Rev. Jonas Posey Moon, I

Jonas Moon died 27 April 1849 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. An obituary appeared in the "Tennessee Baptist" of 28 June 1849, which reads:

"Hamilton Co., May 10, '49. Died on the 27th of April last, Rev. Jonas Moon, being seventy-one years nine months and nine days old. He professed religion about the twenty first or second year of his age. He in the early part of his life lived in several counties in this State, after that in Roane county, in the Hiwassee purchase, but removed to Hamilton county, sometime over twelve years ago, in the 10th district of the same, where he died. He had been a witness to the truth of revelation about 50 years, 45 years or more he had been preaching among Baptists. As respects his conduct, he seems to have shut the mouths of youngsters, for there was never a charge of immoral conduct at the bat of the church where he lived, in the whole course of his life. He testified in the last of his life that he had finished his master's work, assigned him to do, and that he was ready to go, and with this kind of confidence, seemed to bid farewell to the world. May we and his relations be prepared to meet him in that far Canaan of delight to where we have no doubt he is gone."

Jonas Moon was buried in the Francisco Family Cemetery in Bradley County, Tennessee. His tombstone, which survives, records incorrectly both his dates of birth and death as 18 May 1777 and 27 February 1849.

Lydia Moon, widow of Jonas, was born 9 August 1780 in Virginia. She survived her husband and appears in the 1850 Hamilton County census, aged 69 years. She died on 20 May 1855 and was buried beside her husband in the Francisco Family Cemetery.

Jonas & Lydia were the parents of at least 10 children who lived to adulthood. They are the progenitors of most of the Moons in the Hamilton Co. area.

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FROM ANCESTRY.COM:

"Jonas Moon was born the 18th of July in 1777, in probably Bucks County Pennsylvania. He married in 1800 to Lydia E. Burke whose parents were John and Euphemia Berthella Bodine Burke. He was ordained as a Baptist Minister in 1811. He resided in Sevier County, Poane County and was in Philadelphia, Tennessee between 1830 and 1839. In 1839, Jonas went to Churcher Landing, north of Blue Springs, Tenn with his wife, Lydia, his sons, Jonas Posey Moon and his wife Lucinda Caroline Johnson Moon and baby; sons James Harvey, Noah, John D. (singles) and his son WILLIAM THOMAS MOON, his wife Mary Ann Bodine Moon and 2 teenage sons. ans his 5 daughters. The married and children went down the Tennessee River in dugout canoes, while the single men drove the livestock and the wagons along with their tennants.

Jonas died th 27th of February in Hamilton County, Tennessee. His son, Rev Jonas Posey Moon founded the Friendship Church along with 3 other of Jonas Moon's sons , one daughter and his by then widowed wife Lydia. This was about 1857 and was built one mile north of the school house at Deer Lick School.

Jonas is buried at the Francisco Family Cemetery in Bradley County, Tenneessee. His son Noah, also a preacher, married a Francisco, and that is why he is buried there.

Jonas was a Minister and a farmer."

• * Taken from another researcher**

10 Mar 2010

COMMENT:

debraanderson15added this on 9 May 2010

"Lydia could not be d/o John Burke and Euphemia Bodine. She was a year older than Euphemia. It is believed that Lydia was (indeed) the d/o James Bodine and therefore the sister of Euphemia Bodine."

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son William Thomas Moon by SmartCopy: Jun 24 2015, 20:22:59 UTC

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Jonas Moon died 27 April 1849 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. An obituary appeared in the "Tennessee Baptist" of 28 June 1849, which reads:

"Hamilton Co., May 10, '49. Died on the 27th of April last, Rev. Jonas Moon, being seventy-one years nine months and nine days old. He professed religion about the twenty first or second year of his age. He in the early part of his life lived in several counties in this State, after that in Roane county, in the Hiwassee purchase, but removed to Hamilton county, sometime over twelve years ago, in the 10th district of the same, where he died. He had been a witness to the truth of revelation about 50 years, 45 years or more he had been preaching among Baptists. As respects his conduct, he seems to have shut the mouths of youngsters, for there was never a charge of immoral conduct at the bat of the church where he lived, in the whole course of his life. He testified in the last of his life that he had finished his master's work, assigned him to do, and that he was ready to go, and with this kind of confidence, seemed to bid farewell to the world. May we and his relations be prepared to meet him in that far Canaan of delight to where we have no doubt he is gone."

Jonas Moon was buried in the Francisco Family Cemetery in Bradley County, Tennessee. His tombstone, which survives, records incorrectly both his dates of birth and death as 18 May 1777 and 27 February 1849.

Lydia Moon, wiow of Jonas, was born 9 August 1780 in Virginia. She survived her husband and appears in the 1850 Hamilton County census, aged 69 years. She died on 20 May 1855 and was buried beside her husband in the Francisco Family Cemetery.

Jonas & Lydia were the parents of at least 10 children who lived to adulthood. They are the progenitors of most of the Moons in the Hamilton Co. area.

Jonas Moon died 27 April 1849 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. An obituary appeared in the "Tennessee Baptist" of 28 June 1849, which reads:

    "Hamilton Co., May 10, '49. Died on the 27th of April last, Rev. Jonas Moon, being seventy-one years nine months and nine days old. He professed religion about the twenty first or second year of his age. He in the early part of his life lived in several counties in this State, after that in Roane county, in the Hiwassee purchase, but removed to Hamilton county, sometime over twelve years ago, in the 10th district of the same, where he died. He had been a witness to the truth of revelation about 50 years, 45 years or more he had been preaching among Baptists. As respects his conduct, he seems to have shut the mouths of youngsters, for there was never a charge of immoral conduct at the bat of the church where he lived, in the whole course of his life. He testified in the last of his life that he had finished his master's work, assigned him to do, and that he was ready to go, and with this kind of confidence, seemed to bid farewell to the world. May we and his relations be prepared to meet him in that far Canaan of delight to where we have no doubt he is gone."

Jonas Moon was buried in the Francisco Family Cemetery in Bradley County, Tennessee. His tombstone, which survives, records incorrectly both his dates of birth and death as 18 May 1777 and 27 February 1849.
Lydia Moon, wiow of Jonas, was born 9 August 1780 in Virginia. She survived her husband and appears in the 1850 Hamilton County census, aged 69 years. She died on 20 May 1855 and was buried beside her husband in the Francisco Family Cemetery.
Jonas & Lydia were the parents of at least 10 children who lived to adulthood. They are the progenitors of most of the Moons in the Hamilton Co. area.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 29 2021, 5:00:13 UTC