William Delafield and Nancy ???

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Husband William DELAFIELD

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         Born: 1763 - Mecklenburg Co, Virginia
         Died: 1860 - Marshall, Harrison Co, Texas
       Buried: 1860 - Near Lagrone's Chapel, Harrison Co, Texas

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       Father: Nicholas DELAFIELD (1720-1785) 1
       Mother: 

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     Marriage: Abt 1785 - Georgia

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Events in his life were:

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• Military, American Militia, Capt. Reuben Vaughan's Co., 1779

• Residence ², Oglethorpe Co, Georgia, 1804

• Census ³, Hall Co, Georgia, 1820

• Residence, Georgia, 1825

• Residence ⁴, Hall Co, Georgia, 1827

• Census, Hall Co, Georgia, page 69-70, 1830

• Residence ⁵, Barbour Co, Alabama, 1836

• Residence, Harrison Co, Texas, 1850

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Wife Nancy ???

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         Born: Abt 1765
         Died: After 1830 - Alabama
       Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Nicholas DELAFIELD ¹

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         Born: 1790 - Georgia
         Died: 1854 - Marshall, Harrison Co, Texas
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Sarah GORMAN (1805-1878) 6
         Marr: 22 Apr 1821 - Hall Co, Georgia 7 8

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2 F Nancy DELAFIELD

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         Born: Abt 1792
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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3 M John Glass DELAFIELD ⁹

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         Born: 7 Sep 1794 - Sparta, White Co, Tennessee
         Died: 27 Nov 1862 - Titus Co, Texas
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Celia JONES (1802-1866) 9
         Marr: 21 Apr 1820 - Georgia

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General Notes (Husband)

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There is a historical marker honoring William Delafield as a patriot in the LaGrone Cemetery near Hallsville, Texas. He is also listed in the Roster of Texas Daughters Revolutionary Ancestors. There is also a book "Delafield - The Family History" by Brigadere General John Ross Delafield.
The marker states:
"Son of Nicholas Delafield, a cooper in the English Navy in 1740's and an artisan living in Mecklenburg Co., Va., as early as the 1760's. William Delafield, as a lad of 16, served in the militia company of a neighbor, Capt. Reuben Vaughan, during the year of 1779 when the former American colonies--joined together since 1776 as the United States--were revolting against the tyranny of George III of Great Britain.
"In 1825, William Delafield, then 22 moved to Georgia. There he brought up a family and in 1827 was awarded land on basis of his Revolutionary War Service. By 1832, he and a son, Nicholas, lived in Alabama, where in 1836 both received land grants in Barbour County. The son in 1846 settled here in Harrison County, Texas.
"By 1850, William Delafield also lived here, where he was known to neighbors as an elderly man who sat in a rocking chair relating stories of old times. He had lost a leg, probably in frontier fighting in Georgia against the Indians. His descendants include persons who have attained distinction in military and civilian life in Texas and other states."


May 4, 1785
To His Excellency Patrick Henry, Esquire
Governor of Virginia

Sir,

The power of pardoning for Felonious Offences being left with you & the Hin'ble the Council of Stste, we beg leave to address you in behalf of William Delafield now under sentence of death for horse stealing..
Although we exercise the crime & are sensible that the most vigorous infliction of the laws of our Country should attend it's conviction--Yet, Sir, as the Mercy of our country thro' your Excellence (word unintelligle) is often extended to Offenders of this rank; permit us, urged by a hope, that (as this is the first) it will be the last offence of this nature the unhappy man will commit; to offer our Intreaties, accompanied by our wishes, that he may receive a pardon.
We might here mention several alleviating Circumstances, that might operate with your Excellency in this consideration; but will only observe the anxiety of an aged Father for an only Son, a Father whose Tenor of life (from a long couple of acquaintance) has ever been esteem'd moral & irreproachable;--& the Son (this instance excepted) as far as we know or have heard has never been charged with offence.--
The sincear desire we are persuaded that rests with your excellency, to comply with every request of this sort, --not incompatible, with the security and dignity of the Citizens over whom you preside; & the instances that have been attended with Happy effects during your administrations, prompts us to Hope our Request will be granted. --& with the Highest Respect subscribe ourselves.
Sir, Your excellencys most obedient & most Hbe servts.

Mecklenburg
May 4th 1785

Sam Hopkins, Jr. Tingnal Jones Sr
William Taylor Tingnal Jones Jr
Saml. Venable Richard Swepson
Thos. Field Sam Goode
Henry Walker Richd. Clausel

American Revolutionary War Patriots Buried In Texas:
William Delafield was another firebrand young man born in 1763 in Virginia, who served in the American Revolution as a substitute for a friend. In 1785 he was charged with stealing a horse, and sentenced to death! He received a pardon from Governor Patrick Henry and sentenced to hard labor for three years, however, he escaped from public jail and went to Georgia where he married and had a two sons and lost a leg fighting Indians. In 1850 he moved to Texas to live with his son Nicholas who had already migrated to Texas. William Delafield died in 1860 in Harrison County, Texas and was buried in a family farm cemetery located near LaGrone's Chapel. In 1972 there was a Texas Historical Marker placed on his grave, but no SAR or DAR marker has been placed on his grave.

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1 Texas Historical Marker, LaGrone Chapel.

2 Land Lottery, Feb 3, 1804.

3 1820 Hall Co, GA Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/hall/census/1820/).

4 Land Lottery, 1827.

5 Land Lottery, 1836.

6 1850 Harrison Co, TX Census.

7 Sybil Wood McRay, Hall County, Georgia 1819-1839 Marriages Book A (Gainesville, Georgia), 5.

8 Marriage Certificate, Hall Co, GA Book A, Page 14.

9 Coffe, Jack.