Roger Burgess Moon (abt. 1679 - 1759)

Born about 1679 in Bristol, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Nutt) Moon — married 23 Aug 1708 (to 15 Sep 1732) in Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Husband of Elizabeth (Price) Moon — married 16 Feb 1734 in Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends, Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1759 at about age 80 in Morrisville, Bucks, Pennsylvania Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Moon Name Study.

Roger Moon was a part of William Penn's Pennsylvania Settlers community.

Roger was a Friend (Quaker)

Roger Moon was born about 1679 in England. Roger is the son of James Moon and Joan Burgess. He passed away 16 February 1759 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony. "Roger Moon the Elder; Departed this Life the 16th Day of the 2d Month; about the 80th year of his Age -- 1759; NS."^[1] Roger married first Ann Nutt on 23 October 1708 at the Falls Meeting House, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony. "1708, 8, 23. Moon, Rodger, Bucks Co., m [married] Ann Nutt, Bucks Co., at Falls MH [Meeting House]"^[2] Ann passed away on 15 November 1732 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony. "Ann Moon, the wife of Roger Moon Departed this Life ye 15th of the 9th Mo., 1732."^[1]

They had children:

1. Elizabeth (died young)
2. Simon (died young
3. James (1 February 1713/4)
4. John (27 July 1717 - 24 November 1732)
5. Elizabeth (ye 2d) (16 November 1719)
6. Roger (20 March 1722 - 4 February 1749/50)
7. Isaac (6 January 1724/5 - 23 August 1748)
8. William (6 May 1727)
9. Ann (7 June 1730)^[1]

Roger married 2nd Elizabeth Price on 16 April 1734 at the Falls Meeting House in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Colony. "1734, 2, 16. Moon, Roger, Bucks, Co., m [married] Elizabeth Price, Bucks Co., at Falls MH [Meeting House]"^[2]

They had children:

1. John (24 February 1734/5)
2. Mary (8 May 1736)
3. Sarah (29 November 1737)
4. Timothy (15 November 1739)
5. Reece (13 January 1741 - c June 1754; OS)
6. Samuel (1 September 1744)
7. Hannah (12 August 1746 - June 1747?)
8. Jasper (9 March 1748)
9. Hannah ye 2d (29 October 1749)^[1]

Note on Dating

In 1752 the calendar was changed in the US Colonies and the UK from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. Prior to that date March was the first month of the year, April the 2nd month, etc. OS used with a date refers to Old Style, or Julian Calendar. NS refers to New Style, or Gregorian Calendar when January became the first month of the year.

Birth: 1679 Bristol, England Death: February 16, 1759 Morrisville Bucks County Pennsylvania Colony

Children on his memorial page:

Roger Moon 1721–1749

Isaac Moon 1724–1748

Reece Moon 1741–1754

Samuel Moon 1744–1826

Hannah Moon 1746–1748

From Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, by John W. Jordan:

Roger Moon, son of James and Joan (Burgess) Moone, was born in England, in or about the year 1679. He received a deed from his parents in 1706 for the plantation of one hundred and twenty-five acres in Falls township, about one and one-half miles from the present borough of Morrisville, where he spent his whole adult life, dying there, February 16, 1759. He was a consistent member of Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends, and took little part in public affairs. His descendants take pride in the fact that he lived for seventy years in one place, and “had never discharged a gun or quarreled with any man”.

Roger Moon married (first), October 23, 1708, Ann Nutt, like himself a native of England, and had by her seven children: James, John, Elizabeth, Roger, Isaac, William and Ann. John died in 1732, at the age of fifteen, and Isaac in 1748, at the age of twenty-four. James, the eldest son, located in Middletown, and was the pioneer of the family in the nursery business still extensively carried on by his descendants in Falls, Lower Makefield and Middletown townships. Roger Moon married (second), in April, 1734, Elizabeth, daughter of Reese and Mary Price, of Welsh ancestry. They had seven children: John Mary, Sarah, Timothy. Samuel, Jasper and Hannah. Samuel was a chair maker, and resided in Fallsington until his death, July 5, 1813, at the age of seventy-seven years. Jasper was a soldier in the Bucks County Battalion, commanded by Colonel John Keller, in the company of Captain Robert Patterson, and saw considerable active service in the Revolutionary War.^[3]

Additional notes:

Children of Roger Moon and Ann Nutt:

1. Elizabeth, Abt. 1709 – Abt. 1712
2. Simon, Abt. 1711
3. James, 1713 – 1796
4. John, 1717 – 1732
5. Elizabeth, 1719 – 1796
6. Roger, 1722 – 1749
7. Isaac, 1724 – 1748
8. William, 1727 – 1795
9. Ann, 1730 – 1764

Children of Roger Moon and Elizabeth Price:

1. John, 1734 – 1788
2. Mary 1736 – 1825
3. Sarah, 1737 – 1843
4. Timothy, 1739 – 1813
5. Reece, 1741 – 1754
6. Samuel, 1744 – 1826
7. Hannah, 1746 – 1748
8. Jasper, 1748 – 1778
9. Hannah, 1749 – Aft. 1785

At his death, at age 80, Roger had three minor children, the last one born when he was 70. His estate was evaluated at £376, including his 120 acre farm.

From Find A Grave: Memorial #169712090

Family:

Parents:

James Moon (1639 - 1713)

Joan Burgess Moon (1649 - 1739)

Spouse:

Ann Moon (____ - 1732)*

Children:

Isaac Moon (____ - 1748)*

Roger Moon (____ - 1749)*

Hannah Moon (____ - 1748)*

Reece Moon (____ - 1754)*

Sibling:

James Moon (1668 - 1755)*

Roger Moon (1679 - 1759)

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Fallsington Friends Cemetery, Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA ^[4]

Roger Moon, son of James and Joan (Burgess) Moone, was born in England, in or about the year 1679. He received a deed from his parents in 1706 for the plantation of one hundred and twenty-five acres in Falls township, about one and one-half miles from the present borough of Morrisville, where he spent his whole adult life, dying there, February 16, 1759. He was a consistent member of Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends, and took little part in public affairs. Roger Moon married (first), October 23, 1708, Ann Nutt, like himself a native of England, and had by her seven children: James, John, Elizabeth, Roger, Isaac, William and Ann. Roger Moon married (second), in April, 1734, Elizabeth, daughter of Reese and Mary Price, of Welsh ancestry. They had seven children: John Mary, Sarah, Timothy. Samuel, Jasper and Hannah. At his death, at age 80, Roger had three minor children, the last one born when he was 70. His estate was evaluated at £376, including his 120 acre farm. Roger is buried in the Fallsington Friends Cemetery, in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, as are many of his descendants. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1699-1788; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 170; p 73, 74
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Hinshaw, William Wade and Thomas Worth Marshall, Compiler, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume II. Includes Monthly Meetings for Salem, New Jersey; Burlington, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Falls, Pennsylvania. (Baltimore, Marylnd: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, 1991, 1994) Falls Monthly Meeting, page 1016.
3. ↑ John W. Jordan, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, Vol. 3, (1911) p. 1286
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (new.findagrave.com : accessed 03 October 2017), memorial page for Roger Moon (1679–16 Feb 1759), Find A Grave: Memorial #169712090, citing Fallsington Friends Cemetery, Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Darrell Brown (contributor 47458585)
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169712090/roger-moon

• "The Moons and Kindred Families" by JW Moon 1979

• Research by Ginny Dunaway Young, Houston. Relative of James S Moon

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• Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, by John W. Jordan, 1911, Vol 3, page 1286