Stephen Delancey (other)
Stephen Delancey (1663–1741) was a notable inhabitant of the New York Colony in the 17th and 18th centuries. Stephen Delancey (or De Lancey or DeLancey) is also the name of: * Stephen De Lancey (1738–1809), political figure in New York and Nova Scotia * Stephen Delancey (born 1748) Stephen de Lancey (born 1748 in New York City – died 6 December 1798 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was Chief Justice of the Bahamas and Governor of Tobago. Early life De Lancey was the son of Major-General Oliver De Lancey, Sr. (1718–1785) an ...

Stephen De Lancey
Stephen De Lancey (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 1789. 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. His paternal grandparents were Etienne de Lancey and Anne van Cortlandt (1676–1724), herself the third child of Gertrude Schuyler (born 1654) and Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700), the Chief Justice of the Province of New York. Both his uncle, James DeLancey (1703–1760), and maternal grandfather, Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), served as Colonial Governors of New York. Career He studied law and later moved to Albany. From 17 ...
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