Lucien B. Morris

b. 1815, d. 8 June 1858
Lucien B. Morris|b. 1815\nd. 8 Jun 1858|p1938.htm|Enos Morris|b. c 10 Apr 1773\nd. 18 Feb 1832|p1929.htm|Elizabeth (—?—) (Hough-Morris)|b. c 1785\nd. 25 Aug 1824|p1930.htm|Benjamin Morris|b. 27 Sep 1748\nd. 2 Apr 1833|p1989.htm|Mary Mason|d. 7 Jan 1813|p1990.htm|||||||

Granduncle of Louise Underwood.
2nd great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Underwood and Allied Families
     Lucien B. Morris was born in 1815 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of Enos Morris and Elizabeth (—?—) (Hough-Morris). He married Catherine A.3,4 "Lucien B. Morris, merchant of New York City, and son of the late Enos Morris, Esqr. of Bucks County, died at sea on board the ship John W. Tanning on his return from Galveston, Texas, June 8, 1858 age 43 years."5
     
Additional Data
He was named as an heir to the estate of Horatio N. Morris in a distribution order made 18 October 1847 in Elmore County (then Coosa), Alabama.6

Lucian and Catharine Morris appeared on the 1 June 1850 Federal Census of New York, New York County, New York, enumerated 24 July 1850. Their children Lucian, Horatio and Catharine were listed as living with them.4 Click to view image

When Enos Morris died, his widow Ann retained a widow's dower interest in his land. When Ann died in 1852, the interest reverted to Enos' estate. The value of the dower was distributed amongst Enos' surviving children, and his grandchildren or the estate of those who were deceased, each receiving a share, or fraction of a share, that in total, plus expenses, equaled the value of the dower:
Received September 23th 1853 of Samuel Hart Surviving administrator of the Estate of Enos Morris decd. Five hundred and sixty three 19½/100 Dollars in full of my share of principal sum yielding Widows dower as per auditors Report
$563.19½               Lucien B. Morris.Click to view image

Children of Lucien B. Morris and Catherine A. (—?—) (Morris)

Citations

  1. [S328] Ruth Bennett, "Morris Family," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) to Laura M. Cooper, 1 May 1999.
  2. [S330] Interview with William H. Morris (William H. Morris; Leesburg, Florida), by Laura Munson Cooper, 1999. Transcript held in 2004 by Cooper (1804 Holm Oak St.; Arlington, TX 76012-5608).
  3. [S332] Deaths from the New York Post, 1801-1890, online <http://www.newenglandancestors.org/Default.asp>. Deaths from the New York Post 1801-1890 contains tens of thousands of death notices published in this newspaper for almost the entire nineteenth century. Gertrude A. Barber, a prolific transcriptionist of the early twentieth century, provided these records to NEHGS in 1933. This typescript comprises 55 volumes, each with a separate surname-only index, and NEHGS presents them at their subscription only site in a fully searchable electronic format.
  4. [S346] Lucian Morris household, 1850 U.S. Census, New York County, New York, population schedule, 10th Ward, page 205A, dwelling 430, family 465; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 545.
  5. [S330] Interview, William H. Morris, 1999. citing a notice in the Intellingencer of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S382] Coosa County Probates: Book 3: 82-83, County Clerk's Office, Rockford, Alabama.
  7. [S332] Deaths from the New York Post, 1801-1890, online <http://www.newenglandancestors.org/Default.asp>, 3/27/1846: Thurs Mar 26, Louisa Rebecca dau of Lucien B and Catherine A Morris 1-10-23 57 Allen St.