Person:Joseph Moon (4)

In 1796 Joseph & his family moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee. In 1802 he purchased about 200 acres of land in Jefferson County. In the Spring of 1808 Joseph moved to Highland County, Ohio, which is now Clinton County, Ohio; settling near the site of Martinsville which would be known as "the Moon Colony"which consisted of 54 persons. After settling in Martinsville, Ohio Joseph & Ann lived the rest of their lives in the community as members of the Newberry, Ohio MM Friends.

"Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virgina" by Ritchie & Wood c. 1952 Lived at Deep River, Randolph Co. NC. In 1796 moved to Jefferson Co. TN Then to Clinton Co. OH in 1809 with sons William and Jesse and their families. In 1811 James Garner, husband of Mary Moon, with four sons and five daughters came in and joined the Moon community in their new colony.

This Moon colony consisted of 55 persons, 34 males and 21 females. They were about the first settlers of what is now Clark township, in fact the very founders of that section of Clinton Co. "History of Clinton Co. OH, by Wm. E. Moon, Nov. 1910. In this colony there were tradesmen of various kinds. They were not professional mechanics, but rather possessing a brain of ingeniousness, were able to execute successfully the business of a carpenter, cooper, harness maker, saddler, hatter, cabinet maker, chair maker, shoemaker, gunsmith, locksmith, blacksmith, brick and stone mason, plasterer, and master mechanic.

Many of the old pioneer citizens of OH and IN have in possession today guns manufactured by William and Jesse Moon, who did an extensive business.

Birth dates supplied by Mark Moon moondog@hit.net

Per Cyndi Wilkinson steven17@gte.net

The common ancestor of this family connection now is so numerous and widely spread throughout Clinton, Brown and Highland counties was Joseph Moon. A Quaker, distinguished hunter and woodsman. Born on Broad River, SC and head of a family before the Revolutionary War. Previous to moving West he lived several years in NC and TN. In 1809 he collected together his sons, several of whom had families, his and their flocks and hers and crossed the Cumberland Mountains to the "far west". Arriving in due time in what is now called Clinton Co., he settled where Martindill was since laid out. Joseph Moon was the father of ten sons and three (she said two) daughters. The family settled close together and all had big families, the average number of children for each family was about a dozen. He died at 84 and then had 384 living descendants. The Moon Family has been recorded in Clinton Co., since 1809 when they settled in Martindill after coming to this country in 1682 from England as passengers on William Penn's "Good Ship Welcome" and settled with the William Penn colony.

1.   Norvall, Pamela J. (Pamela Jane Marco) - the main author. The descendants of Joseph Moon and Ann Brown. (Publication: Folsom, California: Edith-Ann Pub., c2004 - Call #: 929.273 M778n v. 1 (& v.2); Location: FHL US/CAN Book).

   Verified: YES

2. ↑ William Wade Hinshaw. Encylopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Repository: Utah Valley Regional History Center - BYU)
   Vol V Ohio; page 416.
3.   Ancestry.com
   brea@mefford.org.
4. ↑ Find A Grave