Richard Briery Moon ^{5 6}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Albemarle County, VA on 20 November 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 294B, Family 1964, Roll 932
, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Richard B. Moon..(Head)..66..VA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, VA on 11 July 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 34, Family 258, Roll 1331
Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia
Richard Moon..(Head)..75..VA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)
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Richard married Mary Lightfoot, daughter of Daniel Lightfoot and Mary Hinds, on 25 May 1815 in Albemarle County, VA.^{1 2 3 7} (Mary Lightfoot was born in 1788 in Virginia ⁵ and died after 1 June 1860 ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Albemarle County, VA on 20 November 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 294B, Family 1964, Roll 932
, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Richard B. Moon..(Head)..66..VA..Farmer
Mary Moon..(Wife)..62..VA
Daniel Moon..(Daniel)..33..VA..Farmer
Mary Moon..(Daughter)..30..VA
Sarah Moon..(Daughter)..25..VA
Richard Moon..(Son)..26..VA
Wilhelmina Moon..(Daughter)..18..VA

NOTE - The daughter, Carolina F. Moon, was not listed with the family even though she would have been only about 16 years old at the time of the census. She later would be married in 1865. I have no idea where she would have been at the time of the 1850 US Census; perhaps her name was just overlooked.
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, VA on 11 July 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 34, Family 258, Roll 1331
Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia
Richard Moon..(Head)..75..VA..Farmer
Mary Moon..(Wife)..74..VA
Caroline Moon..(Daughter)..26..VA
Wilhemina Moon..(Daughter)..24..VA
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  Marriage Notes:

There are multiple 1850 Slave Schedules from Albemarle County, Virginia for "R. B. Moon" and "Richard Moon" with each ranging from 1 to over 20 slaves. It is impossible to determine if any of the schedules apply to Richard Briery Moon.
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Did they have a child named "R. B. Moon" whose wife was named Mary? Here are some death indexes for children in Albemarle County, Virginia born to such a couple. In all cases, the birth dates of these children are all too soon or too far after the marriage of Richard Briery Moon and Mary Lightfoot so it is doubtful that these are their children but possibly their grandchildren.

Name:Wm. B. Moon
Gender:Male
Death Date:03 Nov 1857
Death Place:Albemarle County, Virginia
Age:71
Birth Date:1786
Father's Name:Rich. Moon
Mother's Name:Mary W. Moon
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I07899-8
System Origin:Virginia-EASY
GS Film number:2048503
Reference ID:Item 3 p88 #3
Citing this Record:
"Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,"


Name:Daniel Moon
Gender:Male
Death Date:14 Apr 1856
Death Place:St. Ann'S, Albemarle, Virginia
Age:5
Birth Date:1851
Father's Name:R. B. Moon
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I07899-8
System Origin:Virginia-EASY
GS Film number:2048503
Reference ID:Item 3 p79 6
Citing this Record:
"Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,"

Name:Harden M. Moon
Gender:Male
Death Date:21 Oct 1854
Death Place:Albemarle County, Virginia
Age:1
Birth Date:1853
Birthplace:Albemarle, Va.
Race:White
Marital Status:Single
Father's Name:R. B. Moon
Mother's Name:Mary Moon
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:B86846-9
System Origin:Virginia-EASY
GS Film number:30272
Reference ID:Ln. 386
Citing this Record:
"Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,"

Name:Hetta Moon
Gender:Female
Death Date:29 Oct 1856
Death Place:Hardware, Albemarle, Virginia
Age:0
Birth Date:1856
Birthplace:Hardware
Race:White
Marital Status:Single
Father's Name:R. B. Moon
Mother's Name:Mary Moon
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:B86846-9
System Origin:Virginia-EASY
GS Film number:30272
Reference ID:Ln. 52
Citing this Record:
"Virginia, Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,"
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