Phineas Runyon & Charity Coats
Mar 17, 2004 20:28:16 GMT -5
Post by Ira A. Runyan on Mar 17, 2004 20:28:16 GMT -5
Received the following from Geri Halstead by e-mail this date which may be of interest to Phineas Runyon & Charity Coats researchers.[/color]
In August 1990, I recieved a copy of the following letter
On date Sept 9 1833
Richard Runyon the grandson of Phineas Runyon & Charity Coats wrote
about his grandfather as follows;
"I have been able to trace the connection no farther back than my great grand-father..
He had brothers and sisters, but how many I do not know....
He lived in the state of New Jersey.....
He had but two children, Phineas and an infant that died without a name...
Phineas was born about the year 1743, his mother died while he was yet a child and his father remarried but had no children....
At and early age he was married to Charity Coats....
After several years residence in New Jersey he (Phineas) emigrated to North Carolina, Rowan County, where nearly all of his family were born...
He possessed good land and was a black-smith...
He had 14 children viz, John, William, Aaron, Robert, Joseph, Michael,Barefoot,Martin, Absolam, Embly, Isaac, Charity, Mercy, Mary...
Two sons, Aaron and Robert died in North Carolina..
About 1795 he and the rest of his family emigrated to Madison County, Kentucky, and settled on Otter Creek, three miles north east of Richmond, Kentucky...
After there several years and his children all married he joined the Shakers, and moved to Mercer County, Kentucky, and sold his plantation to my father who still lives there( this was Phineas' son Absolam)
The rest of his family migrated, Joseph, Martin, Embly and Mercy to Shakertown( with Phineas) John, William, Michael and Charity to Ohio, Barefoot to Barren County,
Kentucky and Isaac and Mary to Missouri...
My grandfather (Phineas) moved to Shakertown about the 65th year of his age. I never saw him (Phineas) but once in my life. I went to see him about 2 years before he died. He was very old and blind. He died Jan
21 1831.
It is the oldest Runyon record I have ever seen. Evidently Richard Runyon knew who his great grandfather was but he does not say.
Signed Marvin C Shepherd
Geri Halstead " UNDER THE RUNYON TREE"
In August 1990, I recieved a copy of the following letter
On date Sept 9 1833
Richard Runyon the grandson of Phineas Runyon & Charity Coats wrote
about his grandfather as follows;
"I have been able to trace the connection no farther back than my great grand-father..
He had brothers and sisters, but how many I do not know....
He lived in the state of New Jersey.....
He had but two children, Phineas and an infant that died without a name...
Phineas was born about the year 1743, his mother died while he was yet a child and his father remarried but had no children....
At and early age he was married to Charity Coats....
After several years residence in New Jersey he (Phineas) emigrated to North Carolina, Rowan County, where nearly all of his family were born...
He possessed good land and was a black-smith...
He had 14 children viz, John, William, Aaron, Robert, Joseph, Michael,Barefoot,Martin, Absolam, Embly, Isaac, Charity, Mercy, Mary...
Two sons, Aaron and Robert died in North Carolina..
About 1795 he and the rest of his family emigrated to Madison County, Kentucky, and settled on Otter Creek, three miles north east of Richmond, Kentucky...
After there several years and his children all married he joined the Shakers, and moved to Mercer County, Kentucky, and sold his plantation to my father who still lives there( this was Phineas' son Absolam)
The rest of his family migrated, Joseph, Martin, Embly and Mercy to Shakertown( with Phineas) John, William, Michael and Charity to Ohio, Barefoot to Barren County,
Kentucky and Isaac and Mary to Missouri...
My grandfather (Phineas) moved to Shakertown about the 65th year of his age. I never saw him (Phineas) but once in my life. I went to see him about 2 years before he died. He was very old and blind. He died Jan
21 1831.
It is the oldest Runyon record I have ever seen. Evidently Richard Runyon knew who his great grandfather was but he does not say.
Signed Marvin C Shepherd
Geri Halstead " UNDER THE RUNYON TREE"
