Lewis Morris, III

1726 - 1798  (71 years)    Has 23 ancestors and 57 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lewis Morris
  Suffix	III
  Birth	8 Apr 1726	Morrisania, Westchester County, New York, USA
  now a part of New York City), N.Y.
  Gender	Male
  Prominent People	USA
  rich
  Death	22 Jan 1798	Morrisania, Westchester County, New York, USA
  Burial	Bronxville, New York, USA
  in vault beneath St. Anne's of Morrisania Church
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Lewis Morris, III,   b. 8 Apr 1726, Morrisania, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 22 Jan 1798, Morrisania, Westchester County, New York, USA  (Age 71 years) ▻ Mary Walton   2. Staats Long Morris   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Richard Morris,   b. 1730   d. 1810  (Age 80 years) ▻
  Person ID	I363483	Geneagraphie
  Links To	This person is also Lewis Morris at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Lewis Morris, II,   b. 23 Sep 1698, Trenton, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA d. 21 May 1746, Morrisania, Westchester County, New York, USA (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Tryntje Staats,   b. Bef 1715   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F144004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Walton,   b. 14 May 1727, Westchester, (Bronx), New York, USA d. 11 Mar 1794, Morrisania, Westchester, New York, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	ten children; thus his estate was divided and his branch included no New York millionaire in 1850. Three of his sons served on the American side in the Revolution * This Robert Morris, who was not related to the Morrises of Morrisiana, was the most successful merchant-banker in America during the period following the Revolutionary War; but he eventually failed, brought down by large scale real estate speculations and over-extension of his credit, which he also used to raise funds for the Government. Robert Morris spent several years in debtors prison at the end of his life.
  Children	1. Benjamin Morris   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Lewis Morris, IV,   b. 1752, Morrisania, New Jersey, USA d. 22 Nov 1824, Morrisania, New Jersey, USA (Age 72 years) + 3. Jacob Wolcott Morris,   b. 1755   d. 1844 (Age 89 years)   4. William Morris   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. James Morris,   b. 1764   d. 1827 (Age 63 years)   6. Richard Valentine Morris,   b. 1768   d. 1815 (Age 47 years)   7. Catherine Morris   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary Morris   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sarah Morris   d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Helena Magdalena Morris,   b. 1762, Morrisania, New Jersey, USA d. 6 Oct 1840, Egerton, Bergen, New Jersey, USA (Age 78 years)   11. Staats Morris   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F144163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2002

  
  

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  A Delegate from New York; instructed by private tutors and was graduated from Yale College in 1746; engaged in agricultural pursuits; appointed by the Crown a judge of the Court of Admiralty in 1760 and resigned in 1774; again appointed by the provincial congress in 1776, but declined; elected to the Colonial Assembly of New York in 1769, but was declared disqualified for nonresidence; delegate to the provincial convention of the colony in April 1775; Member of the Continental Congress 1775-1777, and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence; deputy to the State provincial congress in 1776 and 1777; county judge of Westchester County in 1777; member of the committee on detection of conspiracies in 1777; served in the State senate 1777-1781 and 1784-1788, and was a member of the council of appointment in 1786; member of the first board of regents of the University of New York and served from 1784 until his death; delegate to the State convention which adopted the Federal Constitution in 1788 Three of his sons served on the American side in the Revolution; the youngest Richard Valentine Morris (1768-1815) joined the Navy and became a captain and squadron commander. He was sent to the Mediterranean to negotiate the end of the Tripolitan war, but unsuccessful, he was eventually relieved of his command. His estate, Morrisiana was seriously damaged by British troops and the mansion burnt down. After the revolution, he rebuilt it. *************************** Fortune : 270,000 $ 1775 300,000 $ 1800 Activity : Manor Lord Main property: Morrisania Politics / Public offices: NJ Provincial Assembly (1769), Continental Congress (1775-77), Commission of Ways and Means to supply army, Commission of Indian Affairs; Brigadier General in charge of Westchester Militia; Signer Declaration of Independence; Judge and NY State Senator