Petition Sundry Inhabitants South of French Broad River 1789

In 1789, William Moon (1744-1822) and his son Jesse signed their names to a "Petition Sundry Inhabitants South of French Broad River".

Petition


A good description of this area is given on the TNGenWeb Project Surveyors' Districts

In 1807/08 William was given land grant No 268 by the State of Tennessee, Sevier County, for 385 acres of land in the district South of the French Broad and Holston. (Sevier County Land Grants, Book 1-1, page 236)

Will of Jesse Moon 1805 Sevier County TN

State of Tennesee
Sevier County
Declared verbally by him the said Jesse Moon deceased on the fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five, the same day of his decease) that it was hi will that all just debts and demands ... him should be paid out of his estate.  Then the remaining part of his whole estate should be equally divided between his wife Elizabeth Moon and William Henderson her son...his wife Elizabeth moon to have one half and William Henderson her son to have the other half of his estate and at the decease of the said Elizabeth Moon then the said William Henderson....to have all the estate both moveable ....noncupative will of Jesse Moon deceased pronounced by him the the presence of each of us the subscribing witnesses on the morning previous to his decease at which time he was in his full mind and memory.  September Seventeenth one thousand eight hundred and five.  Signed Wm. Moon, James Cannon, John...., and Job Maning

This day came William Moon, james Cannon, John .. and Job Manning before me, Benjamin ....one of the Justices of the Peace for said county and made oath that the above....of the noncupative will of Jesse Moon deceased is just and true as above stated sworn to and subscribed to this seventeenth day of September...

Amy's note: This will is on microfilm and a part of the Sharp Collection, Moon folder in the McClung llibrary in Knoxville, TN.