The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

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Abrahsm Moone took M land In
Gloucester in 1858. but that is all He
went over to Lancaster county, VA.
subsequently,. for in lG5i Lancaster
court granted certificate to Abraham
Moone for land due him for the trans
portation Of his wife, Anne, John
Brewster. William Attaway. etc
Evidently Mr.. Moone was not pros
perons. because In 1855 he sold his
dwelling house, plantation and SER
wants toNThomas Hawks. reseryInr for
his wife and himself house room and
one servant. These few words suggest
that Mr.. 4Ioonn was obliged 10 curtaIl
his expenses. When he died his esta tc
consisted OF 1S,l52 pounds of tobacco
He left a daughter. Elizabeth, who
married John Uazelwood and returned
10 England, where she lived In Cham
Der street, Goodman's Fields, London,
and died without issue re might
have had other children, but the Moons
who subsequently lived ip Virginia
cannot claim positive descent from
Abra ham, who took up land with John
Hansford in 1858.
There was Captain John Moon, OF
Isle OF Wight county. in 1865, who
was horr near Gosnort I'm the parish of
SOAK. In Hampshire. England. His
wife was Prudence, and he had three
daughters-Sar Susanna and Mary.
He left considerable property and
land, and a brew house" at James
town These old brew houses were m
tcresting. Beer was n popular drink
In the carly Colonial d; vs., and was
very easily and picntifully made, and
brew houses stood In the various set
Elements; one of the Lewis plantations,
In Gloucester, WAS called the brew
house, but The negroes preferred TO
call II the blue house" 10 matter
what the color of the mansion.
Captain John Moon made a voIum-
nous will. not only remembering his
k'nsfoik and acnua ntances. but clos
ing with these words ALSO give and
bequeaih four female cattle to remain
for stock forever for poor fatherless
children, that hath nothing left them
10 bring them up. and for old people
past their labor. Or lame people that
are destitute in this lower parish of
the Isle of Wight county the female
from time to time TO be disposcdt OF
TO those that do keep such persons,
10 have the milk. provided that those
chat have them he careful of Them
they receive and OF their increase.
MY Will is that all we Female In
crease from time to time he and re-
main for stock for this use and Tho
posed of for clothing and schooling
and the like necessaries for such per-
sons. on condition. as Is before OK
pressed, and ovcrseors or the poor.
With consent Of my children. from
Time 10 time arc to sec this my will
In this particular really performed, az
is In my will expressed and not other
ways"
These four female cattle were ex-
nected TO do good deal, and we hone
the poor fatherless children, tho lame
people and the old people rcccivnd
from them much bencnt. But to our
twentieth century ideas the supply
seems almost inadequate to the de-
lnand Yet we should also remember
That there weren't so many Of tho
fatherless and old and blind In those
days.
Jacob and William Moon settled in
virginia In early times. In 1850 ,Iacob
purchased land in the gorge of Hard .
ware. in Albemarle county Subse-
1uently he removed to Bedford. VIII
liam also purchased land OH the Hard
ware about 100 He died in 1900. He
married Elizabeth. and had William
90, Richard 2(2). Littlebury (2). jacob
Cd, Judith (2). who married Cha rles
Norman Susan (o) the wife OF
Thomas T Imam; Martha (2). the wife
Of william Yiers, who removed 10
ntuclts; Elizabeth (2). who married
Henry .,lrI A., Rryant; Lucy (2l, the wife Of
John steele, and Sarah (2). The wife of
Robert Norman.
william (a), the oldest son, married
3Gherlotte, daughter Of John DigGcs,
and Elizabeth Harris, OF Nelson eoun
{iy.j They had John Diggcs (3), Robert,
t(3), Richard jgt3), Elizabeth IA, who
married John steele; Edward ii. (s).
Mildred. ca, who married Nathaniel
Harrison, who oncc owned Bellegroye.