderts of Albany.[6][8][9] Together, they were the parents of three children:[10]

  • Elizabeth De Lancey
  • Mary De Lancey
  • Cadwallader De Lancey

De Lancey died in Annapolis at the age of 70.[2]

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References
  1. His surname also appears in some sources as de Lancey, DeLancey or Delancey.
  2. Bielinski, Stefan. "Stephen De Lancey". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. Tulloch, Judith (1987). "Barclay, Thomas Henry". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  4. "Loyalist, Col. James Delancey UE, born 1746 or 1747, died 1804". www.thefreelibrary.com. 2016 United Empire Loyalists' Association 02 Nov. 2017 | The Free Library. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. Ketchum, Richard M. (2002). Divided Loyalties: How the American Revolution Came to New York. Macmillan. p. 374. ISBN 9780805061192. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. Lamb, Martha Joanna; Harrison, Mrs Burton (1896). History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress. A. S. Barnes. p. 532. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  7. Calnek, W. A. (1999). "History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia : Including Old Port Royal & Acadia". ourroots.ca. Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. New York State (1857). Documents relative to the colonial history of the state of New York, procured by J.R. Brodhead, ed. by E.B. O'Callaghan. p. 480. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  9. Brodhead, John Romeyn (1861). Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York. Weed, Parsons, Printers. p. 547. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  10. Holgate, Jerome Bonaparte (1851). American Genealogy: Being a History of Some of the Early Settlers of North America and Their Descendants, from Their First Emigration to the Present Time ... J. Munsell. p. 118. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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