Stephen Delancey

Loyalist Stephen Delancey in wikipedia

After Stephen Delancey moved to Nova Scotia he was granted land for his service to the Crown. Some of this may be seen in a reconstructed map of Clementsport, Nova Scotia.

note: The name appears on the left border of the cross-hatching

Muster Roll

1784 Lt. Col. DeLancey

Revolutionary War

STEPHEN DELANCEY — He was of the illustrious family of that name in New York [son of Brigadier-General Oliver de Lancey]. It does not appear why he accepted a commission in a New Jersey Regiment as lieutenant-colonel of the First Battalion, but he was commissioned as such September 5th, 1776, while he was a prisoner. On the evening of June 4th, 1776, he was celebrating the birthday of George III, and being loud in his expressions of loyalty, he and his party were arrested by the patriotic citizens of Albany and given in the safe-keeping of Governor Trumbull of Connecticut, who seems to have taken charge during the war of such tories. After his release he was again commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the First Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers, December 25th, 1781, and so continued until the close of the war. After peace was declared he removed to Nova Scotia." from: THE NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS" (LOYALISTS) IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

BY WILLIAM S. STRYKER, ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY. (1887)

For biographical sketches of Loyalist DeLanceys, see: The American Loyalists, Or Biographical Sketches of Adherents to the British ... By Lorenzo SABINE