Family
- He was survived by a son, Captain James DeLancey (1732–1800), who took over the family drygoods business and went into New York provincial politics.
- His daughter, Anna, was a wife of Thomas Jones (historian).
- His daughter, Susannah, died unmarried. She raised Susannah Burritt, the daughter of Rev. Blackleach Burritt and Martha Welles.
- His sister, Susannah Delancey (1707–1771), was the wife of Sir Peter Warren (admiral).
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