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FAMILY MEMBERS ARRANGED IN DATE ORDER

1650?-16?? ARTHUR MORRIS

Born; around 1650, Lewes, Sussex.
Parents; possibly son of Thomas Morris (1615 Goudhurst - 1673) = Mary Jane Smith (1620 Chiddingly -16??).
Married; Jane Warde on 8 Aug 1675 at All Saints, Lewes. Both of St.Michaels, Lewes.
Children; John (1683-17??), Arthur (1685-1744).
Died; in Lewes.

165?-16?? JANE MORRIS (nee WARDE)

Married; Arthur Morris on 8 Aug 1675 at All Saints, Lewes. Both of St.Michaels, Lewes).
Children; John (1683-17??), Arthur (1685-1744).

165?-1699? ROBERT MORRIS

Brother of Arthur above.
Married; Elizabeth
Buried at All Saints, Lewes. Will proved 1699.

1682?-1744 ELIZABETH ATTLEE (nee MORRIS)

Born; c.1682.
Parents; Arthur Morris (165?-16??) = Jane Warde (165?-16??)
Married; Joseph Attlee in 1704.
Died; 1744.

1683-17?? JOHN MORRIS

Born; 1683, Lewes.
Parents; Arthur Morris (165?-16??) = Jane Warde(?) (165?-16??)
High Constable in 1751.

1685-1744 ARTHUR MORRIS

Born; IGI records an Arthur Morrice, son of Arthur Morrice, baptised 14 Mar 1685, Kingston, near Lewes.
Parents; Arthur Morris (165?-16??) = Jane Warde (165?-16??)
Married; Mary Oliver (1687-1771) of Southover, Lewes, on 21 May 1710.
Children; Mary (1713-1791), John (1715-1792), Joseph (1717-1795), Benjamen (1720-1746), Martha (1722-1778), Elizabeth (1726-1785).

Occupation; Stonemason. Built Compton Place 1726, Horsham jail, and Lewes Bridge 1727. Altered Pelham House 1738-1743. Had a stone works in Eastgate Street, Lewes. Reputedly he was one of the earliest recorded Stone Masons in Lewes and the founder of the modern day Bridgmans.
High Constable of Cliffe, Lewes in 1725, 1736 and 1741.
From documents held at E.Sussex Record Office; "In 1727 Arthur Morris received two grants of waste (1 and 2 below) from the lords of the Manor of Lewes Borough and a further grant in 1729; numbers 1 and 3 are shown on a plan in the abstract of title (HIL/6/28C/15)
(1) Small parcel of waste lying near a place the Green Wall Walk in All Saints containing, in length 8 perches from a stable of Thomas Brown, gentleman, from the south to the north and in breadth 1 perch from the east to the west (E: lands of Thomas Brown; W: road).
(2) Small parcel of waste upon which a workshop was lately erected, four perches long and one perch wide.
(3) Parcel of waste 35 perches long and two perches wide called the Green Wall leading from the Town Ditch to the tanyard of Richard Puxty Morris, described as mason, died in 1744 leaving (1) above (now with a house on it) and (2) to his wife Mary for life, with the remainder to their son John. Morris bequeathed the two houses which had been built on tenement (3) above to his son Benjamin, and the residue of the tenement to his wife Mary with remainder to their son John, along with his freehold house in All Saints (HIL/6/28C/1). Mary Morris died in 1771 and since Benjamin had died in 1746 the two houses on tenement (3) went to his daughter Frances, on whose death in 1784 they passed to her uncle John, thus re-uniting the title of all three tenements (HIL/6/28C/15).
John Morris died in 1792 and all three tenements passed to his nephew John, whose uncle Joseph released his right to them in 1793 (HIL/6/28C/3).
At this date (1) above was described as containing a stone yard, stonemason's warehouses and workshops and two houses, (2) above as containing a messuage where a workshop called a dyehouse had previously stood, and (3) above as containing a third messuage lately erected. The freehold messuage passed to John's wife Elizabeth for life, with remainder to his nephew John (HIL/6/28C/15).
John Morris sold a small part of (1) above to Thomas Rickman in 1795 (ADA 160 page 162), two parts of (3) above to Thomas Rickman and John Hope in 1809, and another part of (3) above to George Stanford in 1813 (see plan in HIL/6/28C/15).
In 1795 and 1809 Morris had bought pieces of land on the east of the stoneyard, parts of Upper Brook, from Thomas Rickman (HIL/6/28C/4-5, 6/28C/16 and map in 6/28C/15). The abstract traces the title of Upper Brook, together with the messuage in All Saints of which it was part, to 1758 (HIL/6/28C/16).
In 1816 John Morris (now of Ryders Wells in South Malling) and William Richardson of Lewes entered an agreement about a shop which Richardson had built on the wall of Morris's stoneyard (HIL/6/28C/6). John Morris died in 1822, having devised his estates to his executors in trust to sell. Part of the residue of (3) above, (now described as messuage, buildings and yard, adjoining part of the tenement sold to George Stanford in 1813 on the north) and part of the residue of (1) above, (the two messuages adjoining the above messuage on the south) and the stoneyard (part of the lot (5) on map in 6/28C/15), were sold to Latter Parsons of Lewes, stonemason (HIL/6/28C/7-8). The remainder of the residue of (1) above, partly used as a stoneyard and partly occupied by part of a smith's shop, and the remainder of the residue of (3) above, (three messuages and a garden, lot (6) on map in 6/28C/15), were sold to William Attwood (HIL/6/28C/9-10). The freehold land bought from Rickman in 1795 and 1809 was divided; the bulk was sold to Latter Parsons (HIL/6/28C/11-13), but a small part (lot 4), containing the other part of the smith's shop mentioned above, was sold to William Attwood (HIL/6/28C/14)."
Died; 1744.

1687-1771 MARY MORRIS (nee OLIVER)

Born; 1687.
Married; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) on 21 May 1710.
Children; Mary (1713-1791), John (1715-1792), Joseph (1717-1795), Benjamen (1720-1746), Martha (1722-1778), Elizabeth (1726-1785).
Died; 1771

1713-1791 MARY MORRIS

Born; 1713/
Parents; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) = Mary Oliver (1687-1771) Died; 1791.

1715-1792 JOHN MORRIS

Born; 1715.
Parents; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) = Mary Oliver (1687-1771)
Married; ??. There is a marriage of a John Morris and Elizabeth Halmarack on 22 Jun 1752 at Bishopstone where both are "of Lewes All Saints".
Occupation; Stonemason and architect, inherited the business from his father in 1744. Work included the east front & stable of Glynde Place 1755-1760, Lewes Sessions House 1761, rebuilding of Glynde Church 1763-5, and Ashburnham Place 1758-1763.
High Constable in 1752.
Died; 1792. A John Morris was buried on 3 Aug 1792 at Lewes All Saints age 76 years.
East Sussex Record Office AMS 5569/4 is an account of Stephen Weller to Mrs.Morris for material bought for John Morris's funeral, including clothes for Latter and Charles Parsons (30 & 31 July 1792).

1717-1795 JOSEPH MORRIS

Born; 1717, Sussex.
Parents; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) = Mary Oliver (1687-1771)
Married; Sarah Weller (1720-1789), 25 August 1744, St Anne's, Lewes. Joseph was of All Saints, Sarah was of St Anne's.
Children; John (1745-1822), Stephen (1750-1751), Joseph (1751-1751), Joseph (1752-1826), Sarah (1756-18??), and others?
Occupation; Butcher of Lewes. High Constable of Lewes in 1754 and 1769.
Died; 1795, Lewes, aged 78.
Buried; 17 December 1795 at All Saints, Lewes.

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1720-1789 SARAH MORRIS (nee WELLER)

Born; 1720, Ewhurst, Sussex
Baptised; 29 March 1730, Ewhurst, Sussex.
Married; Joseph Morris (1717-1795) on 25 August 1744, St Anne's, Lewes. Joseph was of All Saints, Sarah was of St Anne's.
Died; 1789, Lewes, Sussex.
Buried; 1 March 1789, All Saints, Lewes.

1720-1746 BENJAMEN MORRIS

Born; 1720
Parents; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) = Mary Oliver (1687-1771)
Married; Mary ?? (1715-1789)
Children; Fanny (1746-1784)
Died; 1746

1722-1778 MARTHA MORRIS

Born; 1722.
Parents; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) = Mary Oliver (1687-1771)
Died; 1778.

1726-1785 ELIZABETH MORRIS

Born; 1726.
Parents; Arthur Morris (1685-1744) = Mary Oliver (1687-1771)
Died; 1785.

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