Book of Mormon Setting Essay

presented by Don Hender



     LEHI had a family inheritance at Jerusalem where he had lived in all of his days until such time as when the Lord called him to leave and depart into the wilderness (1 Nephi 1:4; 2:2). Not that Lehi would have lived within the 'walled city' but likely Lehi lived somewhere in those lands round about Jerusalem, which were associated with being of the suburbs of Jerusalem.

The fact that Lehi lived at Jerusalem all of his days and that his land was of being an Israelite 'land of inheritance,' would mean that Lehi's ancestors had held that land as their inheritance in Israel from some extended amount of time before the time of King Josiah. Being of the tribe of Joseph and descended from Manasseh, Lehi's family would have been thus associated with Jerusalem as land holders of and Isralite inheritance at Jerusalem rather than the tribal lands of Manasseh.

The situation of Lehi being 'landed' at Jerusalem could have at least three possible senarios. One would be that Lehi's ancestral family was of the chief leaders of Israel who were selected to represent the tribe of Manasseh in the days of King David and his son Solomon's rule. Or, two, Lehi may have migrated to the land of Jerusalem under such as the time of the invitation made by King Hezekiah to come to the temple cerimony and they stayed there, have aquired by purchase a land inheritance there rather than to return to the Northern Kingdom, which was under the threat of wickedness and of the Assyrian invasions. A third rarely considered circumstance is that Lehi's family had 'Jerusalem' area land inheritance as associted with the tomb mother Rachel at Ephrath-Bethlehem and Jospeh family holdings in that sector of the land due to Rachel being Joseph's mother.

To some the third senario may seem strange but one of the 'cities' or land holdings of Benjamin, Rachel's other son, was by Rachel's sepulchre or tomb (1 Samuel 10:2), and thus Zelzah next to Bethlehem. The name Zelzah is only found once in the Bible and some suggest it is to be read 'Zela' or 'Zelah.' Zelah is named as one of the cities of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28 (21-28)). The thought here is if Benjamin has a city by Rachel's tomb, it would seem acceptable that Joseph, the first son of Rachel, may have land/city also near mother Rachel's tomb. And in that case Lehi's family's land of inheritance may even reach back to the setting out lands in the day of Joshua. Note further that one Book of Mormon prophet, Alma, states that Jesus was born in Jerusalem, thus making Bethlehem to be within the 'suburbs of Jerusalem. As the bird flys, Bethlehem is only 5-6 miles south of Bethlehem and well within the bounderies of greater Jerusalem area.

Zelah (a rib), a city in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:28) contained the family tomb of Kish, the father of Saul. (2 Samuel 21:14) [Perhaps the same as ZELZAH (1 Samuel 10:2) - Smith's Bible Dictionary]

One arguement that can be put forth concerning Lehi's family being associated with Jerusalem from the time of David could be Lehi's relative association with Laban. Laban held the plates of brass as the record of Joseph assigned to be kept by Joseph and his seed by the Lord (JST Genesis 50:31). Like that commandment given to Ezekiel in Ezekiel chapter 37, the ages prior commandment was given to Joseph to write and that there would also be a record of Judah (The Bible). Lehi seems to have been at least equally entitled to be such as the keeper of the record of Joseph by the same ancestry as was Laban (2 Nephi 5:16). For Lehi to command his sons to simply request the plates of brass from Laban, it was likely that Lehi was related to Laban and they both had claim upon the record of the plates of brass. In their requesting of the plates of Laban, though the Lord had commanded to aquire them from Labam, there never did seem to any question about Lehi having an entitledment to the record then being held and kept by Laban.

Lehi in the Days of Josiah

Lehi and Josiah were not only contempories, they would have been of like ages. Josiah lived from 640 - 609 B.C. 'bible time.' Lehi was at least age about 40 in Book of Mormon time of 600 B.C.

While Lehi's land inheritance was in the area round about at Jerusalem, Josiah's Kindom not only held the standard lands and cities of Judah, which include such as was of Benjamin, it also had moved up north into such Ephraim lands as well. That is, Josiah was not only king of a completely independent Judah, but his kingdom had extended northward into the past held or previous held Assyrian provinces of southern Samaria round about 'Ephraim's old lands' as well as Benjamin's (II Kings 23:19, (15-20)). When the Lord slew the Assyrians who came against King Hezekiah, their destruction gave oppotunity for the Kingdom of Judah to regain parts of Samaria to the north of Jerusalem (2 Kings 20:6, 2 Chronicles 32:21-22 (20-30 - See verse 29).


1 Boduel  2 Gormellick 3 Treheer 4 Tempellow 5 Lanrest 6 High Clicker Cross 7 High Clicker 8 Low Clicker 9 Clicker Tor
On the more modern map at the point of the red number 9, there is but to be made out the found the name of 'Clicker Tor Quary,' the open pit minning quary of the Clickers. But, noting the location of the Moon family locations of numbers 4, 6, 7, 8 beyond 9 is found, but they may be found by clicking this first map on an old survey map once draw does appear and the haunts of the Moon families' seem but to suddenly appear as circled in red upon the old survey map's section so cropped and marked out accordingly.

Low Clicker Torr and Clicker Tor of the quary, as opposed to High Clicker and High Clicker Cross, which marks the location of the farmlands of the Moon family; fall nearer to Menheniot and St Keyne than to the parish at Liskeard and the bourough thereof where the other Moon family names are to be associated with such as Boduel and even Gormellick. The name of High Clicker Cross ought to be considered but a part of High Clicker, as it the intersection of where the roads cross, north to south, and east to west is a near 90 degree intersecton manner in a 'Cross' like pattern.

On the old survey map I've circles out even the two main land associations of my own Moon family at Trewen (Higher and Lower) and Treheer (or Trehere). There are even other older recognizable name such as Trewidland, Lean, Lean Hill, Landrest and even Brendon, which holds another Moon story to be told. But for now and here it is the Moon families of Clicker who come to be the cousins of the Moon family of Trehere and Trewen in the marriage of Joseph Moon of High Clicker to great+ aunt Susanna Moon that will be presented later. But first establishing the Moon families of Clicker with factual matters is to be attended to.



From the Cornwall Council web sites comes the following lease of land transaction:
Record: 1 of 1
SX556 Liskeard, St Keyne, Lezant and Menheniot
Ref No  X556/73
Title  Lease, house, orchard and garden, High Clicker, Liskeard and Menheniot
Date  25 May 1797
Format  Manuscript
Extent  1 piece
Discription  Parties: 1) John Harris of Radford, Devon, esquire 2) Joseph Moon of Higher Clicker, Liskeard, gentleman. Lease, 1) to 2), Higher Clicker barton and farm, late occupation Theophilus Moon; also Higher Clicker Cross, being part of Higher Clicker tenement, reserving to lessor use of mowhay on Higher Clicker barton for making a mow, and the barn there for thrashing tithe corn. Good husbandry clauses. Term: 99 years, lives of lessee, Robert Moon, and lessee's son Joseph. Rent: £2 14 shillings. Consideration: £280 and surrender of leases of 1765, 1767 and 1771, as X556/70, 71 and 72.

Web Link:
"http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/
dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=
Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.
tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='X556/73')"
[note: this is all one address without spaces or undersorces within the complete URL reference.]



From two internet sites comes parallel information of a land transaction that identifies the Moon family who is of Higher Clicker and Higher Clicker Cross—that is the residence of the farming lands associated with Higher Clicker.

Though the names so associated will be deduced with added references to the line pedigree presented below, it is noted that at the end of the lease agreement at the left is further reference given to the related previously standing lease agreements to be surrendered in connection with the creation of the current lease at hand. By using the supplied URL at the left, these other listed items are viewable by substituting either the 0, 1, or 2 in the place of the 3 in the last part of the URL of /73. That is /70, /71, or /72 in place of the /73 of that supplied address. They have been viewed and as far as they contribute to the following forming of family member identifications they have been so considered.

Robert Moon is included as those 'lives' of the lessees involved, along with the lessee's son Joseph Moon; yet the actual named lessee, is Joseph Moon of Higher Clicker, Liskeard, gentleman, with whom the lease is made. It is this Joseph Moon, Gentleman of Higher Clicker who is the 'lessee father of son Joseph Moon' as set out in the line pedigree below. That is Joseph Moon, Gentlman is the responsible lessee to John Harris, Esq. And Joseph Moon, Gentleman, the lessee, is having included as part of the 99 yr. agreement the coverage of the lives of his brother Robert Moon and his son Joseph Moon jr.



99 yr. lease (lives of lessee, Rob. Moon, and lessee's son Joseph); rent £2-14-0 [2 pounds, 14 shillings, 0 pence]. (1) . . .


Reference: X556/73
Description: 99 yr. lease (lives of lessee, Rob. Moon, and lessee's son Joseph); rent £2-14-0.

(1) Jn. Harris of Radford, Devon, esq., to (2) Joseph Moon of Higher Clicker, Liskeard, gent.

Consideration: £280 and surrender of leases of 1765, 1767 and 1771 (as above).

Higher Clicker barton and farm, late occ. Theophilus Moon; also Higher Clicker Cross, being part of Higher Clicker tenement, reserving to lessor use of mowhay on Higher Clicker barton for making a mow, and the barn there for thrashing tithe corn.

Good husbandry clauses.

Date: 25 Mar. 1797

Held by: Cornwall Record Office, not available at The National Archives.


"http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
details/rd/
20bab76b-90f7-41d6-a4d5-241b9ac47b60"

The Theophilus Moon and Honour Hawkey Family

Those named in the preceding presented lease agreement are Theophilus Moon the deceased husband of Honor Hawkey in whom was a previous agreement relative to the Higher Clicker land property as referenced above, Robert Moon and Joseph Moon sons of said Theophilus Moon, who are the leasors and Joseph Moon's oldest son Joseph Moon, as included in this family's now newly consituted 99 year lease. What has occured is that the leased property and agreement has over the course of time and arrangement, been funnelled down from Theophilus to his two sons Robert and Joseph, and thence to Joseph's son Jospeh. These four people are set out in red below.

The new lease has been set out for the lives of Joseph Moon's brother Robert Moon and Jospeh Moon's son Joseph Moon over the length of the rights of the 99 year lease being now entered into by Joseph Moon the father of the Joseph Moon whose life is included in the 99 year lease, thus preserving the claim to the land property being leased for those durations of time to be either needfully renegociated by either Robert Moon, Joseph Moon and/or Joseph Moon's son Joseph Moon.



                                         Theophilus Moon*   =   Honor Hawkey
                                          (1727-1782)       |   (1727-    )
                                                            |
        ____________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
       |             |               |              |              |                |               |               |  
  Robert Moon   Joseph Moon    Margaret Moon   Henry Moon   Theophilus Moon   Charles Moon   Elizabeth Moon   William Moon
  (1755-1815)   (1757-    )    (1758-    )     (1760-   )   ( 1762-    )      (1765-    )    (1767-    )      (1771-    )
                m 16 Jun 1788
                = Susanna 
                | Moon
        ________|__________________
       |             |             |
  Joseph Moon   Jenny Moon   Charles Moon
  (1790-1873)   (1792-1797)  (1796-1881)



* In the first of the land leases (1765) involving Higher Clicker, Theophilus Moon is named as being
of Tempello [Tempellow], Liskeard, gentleman. At that time the 99 year lease was over the lives of 
the then living sos of Theophilus, who were Joseph, Henry and Theophilus. Even then, son Robert was
not included in the Higher Clicker lease though he was the eldest son.

Now further information will be supples below concerning this family, the family of Joseph Moon and Susanna Moon, and the eventual families of Joseph Moon jr. and just how he is further also referenced as being of High Clicker.


More information about record* 976629 in the Marriages database Day Month 24-Aug Year 1754 Parish Or Reg Dist Wenn, St. Groom Fn Theophilus Groom Sn MOON Groom Age Groom Residence Liskeard Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Honour Bride Sn HAWKEY Bride Age Bride Residence St Wenn Bride Condition Spinster Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) Witness Fn1 Thom. Witness Sn1 HAWKEY Witness Fn2 Richd. Witness Sn2 HAWKEY Other Information Transcriber Notes Transcriber Philip Green
More information about record* 1564699 in the Baptisms database Day Month 12-Apr Year 1727 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Theophilus Surname MOONE Sex son Father Forename Robert Mother Forename Jane Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes BTs. Transcriber Jean Shephard



More information about record* 1018035 in the Baptisms database Day Month 30-Jun Year 1755 Parish/Reg Dist Keyne, St. Forename Robert Surname MOONE Sex son Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honor Residence Liskeard Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Bishop's Trans Transcriber Jean Shephard
More information about record* 1240019 in the Baptisms database Day Month 05-May Year 1757 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Joseph Surname MOON Sex Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Liskeard Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes BTs Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* 1565812 in the Baptisms database Day Month 27-Dec Year 1758 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Margarett Surname MOON Sex dau Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes BTs. Transcriber Jean Shephard
More information about record* 1565878 in the Baptisms database Day Month 01-Oct Year 1760 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Henry Surname MOON Sex son Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes BTs. Transcriber Jean Shephard



More information about record* 1969244 in the Baptisms database Day Month 05-Nov Year 1762 Parish/Reg Dist Keyne, St. Forename Theophilus Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Liskeard Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Furze Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* 1566070 in the Baptisms database Day Month 15-Jan Year 1765 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Surname MOON Sex son Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes BTs. Transcriber Jean Shephard
More information about record* 1566185 in the Baptisms database Day Month 19-May Year 1767 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Elizabeth Surname MOON Sex dau Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes BTs. Transcriber Jean Shephard
More information about record* 1018089 in the Baptisms database Day Month 18-Aug Year 1771 Parish/Reg Dist Keyne, St. Forename Wm Surname MOON Sex son Father Forename Theophilus Mother Forename Honour Residence Liskeard Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Bishop's Trans Transcriber Jean Shephard


Susanna Moon is the daughter of Edward Moon and Jenny/Jane Morshead
whose family is of Trewen and Treheer/Trehere.


                 Joseph Moon Sr.  =   Susanna Moon
                 of Hi. Clicker   |
                 cb 5 May 1757    |   cb 20 May 1765
                  Menheniot       |    Liskeard
                 m 16 Jun 1788    |
                  Liskeard        |
                 db *1806/1807    |   db 3 Dec 1795
                  Liskeard        |    Liskeard
                                  |
                __________________|_________________
               |                  |                 |
          Joseph Moon Jr.    Jenny Moon       Charles Moon
          of Hi. Clicker                      b 1795
          cb 10 Dec 1790     cb 25 Oct 1792   cb 5 Jan 1796
           Liskeard           Liskeard         Liskeard
          d Jan 1873         db 28 Mar 1797   db 4 Jul 1881
           Liskeard           Liskeard         Menheniot


* The will of Joseph's in laws can help to establish when he died.
His mother in law, Jenny [Morshead] Moon list that he is the 
deceased father of her two grandsons Joseph and Charles Moon by
the time of the 1810 writting of her will. Brother in law Robert
Moons will written 15 July 1805 lists nephew Charles Moon son of 
Joseph Moon of High Clicker in manner that Joseph was living.
Then there are two Liskeard parish burials for a Joseph Moon of
1806 and 1807 that could be of Joseph Moon of Higher Clicker.
 

The case that Susanna Moon, daughter of Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead is the wife of Joseph Moon of Higher Clicker is solidly correct. Beyond the parish marriage record, much of the evidence comes from the family of Susanna Moon the the family wills beginning with her mother's Jenny [Morshead] Moon of Trewen written in 1810, where she names her two grandsons Joseph and Charles Moon and is state their father was Joseph Moon without stating that he, the father, was her son-her daughter being Susanna Moon of Trewen. (Note: granddaughter Jenny having deceased in 1797 was not in the will). The will of brother to Susanna and to Joseph brother in law is that of Robert Moon of Trewen. It was written and dated July 15, 1805, and in it Robert lists his nephew Charles Moon, son of Joseph Moon of High Clicker and his wife Susanna Moon.

The case becomes completely solid by following the decades long association of 'cousin' Charles Moon with the family of George and Jane [Moon] Raby of Kevervel, East Looe and Pool Hall Menheniot. Jane is the daugher of my 5th great grandfather Nicholas Moon the brother of Susanna Moon making their children Jane Moon and Charles Moon cousins. Jane married George Raby which many of her siblings will denote. Cousin Charles is living with the Raby family from 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 to 1881 when he finally dies being of Pool Hall. (See Census Study Liskeard Moons)




More information about record* 827883 in the Marriages database Day Month 16-Jun Year 1788 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn Joseph Groom Sn MOON Groom Age Groom Residence otp Groom Condition bachelor Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Susanna Bride Sn MOON Bride Age Bride Residence otp Bride Condition spinster Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 Jane Witness Sn1 Hambly Witness Fn2 Edward Witness Sn2 Moon Other Information Transcriber Notes Jago's trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* 1906606 in the Burials database Day Month 03-Dec Year 1795 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Susanna Surname MOON Age Residence Notes B.T. Susanah Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole



More information about record* 2347943 in the Baptisms database Day Month 10-Dec Year 1790 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Susanna Residence Father Rank Pro Notes B.T. 17 December Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 25-Oct Year 1792 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jenny Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Susanna Residence Father Rank Profession Notes B.T. Jenney Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* 1906681 in the Burials database Day Month 28-Mar Year 1797 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jenny Surname MOON Age Residence Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole


More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 05-Jan Year 1796 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Susanna Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton

More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 04-Jul Year 1881 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Charles Surname MOON Age 85 Residence Pool Hall Notes Transcriber Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton


Wife and Family Number 1



Christiana Deeble Rogers was the daughter of John and Mary Rogers of Quethiock.


                                  Joseph Moon Jr  =   Christiana Deeble Rogers
                                  Higher Clicker  |
                                  cb 10 Dec1790   |   cb 20 Oct 1793
                                   Liskeard       |    Quethiock  
                                  m 2 Feb 1813    |
                                   Quethiock      |   db 17 Dec 1827
                                  d Jan 1873      |    Liskeard
                                   Liskeard       |     age 34
      ____________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________
     |                 |                |             |               |               |              |               |      
Joseph Moon    John Rogers Moon  Mary Kitty Moon  Susan Moon     Charles Moon   Caroline Moon   Robert Moon   Christiana Moon
cb 11 Nov 1813 cb 2 Mar 1815     cb 11 Mar 1817   cb 12 Nov 1818 cb 16 Sep 1820 cb 4 Nov 1822   cb 8 Dec 1823 cb 20 Jul 1826
 Liskeard       Liskeard          Liskeard         Liskeard       Liskeard       Liskeard        Liskeard      Liskeard
db 13 Jun 1816 m 30 Sep 1841     m 23 Dec 1841    db 29 Jan 1820 db 17 Mar 1823 db 20 Jun 1824                m 23 Jan 1851
 Liskeard       Liskeard          Liskeard         Liskeard       Liskeard       Liskeard                      Liskeard
               = Elizabeth       = Peter Hambly                                                               = William
                 Moon                                                                                          Edward Brendon


In just under 15 years of marriage, Christiana had 8 children being married at about the age of 19/20.


More information about record* 2354306 in the Baptisms database Day Month 20-Oct Year 1793 Parish Or Reg District Quethiock Forename Christiana Deeble Surname ROGERS Sex Father Forename John Mother Forename Mary Residence Father Rank Profession Notes Transcriber Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ###### in the Marriages database Day Month 02-Feb Year 1813 Parish Or Reg Dist Quethiock Groom Fn Joseph Groom Sn MOON Groom Age Groom Residence Liskeard Groom Condition bachelor Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Christiana Bride Sn ROGERS Bride Age Bride Residence otp Bride Condition spinster Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 John Witness Sn1 Rogers Witness Fn2 M.C.D. Witness Sn2 Rogers Other Information with consent of Trustee Transcriber Notes Transcriber John Evans
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 17-Dec Year 1827 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Christiana D. Surname MOON Age 34 Residence parish Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton



More information about record 2349731 in the Baptisms database Day Month 11-Nov Year 1813 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christian Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 13-Jun Year 1816 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname MOON Age 2 Residence Parish Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 02-Mar Year 1815 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename John Rogers Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 30-Sep Year 1841 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn John Rogers Groom Sn MOON Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Elizabeth Bride Sn MOON Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information Transcriber Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 11-Mar Year 1817 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Mary Kitty Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 23-Dec Year 1841 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn Peter Groom Sn HAMBLY Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Mary Kitty Bride Sn MOON Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information Transcriber Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 12-Nov Year 1818 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Susan Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 29-Jan Year 1820 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Susan Surname MOON Age 16m Residence Parish Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole



More information about record ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 16-Sep Year 1820 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 17-Mar Year 1823 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Surname MOON Age 3 Residence Parish Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 04-Nov Year 1822 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Caroline Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 20-Jun Year 1824 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Caroline Surname MOON Age 1y 8m Residence Higher Clicker Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 08-Dec Year 1823 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Robert Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes private- publicly 9 June 1825 Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 20-Jul Year 1826 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Christiana Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Christiana Residence Higher Clicker Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 23-Jan Year 1851 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn William Edward Groom Sn BRENDON Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Christiana Bride Sn MOON Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information Transcriber Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref:DDP/126/26 & DDP/126/27 Transcriber Frances Kenshole


Wife and Family Number 2



Catharine Ann Rogers Foot, daughter of William Foott and Honour Rogers.


                                  Joseph Moon Jr  =   Catharine Ann Rogers FOOTT
                                  Higher Clicker  |    res. Northill
                                  cb 10 Dec1790   |   cb 25 Apr 1800
                                   Liskeard       |    Quethiock
                                  m 29 Jan 1829   |
                                   North Hill     |
                                  d Jan 1873      |
                                   Liskeard       |
         _________________________________________|____________________________________________________
        |               |                  |                    |                |                     |
  Joseph Moon*    Jane Ann Moon  Elizabeth Foot Moon  Catherine Foott Moon  Fanny Moon     William Charles Foot Moon
  cb 10 Nov 1829  cb 6 Oct 1830  cb 24 May 1832       cb 13 Dec 1833        cb 2 Dec 1835  b 1837
   Liskeard        Liskeard       Liskeard             Liskeard              Liskeard       Liskeard
  d Oct 1845      db 1 Mar 1836                                             m 15 Jun 1859  db 8 Feb 1856
   Saltash         Liskeard                                                  Liskeard       Wadeland
   at school        age 5                                                   = Charles Isaac
  db 12 Oct 1845                                                            db 26 Jun 1903
   Liskeard a16                                                              Liskeard a68


* Though his baptism names his mother as Mary, that appears to be in error, for his baptism meets the
likelihood of a first child's birth, being married in January, a son born in November or even October
of the same year is quite possible. This coupled with the fact that he appears on the 1841 census
record with the family at age 11, there positioned in with the family's children as seen below. See
the fuller case made for this 'missing son' further hereafter.

1841 Liskeard Census ~ Book 10 Folio 8 Page 9

Higher Lux Street,1,Joseph Moon,50,,Farmer,In county,
,,Catherine Ann R. Moon,,40,,In county,
,,Christiana Moon,,14,,In county,
,,Joseph Moon,11,,,In county,
,,Elizabeth Foot Moon,,9,,In county,
,,Catherine F. Moon,,7,,In county,
,,Fanny Moon,,6,,In county,
,,William C.F. Moon,3,,,In county,
,,Flonora R. Foot,,55,,In county,
,,Mary Ann W. Rogers,,35,,Not in county,

1851 Census Liskeard (Moon-Foott)



More information about record* ###### in the Marriages database Day Month 29-Jan Year 1829 Parish Or Reg Dist North Hill Groom Fn Joseph Groom Sn MOON Groom Age Groom Residence Liskeard Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Catharine Ann Rogers Bride Sn FOOTT Bride Age Bride Residence otp Bride Condition Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 M. Witness Sn1 Foott Witness Fn2 N.K. Witness Sn2 Foott Other Information Transcriber Notes Transcriber John Evans





More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 06-Oct Year 1830 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jane Ann Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Catherine Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 01-Mar Year 1836 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jane Ann Surname MOON Age 5 Residence Parish Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 24-May Year 1832 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Elizabeth Fot? Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Catherine Ann Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref:DDP/126/1/25 Transcriber Frances Kenshole



More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 13-Dec Year 1833 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Catherine Foott Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Catherine Ann Rogers Residence Higher Cliker Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes Privetly. Publickly Dec 3 1835 Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref:DDP/126/1/25 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 02-Dec Year 1835 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Fanny Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Catharine Ann Rogers Residence High Clicker Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes about ten months old Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref:DDP/126/1/25 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 15-Jun Year 1859 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn Charles Groom Sn ISAAC Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Fanny Bride Sn MOON Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information Transcriber Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 08-Feb Year 1856 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename William Charles Foot Surname MOON Age 19 Residence Wadeland Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole


The Case for the Missing Child



There is a case for a missing child of this family that may be a situation of a misnamed mother. On the 1841 census, that names son William C. F. Moon age 3, there is also a child named Joseph age 11 in list. With his first family Joseph lost his first son named Joseph at age 2. It is common to name another later child by the same name and here it would be after the father's name. He is accounted for with a baptism record and a burial record. The problem is the baptism records his mother's name as Mary. And this though he is a fit for a first born son of then wife Catherine Ann [Foot] Moon.

1841 Liskeard Census ~ Book 10 Folio 8 Page 9
Higher Lux Street,1,Joseph Moon,50,,Farmer,In county,
,,Catherine Ann R. Moon,,40,,In county,
,,Christiana Moon,,14,,In county,
,,Joseph Moon,11,,,In county,
,,Elizabeth Foot Moon,,9,,In county,
,,Catherine F. Moon,,7,,In county,
,,Fanny Moon,,6,,In county,
,,William C.F. Moon,3,,,In county,
,,Flonora R. Foot,,55,,In county,
,,Mary Ann W. Rogers,,35,,Not in county,
Since the 1841 census contains less information it is not for sure that this Joseph Moon age 11 is a son or a visitor though he is listed in the position as being a son as preceeding him is daughter Christiana Moon and folloing him are the other children of the name head and positioned wife of Chatherine Ann R. Moon. And it is the norm for a 'scholar' of this age to be sent away to school, thus the Salt Ash Hockings School location of death fits the facts of the matter as well.


More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 10-Nov Year 1829 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname MOON Sex Son Father Forename Joseph Mother Forename Mary Residence Parish Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 12-Oct Year 1845 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Joseph Surname MOON Age 16 Residence Boro Died at Saltash Notes Died at Hockings? School Saltash. Certificate? Brought from Saltash. Trans Notes Src: Copy Registers CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 and 127/1/27. Transcriber Frances Kenshole

See also Curious Wives of Joseph Moon



Family of Fanny Moon and Charles Issac



Fanny Moon, daugher of Joseph Moon Jr. and Catherine Ann Rogers Foott Charles Isaac, son of John C Isaac and Catherine of Dorset, General Merchant-Coal & Iron Merchant-Mayor-Church Warden


                                  Charle Isaac  =   Fanny Moon
                                  b 1836            db 2 Dec 1835
                                   Dorset            Liskeard
                                   36 1871 C        m 15 Jun 1859
                                                     Liskeard
                                  db 13 Jun 1917    cb 26 Jun 1903
                                   Liskeard a83      Liskeard a68
                                  r Dean Villa      r Dean Villa



           John C. Isaac       Charles Isaac        Catherine Fanny Cluett Isaac
           b 1860              b 1862               b 1872
            Liskeard            Liskeard             Liskeard
            7 mo 1861 C         a8 1871 C            a9 1881 C
           m                                        m

           = Mary R. Nash                           = Arthur Baron Waters
           d 23 May 1906 
           db 28 May 1906      d 1917?              d 20 April 1937
            Liskeard a45                             20 Devonshire-place
           r Bodezak?


1861 Liskeard Census



More information about record ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 15-Jun Year 1859 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Groom Fn Charles Groom Sn ISAAC Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Pro Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) Groom Father Name Grm Fthr Rank Pro Bride Fn Fanny Bride Sn MOON Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) Bride Father Name Brd Fthr Rank Pro Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information Transcriber Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record ####### in the Burials database Day Month 26-Jun Year 1903 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Fanny Surname ISAAC Age 68 Residence Dean Villa Notes Transcriber Notes Transcriber Angela Wood
More information about record ####### in the Burials database Day Month 13-Jun Year 1917 Parish Or Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Surname ISAAC Age 83 Residence Dean Villa Notes (Mayor Church-Warden) Transcriber Notes Transcriber Angela Wood


More information about record ####### in the Burials database Day Month 28-May Year 1906 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename John Clark Surname ISAAC Age 45 Residence Bodezak? Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Angela Wood





Addendum - A Chat Note From On Line


Tony,

I am one of the Moon family. However there are 3 Boduels (note spelling) and several Moon families. I
think you are mainly interested in the Moons of North Boduel to which I may not be related.

Boduel Farms
There are at least three Boduel Farms in the area: North, Middle and South (also known as Moon’s
Boduel) with as far as I can see 3 different Moon families, but I am not sure how, or if, they are
all related. There is also a connection with Slade and Penhale farms which are adjacent to Boduel.

South Boduel
I am a descendent of Elizabeth Moon of South Boduel (1815-1848)
who married John Rogers Moon of Higher Clicker, Liskeard (1815-1886) in 1841. Elizabeth was the
daughter of John (1790-1870) and Mary Moon (also nee Moon, of Braddock) (1793-1877). Elizabeth
had a brother William (?1816 (bapt. 1 Jan 1817)-1865) who married Honora Rogers Foott (1804-1881) in
1852 and had no children. She was a housekeeper to John Rogers Moon’s father, Joseph, in the 1851
census. In the 1861 census William and Honora were living at Moorswater, near to Boduel.

I think the Moon(e)s at South Boduel can be traced through to a lease of 1664 in which Cornelius
Moone leased it on a 99 year term from Jn. Squire of Laneast. I have two further Williams and a John
as 18th century ancestors of John, father of Elizabeth, mainly based on wills.

North Boduel
The Moons at North Boduel are well documented by the wills of Philip Moon (1781), Christopher (1770)
and Richard (1789). North Boduel is mentioned in Philip and Christopher’s wills and Richard mentions
the same family members. I make Philip Moon, the husband of Isabella Walkom and father of  Philip
(surely) Boduel  Moon b 27 Jan 1828 in Dudley, to be the son of Theophilus Moon (1753-1822), 3rd son
of Philip Moon (1712-1781) as per Philip’s will proved in 1781. There is an admonission of 28 Sept
1822 to Philip Moon of the goods of Theophilus Moon, yeoman of the borough of Liskeard. There is a
baptism of Philip Moon on 23 May 1784 at Liskeard that fits, father Theophilus, mother Ann; marriage
31 Dec 1781 Bodmin. If Theophilus and Ann are father and mother then other brothers and sisters are
Ann Cloase (bapt 1805), Christopher (1788), Christopher Sleeman (1805), Harriett (1782), Richard
(1786) and William (1790). Philip was an auctioneer (1813-5) or later conveyancer (1825) according to
the baptismal records of his other children. Like others I can find no trace of his death. I suggest
the Childs in some of his children’s names could be an employer as a Mr Childs was a well known
Liskeard lawyer (Pigot’s Directory 1830).

Philip (1712-1781) mentions three sons: Christopher (bapt 1736), Richard (1740) and Theophilus (1753)
in his will as well as a daughter, Elisabeth (? 1762) and his wife also Elisabeth.  Richard’s will of
1789 gives a hogshead of cider to Theophilus, mentions brother Christopher and mother Elizabeth as
well as sister Elizabeth. Richard seems to have been unmarried and a yeoman. 

Christopher (1709-1770) was Philip’s brother and in his will he mentions his wife Mary and daughters,
Sarah (bapt 1754) and Elizabeth (bapt 1757). His son John (bapt 1748) does not appear to have survived.
It appears that ‘North Boduell ‘was left to Sarah or in the case of her death to Elizabeth.
I guess Elizabeth to have married Charles Bunt in 1780 as Charles Bunt’s will of 1813 mentions his
niece Elizabeth Dyer as a beneficiary and in the 1852 list of Liskeard electors Charles Bunt Dyer of
Amlwch, N. Wales and William Bunt Dyer of Mold, N. Wales held freehold land at North Boduel. (Charles
Bunt’s will also mentions two other Moons: William of Horn lane, Liskeard and Ann, widow of Henry
Moon of Trewidland.)

Christopher, father of Philip (1712-1781) and Christopher (1709-1770), in his will of 1713 mentions
this youngest son Philip and unnamed elder son as well as daughters Sara (bapt 1701), Jane (1698) and
Elizabeth (bapt 1706) and wife Sara. As the children were very young he appointed Philip Lyne and John
Quiller as guardians and executors of his estate at ‘Bodduell North’. There may be earlier references
to North Boduel as I have not checked all available Moon wills.

Middle Boduel (modern North Boduel)
In the Liskeard Tithe Survey of 1842, this is partly leased by William Moon. I take this to be William
(1786-1860), brother of John of South Boduel, and who was unmarried in the 1851 census.

I am also a descendant of another Moon family with many Philips who also may be associated with Boduel.
Joseph Moon (?176x-1804), grandfather of John Rogers Moon of Higher Clicker, in 1788 married Susannah
(1760-1824), daughter of Philip and Susanna Moon who were married in 1743. Joseph and Susannah appear
to have lived at Higher Clicker. Philip and Susanna also had two sons named Philip, baptised at
Liskeard in 1749, who presumably did not survive, and St Keyne in 1754, as well as others. Higher
Clicker is about 5 km SE of Boduel.

As there were so many Moon families the above is incomplete and some may be incorrect.

Regards
Charlie Moon

rev 29 Oct 2016

OTHER MISCELANEOUS DATA: More information about record 826970 in the Marriages database Day Month 20-May Year 1726 Parish Or Reg District Liskeard Groom Fn Robert Groom Sn MOONE Groom Age Groom Residence Groom Condition Groom Rank Profession Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) Groom Father Name Groom Father Rank Profession Bride Fn Jane Bride Sn REEDE Bride Age Bride Residence Bride Condition Bride Rank Profession Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) Bride Father Name Bride Father Rank Profession Banns / Licence (B/L) B Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information B.T. Robert MOON Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcriptions Transcriber Frances Kenshole More information about record 783014 in the Marriages database Day Month 13-Mar Year 1813 Parish Or Reg District Royal Cornwall Gazette Groom Fn Joseph Groom Sn MOON, Esq. Groom Age Groom Residence Highclectar Groom Condition Groom Rank Profession Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) Groom Father Name Groom Father Rank Profession Bride Fn Christiana Bride Sn ROGERS, Miss Bride Age Bride Residence Halwood Bride Condition Bride Rank Profession Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) Bride Father Name Bride Father Rank Profession Banns / Licence (B/L) Witness Fn1 Witness Sn1 Witness Fn2 Witness Sn2 Other Information Lately, at Quitheock, near Liskeard, by the Rev. J. Fletcher Transcriber Notes Transcriber Jenny Elliston More information about record 2418715 in the Burials database Day Month 27-Nov Year 1848 Parish Or Reg District Liskeard Forename Elizabeth Surname MOON Age 33 Residence High Clicker Notes Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts Transcriber Frances Kenshole More information about record 2349889 in the Baptisms database Day Month 26-Sep Year 1815 Parish Or Reg District Liskeard Forename Elizabeth Surname MOON Sex Dau Father Forename John Mother Forename Mary Residence Parish Father Rank Profession Yeoman Notes Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts Transcriber Peter Walton