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Notes for Lewis Morris:
In 1670, young Lewis Morris, son of Thomas Morris of Barbados, with the aid of Colonel Lewis Morris, bought a parcel of land in Monmouth County, New Jersey from the Indians for a barrel of cider. He moved onto the land shortly before the Dutch occumpation, whereupon all of the Indians on the property moved back to Crosswicks and Cranberry execpt one "Indian Will," who was allowed to stay and dwell in a wigwam between Tinton Falls and Swimming River. One day, sometime after the Dutch had left, Indian Will, while eating breakfast of suppawn (mush) and milk, was observed using a silver spoon. Mr. Thomas Eaton, of what is now Eatontown, New Jersey, told Indian WIll, his friend, that he would give him a red cloak and a cocked hat if he would tell where he found the spoon. It seems that Indian Will was soon wearing the red cloak and cocked hat and Mr. Eaton suddenly became rich.
Indian Will was also a friend of Derrick Longstreet and one time showed Longstreet some silver money. Longstreet asked Will to give it to him, but Will refused. Will did, however, give Longstreet some yellow money he had found, which the Indian thought worthless. This made Longstreet rich.
Lewis Morris, Anglo-American Statesman, 1983, Samuel Stelle Smith
Lewis Morris "of Passage Point" was shot and killed by a black slave for mistreating a woman slave. He is known to be a son of Thomas Morris, who is not a brother of Richard, Ann and Lewis Morris.
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