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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 257 words

(3), Maria, died at York, as above ; (4), Margaret, died young in this country; Henr\' Gage Morris, Rear Admiral of the Royal Nav}', who was born in 1770, married in 1805, died in 185 1, and lies buried in the church-yard of Beverly Minster, Yorkshire, lea\'ing, by his -wife Rebecka, Newenhara, Millard, Orpen, daughter of Rev. Francis Orpen, of Cork, Ireland, and six sons, viz: -- Rev. Francis Orpen Morris, Rector of Nun- Bumholme, Yorkshire; Rear Admiral Henry Gage Morris, of the Royal Navy, London ; Frederick PhiHpse Morris, Barrister, London ; Beverly Robinson Morris, M.D., Nottingham; Rev. Adolphus Philipse I^Iorris, A.M., first rector of St. Mary-'s Parish, Yorktown, and now curate of Leeds, Kent, England; and Charles D'Urban ^lorris, A.M., of Lake Mohegan.

The parochial church of St. ISIary stands near the Lake, and the residence of Mr. Morris, fronting on the Peekskill road, leading from Lake !Mahopac to the latter place ; it is built of stone concrete, in the early English style. The church lot, embracing half an acre, was the gift of Chades D'Urban Morris, A.M.

Shrub Oak contains a iSIethodist church, a post-office, and about fifteen dwellings. The Methodist society of this place was first incorporated upon the 22d of September, 1S40; Newman Lounsberry, Benjamin Curry, Solomon Requa, Thomas Curry, jr., and Jonathan Danow, trustees." The church, which was erected in 1839, is a very neat wooden structure. In the immediate neighborhood, lies Lake Magrigaries, (Hollow Lake, already alluded to,) which is a beautiful sheet of water, well stocked with fish.