William Moon (abt. 1600 - abt. 1670)

Born about 1600 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine Anne (Kynge) Moon — married 11 Apr 1638 in Bristol, England

Descendants

Died about 1670 at about age 70 in Eaves, Lancashire, England,

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Notes

• Searched Lancashire OPC for christening, marriage and burial without success Hardman-1532 11:59, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1600

Place: Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Birth:

Date: About 1615

Place: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Note

Note: Legend gives us the origin of the surname of Moon and tells us it was first bestowed as an honor. Here is the story:

"The Norsemen were great travelers and some of them went to France and settled in what is now Normandy and became a part of the Normans. They had a brotherhood called the "Order of the Crescent" the men of which were tall, with fair complexion and blue eyes, and with character above reproach. When William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invaded England in 1066 the Order of the Crescent went with him. One of the native strongholds proved to be very stubborn and the Duke was unable to take it. He called for volunteers and the Order of the Crescent came forward. They successfully stormed the castle and William ordered that each member of the brotherhood be called "Moon", in honor of the event."

The members of the Moon colony in England prospered through the years, leading honorable lives, giving of their time to the religious life of the community. During the Reformation and later during the times of rebellion against the Church of England the Moon's were staunch Protestants and Puritans. Among the many who suffered persecutions for their religious beliefs we find a number of Moons. They were followers of George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, members of which were called Quakers as a term of derision.

Parent family not included in tree: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Robert_Moon_and_Alice_Dilworth_(1)

Name

Name: William Edward /Moon/^[1]

Note

Note: [243764.GED]

This individual's name is NOT William Edward, there are two individuals we are unable to distinguish between - William OR Edward, EITHER of which could have been the father of James Moon, Senior. It would be extremely unlikely that this one individual had these two names, as middle names were not yet in common usage. Still looking for proof of the correct given name.

The brief outline of the book by Dilworth Abbatt on Moone family:

I. Edward MOONE b ca 1600 married 1618 Woodplumpton Church Register, joined Society of Friends 1653, d 1662 England; wife Isabel b ca 1600 d 1671 at Cobus, near Garstang.

1. John M OONE b ca 1620, imprisoned in Lancaster Castle for preaching beliefs 1654, 1660, 1662, married 1665, cordwainer, later husbandman, died 1689 at Carr House, near Garstang, buried field near Eccleston on 27 November 1689; married Margaret Townson Harrison, widow of Thomas, daughter of John Townson, Sr., Sister to John Townson, Jr. of Rawcliffe and Jennet Cragg, heroine.

2. Edward MOONE b ca 1620's, Quaker, possibly father to James MOONE ?

3. Thomas MOONE b ca 1620's, Quaker, had two well-to-do sons:

i. John MOONE moved to Bristol, linen-draper, sailed America, died 1683 Pennsylvania Colony

ii. Paul MOONE moved to Bristol, currier, witness to Wm. Penn's 1696 marriage

4. Alice MOONE married before 1671

5. Elline MOONE married after 1671

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S10 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=2131413&pid=2875