Delano family
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The progenitor of the Delano family in the Americas was Philippe de Lannoy (1602–1681) (also Philippe de La Noye) whose family name was anglicized to Delano. The 19-year-old Pilgrim of Flemish
descent arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 9, 1621 on the second Pilgrim ship, Fortune. His descendants include Philip Delano Jr., Frederic Adrian Delano
, Jonathan Delano and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
, Ulysses S. Grant
, Calvin Coolidge
, Laura Ingalls Wilder
, Robert Redfield
, Captain Paul Delano
, and Alan B. Shepard. Delano family forebears include the Pilgrim who chartered the Mayflower
, seven of its passengers and three signers of the Mayflower Compact
.
, and Marie Mahieu of Lille
, Spanish Netherlands, both now in northern France. His parents were betrothed in the Leiden Walloon Church
on January 13, 1596. His father died in 1604 at Leiden. Philippe's grandfather, Guilbert de Lannoy of Tourcoing, was born Catholic but apparently became become an early Protestant. He left the mainland with his family for England probably in the late 1570s and then, in 1591, moved to Leiden, a safe harbor for religious dissidents. The Mahieu family arrived in Leiden around the same time, having earlier been at Armentières
, near Lille. The family name de Lannoy probably derives from the town of Lannoy
(a name derived from the Latin alnetum and French “l’aulnaie” meaning “alder plantation”), also near Lille.
Pilgrim congregation in Leiden is unknown, Philippe eventually joined their voyage to the American continent.
The Leiden Pilgrims bought the Speedwell
. Although his name is not on the passenger list, Philippe is believed by Mayflower scholar Jeremy Bangs to have joined his uncle Francis Cooke
(husband of his mother's sister, Hester Mahieu) and young cousin John Cooke
on the first stage of the voyage from Delfshaven
to Southampton
to meet the Mayflower
. They gathered in England with other Pilgrims and hireling colonizers to stage the onward voyage with the two ships. Barely into the Atlantic crossing, the Speedwell
began to leak. This leakage forced the convoy to abort the voyage and return to England twice. After the second return, Mayflower
proceeded alone. Speedwell
was sold. Ten of its passengers, among them Francis and John Cooke, joined the Mayflower
. The remaining Speedwell
passengers remained behind. Philippe joined a replacement ship, the "Fortune (ship)", which sailed for Plymouth Colony
in early July 1621, arriving on November 9. It is possible that Philippe went separately to England rather than on Speedwell
.
the year before. In 1623, he received a land grant in Plymouth but sold this property in 1627 and moved to Duxborough
where in 1634 he married Hester Dewsbury (1613–1657). There, Delano prospered and was part of the group who organized the construction of highways and bridges around the village.
He served in the Pequot War
of 1637 as a volunteer. In 1652 he joined with 35 other colonists to purchase with trading goods what was then called Dartmouth Township from Massasoit
, the leader of the Wampanoag who drew the boundaries. It was sold to the Religious Society of Friends
or Quakers, who wished to live outside the stringent religious laws of the Puritans. Philippe gave his portion of the acquisition, amounting to 800 acres (3.2 km²), to his son Jonathan Delano. Following the death of his wife, he married a second time to Mary Pontus. He died on August 22, 1681 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. A great many of his offspring would become prominent mariners, whalers, and shipbuilders. The later commercial success of some Delanos was such that they would become part of the Massachusetts aristocracy, sometimes referred to as one of the Boston Brahmin
s (the "First Families of Boston").
; among their direct descendants are the author Laura Ingalls Wilder
, President Ulysses S. Grant
, President Calvin Coolidge
, anthropologist Robert Redfield
, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, and the poet Conrad Potter Aiken.
Over time, family members migrated to other states including Michigan, Maine, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, Vermont and as far away as Chile where today descendants of Captain Paul Delano
are numerous and prominent. From the New York clan, Sara Delano married James Roosevelt and their only child, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President of the United States
.
The Delano name is also found across America where several places have been named in honor of a family member:
Some notable members of the Delano family in America:
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
descent arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts on November 9, 1621 on the second Pilgrim ship, Fortune. His descendants include Philip Delano Jr., Frederic Adrian Delano
Frederic Adrian Delano
Frederic Adrian Delano was an American railroad president born in Hong Kong, China of the Delano family. He was the uncle of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Frederic Adrian Delano was Chairman of the Committee on the Regional Plan for New York and Its Environs, which released the...
, Jonathan Delano and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
, Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
, Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
, Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...
, Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield was an American anthropologist and ethnolinguist. Redfield graduated from the University of Chicago, eventually with a J.D. from its law school and then a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, which he began to teach in 1927...
, Captain Paul Delano
Paul Delano
Captain Paul Delano , born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, was a sea captain and a member of the prominent American Delano family. He moved to Chile as Captain of the Curiacio where he arrived in June 22, 1819 and became an important part of that country's First Chilean Navy Squadron...
, and Alan B. Shepard. Delano family forebears include the Pilgrim who chartered the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
, seven of its passengers and three signers of the Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists, later together known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower...
.
Delano (De Lannoy) Family in Europe
Philippe de Lannoy was born in Leiden on December 7, 1602 of religious refugee parents Jan Lano, born Jean de Lannoy in 1575 at TourcoingTourcoing
Tourcoing is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Nord.Tourcoing is situated near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border.-Main sights:...
, and Marie Mahieu of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, Spanish Netherlands, both now in northern France. His parents were betrothed in the Leiden Walloon Church
Walloon church
A Walloon church describes any Calvinist church building in the Netherlands and its former colonies whose members originally came from the Southern Netherlands and France and whose native language is French...
on January 13, 1596. His father died in 1604 at Leiden. Philippe's grandfather, Guilbert de Lannoy of Tourcoing, was born Catholic but apparently became become an early Protestant. He left the mainland with his family for England probably in the late 1570s and then, in 1591, moved to Leiden, a safe harbor for religious dissidents. The Mahieu family arrived in Leiden around the same time, having earlier been at Armentières
Armentières
Armentières is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France. It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole, and lies on the Belgian border, northwest of the city of Lille, on the right bank of the river Lys....
, near Lille. The family name de Lannoy probably derives from the town of Lannoy
Lannoy
The name Lannoy or de Lannoy or of Lannoy can refer toPlaces*Lannoy, Nord, a commune of the Nord department, France*Lannoy-Cuillère, a village and commune in the Oise département, France...
(a name derived from the Latin alnetum and French “l’aulnaie” meaning “alder plantation”), also near Lille.
Journey to America
Philippe de Lannoy's family was affiliated to the Leiden Walloon Church, indicating they were probably Francophones or speakers of one of the northern French dialects. While the timing and extent of his contact with the John RobinsonJohn Robinson (pastor)
John Robinson was the pastor of the "Pilgrim Fathers" before they left on the Mayflower. He became one of the early leaders of the English Separatists, minister of the Pilgrims, and is regarded as one of the founders of the Congregational Church.-Early life:Robinson was born in Sturton le Steeple...
Pilgrim congregation in Leiden is unknown, Philippe eventually joined their voyage to the American continent.
The Leiden Pilgrims bought the Speedwell
Speedwell (ship)
The Speedwell was a 60-ton ship, the smaller of the two ships intended to carry the Pilgrim Fathers to North America...
. Although his name is not on the passenger list, Philippe is believed by Mayflower scholar Jeremy Bangs to have joined his uncle Francis Cooke
Francis Cooke
Francis Cooke was one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower. This early settler is one of the twenty-six male Pilgrims known to have descendants.- Early life and family :...
(husband of his mother's sister, Hester Mahieu) and young cousin John Cooke
John Cooke
John Cooke may refer to:*John Cooke , Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University*John Cooke *John Cooke , English cricketer...
on the first stage of the voyage from Delfshaven
Delfshaven
Delfshaven is a borough of Rotterdam on the right bank of river Nieuwe Maas, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1886.The town of Delfshaven grew around the port of the city of Delft...
to Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
to meet the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
. They gathered in England with other Pilgrims and hireling colonizers to stage the onward voyage with the two ships. Barely into the Atlantic crossing, the Speedwell
Speedwell (ship)
The Speedwell was a 60-ton ship, the smaller of the two ships intended to carry the Pilgrim Fathers to North America...
began to leak. This leakage forced the convoy to abort the voyage and return to England twice. After the second return, Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
proceeded alone. Speedwell
Speedwell (ship)
The Speedwell was a 60-ton ship, the smaller of the two ships intended to carry the Pilgrim Fathers to North America...
was sold. Ten of its passengers, among them Francis and John Cooke, joined the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
. The remaining Speedwell
Speedwell (ship)
The Speedwell was a 60-ton ship, the smaller of the two ships intended to carry the Pilgrim Fathers to North America...
passengers remained behind. Philippe joined a replacement ship, the "Fortune (ship)", which sailed for Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. The first settlement of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith. The settlement, which served as the capital of the colony, is today the modern town...
in early July 1621, arriving on November 9. It is possible that Philippe went separately to England rather than on Speedwell
Speedwell (ship)
The Speedwell was a 60-ton ship, the smaller of the two ships intended to carry the Pilgrim Fathers to North America...
.
Life in America
Philippe de Lannoy joined and resided with his uncle Francis Cooke and cousin John who had arrived on the MayflowerMayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
the year before. In 1623, he received a land grant in Plymouth but sold this property in 1627 and moved to Duxborough
Duxbury (town), Massachusetts
Duxbury is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Duxbury is a suburb of Boston, located approximately to the south of the city on the South Shore...
where in 1634 he married Hester Dewsbury (1613–1657). There, Delano prospered and was part of the group who organized the construction of highways and bridges around the village.
He served in the Pequot War
Pequot War
The Pequot War was an armed conflict between 1634–1638 between the Pequot tribe against an alliance of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies who were aided by their Native American allies . Hundreds were killed; hundreds more were captured and sold into slavery to the West Indies. ...
of 1637 as a volunteer. In 1652 he joined with 35 other colonists to purchase with trading goods what was then called Dartmouth Township from Massasoit
Massasoit
Massasoit Sachem or Ousamequin ,was the sachem, or leader, of the Pokanoket, and "Massasoit" of the Wampanoag Confederacy. The term Massasoit means Great Sachem.-Early years:...
, the leader of the Wampanoag who drew the boundaries. It was sold to the Religious Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
or Quakers, who wished to live outside the stringent religious laws of the Puritans. Philippe gave his portion of the acquisition, amounting to 800 acres (3.2 km²), to his son Jonathan Delano. Following the death of his wife, he married a second time to Mary Pontus. He died on August 22, 1681 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. A great many of his offspring would become prominent mariners, whalers, and shipbuilders. The later commercial success of some Delanos was such that they would become part of the Massachusetts aristocracy, sometimes referred to as one of the Boston Brahmin
Boston Brahmin
Boston Brahmins are wealthy Yankee families characterized by a highly discreet and inconspicuous life style. Based in and around Boston, they form an integral part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment...
s (the "First Families of Boston").
Descendants
His son Jonathan married Mercy Warren, granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard WarrenRichard Warren
Richard Warren was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. He settled in Plymouth Colony and was among ten passengers of the Mayflower landing party with Myles Standish at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620...
; among their direct descendants are the author Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...
, President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
, President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
, anthropologist Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield
Robert Redfield was an American anthropologist and ethnolinguist. Redfield graduated from the University of Chicago, eventually with a J.D. from its law school and then a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, which he began to teach in 1927...
, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, and the poet Conrad Potter Aiken.
Over time, family members migrated to other states including Michigan, Maine, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, Vermont and as far away as Chile where today descendants of Captain Paul Delano
Paul Delano
Captain Paul Delano , born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, was a sea captain and a member of the prominent American Delano family. He moved to Chile as Captain of the Curiacio where he arrived in June 22, 1819 and became an important part of that country's First Chilean Navy Squadron...
are numerous and prominent. From the New York clan, Sara Delano married James Roosevelt and their only child, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
.
The Delano name is also found across America where several places have been named in honor of a family member:
- Delano, CaliforniaDelano, CaliforniaDelano's climate is characteristic of the San Joaquin Valley. The weather is hot and dry during the summer and cool and damp in winter. Frequent ground fog known regionally as "tule fog" can obscure vision. Record temperatures range between 115°F and 14°F...
named for Columbus DelanoColumbus DelanoColumbus Delano, was a lawyer and a statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family.At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. After completing his primary education, he studied law and was... - Delano, MinnesotaDelano, MinnesotaDelano is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,464 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
named for Francis R. DelanoFrancis R. DelanoFrancis Ralph Delano was an American banker and a member of the prominent Delano family. Delano was the first warden of the Minnesota State Prison and first General Superintendent of the St... - Delano, PennsylvaniaDelano, PennsylvaniaDelano is a census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 377 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delano is located at ....
and Delano Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania named for Warren Delano II - Delano District of Wichita, Kansas Half of Wichita which is on the west side of the Arkansas River.
Some notable members of the Delano family in America:
- Columbus DelanoColumbus DelanoColumbus Delano, was a lawyer and a statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family.At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. After completing his primary education, he studied law and was...
(1809–1896), statesman - Diane DelanoDiane DelanoDiane A. Delano is an American character actress, sometimes credited as Diana Delano. Her best known roles might be "Bobbi Glass" as well as her twin sister nurse "Jessi Glass "on the 1999 series Popular and the recurring character "Barbara Semanski" on Northern Exposure...
, (born 1957), actress - Francis R. DelanoFrancis R. DelanoFrancis Ralph Delano was an American banker and a member of the prominent Delano family. Delano was the first warden of the Minnesota State Prison and first General Superintendent of the St...
, (1842–1892), banker, railroad executive - Frederic Adrian DelanoFrederic Adrian DelanoFrederic Adrian Delano was an American railroad president born in Hong Kong, China of the Delano family. He was the uncle of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Frederic Adrian Delano was Chairman of the Committee on the Regional Plan for New York and Its Environs, which released the...
, (1863–1953), civil engineer, member of the Commercial Club of ChicagoCommercial Club of ChicagoThe Commercial Club of Chicago is an anti-labor club resulted from the 1907 merger of two predecessor Chicago clubs: the Merchants Club and the Commercial Club . Its most active members included George Pullman, Marshall Field, Cyrus McCormick, George Armour, Frederic Delano, Sewell Avery, Rufus... - Jane Arminda Delano, (1862–1919) prominent nurse
- Paul DelanoPaul DelanoCaptain Paul Delano , born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, was a sea captain and a member of the prominent American Delano family. He moved to Chile as Captain of the Curiacio where he arrived in June 22, 1819 and became an important part of that country's First Chilean Navy Squadron...
, (1775–1842), Commander of the Chilean Department of the Navy - Warren Delano II, (1809–1898), merchant of the clipper ship period
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (1882–1945), President of the United States
- William Adams DelanoWilliam Adams DelanoWilliam Adams Delano , an American architect, was a partner with Chester Holmes Aldrich in the firm of Delano & Aldrich. The firm worked in the Beaux-Arts tradition for elite clients in New York City, Long Island and elsewhere, building townhouses, country houses, clubs, banks and buildings for...
(1874–1960), architect - Mary Gray-ReevesMary Gray-ReevesMary Gray-Reeves became the first woman Episcopal diocesan bishop in California on November 10, 2007, when she was ordained and consecrated the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real at services in Saratoga...
(Daughter of Florence Delano Gray) (born 1962), First woman bishop in California in the Episcopal church - James Whitlow DelanoJames Whitlow DelanoJames Whitlow Delano is an American reportage photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. He has published several books of photography and is known for black and white long term projects based on human rights, the environment and culture...
(1960), street photographer
Sources
- Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his descendants of Four Generations, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999
- George English, 'L'histoire et les ancêtres de la famille de Philip Delano (Philippe de Lannoy)', Le Parchemin 72 Annee Mars-Avril 2007 No. 368, pages 114–155
- George English, Ancestry and History of Philip Delano, Born Philippe de Lannoy, Mayflower Descendant, 56 [2007]: pp. 70–90, 163–184
- Albert de Lannoy, “Réponse à question 2301” [Answer to question 2301] in Le Parchemin (Belgium), No. 169 [1974]: 49–51
- Joel Andrew and Mortimer DelanoMortimer DelanoColonel Mortimer L. Delano was head of the Aero-Military War College of America and the First Aviation Corps and The Aero Military Service Federation of America...
, The genealogy, history, and alliances of the American house of Delano, 1621 to 1899, (New York, 1899) - Bouke N. Leverland, “Het Geslacht van Jan de Lannoy” [The Family of Jan de Lannoy] in Ons Voorgeslacht, Orgaan van de Zuidhollandse Vereniging voor Genealogie (Holland), 9 [1954]: 79–85
- Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs, “The Pilgrim and Other English in Leiden Records: Some New Pilgrim Documents” in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 143 [1989]: 195–199
- The New England historical & genealogical register, Volume 3 By New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Delano family papers from 1833–1919 at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
- The Moffett House museum in Berlin, New HampshireBerlin, New HampshireBerlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...