Robert Morris, Jr.

Biography

The children of Robert MORRIS, Jr. and Mary ("Molly") WHITE were:

1. Robert MORRIS III (19 December 1769, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - Died AFT 1804, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania) [M]:

Note: in his lifetime he was called Robert Morris, Jr.

In the fall of 1781, aged 12 years old, he was sent with his younger brother Thomas to Europe for education. They traveled in the care of Mathew Ridley, with a letter from their father addressed to Benjamin Franklin in Paris. The boys were sent on to Geneva, where Franklin's grandson, an acquaintance of theirs, was studying. The Morris boys attended school for five years in Geneva, making brief visits to other parts of Europe during the school vacations.

After five years of education in Geneva, the brothers went to Germany, where they studied for nearly two years at the University of Leipsic. They returned to the US in spring of 1788.

Family

Robert Morris married Anna SHOEMAKER (27 March 1777, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - 5 March 1865, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), 5 May 1796, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Anna SHOEMAKER was the daughter of Benjamin SHOEMAKER (9 January 1747, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British North America - 4 September 1808, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania) and Elizabeth WARNER (died 8 December 1823) who were married 18 May 1773 at the Friends Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British North America. She was second married to Francis BLOODGOOD, sometime clerk of the Supreme Court of New York and mayor of Albany, New York, November 1823.

They had five children, of whom three daughters and a son were married.

The children of Anna Shoemaker and Robert Morris (d. 1805) were:

1. Robert, b. 24 March 1797, bp. 24 March 1797, died young
2. Elizabeth Anna, b. 18 November 1798, bp 5 November 1815, d Dec 24, 1870. Married 1) Sylvester Malsan, 7 Jun 1821 2) John Cosgrove of Albany, NY Elizabeth Anna Cosgrove
3. Mary White, b. 28 November 1800, bp 5 November 1815, d June 14, 1838 Mary White Wilkins
4. Robert, b. 2 December 1802, bp 5 November 1815, m cousin Caroline Nixon May 27, 1836, who died within a year; m 2nd, cousin Lucy P. Marshall, June 1, 1854 Dr. Robert Morris
5. Benjamin Shoemaker, b. Birth Date,8 Jan 1804, bp 5 November 1815. Died 28 January 1840, unmarried.

Anna married second Francis Bloodgood November 3, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bloodgood

Francis Bloodgood died on 5 March 1840, aged 71. He was also buried in the Presbyterian burial ground.[2] At the time of his death he was married to Anna Shoemaker (born 27 March 1777), from a Philadelphia Quaker family, the widow of Robert Morris Jr.[8] His wife lived on until 5 March 1865, when she died in Philadelphia.

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Origins

Wills: Abstracts, Book 1 - Part B: 1805 - 1806, p. 498: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania:

MORRIS, ROBERT. City of Philadelphia. Formerly a merchant. June 16, 1804. May 29, 1806. 1.498. His watch formerly his father's, he bequeaths to his son Robert. Gold headed cane to son Thomas, head given him by late John Hancock when President of Congress, cane, gift of James Wilson. Son Henry to have his copying press and paper sent him by Sir Robert Herries of London. Daughter: Hetty now Mrs. MARSHALL. Daughter: Maria now Mrs. NIXON. To Gouverneur Morris. All other property to his wife Mary MORRIS. Exec: Wife Mary MORRIS. Wit: Henry Kenyon, Garrett Cottringer.

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References

1. "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PX2S : 7 May 2023), Ann Shoemaker in entry for Robert Morris, Event Date 5 May 1796 Event Place Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Source Details P 193
2. Date: November 5, 1815. Church of the Transfiguration (Roman Catholic). Church Records: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. < AncestrySharing >. (document attached). 4 children of Robert & Anna Morris baptized: Elizabeth Anna, Mary White, Robert, Benjamin Shoemaker.
3. http://gennotes.150m.com/morris.html (dead link)
4. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 18 2023, 0:28:21 UTC
5. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 18 2023, 0:28:21 UTC
6. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 18 2023, 0:28:21 UTC
7. WikiTree contributors, "Anna (Shoemaker) Morris (1777-1865)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shoemaker-1344 : accessed 29 March 2024). Cites
   1. Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volume 1, by John W. Jordan, published 1911, page 447
   2. Shoemaker, Benjamin H Genealogy of the Shoemaker family of Cheltenham, published 1903. Reference page 195
   3. The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, who Held Office Between 1733-1776, by Charles Penrose Keith, published 1883, pages 246-8
   4. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940, index, via FamilySearch.org, Francis Bloodgood and Anna Norris, 03 Nov 1823; citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,490,580
   5. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 database with images, FamilySearch : 9 December 2014), Anna Bloodgood, 05 Mar 1865; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,986,948
8. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/11913020?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22... North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Robert Morris Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
9. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shoemaker-1344#_note-4 shows son “Benjamin, died young” in error.
10. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L628-V6M
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(financier) In early 1769, at age 35, [Robert] Morris married 20-year-old Mary White, the daughter of a wealthy and prestigious lawyer and landholder. Mary gave birth to the couple's first of seven children in December 1769.
12. Portrait: Robert Morris Jr. 1769-1805 < Wikimedia Commons >. Source: < link > Title: Robert Morris, Jr. Author/Artist:Arlaud, Louis Ami, 1751-1829, attributed to Creation Date: Painted in 1805 in Amsterdam, Holland, or Paris, France, just prior to the death of the subject Description: Graphic reproduction(s) with documentation of a miniature. Provenance: The miniature was sent to the subject's widow in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806; …
13. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218811878/robert-morris According to a 1911 biography [Colonial Families of Philadelphia" Volume 1] which while it only reports a death year of 1804 [p.740] also has the following remark : "....He died while on a visit abroad..." . [p.741] However according to a record of his miniature portrait sent to his widow in 1806, it was made in 1805 just before he died in either Amsterdam, Holland or Paris France. < GoogleBooks >