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- In 1670, Colonel Lewis Morris and his brother, Captain Richard Morris, purchased twelve square miles of land formerly owned by the Bronx’s namesake, Jonas Bronck, who had himself acquired the land from the Lenape. The second Lewis Morris received a patent in 1697 and became the first lord of the manor of Morrisania.
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Sep 28, 2016 · The original parcel, purchased by Welsh captain Richard Morris, was only 500 acres, a part of original land settled by Bronx namesake Jonas Bronck. When Richard died, brother Lewis Morris (for reasons that will soon be evident, let’s call him Lewis I) moved from the West Indies to claim the property.
Apr 21, 2011 · The original parcel, purchased by Welsh captain Richard Morris, was only 500 acres, a part of original land settled by Bronx namesake Jonas Bronck. When Richard died, brother Lewis Morris (for reasons that will soon be evident, let’s call him Lewis 1) moved from the West Indies to claim the property.
Four years later, Colonel Morris obtained a royal patent to Bronck's Land, which afterward became the Manor of Morrisania, the second Lewis (son of Captain Richard), exercising proprietary right. Despite Bronck having lived there for only four years, the area was known as "Broncksland" through the end of the 17th century.
Feb 29, 2024 · In 1670, Colonel Lewis Morris and his brother, Captain Richard Morris, purchased twelve square miles of land formerly owned by the Bronx’s namesake, Jonas Bronck, who had himself acquired the land from the Lenape. The second Lewis Morris received a patent in 1697 and became the first lord of the manor of Morrisania.
From 1644 to the early 20th century, the land of the neighborhood was the estate of the Morris family in Westchester County. In 1790, Lewis Morris , owner of the estate and signer of the Declaration of Independence , proposed the land as the site of the federal capital.
Lewis Morris (1601–1691) built the Bronx estate to almost 2,000 acres and also acquired 3,500 acres in Monmouth County, New Jersey, all of which he passed on to his nephew and ward in 1691. In May 1697 the New York estate became the manor of Morrisania.
Dec 30, 2008 · Bronck’s Land eventually became known as Morrisania, but the Aquahung held on to its new name, and in time the Bronx River gave its name to a borough, a county, a cocktail and a distinctive cheer. By S.P. DeVillo. 2008.
