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De Lancey Family
The de Lancey family was a distinguished colonial American and British political and military family. History Of French origin, the de Lancey family was a Huguenot cadet branch of the House of Lancy, recognized in 1697 as part of the '' noblesse d'ancienne extraction'' (nobility of old extraction), as its noble status had been proven since the 15th century. The earliest known head of the house, Guy de Lancy, was the first viscount of Laval and of Nouvion, and held those fiefs in 1432. His great-great-grandson, Charles II, the fifth viscount, had three sons, including his second son, Jacques, who converted to Protestantism. The grandson of Jacques de Lancy, Étienne, fled to London following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, where he obtained denization on March 11, 1686, after taking an oath of allegiance to James II and becoming a British subject. He then sailed for New York, arriving on June 7, 1686, and obtaining denization on July 7. Anglicizing his name to "Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manor House
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets. The term is today loosely (though erroneously) applied to various English country houses, mostly at the smaller end of the spectrum, sometimes dating from the Late Middle Ages, which currently or formerly house the landed gentry. Manor houses were sometimes fortified, albeit not as fortified as castles, but this was often more for show than for defence. They existed in most European countries where feudalism was present. Function The lord of the manor may have held several properties within a county or, for example in the case of a feudal baron, spread across a kingdom, which he occupied only on occasional visits. Even so, the business of the manor was directed and controlled by regular mano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver De Lancey (British Army Officer, Died 1822)
General Oliver De Lancey ( – 3 September 1822), also known as Oliver De Lancey Jr., was a British Army officer of French Huguenot and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, from two prominent families in colonial era New York state. His surname is sometimes written as de Lancey or DeLancey. Early life Oliver De Lancey Jr was the son of Major General Oliver De Lancey (American loyalist), Oliver De Lancey (1718–1785) and Abigail Franks#Marriage and family, Phila Franks, the eldest daughter of an early New York Jewish family. His brother was Stephen Delancey (born 1748), Stephen DeLancey, Chief Justice of the Bahamas and Governor of Tobago. He was the nephew of James De Lancey, a celebrated New York lawyer who was chief-justice of that colony from 1733 to 1760 and lieutenant-governor from 1753 to 1760. The De Lanceys had been established in the British Province of New York by his grandfather, a wealthy Huguenot of Caen in Normandy who had emigrated to America on the revocation of the Edic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalene De Lancey
Magdalene, Lady De Lancey (''née'' Hall; 22 March 1793 – 12 July 1822) was a Scottish memoirist who wrote ''A Week in Waterloo'', her account of the days surrounding the Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army (1804–1815), Frenc ..., during which her husband Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey died of his wounds. Early life Magdalene was born in East Lothian, Scotland on 22 March 1793. She was the fourth of six children of Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet (1761 -1832) and Lady Helen Douglas (1762-1837), a daughter of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk, Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk. Magdalene was baptised at Oldhamstocks, East Lothian. Her father was a geologist, inventor and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Her br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Howe De Lancey
Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey (1778 – 26 June 1815) was an Officer (armed forces), officer in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He died of wounds he received at the Battle of Waterloo. Early life De Lancey's paternal ancestors were Huguenots who had emigrated from Caen, France, to America following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. His paternal grandmother Phila Franks De Lancey was an Ashkenazi Jew whose parents had immigrated from London to New York in the early eighteenth century. Born in New York City during its occupation by the British, De Lancey was the only son of Stephen Delancey (born 1748), Stephen De Lancey (1748–1798), who was clerk of the city and county of Albany in 1765, lieutenant-colonel of the 1st New Jersey loyal volunteers in 1782, afterwards chief justice of the Bahamas, and in 1796 governor of Tobago; and who married Cornelia, daughter of the Rev. H. Barclay of Trinity Church (Manhattan), Trinity Church, New York. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Delancey (colonial Administrator)
Stephen de Lancey (1748 in New York City – 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. and Phila Franks, whose Ashkenazi Jewish parents had emigrated from London in the early eighteenth century. His paternal grandfather was Etienne de Lancey, also known as Stephen Delancey, and his brother was Oliver deLancey, a British Army officer. Career De Lancey was a lawyer who served as the Clerk of the city and county of Albany, New York in 1765. He was also a Lieutenant-colonel of the 1st New Jersey loyal volunteers in 1782. In 1786, he was a member of the Nova Scotia Council and served as Chief Justice of the Bahamas from 1790 to 1797. From 1797 until his death in 1798, he was the Governor of Tobago. Personal life Stephen de Lancey was married to Cornelia Barclay. She was the daughter of the Rev. Henry Barclay, Rector of Trinity Church, New York. Toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Warren (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren, KB (10 March 1703 – 29 July 1752) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons representing the constituency of Westminster from 1747 to 1752. Warren is best known for his career in the British navy, in which he served for thirty-six years and participated in numerous naval engagements, most notably the capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745. Born in Ireland to an Irish Catholic family, Warren's parents raised him as a Protestant in order to allow him to pursue a career at sea. In 1716, Warren enlisted in the Royal Navy, largely spending the next decade serving off the West African coast or in the Caribbean, participating in anti-piracy operations and confrontations with Spanish coast guard vessels. Eleven years later in 1727, Warren was promoted to the rank of post-captain. From 1728 to 1745, Warren served almost continuously in the Americas. He commanded the '' Solebay'' off New York, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James De Lancey (loyalist)
Colonel James De Lancey (September 6, 1746 – May 2, 1804) was an American-born military officer and politician who led one of the best known and most feared of the loyalist units, De Lancey's Brigade, during the American Revolution. He was known as the "Commander of the Cowboys" by the loyalists and by the Patriots he was known as the "Outlaw of the Bronx". He later became a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1786 to 1794. He has become a controversial figure for unsuccessfully trying to use the courts to retrieve a slave he brought to Nova Scotia. Early life He was born in Westchester County, New York, the son of Peter DeLancey and Elizabeth (née Colden) DeLancey. Among his siblings was brother Stephen DeLancey, also a member of the Nova Scotia Assembly, and sister Susan DeLancey, who was married to Thomas Henry Barclay, a lawyer who also became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen De Lancey
Stephen De Lancey (December 1738 – May 1809) was a lawyer and political figure in New York (state), 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, Bronx, 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 Stephen Delancey, Etienne de Lancey and Anne van Cortlandt (1676–1724), herself the third child of Schuyler family, 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 List of colonial governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Floyd DeLancey
Edward Floyd DeLancey (October 23, 1821 – April 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, author, and historian. Early life "Ned" DeLancey was born on October 23, 1821, in Mamaroneck, New York. He was the eldest son of eight children born to Frances Jay (née Munro) DeLancey (1797–1869) and the Right Reverend William Heathcote DeLancey (1797–1865), the first Bishop of Western New York and sixth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Among his siblings was Peter Munro DeLancey and William Heathcote DeLancey Jr. His maternal grandfather was Peter Jay Munro. His paternal grandparents were Elizabeth (née Floyd) DeLancey and John Peter DeLancey, a son of Governor James De Lancey. His grandfather was a brother to James De Lancey and a grandson of Stephen Delancey, a French Huguenot who became a successful New York merchant and married Anne Van Cortlandt, the third child of Gertrude Schuyler and Stephanus van Cortlandt, the Chief Justice of the Province of New York. Through h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and his last 15 years in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death, and contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society. After a stint on a commercial voyage, Cooper served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, where he learned the technology of managing sailing vessels, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was '' The Spy'', a tale about espionage set during the American Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also created Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James De Lancey (politician)
James De Lancey Jr. (1732 – April 8, 1800) was a colonial politician, turfman, and the son of Lieutenant Governor James De Lancey and Anne Heathcote. Early life He was born in 1732 in New York City in a house built by his grandfather, Stephen De Lancey. This house later became famous and known as Fraunces Tavern. He had two sisters, Martha and Susan De Lancey. James was sent abroad for his education, first to Eton, and, in 1750, to his father's college, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Career Following the footsteps of his father, he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1753, where he pursued his studies in law in company with other wealthy provincials who found this method of legal education more attractive than a pedestrian apprenticeship to a colonial attorney at home. However, he never practiced law. French and Indian War The French and Indian War broke out immediately upon his return to America, so upon leaving the university he entered the army, reaching the rank o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
