Anna (DeLancey) McAdam (1786-1852)

Mrs Anna Charlotte (DeLancey) McAdam

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Family
Notes / Biography Associated Houses References
She was the eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth (Floyd) DeLancey. But, she was adopted by her father's childless sister, Anna DeLancey, and her husband who was her mother's uncle. She inherited all her mother's property, but the Jones estate, Fort Neck House, passed to her first cousin, David Richard Floyd-Jones. Her husband was the engineer who invented "tarmacadam" for surfacing roads.

Parents

John Peter DeLancey

John Peter DeLancey, of Heathcote Hill, Mamaroneck, New York

1753-1828

Thomas Jones

Judge Thomas Jones, of Fort Neck House, New York; Recorder of New York City

1731-1792

Elizabeth Floyd

Mrs Elizabeth (Floyd) DeLancey

1758-1820

Anna (DeLancey) Jones

Mrs Anne (DeLancey) Jones

1746-1817

Spouse

John Loudon McAdam

John Loudon McAdam, of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire; Inventor of "Tarmacadam"

1756-1836

Associated Houses

Fort Neck House

Massapequa Park, New York

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