William Moon Jr. ^{1 2 4 6 7}

  General Notes:

From "History of Albemarle County", by Rev. Edgar Woods, 1901, pages 281-283:

MOON

The genealogy of the Moons is somewhat difficult to trace. It seems however that two brothers, Jacob and William, settled in the county in early times. In 1750 Jacob purchased land from Thomas Fitzpatrick in the gorge of the south fork of Hardware. He also entered a small tract in the same vicinity. He sold out in 1777, and removed to Bedford County.

William bought a thousand acres from Hardin Burnley on the lower Hardware. When this purchase was made is not known, but the fact is stated in a conveyance of part of the land made by Moon to John Lewis in 1760. He died in 1800. His wife's name was Elizabeth, and his children were William, Richard, Littlebury, Jacob, Judith, the wife of Charles Moorman, Susan, the wife of Thomas Tilman, Martha, the wife of William Viers, who removed to Mason County, Kentucky, Elizabeth, the wife of Henry A. Bryant, Lucy, the wife of John Steele, and Sarah, the wife of Robert Moorman.

Page 283:
Richard, son of the first William, died in 1819. His wife's name was Winifred, and his children were Thomas, Richard, who lived on Briery Creek, and hence had the affix of B., to distinguish him from Richard T., William, Nathaniel, who married his cousin Roxana Moon, and removed to Upshur County, Elizabeth, the wife of Jeremiah Cleveland, Sarah, the wife of William Cleveland, Lucy, Fleming, Jacob, Martha and Samuel W. William married Elizabeth Hamner, and his children were John, William, Roxana, the wife of Henry Boatright, Archer, Martha, Elizabeth, Judith, Sarah, Pleasant, and Mildred, the wife of Thomas Garland. Jacob married Elizabeth Darneille, and his children were John D., Jr., Isaac D., Elizabeth, Mary, the wife of Thomas N. Trice, Charlotte, Anna, and Martha Louisa.

It is said the early Moon, like the Lewises of the same part of the county, were largely engaged in the business of transportation on James River, and after its construction, on the canal.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Albemarle County, VA on 29 November 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 302A, Dwelling 2079, Family 2079
, Albemarle County, Virginia
William Moon...63..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and possible grandchildren.)
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William married Maria Lightfoot, daughter of Daniel Lightfoot and Mary Hinds, on 11 October 1814 in , Fluvanna County, VA.^{1 2 3 4 7} (Maria Lightfoot was born in 1794 in Virginia ^{4 6} and died after 1 June 1850.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Albemarle County, VA on 29 November 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 302A, Dwelling 2079, Family 2079
, Albemarle County, Virginia
William Moon...63..VA..Farmer
Maria Moon..56..VA
Martha Goolsby..32..VA
William F. Goolsby..13..VA
James Goolsby..11..VA
Isham Goolsby..9..VA
William Moon..26..VA..Merchant
Mary Moon..24..VA
Sarah Duncan..22..VA
Fleming Duncan..23..VA
Sarah Duncan..17..VA
Albert Davis..13..VA
Emily Davis..11..VA
Charles Davis..9..VA
William G. Davis..4..VA
Mary Davis..2..VA

NOTE - It appears that there were 4 or 5 different families enumerated under this one household. It is not known if any of these might have been their married daughters and grandchildren that were living with William and Maria Moon.

1 = William and Maria Moon
2 = Martha Goolsby and 3 children (possible married daughter and grandchildren)
3 = William and Mary Moon (possible married son and wife)
4 = Sarah, Fleming, and another Sarah Duncan (possible grandchildren)
5 = 5 young Davis childen (possible grandchildren)
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  Marriage Notes:

Based on the names and ages of the persons shown on the 1850 census living with William and Maria, it seems likely that they probably had the following children.

Martha (Moon) Goolsby..probably a widowed daughter..32 (born 1818)..VA
William F. Goolsby..son of Martha..13..VA
James Goolsby..son of Martha..11..VA
Isham Goolsby..son of Martha..9..VA

William Moon..probably a married son..26 (born 1824)..VA..Merchant
Mary Moon..wife of William..24..VA

Sarah (Moon) Duncan..probably a married daughter..22 (born 1828)..VA
Fleming Duncan..husband of Sarah..23..VA
Sarah Duncan..unknown (too old to be a daughter of Sarah and Fleming unless her age should have been 7 instead of 17)..17..VA

Albert Davis..unknown..13..VA
Emily Davis..unknown..11..VA
Charles Davis..unknown..9..VA
William G. Davis..unknown..4..VA
Mary Davis..unknown..2..VA
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