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William Mitchel Moon 1743 – 1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1743

Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 28 Apr 1822

Death Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States

Father: Capt. (Mohun)

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Sophia descent)

Children(s): Jonas Moon

William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia was born in 1743 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Capt. William Moon (Mohun) and Elizabeth Leftwich Martin. William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia married Sophia Saphire Bodine (Morroccan royal descent), and had children including Jonas Posey Moon. William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia passed away in 1822 in Roane, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia was born in 1743 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Capt. William Moon (Mohun) and Elizabeth Leftwich Martin.
  • William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia married Sophia Saphire Bodine (Morroccan royal descent), and had children including Jonas Posey Moon.
  • William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia passed away in 1822 in Roane, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. (Mohun)
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Colonial Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Martin
1724 – 1763
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sophia descent)
1744 – 1807
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Jonas Moon
1777 – 1849
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Moon's Ancestors

Self
William Moon
1743 – 1822
Birth Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Capt. William Moon (Mohun)
1720 – 1800
St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Colonial Virginia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Leftwich) Martin
1724 – 1763
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (Moon Mooney) II
1681 – 1726
Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Moon's Descendants

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William (Mitchel) Moon (24 Feb 1743 – 28 Apr 1822) m. Sophia (Saphire Bodine (Morroccan royal) descent) (1744 – 5 September 1807)
  1. 1. Jonas (Posey) Moon (18 Jul 1777 – 27 Apr 1849) m. Lydia (Etha Moon née) Bodine (20 August 1780 – 30 May 1858)
    1. 1. Jane Moon (1803 – 19 June 1874) m. Dr. (Edward Noah) Maples (1798 – 1838)
      1. 1. John (Edward "Jonas") Maples (19 Jun 1825 – 1888) m. Martha (L) Baker (1830 – 19 Feb 1908)
        1. 1. Edward (Noah) Maples (27 December 1863 – 15 March 1943) m. Mary (Emaline) Maples (3 April 1865 – 8 March 1943)

William Moon's Timeline

2 Records

1743
24 Feb 1743
Birth of William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1822
28 Apr 1822
Age 79
Death of William Mitchel Moon JR RW in Virginia in Roane, Tennessee, United States
Roane, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1743
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1822
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, United States
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