Anne's Church stands, the cast aisle covering their original resting-))lace. They were afterwards transferred to the family vault, which is the fiist one east of the church. His wife caused a marble slab to be placed over the temporary tomb, and that still remains.' His will was dated October 26, 1816. In it he con-

1 Tlie ttutlior is indebUil to Jaml Sparks' " Life and Writings of Goutenieur Morris " for the niateriale of tli« foregoing sketch.

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firms an ante-nuptial contract, by which he had settled on his wife two thousand six hundred dollars per annum, and in addition he gave to her, during her life, his estate at Morrisania. The improvements were to be made at the expense of the estate. In his will was also the peculiar provision, that if his wife should see fit to marry, she should have six hundred dollars per annum in addition "to defray the increased expenditure which may attend that connection."

His son Gouverneur, was then given the whole of the residue and remainder of the estate, except such other bequests as he made under the will. If he should die before he attained the age of twenty-one years, or afterwards, " not having uiade a will," he then gave the estate to such one or more of the male descendants of his brothers and sisters, and in such proportions as his wife should designate ; but if she made no such designation, he then gave the estate to Lewis Morris Wilkins, the son of his sister Isabella, on condition that he assume the name of Morris. He then gave to his nephew, Gouverneur Wilkins, twenty-five thousand dollars, to be paid to him when he should attain the age of thirty years, provided his conduct should be such as in the opinion of his executor and executrix " becomes a good citizen." His friend Moss Kent, and his widow were charged with the execution of the will.