Oliver DeLancey (abt. 1718 - abt. 1785)

Born about 17 Sep 1718 in New York City, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Phila (Franks) DeLancey — married 1743 in New York Colony

Descendants

Died about 27 Nov 1785 at about age 67 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Brig. Gen Oliver DeLancey served with Loyalists during the American Revolution.

Major-General Oliver De Lancey (1718–1785), also known as Oliver Delancey and Oliver de Lancey . He was the son of Stephen DeLancey and Anne Van Cortlandt. Oliver DeLancey, was a prominent New York merchant whose family had been one of influence in the colonies for many years. A Loyalist politician and soldier during the American War of Independence. As dedicated supporter of King George III, DeLancey was commissioned as a Brigadier-General of the Royal Provincial Forces on the 21st of September, 1776. He would eventually become the senior Loyalist Officer of the British Army. He was buried at Beverly Minster, in Yorkshire. ^[1]

Children:

1. Stephen, b. 1748, d. 1798, became clerk of the city and county of Albany in 1785, Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st New Jersey Loyal Volunteers in 1782, afterwards Chief Justice of the Bahamas, and in 1796 Governor of Tobago. He married Cornelia, daughter of the Rev. H. Barclay of Trinity Church, New York. They had several children, including William Howe De Lancey, a British staff officer mortally wounded at the Battle of Waterloo.
2. Oliver, b. ca. 1749, d. 1822, became a general in the British Army, and who also had a son called Oliver (1803–1837) who served as a British Army officer and was killed in action while fighting for the British Legion during the First Carlist War.
3. Susanna, m. William Draper.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164709829/oliver-delancey

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_De_Lancey_(American_loyalist)

• The Delanceys: A Romance of a Great Family. by DA Story. Published Halifax, NS, 1931. Accessed Priauix Library, Guernsey, CI, October 2015.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164709829/oliver-delancey : accessed 28 August 2021), memorial page for Brigadier General Oliver DeLancey Sr. (17 Sep 1718–27 Oct 1785), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164709829, citing Beverley Minster Churchyard, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England ; Maintained by chasseur (contributor 48705606) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164709829/oliver-delancey

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.

• Adopted and updated by Veronica Williams 19:24, 8 January 2014 (EDT)

• First-hand information as remembered by Charles Lewis, Friday, August 22, 2014.