Elizabeth (Floyd) Delancey (1758 - 1820)

Born 8 Aug 1758 in Queens, Queens County, New York

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Died 7 May 1820 at age 61 in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1758. She was the daughter of Richard Floyd and Arrabella Jones. She passed away in 1820. She Married John P. Delancey on 28 Sept. 1785 She was the daughter of Richard Floyd IV and his wife Arabella Jones; third-great-granddaughter of Sir John and Lady Mary Floyd. She married on Sept. 28, 1785, to John Peter Delancey, the son of Governor James De Lancey and Anne Heathcote, and the grandson of Caleb Heathcote, Lord Scarsdale, who leased the Angevine farm at Scarsdale to the Huguenot family for 100 years. They resided at Heathcote Hill. She was the mother of Mrs. James Fenimore Cooper of Angevine Farm. Parents: Arabella Jones Floyd 1734–1785

Siblings: David Richard Floyd-Jones 1764–1826 Anna Willet Floyd Nicoll 1767–1813

Spouse: John Peter Delancey 1753–1828

Children: Susan Augusta DeLancey Cooper 1792–1852 William Heathcote DeLancey 1797–1865 Elizabeth Caroline DeLancey 1800–1860

Research Notes: On 27 Nov. 1788 the Office of American claims recorded a claim made by Elizabeth deLancey of the Province of New York submitted on 30 Jan 1786 through her Attorney John Paterson regarding her property lost near King's Bridge during the American Revolution. She states that "having four sons in His Majesty's Service she became obnoxious to the Americans and was obliged to leave her Estate... and take Refuge in the City of New York." Her account was deemed "fair and just" by a Board instituted by Sir Guy Carleton. No husband is mentioned

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111141732/elizabeth-delancey: accessed 13 January 2024), memorial page for Elizabeth Floyd DeLancey (8 Aug 1758–7 May 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111141732, citing Delancey Burial Ground, Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697).
• Weeks, Lyman. Prominent Families of New York, 1898.
• Floyd-Jones, Thomas. The Floyd-Jones Family: With Connections from the year 1066. New York: The J. Grant Senia Press, 1906. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t0ns0t25v&view=1up&format=plaintext&seq=24