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	Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in Delaware City, New Castle County, Del., September 25, 1738. Lawyer; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-78; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; President of Delaware, 1783-86. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., February 19, 1789 (age 50 years, 147 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of Nicholas Van Dyke and Rachael (Alee) Van Dyke; married 1766 to Elizabeth Nixon; married to Charlotte Stanley; father of Nancy Ann Van Dyke (who married Kensey Johns Sr.) and Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826); grandfather of Kensey Johns Jr. and Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke (who married Charles Irénée du Pont); third great-grandfather of Francis Victor du Pont; fourth great-grandfather of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont.   Political families: DuPont-Bayard family of Wilmington, Delaware; VanDyke-Johns family of New Castle, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
	Kensey Johns Sr. (1759-1848) — Born in Maryland, June 14, 1759. Whig. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1792; chief justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1799-1830; chancellor of Delaware court of chancery, 1830-32. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., December 21, 1848 (age 89 years, 190 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Nancy Ann Van Dyke (daughter of Nicholas Van Dyke); father of Kensey Johns Jr..   Political family: VanDyke-Johns family of New Castle, Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article
	Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., December 20, 1770. Member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1799; Delaware state attorney general, 1801-06; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1807-11; member of Delaware state senate, 1815-16; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1817-26; died in office 1826. Slaveowner. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 21, 1826 (age 55 years, 152 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789) and Elizabeth (Nixon) Van Dyke; married to Mary Van Leuvenigh; father of Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke (who married Charles Irénée du Pont); second great-grandfather of Francis Victor du Pont; third great-grandfather of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont.   Political families: DuPont-Bayard family of Wilmington, Delaware; VanDyke-Johns family of New Castle, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
	Kensey Johns Jr. (1791-1857) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., December 10, 1791. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1827-31; chancellor of Delaware court of chancery, 1832-57; died in office 1857. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., March 28, 1857 (age 65 years, 108 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of Kensey Johns Sr. and Nancy Ann (Van Dyke) Johns; grandson of Nicholas Van Dyke.   Political family: VanDyke-Johns family of New Castle, Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Charles Irénée du Pont (1797-1869) — also known as Charles I. du Pont — Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 29, 1797. Whig. Cloth manufacturer; president, Farmers Bank of Delaware; an organizer of the Delaware Railroad; member of Delaware state senate, 1841-44, 1853-56. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., January 31, 1869 (age 71 years, 308 days). Interment at Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Son of Victor Marie du Pont=de Nemours and Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite=de Pelleport; married, October 8, 1824, to Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke (daughter of Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826); granddaughter of Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789)); married to Anne Ridgely (daughter of Henry Moore Ridgely); great-grandfather of Francis Victor du Pont; second great-grandfather of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont; first cousin of Henry DuPont; first cousin once removed of Henry Algernon du Pont; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Coleman du Pont, Alfred Irénée du Pont, Pierre Samuel du Pont, Francis Irenee du Pont, Edward Green Bradford Jr. and Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Belin du Pont Jr., Lammot du Pont Copeland, Thomas Francis Bayard III, Reynolds du Pont and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; first cousin four times removed of Pierre Samuel du Pont IV and Richard Henry Bayard.   Political families: DuPont-Bayard family of Wilmington, Delaware; Ridgely family of Dover, Delaware; VanDyke-Johns family of New Castle, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial