Anna (DeLancey) McAdam (1786-1852)

Mrs Anna Charlotte (DeLancey) McAdam

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 (4)

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) DeLancey

Mrs Elizabeth (Floyd) DeLancey

1758-1820

Anna (DeLancey) Jones

Mrs Anne (DeLancey) Jones

1746-1817

Spouse (1)

John Loudon McAdam

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

1756-1836

Associated Houses (1)

Fort Neck House

Massapequa Park, New York

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