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James Moon 1668 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1668

Birth Location: Bristol, England

Death Date: 6 April 1755

Death Location: Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Moon

Mother: Joan Jasper

Spouse(s): Mary Wilsford

Children(s): Simon Moon

James Moon Jr was born in 1668 in Bristol, England, the child of James Jasper Moon and Joan Jane Jasper. James Moon Jr married Mary Wilsford, and had children including Simon Moon. James Moon Jr passed away in 1755 in Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Moon Jr was born in 1668 in Bristol, England, the child of James Jasper Moon and Joan Jane Jasper.
  • James Moon Jr married Mary Wilsford, and had children including Simon Moon.
  • James Moon Jr passed away in 1755 in Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Moon's Ancestors

Self
James Moon
1668 – 1755
Birth Place: Bristol, England
Parents
James Jasper Moon
1639 – 1713
Burlinghamshire Co., Bristol, Ashwick, Avon, England
Joan (Jane) Jasper
1649 – 1739
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William (Edward) Moon
1593 – 1663
Eaves, Woodplumpton or Newsham, Lancashire, or Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Catherine (Anne) Kynge
1597 – 1671
Eaves, Lancashire, England
Samuel Burgess
1623 – 1714
Bristol, Avon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Moon
1555 – 1615
Alice Dillworth
1558 – 1625
Martin Kynge
1568 – 1631
Joan Alsop
1569 – 1631
Daniel Burgess
1599 – 1674
Lady Stockdale
1596 – 1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Moone
1525 – 1580
Lady Hyde
1523 – 1593
James Dillworth
1520 – 1578
Elizabeth Colton
1540 – 1575
Robert Kinge
1540 – 1618
Bridget
1540 – 1584
Sir Alsop
1543 – 1600
Agnes Bullock
1547 – 1600
WILLIAM BURGESS
1579 – 1643
Alice BRAMSOM
1576 – 1643
Willya Stockdayle
1575 – 1646
Margaret Lambert
1583 – 1640

James Moon's Descendants

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James Moon (12 April 1668 – 6 April 1755) m. Mary Wilsford (1664 – 1714)
  1. 1. Simon Moon (11 June 1700 – 7 Feb 1748) m. Louretha Humphries (11 Apr 1704 – 11 Nov 1748)
    1. 1. Richard Moon (1724 – 27 Feb 1795) m. Susannah Beeson (1724 – 1 March 1819)
      1. 1. Catherine Moon (10 Dec 1751 – 28 Oct 1829) m. Jacob (Van) Zandt (11 December 1751 – 16 Jan 1818)
        1. 1. Elizabeth ('Betsy' Van) Zandt (1770 – 1873) m. Abraham (Westfall) Kuykendall (1772 – 24 December 1871)

James Moon's Timeline

6 Records

1665
3 Dec 1665
James Moon Jr was baptized in Wells, St Cuthbert, Somerset, England
Wells, St Cuthbert, Somerset, England
1668
12 April 1668
Birth of James Moon Jr in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1668
12 April 1668
Birth of James Moon Jr in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1669
23 Aug 1669
Age 1
Birth of James Moon Jr in Bristol, Avon, England
Bristol, Avon, England
1676
3 Mar 1676
Age 8
James Moon Jr was baptized in Farnham,Surrey,England
Farnham,Surrey,England
1755
6 April 1755
Age 87
Death of James Moon Jr in Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1669
    Event Place: Bristol, Avon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1668
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1668
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1665
    Event Place: Wells, St Cuthbert, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\w.st.c/2/1/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1676
    Event Place: Farnham,Surrey,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1742; Page Number: 57

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Moons and kindred families

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1755
    Event Place: Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Abstracts of Wills, 1685-1825; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania

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