Lewis Morris may, if he sees cause at his own proper cost and charge, build, erect, make or set up any convenient pew, seat. &:c., capacious enough for ye accommodation of his worthy self and family, within any convenient place (as unto him shall seem best) of ye body of said church."
Among the early benefactors to Trinity church. New York, occurs the name of Lewis Morris, who contributed the timber for its erection. la return for this act of munificence, the vestry of that church granted the family a square pew. He was also a vestryman from 1697 to 1700. He died at his seat at Kingsbury, near Trenton, on Wednesday the 21st of May, 1746, aged seventy-three.
In his will, (proved January 12th, 1746,) he directs his body to be buried at Morrisania, in a plain coffin, without covering or lining with cloth; he prohibited rings and scarfs from being giving at his funeral; he wished no man to be payed for preaching a funeral sermon upon him; though if any man, churchman, or dissenter, minister or not, vras inclined to say anything on the occasion, he should not object. He pro- "hibited any mourning dress to be worn on that account, as he should die when Divine IVovidence should call him away, and wa.s u-.v.v.lling
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that his friends should be at the unnecessary expense, which was owing onlv" to the common folly of mankind."*
The following notice of his death appeared in the New York IFeei/)' Post Boy for May 26tli, 1746 : --