In 1775 he was elected a member of the Continental Congress, and was one of that noble band who pledged their all to the country's good. In 1777 he issued an address to the citizens of New York urging them to support the Constitution prepared by the convention of the United States for the temporary form of government. His honored life was closed in 1798, and his remains were laid with those of his ancestors in the family vault at Morrisania, but were in afteryears removed to a vault under St. Ann's Church.

General Lewis Morris married ]\[ary Walton, who died in 1794. Their children were Colonel Lewis Morris, aid to General Greene ; General Jacob Morris, of Otsego County, New York ; William ; James ; Staats ; Commodore R. Valentine ; ' Catharine, wife of Thomas Lawrence; Mary, second wife of Thomas Lawrence; Sarah; and Helen, wife of John Rutherford.

James Morris, the fourth child, was born 1764, and his early childhood was passed at his father's seat in Morrisania. He was sent to England, under the care of his uncle. General Staats Long Morris, and was educated at the famous school at Eton, and afterward traveled extensively with his uncle's I'amily. After remaining in England several years he returned to his native land and studied law in the office of Aaron Burr, then in the zenith of his

1 Commodore Morris, United States Navy, died iu 1815 on the family estate now occupied in part by his grandson, Henry Lewis Morris. He married Ann Walton, and their issue were Gerard W., Richard \. and Henry. Gerard married Martha I'yne, and their cliildren were Gerard, Isabella, .\nnie P., Richard B., Captain John P., Heury W. (who attained the highest honors in the Masonic order), Mononah and Mary Pyne.