Joseph R Moon (1750 - 1832)

Born 20 Mar 1750 in Deep River, Randolph, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Brown) Moon — married 13 Apr 1772 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1832 at age 82 in Martinsville, Clinton County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Moon Name Study.

Joseph is a Friend (Quaker) descendant

Joseph was born 20 March 1750 in Randolph County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Moon and Mary Farmer. He passed away in April 1832 at the age of 83 in Clinton County, Ohio and is buried in Martinsville Friends Cemetery in Clinton County.

Joseph married Ann Brown on 13 April 1772 in Randolph County, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

"Mr. Joseph Moon was the father of ten sons and three daughters, and had 829 great-grandchildren and thirty-three great-great-grandchildren." Source: History of Clinton Co., Ohio, Vol. 2, Published 1882 - Page 964^[1]

In 1790, Joseph and family were listed on the census in Randolph County, North Carolina. In the household were 1 male over age 16 (Joseph), 6 males under age 16, and 2 females.

He has not been located as yet on the 1800 or 1810 census. By 1820 Joseph and family were living in Clark, Clinton County, Ohio. In the household are 1 male age 45 & over; 1 female age 45 & over; 1 male age 16-18.

There are four Joseph Moon's on the 1830 census in Clinton County, Ohio, but they are too young to be this Joseph Moon. Two are in Marion, Clinton County: one age 30-39 (b 1791-1800); one age 40-49 (b 1781-1790). Two are in Clark, Clinton County: one age 40-49 (b 1781-1790); the other age 20-29 (b 1801-1810).

This Joseph Moon should have been in the age bracket 71-80 (b 1750-1759). He may have been living with one of his children since his wife, Ann, died in 1824.

Acknowledgements

Moon-2025 was created by Kaylene Silvester through the import of Silvester Kimberling 2013_2014-11-18 arthur silvester ancestors and desc 10 gen.ged on November 18, 2014

From the personal files of Chester A. Hockett and Steven P. Hockett (April 2009): Note: In 1796 Joseph & his family moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee. In 1802 he purchased about 200 acres of land in Jefferson County. In the Spring of 1808 Joseph moved to Highland County, Ohio, which is now Clinton County, Ohio; settling near the site of Martinsville which would be known as "the Moon Colony" which consisted of 54 persons. After settling in Martinsville, Ohio, Joseph & Ann lived the rest of their lives in the community as members of the Newberry, Ohio MM Friends.

"Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virgina" by Ritchie & Wood c. 1952 Lived at Deep River, Randolph Co. North Carolina. In 1796 moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee. Then to Clinton County, Ohio in 1809 with sons William and Jesse and their families. In 1811 James Garner, husband of Mary Moon, with four sons and five daughters came in and joined the Moon community in their new colony.

This Moon colony consisted of 55 persons, 34 males and 21 females. They were about the first settlers of what is now Clark Township, in fact the very founders of that section of Clinton Co. "History of Clinton Co. Ohio, by Wm. E. Moon, November 1910.

In this colony there were tradesmen of various kinds. They were not professional mechanics, but rather possessing a brain of ingeniousness, were able to execute successfully the business of a carpenter, cooper, harness maker, saddler, hatter, cabinet maker, chair maker, shoemaker, gunsmith, locksmith, blacksmith, brick and stone mason, plasterer, and master mechanic.

Many of the old pioneer citizens of Ohio and Indiana have in possession today guns manufactured by William and Jesse Moon, who did an extensive business.

Birth dates supplied by Mark Moon ^[2]

The common ancestor of this family connection now is so numerous and widely spread throughout Clinton, Brown and Highland counties was Joseph Moon. A Quaker, distinguished hunter and woodsman. Born on Broad River, South Carolina and head of a family before the Revolutionary War. Previous to moving West he lived several years in North Carolina and Tennessee. In 1809 he collected together his sons, several of whom had families, his and their flocks and crossed the Cumberland Mountains to the "far west". Arriving in due time in what is now called Clinton Co., he settled where Martindill was since laid out. Joseph Moon was the father of ten sons and three (she said two) daughters. The family settled close together and all had big families, the average number of children for each family was about a dozen. He died at 84 and then had 384 living descendants. The Moon Family has been recorded in Clinton Co., since 1809 when they settled in Martindill after coming to this country in 1682 from England as passengers on William Penn's "Good Ship Welcome" and settled with the William Penn colony.

Hinshaw, William W, and Thomas W. Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1973, 1994), 5, page 416. Newberry Monthly Meeting, page 416. "1833, 4, 14. Moon, Joseph d ae 83 buried Newberry

Find A Grave Memorial# 6879280 Includes photo of original stones for Joseph and wife, Ann. Also includes photo of memorial placed at a later date; perhaps in 1941

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Norvall, Pamela J. The Descendants of Joseph Moon and Ann Brown. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Descendants_of_Joseph_Moon_and_Ann_B.html?id=IRbPngEACAAJ

Sources

1. ↑ www.ohiogenealogyexpress.com/clinton/clinton_bios_1882/clinton_hist_1882_m.htm
2. ↑ moondog at hit.net, Per Cyndi Wilkinson steven17 at gte.net
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-12K : accessed 2 December 2015), Joseph Moon, 1790.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLF-7FF : accessed 2 December 2015), Joseph Moon, 1820.

History of Clinton County: Biographies; The Moon Family: http://www.ohiogenealogyexpress.com/clinton/clinton_bios_1882/clinton_hist_1882_m.htm

"The Descendants of Joseph Moon and Ann Brown. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1167719?availability=Family%20History%20Library