DELANCEY TOWN, BAHAMAS
Delancey Town is an old neighborhood in Nassau , Bahamas, named after Stephen DeLancey , a prominent United Empire Loyalist and former Chief Justice of the Bahamas (1790–1797). After the American Revolution, he left New York and first settled in Nova Scotia. Delancey Town (photo about 1890) It is located near the western cemetery and a street in the area, Delancey Street, retains the name. There is also a community called Delancey Town on the island of South Eleuthora in the Bahamas. After the American Revolution, Loyalists, both black and white, arriving in the Bahamas massively boosted the population. Between 1783 and 1788, it is estimated 5,000 to 7,000 came. This doubled the white population and tripled the black. When Stephen DeLancey moved to the Bahamas in 1790 to become Chief Justice, he also managed a 900 acre cotton plantation on North Caicos and had 18 black slaves. The plantation was known ...