By his last Avill, dated Nov. 19th, 1760, he devised ''all tliat part of Morrisania situated west of the jVtill Brook, to his eldest son Lewis Morris." To his wife, " the land whereon his house stands, west of the }*[ill Brook." " To his brother Robert Hunter Morris, he bequeathed the pictures of his father and mother," and " that of myself and wife to my daughter Isabella.^

His, son, Governeur, was to have the best education that was to be had in England or America. "=

His three sons by his first wife, Catharine Staats, were Lewis Morris, fifth proprietor and third Lord of the Manor, General Staats Long Morris, who married Catharine, the celebrated Duchess of Gordon, and Richard Morris, Judge of the High Court of Admirality in 1776.

Lewis Morris, the fifth proprietor and tlie last Lord of the Manor, was born at old Morrisania in 1726. Educated at Yale College, he received his B.A. degree ia 1746, and his M.A. in 1790. Returning

a Prerogative Court, Trenton, Xctv Jerspv, I.lh. E. of Wills, p. 11. ko..

h Thi! above jncuires are In posse.s.inju of J.ewii O. Morris, Ksq., of Fordliam.

c Surrogate's ollice, >'. Y., Lib'jr. 'J3, 426.

482 HISTORY OF THE COirXTV OF WESTCHESTER.

from his Academic pursuits in 1746 he became a farmer in his native tomi, he v.-a.^ opulent and desired no addition to his fortune ; but in the struggle against the mother country- his sympathies were for his native land. He was a Brigader-General of the Continental army, and at one time received orders from Congress to take possession, (witii his whole Brigade,) of such parts of the Sound and Hudson River as he might think most exposed to the enemy. In 1775 ^le was sent from New York to the Continental Congress where he distinguished himself-- being appointed to confer with the Aborigines and to bring them over to the American side.