Re: Col. De Lancey
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Re: Col. De Lancey
F.R.Wade 7/26/11
Thank you :o)I posted on the Tupperville site after finding a detailed description of the larger house.Apparently the owners have not been able to absolutely identify who built the house.They know that James DeLancey built 3 houses on his farm.One to the east of the house and one to the west of the house -- along with the house -- have a unique brick foundation not normally seen in Nova Scotia.A descendant of a later owner of the property stated James' house was built on the river side of the road and David Hall built the present house across from it but she heard that story from her grandfather.Yet there are features within the house that point to an earlier build than the 1830's.I guess it will remain a mystery until someone does a dig across the road to find the foundations of a house described as elegant with a broad verandah.Or if a drawing appears like it did with DeLancey Mills and Union Hill (James' family homes in the Bronx).
James DeLancey did experience a financial decline after the Revolution but was better off than most of the Loyalists that arrived in Nova Scotia.Not only was he able to buy the farm but had the ability to build 3 houses.Since he died at a relatively young age and left a large family, any hope of building even a portion of his former worth was dashed.It is anyone's guess what he might have done if he lived longer.
Thanks again for your help.Now to find his brother's (Stephen) house in Annapolis Royal lolololol
Jo
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