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Ill 1, Lucretia (died at 13 years of age) and Lucretia Morris (born 1763). Ill 2, Henry 

 Morris, was a prisoner of war on the Jersey. Ill 3, Simeon Morris, a midshipman. Ill 4, 

 Benjamin Morris, disappeared in the War of 1812. Ill 5, William and Adolphus. Ill 6, Samuel 

 (born 1774) and Ebenezer Morris (born 1778). Fraternity of F: III 7, George Morris (born 

 1763), went to England and was probably lost at sea. Ill 8, Samuel Morris (born 1767), re- 

 moved to Otsego, New York. Ill 9, Rufus Morris (born Scituate, Rhode Island, 1772), was 

 a farmer who moved to Florida, New York, where he held the office of supervisor. In the War 

 of 1812 he was an officer in the State troops and was stationed at Sacketts Harbor. Ill 10, 

 Pardon Morris (1776-1855), went to New York State; a farmer. Ill 11, Lydia (1779-1793) 

 and Robert Morris (1781-1782). Ill 12, Lemuel Morris (born 1783), in 1808 was in South America 

 and in 1809-1810 on the frigate President as secretary and chaplain to Captain Bainbridge. Then 

 he engaged in commercial business in Rio de Janeiro. In 1813 he was on the Adams, commanded 

 by Captain Charles Morris. In August, as a captain of the "Sea Fencibles" he was stationed 

 at Sandy Hook. Later he was again at sea, then in France and South America. Ill 13, Noadiah 

 Morris (1774-1808), entered the navy as secretary to Commodore Talbot and served in various 

 capacities. In 1803 he went to Tripoli as secretary to Commodore Preble. In July 1803 he 

 became a chaplain in the navy and in December was appointed purser. In 1805 he was in the 

 Navy Department, but in 1806, engaging in commercial enterprises, he traded to Liverpool and 

 the Mediterranean, and later to South America. Ill 14, Mary Morris (1786-1865). Ill 15 (F), 

 Charles Morris (born 1762), at the age of 16 years served in the Continental army, then on board a 

 privateer. After the war he engaged in commercial pursuits, sailing to the West Indies and South 

 America. In 1799 he was a purser in the old navy on board the Baltimore. In September of that 

 year he was elected to Congress. Ill 16 (M), Miriam Nichols (1764-1809). Ill 17 (consort's F), 

 William Bowen (died 1812, aged 96 years), an eminent physician of Providence, Rhode Island. 



Fraternity of Propositus: IV 1, Lucy Morris, born 1787. IV 2, David Hopkins of Middle- 

 bury, Vermont. IV 3, Horace Morris (1789-1862), served in the army and navy (see text). 



IV 4, George Morris (born 1790), became a captain of artillery, United States Army. IV 5, 

 Sarah Mumford of New York. IV 6, Robert Morris (1792-1812), at the battle of Queenstown, 

 October 13, 1812, was wounded in the arm, but kept on with his company until he was killed in 

 action. IV 7, Maria Morris, born 1802. IV 8, Benjamin Lear. IV 9 (Propositus), CHARLES 

 MORRIS. IV 10 (consort), Harriet Bowen (1791-1878). Fraternity of Consort: IV 11, William 

 Corlis Bowen, studied medicine and went abroad, where he became interested in chemical pur- 

 suits and finally lost his property and his life in experiments. 



V 1, Robert S. Morris (1822-1839), was appointed a midshipman in the United States 

 navy, December 1837. He cruised to Africa, India, Manila, and the Hawaiian Islands, where 

 he died. Children of Propositus: V 2, Charles William Morris (1815-1846), was appointed a 

 midshipman of the United States navy in September 1829. During the war with Mexico he 

 engaged in an expedition to Tobasco and, while going to the assistance of a brother officer, was 

 mortally wounded. V 3, Caroline Devons. V 4, Harriet Bowen Morris, born 1817. V 5, 

 Dr. James Ringgold. V 6, Louise Amory Morris (1818-1840). V 7, William Corcoran, a phi- 

 lanthropist. V 8, Elizabeth Morris (born 1821.) V 9, Dr. John Fox, of the United States navy. 



V 10, Helen Maria Morris (1822-1843). V 11, George Upham Morris (1830-1875), followed 

 the sea. V 12, Robert Murray Morris (1824-1880), was graduated from the United States Mili- 

 tary Academy in 1842. He received the brevet of first lieutenant for gallant and meritorious 

 conduct in the battle of Contreras, August 1847; brevet of captain at Chepultepec; and brevet 

 lieutenant colonel at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, 1865. V 13, Maria Lear Morris, born 

 1828. V 14, Rev. Thomas Duncan. V 15, William Bowen Morris (1826-1878), a physician. 

 V 16, Julia Howe Morris, born 1832. V 17, Dr. S. Ridout Addison, of the United States navy. 



Children of children of Propositus: VI 1, Lieutenant Arthur Watson, of the United States 

 Marine Corps. VI 2, Caroline Morris (born 1841). VI 3, Charles Morris (born 1844), upon being 

 graduated from the United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant and in 

 1867 took part in Hancock's Indian expedition. From 1878 to 1881 he was professor of military 

 science at the Massachusetts Agricultural College; in 1882 he was raised to the rank of captain of 

 the artillery. VI 4, Charles Fox (born 1851), a lieutenant, United States navy. VI 5, William 

 Fox, born 1857. VI 6, Helen (1848-1854) and Elizabeth (1853-1880) Fox. VI 7, Murray (born 

 1858) and Richard (born 1868) Duncan. VI 8, William Duncan (1859-1876) . VI 9, Louis Duncan 

 (born 1861), an ensign, United States navy. V 10, Charles Addison (born 1856), a clergyman. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



MORRIS, C. 1880. Autobiography of Commodore C. Morris. Annapolis: A Williams and Co. 

 MORRIS, J. 1887. A Genealogical and Historical Register of the Descendants of Edward 



Morris of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Woodstock, Connecticut. Hartford: Case, 



Lockwood and Brainard Co. xvii + 406 pp. 



