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Philip Delano
Born
Philippe de la Noye

Leiden, Holland
BaptizedNovember 6, 1630
DiedSometime between August 22, 1681(1681-08-22) (aged 77) and March 4, 1682(1682-03-04) (aged 78)
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
NationalitySpanish Netherlands
Known forCitizen of Plymouth Colony
FamilyDelano family

Philip Delano (c. 1603 – c. 1681-82) was a passenger on the Fortune. He is best known as the progenitor of the Delano family in the Americas.

Life

Early years

Philippe de Lannoy, later Philip Delano, was baptized in the Protestant Walloon church of Leiden, Holland on November 6, 1603. His parents are recorded as Jan (Jean) de Lannoy of Tourcoing and Marie Mahieu of Lille (Rijsel) in Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, later a part of France after capture by Louis XIV in 1668,[1] who were betrothed on January 13, 1596 in the same Walloon church. Both parents made their way with their families to Leiden via Canterbury, England, having fled religious persecution from Flanders around 1579.[1] Jean's father was Gysbert (Guilbert) de Lannoy.

His father Jean died within a year or two, and his mother became betrothed to Robert Mannoo, a woolcomber from the city of Namur on February 18, 1605. Philip grew up in Leiden, but further details are unknown. Per author Eugene Stratton, Philip was a member of the Separatist church in Leiden and had been in communion with the Walloon church. The Walloons were the French-speaking natives of the ancient region of Wallonia, now in today's Belgium.[1]

In New England

In November 1621, Philip Delano arrived in Plymouth Colony as a single man on the ship Fortune. Genealogist C. E. Banks calculated Philip's age as 16 upon arrival, however, Philip may have been closer to 20. It is speculated Philip was a servant of one of the other passengers, as he was a minor.[2][3] Philip may have first lived with his uncle, Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke and Cooke's son. Philip's maternal aunt, Hester (Mahieu), was married to Cooke.[4] In 1633, Philip is listed as a freeman.

In the Division of Land of 1623, Philip is listed as Philipe de la Noye, sharing a parcel of land with Moses Simonson. Near the end of 1626, Isaac Allerton had reached an agreement with Plymouth's financial backers in London, the Adventurers, that Plymouth would buy the colony's debts from the London backers. The colonists formed their own group in Plymouth, the Undertakers, which assumed the debt. The agreement was signed in Plymouth by 27 men, including Delano, who signed as “Phillip Delanoy”. In 1627, after the institution of private property, Delano made the first recorded land sale in Plymouth to Stephen Deane.

In 1637, Delano volunteered for the Pequot War.[2] On October 2, he was given forty acres of land in Duxbury, adjoining the lands of John Alden and Edward Bumpus.[5] Delano was appointed surveyor, but was deposed in 1641.[5]

Death and burial

Philip Delano died in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony between August 22, 1681 and March 4, 1681/2. Though his burial place is unknown,[3] it is likely that Philip was buried in the Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury, where many of Philip's descendants are buried.[4]

At his death, Philip may have accrued significant wealth.[2][4] His sons Thomas and Samuel agreed to distribute Philip's estate; the other children who shared the estate were John, Jane, Rebecca and Philip.[5][6]

Family

Surname

Over the years, names of various spellings have been attributed to him. The surname de Lannoy originates from the town of Lannoy, a few miles from Tourcoing.[1] Banks has him as Phillipe de la Noye. In the 1623 Division of Land he is listed as Philipe de la Noye. In both the 1626 Purchasers list and 1633/34 tax list he is Phillip Delanoy. His name was changed from de Lannoy to Delano in New England. His father's name at marriage and death is recorded in Dutch church records as Jan Lano.

There is no evidence that Philip was a descendant of the noble House of Lannoy.[7][8]

Children

Philip Delano was married twice and may have had 9 or 10 children.[4][6] He married:

1. Hester Dewsbery/Dewsbury on December 19, 1634 in Plymouth. She died between 1648 and 1653. Her burial place is unknown. Children attributed to Philip and Hester Delano:

  • Mary was born about 1635 and died childless. She married Jonathan Dunham on November 29, 1655.
  • Philip was born about 1637 and died in Duxbury in December 1708. He married Elizabeth Sampson about 1670 and had five children.
  • Thomas was born about 1639 and died in Duxbury on April 13, 1723. He married Rebecca Alden by 1667 and had nine children. It was known that Thomas married a daughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden, but which daughter has been controversial, although believed to be Rebecca. They witnessed a deed as “Thomas De Lano” and “Rebecca De Lano”. Thomas Delano and his wife were both buried in Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Mass.[5][6]
  • Esther was born about 1641. She was not named in her father’s estate and may have been deceased by then (1681).
  • John was born about 1644 and died in Duxbury after September 5, 1721. He married Mary Weston by about 1679 and had six children.
  • Jonathan was born about 1648 and died in Dartmouth on December 28, 1720. He married Mercy Warren on February 28, 1677/78 and had thirteen children. Mercy was a granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren. Jonathan Delano and his wife were both buried in Acushnet Cemetery in Acushnet, Massachusetts.

2. Mary (Pontus) Glass, widow of James, sometime between September 3, 1652 (death of James Glass) and December 3, 1659. Her father was William Pontus, died before March 4, 1652/53. Her burial place is unknown.[9] Children attributed to Philip and Mary Delano:

  • Jane was born about 1655. She was living at the settlement of her father’s estate in 1682. There is no further information.
  • Rebecca was born about 1657 and died in Plymouth on April 7, 1709. She married John Churchill on December 28, 1686 and had five children. She was buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth, Mass.
  • Samuel was born about 1659 and died in Duxbury before August 9, 1728. He married Elizabeth Standish by 1679 and had nine children. Elizabeth was a granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish. Samuel and his wife Elizabeth were both buried in Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Mass.
  • (a daughter) was born about 1661. Nothing further is known about her birth and is based on the wording of various bequests in Philip’s will.[4][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d George English, Ancestry and History of Philip Delano, Born Philippe de Lannoy (Mayflower Descendant, 56 [2007]), pp. 70-90, 163-184
  2. ^ a b c Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691 (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), p. 280
  3. ^ a b c Charles Edward Banks,The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Father Original Narratives of Early American History (New York: Grafton Press, 1929), p. 115
  4. ^ a b c d e Genealogical Profile of Philip Delano/De la Noye, (collaboration of Plimoth Plantation and New England Historic Genealogical Society accessed 2013) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b c d Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691 (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), p. 281
  6. ^ a b c Robert Charles Anderson, Pilgrim Village Family Sketch: Philip Delano (a collaboration between American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society)
  7. ^ "GHAAHD Description". Delano Kindred. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ George English (3 May 2020). "How Surname Origins Solved A 100 Year Old Claim Of Royal Descent". Research Through People. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691 (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), pp. 281, 339
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