Isabella S. Runyon, daughter of Richard

[Ira A. Runyan]

I received the following E-mail from Patrick R. Webb of San Jose, CA, a 5th great-grandson of Richard Runyon (1760-1831). [e-mail]

Hello Mr. Runyan,

I was wondering if you knew from what reference you obtained the maiden name
of the wife of Richard Runyon (s. Benjamin), 1760-1831; Providence Dunn?

The above question relates to the following submission regarding Isabella S. Runyon, daughter of Richard and Providence (Prudence):

I believe Isabella S. Runyon married Moses Martin, not Felix Lynch.

Her Rev. War. pension file W25676 says: Moses Martin married, first, NANCY
WALKER, and secondly, ISABELLA S. RUNYON, March 21, 1816, by the Rev. Jacob
Randolph, a Baptist minister, at her father's house in Piscataway. Moses died
Dec. 22, 1830.

In Richard Runyon's will dated 28 Oct 1826 (I'd be happy to send my
transcription, my copy is pretty hard to read), recorded 20 December 1831,
bequests made to wife, Prudence Runyon; son, William Runyon; five daughters,
Margaret Runyon, Ann Toratt [sp?], Isabella Martin, Elizabeth Linch, and
Catharine Runyon; grandson, Runyon Dunn; Elizabeth’s two children, Charles
and Caroline Linch; executors, Samuel L. Pound and grandson, Elias I. Runyon.
Subscribers: Joel Dunn, Lewis Dunn, Ambrose Dunn
Source: Middlesex County Wills, 1831-1833, 11584L, W. 1832. Inv. 1832,
Microfilm 900 (Trenton, NJ: State Archives)

As for Isabella, her death certificate has her mother's name as Prudence Lord:
Isabella S. Martin, b. Feb. 3, 1794, d. Aug. 10, 1880, age 86 yrs., 6 mos.;
widow; birth place America (New Market); last place of residence and death,
Piscataway Town; how long resident in NJ, during life; father, Richard Runyon,
b. America; mother, Prudence L. Lord, b. America; cause of death, Diarrhea
followed by apoplexy; burial, Piscataway town.
Source: 1880-81 Middlesex County Death Certificates, Drawer 598, Place 65,
Certificate M6, Microfilm 28 (Trenton, NJ: State Archives)

If you feel comfortable doing so, could you please update your GedCom with the
above information? I'd be happy to send my copies of any/all of these
documents to you if you like. Thanks!

Patrick

Fred Runyon [e-mail] made the following observation.....

Hi Ira,
In response to your post from Patrick. I have seen Richard's Will and a few of his dau's are buried in Piscatawaytown cemetery. I have no documentation who Richard married, but when Patrick noted that Isabella's mother was Prudence Lord, a light went off in my head. In my notes I have an unknown Runyon marrying a Prudence Thorne, b. 18 Dec 1761 in Piscataway, D/O William Thorne and Margaret Smith. I could be stretching the similarities between the Thorne and Lord, but I have seen worst in the script on Death Cert.'s in Trenton. It could be that Richard married twice.

Other interesting names of that Will: Toratt is actually Fouratt, and grandson Elias I. Runyon. Was Elias the son of William or did Richard have an another son?

I'd be interested in contacting Patrick, do you have his email address or give him mine.

Take Care,
Fred Runyon

Source: Electronic freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rclarke/page3/fitzrand.htm
Source: Electronic longislandgenealogy.com/hunt/fam00804.htm

We would like to hear from researchers of this line who may have further information.

[Ira A. Runyan]

Patrick R. Webb provided the death certificate for Isabella S. Runyon-Martin below.

[kailanisdad]

Hi all,

I mentioned in my first note that her death record contained her date of
birth. This is not correct. It only lists her age as 86 years and 6 months. I obtained the DOB from GMNJ 75:42, 75:125
Isabella S. Martin buried in Piscataway Cemetery, Edison Twp (next to St.
James Epis. Church) Feb. 3, 1794 - Aug. 10, 1880, in same plot as a John G.
Martin Dec. 27, 1820 - Jan. 5, 1854 and monument of Edward Allen.


Further, a few months ago, I received (unsourced) from another descendant of Richard Runyon Martin (son of Isabella Runyon and Moses Martin) that Isabella's full name was Isabella Smith Runyon. This is interesting given Fred's reply above as according to links he provided, Prudence Thorne's mother was Margaret Smith.

Patrick

[kailanisdad]

I'm still trying to prove/disprove the Thorn connection mentioned above. I'm looking for death records of Richard's other children. So far, I only believe I see the return for Anna Fouratt. From (1869-70 Middlesex County Deaths, Vol. AP, p. 78, No. 44, Microfilm 43 (Trenton, NJ: State Archives)), Anna Fouratt, d. November 1869 in New Brunswick of old age, was "married" (only two options to list were "single" or "married"), age 86, but parents names were unknown.

This Anna appears to be in North Brunswick in 1850, age 67 with an Enos Fourat, age 22. In 1860, she appears to be in the home of Robert and Isabella Morgan in New Brunswick, age 75.

I have not found Catherine Runyon in the 1870-1880 time frame in either the Middlesex or Union Co. (was living in Plainfield in 1850-1870) death indices.

An Ancestry World Tree: awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=almie20jesse&id=I02403
lists Margaret's death date as 8 Feb 1861. This same tree states that she married a John Runyon. It's possible she was living in Bridgewater, Somerset Co., in 1860 (age 77). I haven't searched for her death record.

Elizabeth Linch (Lynch) was in Plainfield (then Essex Co.) in 1850, age 61. I haven't searched for her death record.

I haven't searched for William Runyon's death record either. He's possibly in Woodbridge in 1850 (age 64) and in Piscataway in 1860 (age 73).

Patrick