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Individual:
Morris Family
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Lewis Morris ( 1671-1746 ) of Morrisania, Westchester Co, New York
Parents : Richard Morris and Sarah Pole
Married : Isabella Graham
Children : Lewis Morris II
Robert Hunter Morris
Fortune :
12,000 £ 1700
30,000 £ 1725
Activity : Manor Lord
Main property : Morrisania
Associated properties : rum import business in NYC / sugar plantations in the West Indies / Tinton Falls Iron Foundry
Politics / Public offices : Governor of New Jersey (1738-46), Vestryman of trinity Church (1797-1700), judge
Biographical sketch :
The residual heir to his father Richard Morris 3000 acres in New York and the still larger estate of his uncle Colonel Lewis Morris, which included large land tracts in New York and later New Jersey, the Tinton Falls iron foundry including land with manorial rights, the ship “Friends Adventure”, sugar plantations in the West Indies and a successful rum importing business in New York. In 1697, young Lewis Morris received a patent from the colonial governor, making his land the Manor of Morrisania. Most of Morrisiana is in what is nowadays known as the Bronx, farmland during most of the 18th century, which gained considerably in value once New York City extended its limits. Lewis Morris was the first of the family to engage in a successful political career. He helped bring down Lord Cornbury who ruled as governor of both New York and New Jersey. He was made Chief Justice of New York in 1715, but his stand against governor Cosby over the Van Dam case eventually cost him this position. He was replaced by James De Lancey. In 1738 New Jersey was separated from New York and Lewis Morris became its first colonial governor, an office he kept until the end of his life. Lewis Morris married Isabella Graham by whom he had two sons and several daughters. Unlike other manor lords, Lewis Morris split the estate when he died, leaving Morrisania to the elder son Lewis Morris III and his New Jersey properties, including the stake in the Tinton Falls manor, to Robert Hunter Morris.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.
Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official
1671–1746, American colonial official, first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York. The son of Richard Morris (d. 1672; see Morris, family), he was born in that part of Westchester co. that is now part of the Bronx, New York City. He inherited large properties in New York and New Jersey, and in 1697 his New York estate was patented as the manor of Morrisania. In 1702, Morris traveled to England to help bring about the fall of proprietary government in New Jersey. He became a bitter opponent of the arbitrary rule of Lord Cornbury, who was governor of both New York and New Jersey, and aided in securing his removal (1708). In 1715 he was made chief justice of New York, but a subsequent struggle with Gov. William Cosby resulted in his removal (1733). Upon the separation (1738) of New Jersey from New York, Morris became the first governor of New Jersey, serving until his death. His stern administration was marked by much opposition and quarreling.
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