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Roger Burgess Moon

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Roger Burgess Moon

Birth
Bristol, England
Death
16 Feb 1759 (aged 79–80)
Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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From Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, by John W. Jordan, 1911, Vol 3, page1286:

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 quarrelled 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.

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Children of Roger Moon and Ann Nutt:
Elizabeth, Abt. 1709 – Abt. 1712
Simon, Abt. 1711
James, 1713 – 1796
John, 1717 – 1732
Elizabeth, 1719 – 1796
Roger, 1722 – 1749
Isaac, 1724 – 1748
William, 1727 – 1795
Ann, 1730 – 1764

Children of Roger Moon and Elizabeth Price:
John, 1734 – 1788
Mary 1736 – 1825
Sarah, 1737 – 1843
Timothy, 1739 – 1813
Reece, 1741 – 1754
Samuel, 1744 – 1826
Hannah, 1746 – 1748
Jasper, 1748 – 1778
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 Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, by John W. Jordan, 1911, Vol 3, page1286:

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 quarrelled 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.

Additional notes

Children of Roger Moon and Ann Nutt:
Elizabeth, Abt. 1709 – Abt. 1712
Simon, Abt. 1711
James, 1713 – 1796
John, 1717 – 1732
Elizabeth, 1719 – 1796
Roger, 1722 – 1749
Isaac, 1724 – 1748
William, 1727 – 1795
Ann, 1730 – 1764

Children of Roger Moon and Elizabeth Price:
John, 1734 – 1788
Mary 1736 – 1825
Sarah, 1737 – 1843
Timothy, 1739 – 1813
Reece, 1741 – 1754
Samuel, 1744 – 1826
Hannah, 1746 – 1748
Jasper, 1748 – 1778
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.


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