5IO APPENDIX. 



MORAL. 



But ah ! what Ijoots it that, with ceaseless toil, 

 We court renown, or bask in fortune's smile? 

 In midst of all our fond enchanting dreams. 

 E'en while our souls are bent on patriot schemes, 

 Death lurks behind to cut life's thin-spun thread; 

 Then swift as noontide shadows all is fled ! 

 One only thought remains to cheer the mind — 

 If human aims are just — " That Heaven is kind ! " 



This Charles Willing built, a. D. 1749, the large and imposing dwel- 

 ling house, till lately standing, at the southwest corner of Willing's 

 alley and Third street, whose character and history is eloquently dwelt 

 on by Dr. Griswold in the "Republican Court." An engraving on 

 wood, giving a good representation of it and its spacious grounds, is in 

 "Watson's Annals," Vol. II., page 619, Hazard's Edition. 



He married, in Philadelphia, January 21, 1730, Anne, daughter of 

 Joseph and Abigail Shippen, and granddaughter of Edward Shippen, a 

 man of pre-eminent consideration in the early history of Pennsylvania; 

 Speaker, in 1695, of the Assembly of the Province; appointed by its 

 charter, in 1701, first mayor of the city of Philadelphia ; President from 

 1702 to 1704 of the Governor's Council, and appointed by William 

 Penn, proprietary of the Province, to be one of the executors of his 

 will. By this lady, who was born in Philadelphia, August 5, 1710, 

 died in the same place, June 23, 1791, he had issue, eleven children, 

 among whom were : 



(i) Thomas, of whom presently. 



(2) Ann, born July 10, 1733, died January 2, 181 2; married, 

 February 8, 1762, to Tench Francis, of Philadelphia. 



(3) Dorothy, born July 16, 1735 ; died in Scotland, 1782. 



(4) Mary, born September 24, 1740, died March 28, 1S14; mar- 

 ried William Byrd, Esq., of Westhover, in Virginia. 



(5) Elizabeth, born February 10, 1742, died 1830; married, August 

 7, 1769, Samuel Powel. 



(6) Richard, born January 2, 1744, died January 30, 1798. 



(7) Margaret, born January 15, 1753, died September 21, 1816; 

 married Robert Hare. 



Thomas, the oldest son, was taken by his father, at a tender age, to 

 England, and educated in liberal studies at Bath, under the eye of his 

 grandmother, Anne Willing, already spoken of. He afterwards went 

 to London, where he was placed under the care of his uncle, Thomas 

 Willing, Escp, a gentleman of fortune, abilities and reputation, residii>g 

 0.1 the Temple. Under his uncle's supervision, the subject of our 



