Stephen De Lancey
Stephen De Lancey | |
|---|---|
| Member of theGeneral Assembly of Nova Scotiafor theTown of Annapolis | |
| In office 1784–1786 | |
| Preceded by | Obadiah Wheelock |
| Succeeded by | James De Lancey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1738 West Farms,Province of New York,British America |
| Died | May 1, 1809(aged 70) Annapolis,Nova Scotia,Canada |
| Spouse | Esther Rynderts |
| Relations | James De Lancey(brother) Alice De Lancey Izard(sister) Thomas Barclay(brother-in-law) James De Lancey(uncle) Etienne de Lancey(grandfather) Cadwallader Colden(grandfather) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Peter DeLancey Elizabeth Colden |
Stephen De Lancey[1](December 1738 – May 1809) was a lawyer and political figure inNew Yorkstate andNova Scotia.He represented Annapolis Township in theNova Scotia House of Assemblyfrom 1784 to 1789.[2]
Early life[edit]
He was born inWest Farms,New York, the eldest son of Peter DeLancey (1705–1770) and Elizabeth (néeColden) DeLancey. His sister, Susan DeLancey (1754–1837), was married toThomas Henry Barclay(1753–1830), a lawyer who became one of theUnited Empire LoyalistsinNova Scotiaand served in the colony's government.[3]
His paternal grandparents wereEtienne de Lanceyand Anne van Cortlandt (1676–1724), herself the third child ofGertrude Schuyler(born 1654) andStephanus van Cortlandt(1643–1700), theChief Justiceof theProvince of New York.[4]Both his uncle,James DeLancey(1703–1760), and maternal grandfather,Cadwallader Colden(1688–1776), served asColonial Governors of New York.[5]
Career[edit]
He studied law and later moved toAlbany.[6]From 1765 to 1766, he served as clerk for the city and county of Albany. In 1770, he was named a masters in the provincialchancery court.He was elected to the Albanycommittee of correspondencein 1775.[7]
Nova Scotia[edit]
In 1776, because of his loyalist sympathies, he was stripped of his posts and deported toHartford, Connecticut.[8]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, taking the seat on Nov. 16, 1784, and was elected again in 1785. There is a website[6]claiming that in 1786, he was named to the province's Council, however he does not appear in a list of their members. A more reliable source[2]reports that he was appointed to office in the Bahamas, and his seat was declared vacant April 6, 1789. His brotherJameswon aby-electionto replace him in the provincial assembly, and he took the seat on Feb. 26, 1790.[2]James was indeed named a member of the Council on June 6, 1794, and this may be the source of confusion.
Personal life[edit]
De Lancey was married to Esther Rynderts of Albany.[7][9][10]Together, they were the parents of three children:[11]
- Elizabeth De Lancey
- Mary De Lancey
- Cadwallader De Lancey
De Lancey died in Annapolis at the age of 70.[6]
References[edit]
- ^His surname also appears in some sources asde Lancey,DeLanceyorDelancey.
- ^abcElliott, Shirley B. (1984).The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: a biographical directory(PDF).Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. p. 253&50.ISBN0-88871-050-X.
- ^Tulloch, Judith (1987)."Barclay, Thomas Henry".In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.).Dictionary of Canadian Biography.Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.).University of Toronto Press.
- ^"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.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^Ketchum, Richard M. (2002).Divided Loyalties: How the American Revolution Came to New York.Macmillan. p. 374.ISBN9780805061192.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^abcBielinski, Stefan."Stephen De Lancey".exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov.New York State Museum.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^abLamb, Martha Joanna; Harrison, Mrs Burton (1896).History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress.A. S. Barnes. p.532.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^Calnek, W. A. (1999)."History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia: Including Old Port Royal & Acadia".ourroots.ca.Archived fromthe originalon 24 June 2007.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^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.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^Brodhead, John Romeyn (1861).Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York.Weed, Parsons, Printers. p. 547.Retrieved2 November2017.
- ^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.Retrieved2 November2017.