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first to the Duchess of Gordon, as already mentioned, who died in 1770, 

 secondly to Miss Urquhart who survived her husband about a year." a 



Lewis married Mary Walton, who died the nth of March, 1794. 

 The following notice of her death occurred in the Diary, or Evening 

 Register of that year : — 



" Died at Morrisania, Westchester County, on Tuesday the nth inst. 

 in the sixty-seventh year of her age, Mrs. Mary Morris, wife of General 

 Lewis Morris. To say that she was an affectionate wife, a tender parent, 

 a firm friend and a good Christian might be thought to comprise an as- 

 semblage of virtues which it is not the lot of humanity to possess. But 

 all who knew her will bear testimony to this truth, and declare that this 

 eulogy far from being extravagant, is but a feeble tribute to her merit. 

 A? her life was dear to all who prized the qualities for which she was 

 eminently distinguished, so her death produced the keenest sorrow in 

 the breasts of all her acquaintances, which nothing can mitigate ; but the 

 reflection that the good she did will on earth raise a monument to her 

 merit, and hereafter entitle her to that rew r ard which will undoubtedly be 

 bestowed upon the truly virtuous." 6 



General Lewns Morris and Mary his wife, left six sons and four daugh- 

 ters, whose decendants are quite numerous. His eldest son was Lieu- 

 tenant-Colonel Lews Morris, aid to Major-General Nathaniel Green, 

 who died at Morrisania, 2 2d of November, 1824. In the Protestant 

 Episcopal Church of St. Michaels, at Charleston, S. C, is the following 

 inscription to the memory of himself and wife, and son William : — 



COLONEL LEWIS MORRIS, 

 who served in the War of '76. 



•• The time that tried mens souls." 



He was aid to General Geeexe, at the Battles of Entaw 

 and Guilford. His good name is the best inheritance left 

 to his family. He died at Morrisania, New York, 

 November 22d, 1824. 



His wife 



ANN MORRIS. 



Was a communicant of this church. 



Her slaves and the poor can tell they have lost their best friend. 



She died at Morrisania, New York. 



April 2'Jth, 1848, &. 86 years. 



a Ed. London Doc. N. Y. Col. MSS. vol. viii.. p. 1^7. General Morris was a representative 

 of New York Province in 1750. There Is a fine portrait of him in possession of William Morris 

 of Morrisania. 



b Diary or Evening Register, Saturday, March 13th, 1794, No. C52. 



