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Stephen Delancey (French: Étienne de Lancy; October 24, 1663 – November 18, 1741) was a major figure in the life of colonial New York. His children continued to wield great influence until the American Revolution.
The American merchant Stephen DeLancey (1663-1741) founded an elite New York family and was an important colonial politician and entrepreneur.
The branch of the family descended from Oliver de Lancey (1718–1785), youngest son of Stephen Delancey, emigrated to Britain, several of its members becoming distinguished officers in the British Army.
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.
20 de ago. de 2001 · Stphen De Lancey was born at West Farms (Westchester County) in December 1738. He was the son of landholder and assemblyman Peter De Lancey and his wife Elizabeth Colden. Stephen De Lancey was trained for the law and was a member of the New York debating society.
Delancey was a merchant in the colony of New York who owned a granary, warehouse and retail store, known to all as "Delancey and Co." At the time of his death on November 18, 1741, the erstwhile immigrant Etienne de Lancey left an estate valued in excess of £100,000 British Pounds.
Stephen DeLancey founded an elite New York family and was an important colonial politician and entrepreneur. During the first half of the 18th century, when family connections meant everything in the commercial and political life of the American colonies and in New York particularly, Stephen DeLancey moved in the highest echelons of both spheres.
