Maria Lightfoot ⁴

   Another name for Maria was Mariah Lightfoot.^{1 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 29 November 1850, Albemarle, Virginia, United States. ⁴ 1850 US Census
Page 302A, Dwelling 2079, Family 2079
, Albemarle County, Virginia
Maria Moon..56..VA
(Living with husband and possible grandchildren.)

Maria married William Moon, Jr., son of William Moon, Sr. and Elizabeth Hamner, on 11 October 1814 in Fluvanna, Virginia, United States.^{1 2 5} (William Moon, Jr. was born in 1787 in Virginia, United States ⁴ and died in 1865.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1850 US Census, 29 November 1850, Albemarle, Virginia, United States. ⁴ 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)

  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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