▁provide ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁African ▁Americans . ▁Hum ph re ys ▁changed ▁his ▁will ▁to ▁include ▁this ▁be quest ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁after ▁race ▁ri ots ▁occurred ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania ." The ▁second ▁be quest ▁is ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . oo ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁found ing ▁an ▁institution ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁race . ▁He ▁left ▁small ▁leg a cies ▁to ▁a ▁shelter ▁for ▁colored ▁or ph ans ▁and ▁to ▁three ▁city ▁disp ens aries ." ▁ ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁Hum ph re ys ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁T ort ola ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 5 0 . ▁Sarah ▁Lake ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Hum ph rey ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁and ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁Richard ▁was ▁the ▁fourth - born ▁to ▁the ▁couple . ▁Sarah ▁and ▁Thomas ▁were ▁wealth y ▁members ▁of ▁high - soci ety ▁T ort ola , ▁ow ning ▁and ▁prof iting ▁from ▁ens la ved ▁African ▁labor ▁on ▁their ▁plant ation . ▁Richard ▁Hum ph re ys ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁highly ▁successful ▁individuals ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁that ▁territory ▁( oth ers ▁included ▁William ▁Thor nt on ▁and ▁John ▁Let ts om ). ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Virgin