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DeLancey, Stephen print view role Collector dates 1663-1741 city New York City state NY other cities Caen, France; sex M historical notes Collector of furniture. Delancey was married to Anne van Cortlandt and in the summer of 1700, he began construction of a house at 54 Pearl Street in New York City, on land given to his wife by her father as a wedding gift. Anne van Cortlandt was the third child of Chief Justice of the Province of New York Stephanus van Cortlandt and his wife Gertrude Schuyler. 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. decades of activity 1700-1710 1710-1720 1720-1730 1730-1740 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:21 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department Stephen DeLancey Papers, 1647-1905. see details... «  back