Ebenezer Moon, III

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest

Ebenezer Moon III

• Born 30 Aug 1708 in Kings Towne, County of Providence Plantations, Rhode Island
• Son of Ebenezer Moon II and Elizabeth (Richardson) Unknown
• Brother of Robert Moon, Unknown Moon, Lois Moon, John Moon, Isaac John Moon, James Moon, Elizabeth Moon, Sarah (Moon) Jenks, Martha (Moon) Watson, Mary Mercy (Moon) Worden, Peleg Moon, Mehitabell Moon, Desire Moon and Mehitable Moon
• Husband of Elizabeth (Deake) Moon — married 12 Jun 1735 in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
• Father of Ebenezer Moon IV, Asa Moon Sr., Daniel Moon, Thomas Moon, Abigail Moon, Ezekiel Moon, Mary Moon, Rebeekah Moon, Sanford Moon, Elizabeth (Moon) Greene and Dake Moon
• Died 2 Feb 1778 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moon-696

Moon-696 created 7 Nov 2011 | Last modified 7 Mar 2024

married Elizabeth DEAKE, b. Abt 1715, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island , d. Abt 1775, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island Married 12 Jun 1735 North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island .

Ebenezer was born 30 August 1708[1][2]

In 1735, Ebenezer married Elizabeth Deake in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island Colony. They were the parents of at least eleven children.

In 1778, Ebenezer passed away. He was most likely buried on his farm in Exeter, Rhode Island Colony.

Ebenezer wrote his last Will on 13 March 1772 and it was proved on 2 February 1778 in Exeter, Rhode Island Colony.[3]

NOTE: "The town of Kings Towne was founded in 1674, by the Colonial government, and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. In 1723, Kings Towne was split into two parts, North Kingstown and South Kingstown, with North Kingstown, having the earliest settlements, retaining the 1674 establishment date. In 1742, the town of Exeter was taken from the western part of North Kingstown."

Children

1. Ebenezer MOON, IV, b. Abt 1736, North Kingston, Rhode Island , North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
2. Asa MOON, b. 1739, North kingston, Rhode Island , d. May 1806, Bennington, Vermont
3. Daniel MOON, b. Abt 1741, North Kingston, Rhode Island , d. Nov 1814, Peterburgh, Rensselair, NY
4. Thomas MOON, b. 14 Mar 1746, Exeter, R.I. , d. 17 Sep 1834, Machias, New York, USA
5. Abigail MOON, b. Abt 1747, Exeter, Rhode Island , d. Bef 1775, Rhode Island
6. Ezekiel MOON, b. 1748, Exeter, Rhode Island
7. Rebeekah MOON, b. 1752, No. Kingston, Washington Co. Rhode Island , d. Aft 1790, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island
8. Sanford MOON, b. 1752, Exeter, Rhode Island , d. 21 Jul 1840, Willingford, Vermont
9. Mary MOON, b. Abt 1754, Exeter, Rhode Island
10. Elizabeth MOON, (5), b. 1755, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 1828

Buried probably on his farm, Exeter RI.

Notes

Note children are listed in Aug. 31, 1083 letter from Mrs. Frances Hedden to Arthur Moon.

also listed in Doris Moon FGS 1985 in Moon binder.

Sources

1. "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D61W-RPT2 : 9 November 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Moone, 30 August 1708; citing Birth, Kings Towne, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, various city archives, Rhode Island; FHL microfilm 930,980
2. http://www.northkingstown.org/residents/history
3. http://www.jstmoon.com/getperson.php?personID=I12064&tree=jstmoon Moon, DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT MOONE, v.1, p.127 R.I GENEALOGICAL REGISTER,v. 6, p. 79
4. Descendants of Robert Moone of Boston and Newport Compiled by Doris L. Moon 2000 Publication: introduction by Hilda Moon Allent Repository
5. WikiTree contributors, "Ebenezer Moon III (1708-1778)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moon-696 : accessed 20 June 2024).