James, the first of these, was educated at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, England, in which co'.It'U^? h'i father had been educated before him. On quitting college, he entered the army, rising to the rank of captain. In the unfortunate c.impaign against Ticonderoga, he was an aid of Abercrombie's. \\'hen Ijis father died, or shortly after, Captain de Lancey sold out, inheriting the principal estates of his family. He married Margaret, a daughter of Chief Justice Allen of Pennsylvania, whose other daughter, Anne, mairied John Penn, grandson of WiUiam Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.

Early in the Revolution, Capt. James de Lancey went to England. Eventually he established himself at Bath. This gentleman, (and not his cousin, Lt. Col. James, as Mr. Sabine supposes), "at the close of tl\e v.ar, and at the formation of the loyahst agency for prosecuting claims for compensation, was appointed agent for New York, and became vice-president of the board. His own losses were large and difficult of adjustment, and occupied the attention of the commissioners for some days. Excepting Sir William Pepperell," Captain James de Lancey appears to have been the most active member of the agency." ^ Five of the children of Capt. James de Lancey and Margaret, grew up, viz : two sons and three daughters. Charles, the eldest son, was in the British na\y, and died a bachelor. James, late Lt. Col. ist Dragoon Guards, is li\'ing, also a bachelor. Two of the daughters, Anne and Susan, are single, and still living ; While ISIargaret married the present Sir Juckes Granville CHfton, Bart., and died early, childless."