Morrisania, Province of New York

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Morrisania, Province of New York was a colonial-era manor and settlement in what is now the Bronx, historically associated with the prominent Morris family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial estate
manor
settlement
administrativeStatus manor within Westchester County
associatedWith Morris family
colonialPower Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
economicActivity farming
tenant agriculture
existedBefore American Revolutionary War
foundedBy Lewis Morris Jr.
surface form: Lewis Morris

Morris family
governedBy Morris family patriarch
governedUnder manorial system
grantedTo Lewis Morris Jr.
surface form: Lewis Morris
hasEstateHouse Morrisania manor house
hasHereditaryOwner Morris family
hasHistoricalSignificance ancestral estate of a signer of the Articles of Confederation
ancestral estate of a signer of the United States Constitution
seat of the Morris family in colonial New York
hasNotableResident Gouverneur Morris
Lewis Morris Jr.
surface form: Lewis Morris

Lewis Morris Jr.
Staats Long Morris
historicalRegion East Bronx
landUse agricultural estate
rural settlement
language English
laterBecame Morrisania, Bronx
laterIncorporatedInto Borough of the Bronx
New York City
surface form: City of New York
locatedIn Province of New York
Westchester County, New York
surface form: Westchester County, Province of New York

what is now the Bronx
namedAfter Morris family
near Bronx Kill
surface form: Bronx Kills

Harlem River
Long Island Sound
notableFor association with Gouverneur Morris
role in political life of colonial New York through the Morris family
partOf British America
politicalAffiliation Province of New York Assembly (through its owners)
presentDayBorough The Bronx
presentDayLocation New York City
primaryReligion Protestantism
timePeriod colonial era
transitionedAfter American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution

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Gouverneur Morris placeOfBirth Morrisania, Province of New York
Gouverneur Morris placeOfDeath Morrisania, Province of New York
this entity surface form: Morrisania, New York
Gouverneur Morris residence Morrisania, Province of New York
this entity surface form: Morrisania, New York
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) placeOfBirth Morrisania, Province of New York
subject surface form: Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) placeOfDeath Morrisania, Province of New York
subject surface form: Lewis Morris
this entity surface form: Morrisania, New York
Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) residence Morrisania, Province of New York
subject surface form: Lewis Morris
this entity surface form: Morrisania, New York
Lewis Morris birthPlace Morrisania, Province of New York
this entity surface form: Morrisania, Westchester County, Province of New York