From a biographical sketch by Joan Case
at http://joancase.tripod.com/moon.htm
On September 1, 1682 a band of about one hundred persons set sail from Deal, England on the "Welcome" with William Penn bound for his recently acquired province in the new land across the ocean, where they could worship in freedom. They reached Newcastle, on the Delaware river October 27, 1682, one-third fewer in number because of the ravages of smallpox on shipboard.
Among those who came to the new land were James and Joan Moon and their six children, Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger. The family settled near Fallsington, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on a land grant given them by Penn.
From The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, eds. Warren S. Ely and John W. Jordan, 2nd edition, 1905, as reprinted in two parts in 1992, as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Part 1, p. 232:
James Moon and Joan Burges were married near Bristol, England, and with a family of children were among the early emigrants to settle in Pennsylvania. By deed dated 10 mo. 13, 1688, he purchased of James Hill 125 acres of land in Falls township, one and a half miles west from Morrisville, and largely covered in 1905 by the classification yard of the Trenton branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. On 12 mo. 11, 1706. he conveyed the same by deed in fee to his son Roger. James Moon's will mentions six children: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger.
From Tri-Centennial History Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Falls Township, Bucks County 1692–1992, by Samuel M. Snipes and Jeffrey L. Marshall, p. 42.
James Moon bought the eastern half of James Hill’s tract in 1688, and built this frame-log house. [see photo] It was in the [present-day] railroad yard near the Lower Morrisville Road tunnel. It was torn down by the railroad in 1891.
From New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, by William Richard Cutter (New York: Lewis historical publishing Company, 1915), p. 2158-59:
James Moone, the American ancestor of this line, came to Pennsylvania from Bristol, England, about the same time that John Moone, first above mentioned, appeared in Philadelphia, and located near the falls of the Delaware, in Bucks County. He married at Bristol, England, about 1663, Joan Burgess, and brought to America several children of nearly adult age. When he purchased a tract of land in Falls township in 1695, his son, James Jr., was named as one of the grantees, the title to vest in him when he arrived at the age of twenty-one years. There is little doubt but that John Moone, of Philadelphia, was a brother of James Moone, of Bucks county, as they were both witnesses to the will of Joseph Siddall, of Bucks county, which was probated in Philadelphia, May 5, 1704.
James Moone was actively associated with the affairs of Bucks county, his name frequently appearing on the early records of that county after 1685 as a member of grand and petit juries, and as serving in various capacities by appointment of the court up to the time of his decease, in September, 1714.
Children of James and Joan (Burgess) Moon were: Sarah, Jasper, James; Roger, Jonas, Mary.
Last Will and Testament of James Moon, dated January 20, 1711; proved January 9, 1713
In the name of God Amen. James Moon of the County of Bux and Province of Pennsylvania being in good health of body and perfect mind and memory may be then forgiven to Almighty God. I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to [say] first and principally I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God hoping through his mercy to have forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting rest and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all such temporal estates as it hath please God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth.
First I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged.
Item. I give unto my dear wife my dwelling house and half my orchard, one third part of my stock of sheep with their increase and benefit, with two cows ??? yearly during her life or widowhood. Likewise thirty ? of wheat meal and the same to be delivered to her orders yearly, with one of my best beds and all my house goods. All of the above things she shall quietly enjoy so long as she liveth or remaineth widow and then return to my executors.
Item. I give to my daughter, Sarah, one cow and one bed and quietly to live in my house during her life or till thee altereth her condition by marriage.
Item. I give to my eldest son, James, one English shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jonas, one shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jasper, one shilling.
Item. I give to my daughter, Mary, one shilling.
Item. I give to my grandchild, Sarah Curtis, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
Item. I give to my granddaughter, Elisabeth Moon, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
All the rest and residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath unto my son Roger Moon, full and sole executor of this, my last will and testament.
And I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me, heretofore made in witness whereof. I the said James Moon, to this my last will and testament, do set my hand seal. Dated this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ten eleven. Signed in the presence of [signed] Rich Hill, Nathanial Tyler
James (his mark) Moon
Additional notes
According to an article in the December 16, 2007, issue of the Journal of Berkeley County, West Virginia, “It was Jacob Moon, son of the early Quaker settler Simon Moon, who in 1775 named the village of Arden for a village in England that his family had fled to avoid religious persecution.” Arden was a rural region in Warwickshire. His immigrant great-grandfather James Moon Sr is said to have been married in Bristol, so this tradition implies that James (and his brother John) came to Bristol from the Arden region around Warwickshire.
According to Reagan Moon (FAG #47084015), James and his family came to American in 1682 on the "Bristol Merchant," arriving one month after William Penn arrived. Bristol was the main English port of embarkation for people coming to the American colonies, and since James Moon and family lived in Bristol, it makes sense that they would have left from there rather than with the ships coming from Deal on the southeast coast of England.
The frontispiece of Joan Moon’s Bible has the date “5th of 12th mo 1696” and the following note:
“James and Joan Moon came from England bringing their children except one son as he came before them. At the time of James Moon's death (1713) he leaves by his wife the following heirs: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary, Roger & 2 tiny granddaughters.”
An old map indicates that in 1705 the Moon house was probably situated on the upper portion of land that once belonged to James Hill.
Some accounts give September as the month of James’ death, but this is based on the date found in a long list of dates of deaths written a hundred years later in the minutes of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and there it says “about” September, indicating uncertainty. The probate, on the other hand, is dated January 9, 1713, so the death was before that date.
More information on the Fallsington Meeting of Friends can be found here.
at http://joancase.tripod.com/moon.htm
On September 1, 1682 a band of about one hundred persons set sail from Deal, England on the "Welcome" with William Penn bound for his recently acquired province in the new land across the ocean, where they could worship in freedom. They reached Newcastle, on the Delaware river October 27, 1682, one-third fewer in number because of the ravages of smallpox on shipboard.
Among those who came to the new land were James and Joan Moon and their six children, Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger. The family settled near Fallsington, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on a land grant given them by Penn.
From The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, eds. Warren S. Ely and John W. Jordan, 2nd edition, 1905, as reprinted in two parts in 1992, as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Part 1, p. 232:
James Moon and Joan Burges were married near Bristol, England, and with a family of children were among the early emigrants to settle in Pennsylvania. By deed dated 10 mo. 13, 1688, he purchased of James Hill 125 acres of land in Falls township, one and a half miles west from Morrisville, and largely covered in 1905 by the classification yard of the Trenton branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. On 12 mo. 11, 1706. he conveyed the same by deed in fee to his son Roger. James Moon's will mentions six children: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger.
From Tri-Centennial History Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Falls Township, Bucks County 1692–1992, by Samuel M. Snipes and Jeffrey L. Marshall, p. 42.
James Moon bought the eastern half of James Hill’s tract in 1688, and built this frame-log house. [see photo] It was in the [present-day] railroad yard near the Lower Morrisville Road tunnel. It was torn down by the railroad in 1891.
From New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, by William Richard Cutter (New York: Lewis historical publishing Company, 1915), p. 2158-59:
James Moone, the American ancestor of this line, came to Pennsylvania from Bristol, England, about the same time that John Moone, first above mentioned, appeared in Philadelphia, and located near the falls of the Delaware, in Bucks County. He married at Bristol, England, about 1663, Joan Burgess, and brought to America several children of nearly adult age. When he purchased a tract of land in Falls township in 1695, his son, James Jr., was named as one of the grantees, the title to vest in him when he arrived at the age of twenty-one years. There is little doubt but that John Moone, of Philadelphia, was a brother of James Moone, of Bucks county, as they were both witnesses to the will of Joseph Siddall, of Bucks county, which was probated in Philadelphia, May 5, 1704.
James Moone was actively associated with the affairs of Bucks county, his name frequently appearing on the early records of that county after 1685 as a member of grand and petit juries, and as serving in various capacities by appointment of the court up to the time of his decease, in September, 1714.
Children of James and Joan (Burgess) Moon were: Sarah, Jasper, James; Roger, Jonas, Mary.
Last Will and Testament of James Moon, dated January 20, 1711; proved January 9, 1713
In the name of God Amen. James Moon of the County of Bux and Province of Pennsylvania being in good health of body and perfect mind and memory may be then forgiven to Almighty God. I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to [say] first and principally I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God hoping through his mercy to have forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting rest and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all such temporal estates as it hath please God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth.
First I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged.
Item. I give unto my dear wife my dwelling house and half my orchard, one third part of my stock of sheep with their increase and benefit, with two cows ??? yearly during her life or widowhood. Likewise thirty ? of wheat meal and the same to be delivered to her orders yearly, with one of my best beds and all my house goods. All of the above things she shall quietly enjoy so long as she liveth or remaineth widow and then return to my executors.
Item. I give to my daughter, Sarah, one cow and one bed and quietly to live in my house during her life or till thee altereth her condition by marriage.
Item. I give to my eldest son, James, one English shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jonas, one shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jasper, one shilling.
Item. I give to my daughter, Mary, one shilling.
Item. I give to my grandchild, Sarah Curtis, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
Item. I give to my granddaughter, Elisabeth Moon, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
All the rest and residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath unto my son Roger Moon, full and sole executor of this, my last will and testament.
And I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me, heretofore made in witness whereof. I the said James Moon, to this my last will and testament, do set my hand seal. Dated this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ten eleven. Signed in the presence of [signed] Rich Hill, Nathanial Tyler
James (his mark) Moon
Additional notes
According to an article in the December 16, 2007, issue of the Journal of Berkeley County, West Virginia, “It was Jacob Moon, son of the early Quaker settler Simon Moon, who in 1775 named the village of Arden for a village in England that his family had fled to avoid religious persecution.” Arden was a rural region in Warwickshire. His immigrant great-grandfather James Moon Sr is said to have been married in Bristol, so this tradition implies that James (and his brother John) came to Bristol from the Arden region around Warwickshire.
According to Reagan Moon (FAG #47084015), James and his family came to American in 1682 on the "Bristol Merchant," arriving one month after William Penn arrived. Bristol was the main English port of embarkation for people coming to the American colonies, and since James Moon and family lived in Bristol, it makes sense that they would have left from there rather than with the ships coming from Deal on the southeast coast of England.
The frontispiece of Joan Moon’s Bible has the date “5th of 12th mo 1696” and the following note:
“James and Joan Moon came from England bringing their children except one son as he came before them. At the time of James Moon's death (1713) he leaves by his wife the following heirs: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary, Roger & 2 tiny granddaughters.”
An old map indicates that in 1705 the Moon house was probably situated on the upper portion of land that once belonged to James Hill.
Some accounts give September as the month of James’ death, but this is based on the date found in a long list of dates of deaths written a hundred years later in the minutes of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and there it says “about” September, indicating uncertainty. The probate, on the other hand, is dated January 9, 1713, so the death was before that date.
More information on the Fallsington Meeting of Friends can be found here.
From a biographical sketch by Joan Case
at http://joancase.tripod.com/moon.htm
On September 1, 1682 a band of about one hundred persons set sail from Deal, England on the "Welcome" with William Penn bound for his recently acquired province in the new land across the ocean, where they could worship in freedom. They reached Newcastle, on the Delaware river October 27, 1682, one-third fewer in number because of the ravages of smallpox on shipboard.
Among those who came to the new land were James and Joan Moon and their six children, Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger. The family settled near Fallsington, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on a land grant given them by Penn.
From The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, eds. Warren S. Ely and John W. Jordan, 2nd edition, 1905, as reprinted in two parts in 1992, as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Part 1, p. 232:
James Moon and Joan Burges were married near Bristol, England, and with a family of children were among the early emigrants to settle in Pennsylvania. By deed dated 10 mo. 13, 1688, he purchased of James Hill 125 acres of land in Falls township, one and a half miles west from Morrisville, and largely covered in 1905 by the classification yard of the Trenton branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. On 12 mo. 11, 1706. he conveyed the same by deed in fee to his son Roger. James Moon's will mentions six children: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger.
From Tri-Centennial History Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Falls Township, Bucks County 1692–1992, by Samuel M. Snipes and Jeffrey L. Marshall, p. 42.
James Moon bought the eastern half of James Hill’s tract in 1688, and built this frame-log house. [see photo] It was in the [present-day] railroad yard near the Lower Morrisville Road tunnel. It was torn down by the railroad in 1891.
From New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, by William Richard Cutter (New York: Lewis historical publishing Company, 1915), p. 2158-59:
James Moone, the American ancestor of this line, came to Pennsylvania from Bristol, England, about the same time that John Moone, first above mentioned, appeared in Philadelphia, and located near the falls of the Delaware, in Bucks County. He married at Bristol, England, about 1663, Joan Burgess, and brought to America several children of nearly adult age. When he purchased a tract of land in Falls township in 1695, his son, James Jr., was named as one of the grantees, the title to vest in him when he arrived at the age of twenty-one years. There is little doubt but that John Moone, of Philadelphia, was a brother of James Moone, of Bucks county, as they were both witnesses to the will of Joseph Siddall, of Bucks county, which was probated in Philadelphia, May 5, 1704.
James Moone was actively associated with the affairs of Bucks county, his name frequently appearing on the early records of that county after 1685 as a member of grand and petit juries, and as serving in various capacities by appointment of the court up to the time of his decease, in September, 1714.
Children of James and Joan (Burgess) Moon were: Sarah, Jasper, James; Roger, Jonas, Mary.
Last Will and Testament of James Moon, dated January 20, 1711; proved January 9, 1713
In the name of God Amen. James Moon of the County of Bux and Province of Pennsylvania being in good health of body and perfect mind and memory may be then forgiven to Almighty God. I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to [say] first and principally I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God hoping through his mercy to have forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting rest and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all such temporal estates as it hath please God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth.
First I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged.
Item. I give unto my dear wife my dwelling house and half my orchard, one third part of my stock of sheep with their increase and benefit, with two cows ??? yearly during her life or widowhood. Likewise thirty ? of wheat meal and the same to be delivered to her orders yearly, with one of my best beds and all my house goods. All of the above things she shall quietly enjoy so long as she liveth or remaineth widow and then return to my executors.
Item. I give to my daughter, Sarah, one cow and one bed and quietly to live in my house during her life or till thee altereth her condition by marriage.
Item. I give to my eldest son, James, one English shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jonas, one shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jasper, one shilling.
Item. I give to my daughter, Mary, one shilling.
Item. I give to my grandchild, Sarah Curtis, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
Item. I give to my granddaughter, Elisabeth Moon, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
All the rest and residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath unto my son Roger Moon, full and sole executor of this, my last will and testament.
And I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me, heretofore made in witness whereof. I the said James Moon, to this my last will and testament, do set my hand seal. Dated this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ten eleven. Signed in the presence of [signed] Rich Hill, Nathanial Tyler
James (his mark) Moon
Additional notes
According to an article in the December 16, 2007, issue of the Journal of Berkeley County, West Virginia, “It was Jacob Moon, son of the early Quaker settler Simon Moon, who in 1775 named the village of Arden for a village in England that his family had fled to avoid religious persecution.” Arden was a rural region in Warwickshire. His immigrant great-grandfather James Moon Sr is said to have been married in Bristol, so this tradition implies that James (and his brother John) came to Bristol from the Arden region around Warwickshire.
According to Reagan Moon (FAG #47084015), James and his family came to American in 1682 on the "Bristol Merchant," arriving one month after William Penn arrived. Bristol was the main English port of embarkation for people coming to the American colonies, and since James Moon and family lived in Bristol, it makes sense that they would have left from there rather than with the ships coming from Deal on the southeast coast of England.
The frontispiece of Joan Moon’s Bible has the date “5th of 12th mo 1696” and the following note:
“James and Joan Moon came from England bringing their children except one son as he came before them. At the time of James Moon's death (1713) he leaves by his wife the following heirs: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary, Roger & 2 tiny granddaughters.”
An old map indicates that in 1705 the Moon house was probably situated on the upper portion of land that once belonged to James Hill.
Some accounts give September as the month of James’ death, but this is based on the date found in a long list of dates of deaths written a hundred years later in the minutes of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and there it says “about” September, indicating uncertainty. The probate, on the other hand, is dated January 9, 1713, so the death was before that date.
More information on the Fallsington Meeting of Friends can be found here.
at http://joancase.tripod.com/moon.htm
On September 1, 1682 a band of about one hundred persons set sail from Deal, England on the "Welcome" with William Penn bound for his recently acquired province in the new land across the ocean, where they could worship in freedom. They reached Newcastle, on the Delaware river October 27, 1682, one-third fewer in number because of the ravages of smallpox on shipboard.
Among those who came to the new land were James and Joan Moon and their six children, Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger. The family settled near Fallsington, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on a land grant given them by Penn.
From The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, eds. Warren S. Ely and John W. Jordan, 2nd edition, 1905, as reprinted in two parts in 1992, as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Part 1, p. 232:
James Moon and Joan Burges were married near Bristol, England, and with a family of children were among the early emigrants to settle in Pennsylvania. By deed dated 10 mo. 13, 1688, he purchased of James Hill 125 acres of land in Falls township, one and a half miles west from Morrisville, and largely covered in 1905 by the classification yard of the Trenton branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. On 12 mo. 11, 1706. he conveyed the same by deed in fee to his son Roger. James Moon's will mentions six children: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary and Roger.
From Tri-Centennial History Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Falls Township, Bucks County 1692–1992, by Samuel M. Snipes and Jeffrey L. Marshall, p. 42.
James Moon bought the eastern half of James Hill’s tract in 1688, and built this frame-log house. [see photo] It was in the [present-day] railroad yard near the Lower Morrisville Road tunnel. It was torn down by the railroad in 1891.
From New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, by William Richard Cutter (New York: Lewis historical publishing Company, 1915), p. 2158-59:
James Moone, the American ancestor of this line, came to Pennsylvania from Bristol, England, about the same time that John Moone, first above mentioned, appeared in Philadelphia, and located near the falls of the Delaware, in Bucks County. He married at Bristol, England, about 1663, Joan Burgess, and brought to America several children of nearly adult age. When he purchased a tract of land in Falls township in 1695, his son, James Jr., was named as one of the grantees, the title to vest in him when he arrived at the age of twenty-one years. There is little doubt but that John Moone, of Philadelphia, was a brother of James Moone, of Bucks county, as they were both witnesses to the will of Joseph Siddall, of Bucks county, which was probated in Philadelphia, May 5, 1704.
James Moone was actively associated with the affairs of Bucks county, his name frequently appearing on the early records of that county after 1685 as a member of grand and petit juries, and as serving in various capacities by appointment of the court up to the time of his decease, in September, 1714.
Children of James and Joan (Burgess) Moon were: Sarah, Jasper, James; Roger, Jonas, Mary.
Last Will and Testament of James Moon, dated January 20, 1711; proved January 9, 1713
In the name of God Amen. James Moon of the County of Bux and Province of Pennsylvania being in good health of body and perfect mind and memory may be then forgiven to Almighty God. I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to [say] first and principally I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God hoping through his mercy to have forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting rest and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all such temporal estates as it hath please God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth.
First I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged.
Item. I give unto my dear wife my dwelling house and half my orchard, one third part of my stock of sheep with their increase and benefit, with two cows ??? yearly during her life or widowhood. Likewise thirty ? of wheat meal and the same to be delivered to her orders yearly, with one of my best beds and all my house goods. All of the above things she shall quietly enjoy so long as she liveth or remaineth widow and then return to my executors.
Item. I give to my daughter, Sarah, one cow and one bed and quietly to live in my house during her life or till thee altereth her condition by marriage.
Item. I give to my eldest son, James, one English shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jonas, one shilling.
Item. I give to my son, Jasper, one shilling.
Item. I give to my daughter, Mary, one shilling.
Item. I give to my grandchild, Sarah Curtis, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
Item. I give to my granddaughter, Elisabeth Moon, one cow and calf to be delivered to her when at age.
All the rest and residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever, I do give and bequeath unto my son Roger Moon, full and sole executor of this, my last will and testament.
And I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me, heretofore made in witness whereof. I the said James Moon, to this my last will and testament, do set my hand seal. Dated this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ten eleven. Signed in the presence of [signed] Rich Hill, Nathanial Tyler
James (his mark) Moon
Additional notes
According to an article in the December 16, 2007, issue of the Journal of Berkeley County, West Virginia, “It was Jacob Moon, son of the early Quaker settler Simon Moon, who in 1775 named the village of Arden for a village in England that his family had fled to avoid religious persecution.” Arden was a rural region in Warwickshire. His immigrant great-grandfather James Moon Sr is said to have been married in Bristol, so this tradition implies that James (and his brother John) came to Bristol from the Arden region around Warwickshire.
According to Reagan Moon (FAG #47084015), James and his family came to American in 1682 on the "Bristol Merchant," arriving one month after William Penn arrived. Bristol was the main English port of embarkation for people coming to the American colonies, and since James Moon and family lived in Bristol, it makes sense that they would have left from there rather than with the ships coming from Deal on the southeast coast of England.
The frontispiece of Joan Moon’s Bible has the date “5th of 12th mo 1696” and the following note:
“James and Joan Moon came from England bringing their children except one son as he came before them. At the time of James Moon's death (1713) he leaves by his wife the following heirs: Sarah, James, Jonas, Jasper, Mary, Roger & 2 tiny granddaughters.”
An old map indicates that in 1705 the Moon house was probably situated on the upper portion of land that once belonged to James Hill.
Some accounts give September as the month of James’ death, but this is based on the date found in a long list of dates of deaths written a hundred years later in the minutes of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and there it says “about” September, indicating uncertainty. The probate, on the other hand, is dated January 9, 1713, so the death was before that date.
More information on the Fallsington Meeting of Friends can be found here.
Inscription
(unmarked)
Gravesite Details
During this period Quakers rejected monuments as ostentatious. Often they marked graves with field stones. For this cemetery there was a map of the gravesites, but it was destroyed in a fire. So the exact location of his gravesite is unknown.
