Richard jM orris, the youngest of the three brothers, held a captain's commission in his brother Lewis's regiment. Upon the Restoration he retired to the Island of Barbadoes, where he married a lady of fortune, named Sarah Pole.

In the Parish Registers of Barbadoes, among a list of owners of land, hired servants, and apprentices, together with bought servants and negroes, occurs the name of " Richard Morris, the owner of thirt}'-five acres of land, one hired servant, one bought sei-vant and twelve negroes."°

In a list of the Masters' and Mistresses' names, with what land, and seri'ants and negroes they have, and also what christenings and burials, we find 'Mr. Richard Morris, owning a hundred and fifty acres of land, one man-servant, thirty-five negroes, and one man buried.*'

Richard Morris was the first proprietor of Morrisania, in 1670; and both he and his wife Sarah, died ia the Fall of 1672.'' Their remains were at first interred under the old Fort James on the Battery, but were subsequently removed to Trinity church-yard, by Richard Morris, father of the late Robert Morris, of Fordham. The following letter, addressed

a LijypincotC » itana^inc, January, lSi>S, p. 34.

6 List of enii^ranis to America ITOO to ISOit, by BoTT.toa of New TorS, pa!»e 4CT. Ia V.\<i same work occurs the foiiowini? entries: "Twenty >Iaij. 1035, transported to Vu'Kiiiia, Imbiirtiued In the ^peeasvell, of London, Jo; CtiappoU, Mr., buin;^ oxanmn-d liy the minister of Gravc.-end, of innrinatie, to the orders and didoipiine of theClMirch "t Englar.d, aud have taken the oath of AUegiauce. KICUAki> ilOKIUS, Vj, tec."