Joseph Runyan b 1704 and his many wives

[susanrunyan]

Does anyone know who Joseph married? Was it Elizabeth Trembley, Abigail Lynch, Elizabeth Curl, Hannah Stout? I believe Issac b 1738 was with Abigail Lynch. I am looking for the wife he bore four (maybe 3) sons with, John, Henry, Wm and Elijah (maybe). My line is thru William.

If Elizabeth Curl was the mother she would have been 35 when she had her first child and Joseph wld have been 40ish after 20 years of marriage??? Seems strange......

I think Hannah married Joseph's brother Thomas...

Any real info or other ideas? Thanks

[Ira A. Runyan]

Susan, Joseph Runyan AKA Joseph Runyon b. abt 1704 is the key to much of the Runyon/Runyan Genalogy research. Almost no information on him has been documented, however the following is what I have....

Descendants of Joseph Runyan


Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH3 RUNYAN (THOMAS2, VINCENT1 RONGNION)1 was born Abt. 1704 in Piscatawaay, Middlesex, NJ1. He married ELIZABETH ?.

Notes for JOSEPH RUNYAN:
CAUTION - Joseph Runyan AKA Joseph Runyon may not be the father of Isaac Runyon. See notes for Isaac Runyon for another possible relationship.

Harman R. Clark, Jr. indicates that his information on Joseph Runyan says that he was married and had 3 children, the source of his data being Doris Coriell Horvath of Edison, N.J. whose Family Group Sheets can be found in the Piscataway, N.J. Library, and GSNJ Special Collections at Rutgers University. ( It should be noted that Harman lists the parents of Isaac as John Runyon and Elizabeth Freeman, with caution. )

Family researchers are not in agreement as to the identity of the wife of Joseph. Some say that her name was Elizabeth (Lastname unknown) and others say she was Abigail Lynch. Still others have mis-identified her as Elizabeth TREMBLE, who in fact was the wife of Joseph Runyon b. circa 1710, to Peter Runyon and Providence Blackford.

Family Researchers have spent their entire lives trying to document this Joseph Runyan AKA Joseph Runyon born abt. 1704 to Thomas Runyan and Martha Dunn without success. To this date, no one has found documented verifiable information on this Joseph Runyan other than the fact that he was a son of Thomas Runyan and Martha Dunn.

Finding verifiable documentation on this Joseph Runyan is the key to answering many of the questions remaining about the Runyon/Runyan family Genealogy.


Children of JOSEPH RUNYAN and ELIZABETH ? are:
i. ISAAC4 RUNYON, b. 1738, Middlesex County, New Jersey; d. 1820; m. CHARITY (GEERTIE) HAGEMAN, 1754.

Notes for ISAAC RUNYON:
As of the year of 1998, to my knowledge documented proof of the name of Isaac Runyon's Father & Mother does not exist.

According to Joe Branson, Provo, Utah who is a descendant of Isaac Runyan, "There has been no known link to Isaac's parents as his cabin burned and all the family records with it.". The source of his information is unknown. Amali (Runyon) Perkins has provided me with a copy of Isaac's handwritten Petition to be placed on the pension list, filed in the County of Tazewell, Virginia dated December 8th, 1819, and Isaac said ".... The precise period of service rendered in Carolina your petitioner cannot now recollect having been so unfortunate as to have all his papers and documents to substantiate the facts herein stated, consumed by fire. ...."

From "Supplement To Runyon Genealogy" by Robert Runyon, 1962, Page 195 - "Col. Calvin I. Kephart, an authority on the genealogy of the Runyon-Runyan families of New Jersey, in a letter to Amos Runyon of Belfry, Kentucky stated that Isaac Runyon who settled in Montgomery County, Virginia about 1780 was a son of Joseph who was born circa 1705. Joseph was a son of Thomas and Martha (Dunn) Runyon. No Substantiating evidence has been found." (E-mail I received indicates that "NJ Arch. XXIII pg 217" may be the source for documentation of Kephart's clams.).

About half of the published Runyon-Runyan trees I have seen list this Joseph Runyan as the father of Isaac.

A second theory states that Isaac's parents were John and Elizabeth (Freeman) Runyon. This John Runyon b. November 18, 1695, Piscataway,Nj was the son of John Runyan and Ann Elizabeth Dunn. The source for this theory appears to be Geri Halstead in "Under The Runyon Tree" stating "to my knowledge, no record of their (John Runyon& Elizabeth Freeman) children has been found" but she said it was "problematical and possible" that the children were 1) Freeman Runyon 2) Nathaniel Runyon 3) Jacob Runyon b. circa 1714 4) John Runyon b. circa 1723 5) William Runyon 6) Isaac Runyon 7) Hugh Runyon.

Without documentation, both theorys are nothing but speculation, and It may be that both are in fact in error. I have seen nothing which would give weight to one theory over the other. I will therefor carry Joseph Runyon, son of Thomas and Martha (Dunn) Runyon as Isaac's line until documented proof of another relationship can be produced.

From "Archives of The Pioneers of Tazewell County, Virginia" by Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Page 211, appeared this abstract of Isaac's petition for a pention. (It should be noted that this is not a "word for word reproduction" of the origional hand written document.)

"Isaac Runion - New Jersey, Virginia
Petition made 08 Dec 1819. Bill drawn 20 Dec
1819.

Isaac served in the militia on several occasions
during the Revolution and has never received but
one dollar for his services. He first enlisted in
New Jersey where he served two months. Next he
served one month on the frontiers of Virginia
under Captain Edwards. Then he served a tour to
North Carolina in Colonel William Campbell's
Regiment of Virginia Militia and lastly a tour in
Captain Edwards Company in Colonel Walter
Crockett's Regiment. Isaac's age now exceeds four
score years and he has lost entire use of his
eyesight. Addron Runion made oath that he knew
Isaac served the tours mentioned. John Preston of
Wythe County states that he first knew Isaac
Runion in the year 1780. He then resided in
Montgomery County on or near Pine Run. Mr.
Preston saw Isaac in North Carolina a short time
before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, there
were two men of that name, father and son, he
thinks. About 14 or 15 years ago, Isaac Runion
moved from Wythe to Tazewell County. John B.
George deposes that he is well acquainted with
Isaac Runion, that he is 81 years old and he
understands he has been blind for 9 years. He
also has a son who is a cripple, the son is about
50 years old. He also has an aged wife.


More About ISAAC RUNYON and CHARITY HAGEMAN:
Marriage: 1754

ii. BENJAMIN RUNYAN, b. Bet. 1725 - 1738, Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ; d. Abt. Feb 1776, Somerset County, New Jersey; m. ANNA HIGGINS; d. 23 Feb 1779.

Notes for BENJAMIN RUNYAN:
CAUTION: Their is much confusion as to the idenity of the father and mother of this Benjamin.....

Several current genealogies have combined the data on this Benjamin with the data on Benjamin Runyon, son of John Vincent Runyon, resulting in a Benjamin who had two wifes, who died twice, and
left two estates, which of course can't be. (See NOTES on Benjamin Runyon, son of John Runyon)

Benjamin Runyon son of John Vincent Runyon was the Benjamin who married Mary ?, and was born on June 16,1704 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ., and died about 1776/7 in Somerset County, New Jersey.

The Benjamin Runyon (Runyan) who married Anna Higgins had to be born after 1704 because his will dated January 29, 1776 and proved February 12, 1776 left to his "...Wife Anna Runyan, all the goods she brought to me, and the profits of my plantation, to bring up those of my childern that are under age...".
To have more than one child under age in 1776, we would have to estimate that this Benjamin was born between 1725 and 1738. That DOB range would also seem to indicate this Benjamin could not be the son of Thomas Runyan and Martha Dunn.

From "Calendar of New Jersey Wills", Vol. V, 1771-1780, edited by A. Van
Doren Honeyman:
1776, Jan 29. Runyan, Benjamin, of Amwell, Hunterdon Co.; will of. Eldest
son, John, a colt. Wife, Anna Runyan, all the goods she brought to me, and
the profits of my plantation, to bring up those of my children that are under
age, and, after her death, the land to be divided between my 3 sons, John,
Joseph, and Reuben. Daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Anna and Piety, 5
pounds each. Executors - wife Anna, and my brother-in-law, Azariah Higgins.
Witnesses - John Manners, Joseph Stout, Samuel Corwine. Proved Feb. 12,
1776.

Inventory made by John Manners and Samuel Corwine, 7 Feb 1776
Account by Azariah Higgins, surviving Executor, 10 Mar 1781.
(Lib. 17, p. 375; Lib 23, p. 218)

The will leaves to his eldest son, John, a colt, the rest of the estate went to Anna to take care of the underage childern. If we assume John was 20 years of age, and that Benjamin was 20 when he married Anna, Benjamin's DOB would be about 1736. If so, he could not be a son of Thomas Runyan and Martha Dunn. Many researchers listing a Benjamin as son of Thomas Runyan list his death at 1749, and if correct that can't be the Benjamin who married Anna Higgins.

Until further documentation is obtained, Runyon/Runyan researchers should consider that the father of this Benjamin Runyan who married Anna Higgins is UNKNOWN.



Endnotes

1. Harman R. Clark, Jr. ( [e-mail] ), Runyon.rft, (Unpublished Report on Vincent Runyon Descendents), "Electronic," Page 6.

[Ira]

Ok....thanks for all the info......now I understand why everyone has something different......Isaac is not my line....I am trying to verify William bn 1751 is Joseph's son......I wld be happy if I could go that far! Do you think he had 3-4 other sons, other than Isaac?

thanks

[Ira A. Runyan]

Guest-Ira said:

Ok....thanks for all the info......now I understand why everyone has something different......Isaac is not my line....I am trying to verify William bn 1751 is Joseph's son......I wld be happy if I could go that far! Do you think he had 3-4 other sons, other than Isaac?

thanks

I think your William Runyon b. 1751 is the son of John Runyon. John was the son of Vincent who was a son of Thomas Runyan and Martha Dunn. See Below.....

Descendants of John Runyan


Generation No. 1

1. JOHN4 RUNYAN (VINCENT3, THOMAS2, VINCENT1 RONGNION)1 was born 17251.

Notes for JOHN RUNYAN:
CAUTION, several Runyan family genealogy files show that John Runyan born 1725 was a son of Vincent Runyan and Mercy Bonham Smith. It is noted that Vincent and Mercy did not become married until about 1745, and that Mercy was born circa 1726/7. If Vincent had a son named John born 1725, it would have had to be with his first wife Alise Curtis who married Vincent about 1720. If he was Mercy's son than his birth date must be wrong.

Lois Weatherwax Luehring does not show Vincent with a son named John, however she says records of Vincent and Mercy's "childern vary - some clame four children, others show four boys and some additional daughters".

Children of JOHN RUNYAN are:
i. JOHN5 RUNYAN, b. 04 Apr 1747, NJ; d. 07 Dec 1807, Clarksburg, Virginia.
ii. HENRY RUNYAN, b. 1749; d. 1814.
iii. WILLIAM RUNYAN, b. 1751, NJ; d. 1833, Salem Twp, Warren County, Ohio.
2. iv. ELIJAH RUNYAN, b. 11 Jul 1757, Sheandoah County, VA; d. Abt. 1830, Mason County, VA.


Generation No. 2

2. ELIJAH5 RUNYAN (JOHN4, VINCENT3, THOMAS2, VINCENT1 RONGNION)2 was born 11 Jul 1757 in Sheandoah County, VA2, and died Abt. 1830 in Mason County, VA2. He married KATHERINE.

More About ELIJAH RUNYAN:
Military service: 05 May 1778, Enlisted in Continental Army2

Children of ELIJAH RUNYAN and KATHERINE are:
i. WILLIAM6 RUNYAN, m. HANNAH SHIRREY, 13 Jun 1803, Harrison County, VA.

More About WILLIAM RUNYAN and HANNAH SHIRREY:
Marriage: 13 Jun 1803, Harrison County, VA

ii. SAMUEL RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1784.
3. iii. HENRY RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1786.
iv. ELIJAH RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1788; m. PHEBE ?2.
4. v. JOHN RUNION, b. Abt. 1790.
vi. BRIDGET RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1792; m. JONATHAN WOLF2, 13 Oct 1812, Harrison County, WV2.

More About JONATHAN WOLF and BRIDGET RUNYAN:
Marriage: 13 Oct 1812, Harrison County, WV2


Generation No. 3

3. HENRY6 RUNYAN (ELIJAH5, JOHN4, VINCENT3, THOMAS2, VINCENT1 RONGNION) was born Abt. 1786. He married (1) SARAH STAATS2 Bef. 1816. She was born Abt. 17882, and died Abt. 18562. He married (2) LUCINDA ? 01 Jan 1859. He married (3) S. MAHALA REYNOLDS 1868.

More About HENRY RUNYAN and SARAH STAATS:
Marriage: Bef. 1816

More About HENRY RUNYAN and LUCINDA ?:
Marriage: 01 Jan 1859

More About HENRY RUNYAN and S. REYNOLDS:
Marriage: 1868

Children of HENRY RUNYAN and SARAH STAATS are:
i. MARY7 RUNYAN.
ii. ISAAC RUNYAN, b. 1816.
iii. MILES RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1818; m. DELIA FLESHER.
iv. HENRY RUNYAN, b. 1823.
v. SAMANTHA RUNYAN.
vi. SARAH RUNYAN.
vii. SAM RUNYAN.


4. JOHN6 RUNION (ELIJAH5 RUNYAN, JOHN4, VINCENT3, THOMAS2, VINCENT1 RONGNION) was born Abt. 1790. He married DEBORAH CARPENTER in Mason County, VA/WV.

More About JOHN RUNION and DEBORAH CARPENTER:
Marriage: Mason County, VA/WV

Child of JOHN RUNION and DEBORAH CARPENTER is:
i. SOLOMON7 RUNION, m. CHARITY WILSON.



Endnotes

1. Richard (Rick) Runyan ([e-mail]), "Electronic."
2. Thomas E. Runyan, [e-mail], "Electronic."

[Ann R]

This was on Ira's World Connect site.

1. William RUNYAN (John RUNYAN4, Vincent RUNYAN3, Thomas RUNYAN2, Vincent RONGNION1) was born 1751 in NJ, and died 1833 in Salem Twp, Warren County, Ohio. He married Catherine CUSTER in Harrison County, VA. She was born 1747, and died 1826 in Warren County, OH.

Children of William RUNYAN and Catherine CUSTER are: 2 i. Isaac Newton RUNYAN was born 26 MAR 1773, and died 20 MAR 1859 in Warren County, OH.
+ 3 ii. Henry RUNYAN was born 1775 in Monongalia County, VA, and died 17 JUN 1858 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH.
4 iii. Elizabeth RUNYAN was born 1780 in Monongalia County, VA, and died 28 FEB 1849 in Warren County, OH. She married William BENNETT 29 SEP 1799 in Harrison County, VA. He was born 1779, and died 21 JAN 1864 in Warren County, OH.
5 iv. William RUNYAN was born 1779 in Monongalia County, VA. He married Hannah SINE 15 AUG 1803 in Harrison County, VA.
6 v. Susannah RUNYAN was born 1781. She married John LITTLE 8 APR 1816 in Warren County, Ohio.
7 vi. Jane RUNYAN was born 1785.
8 vii. Benjamin RUNYAN was born 1787 in Harrison County, VA, and died JUN 1849.
9 viii. John RUNYAN was born 1789 in Harrison County, VA. He married Catherine WILLIAMS 23 FEB 1808 in Warren County, Ohio.
10 ix. David RUNYAN was born 7 MAR 1793 in Harrison County, VA, and died 11 DEC 1860 in Delphos, Ohio. He married Elizabeth LAYMAN 21 JUN 1814 in Warren County, Ohio. She was born 24 DEC 1790, and died 19 AUG 1827.
11 x. Sarah RUNYAN was born 1802 in Harrison County, VA.






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3. Henry RUNYAN (William RUNYAN5, John RUNYAN4, Vincent RUNYAN3, Thomas RUNYAN2, Vincent RONGNION1) was born 1775 in Monongalia County, VA, and died 17 JUN 1858 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH. He married Abigail LYNCH 21 NOV 1796 in Harrison County, VA. She was born 5 NOV 1775 in Shenandoah Valley, VA, and died 1826 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH.

Child of Henry RUNYAN and Abigail LYNCH is:+ 12 i. James RUNYAN was born 28 DEC 1803 in Monongalia, Harrison County, VA, and died 17 JUL 1900 in Brown County, OH.






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12. James RUNYAN (Henry RUNYAN6, William RUNYAN5, John RUNYAN4, Vincent RUNYAN3, Thomas RUNYAN2, Vincent RONGNION1) was born 28 DEC 1803 in Monongalia, Harrison County, VA, and died 17 JUL 1900 in Brown County, OH. He married Laura STILES 16 APR 1835 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH. She was born 8 NOV 1819 in Vermont, and died 14 DEC 1889 in Brown County, OH.

Children of James RUNYAN and Laura STILES are: 13 i. Abigail RUNYAN was born 1836 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH.
+ 14 ii. Henry RUNYAN was born OCT 1839 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 1924 in Brown County, OH.
15 iii. Telitha RUNYAN was born 1841 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH.
16 iv. George W. RUNYAN was born 26 AUG 1844 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 15 NOV 1866 in Brown County, OH.
+ 17 v. Hiram L. RUNYAN was born 9 OCT 1846 in Warren County, OH, and died 4 OCT 1935 in Ohio.
18 vi. James RUNYAN was born 1850 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 1936 in Brown County, OH. He married Harriet A. HARBAUGH 26 JUL 1874 in Clermont County, OH. She was born 1846, and died 1927.
19 vii. William RUNYAN was born 1852 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 1917.
20 viii. Peter L. RUNYAN was born DEC 1854 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 1942.
21 ix. Harriet RUNYAN was born JAN 1857 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 1921. She married George SCHILLING.
22 x. Sarah Olive RUNYAN was born 1860 in Montgomery County, VA.






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14. Henry RUNYAN (James RUNYAN7, Henry RUNYAN6, William RUNYAN5, John RUNYAN4, Vincent RUNYAN3, Thomas RUNYAN2, Vincent RONGNION1) was born OCT 1839 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 1924 in Brown County, OH. He married Nancy M.. She was born 1840, and died 1909 in Brown County, OH.

Children of Henry RUNYAN and Nancy M. are: 23 i. Walter RUNYAN was born ABT 1865.
24 ii. Alvin RUNYAN was born ABT 1867.




17. Hiram L. RUNYAN (James RUNYAN7, Henry RUNYAN6, William RUNYAN5, John RUNYAN4, Vincent RUNYAN3, Thomas RUNYAN2, Vincent RONGNION1) was born 9 OCT 1846 in Warren County, OH, and died 4 OCT 1935 in Ohio. He married Rachel Marria LONG 14 OCT 1868 in Brown County, OH. She was born 18 NOV 1850 in Ohio, and died 1 JUL 1923 in Ohio.

Children of Hiram L. RUNYAN and Rachel Marria LONG are:+ 25 i. Charles K. RUNYAN was born 16 SEP 1869 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 12 JUN 1910 in Ohio.
26 ii. Frank Joseph RUNYAN was born 4 JAN 1872 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH. He married Gertrude CHILD.
+ 27 iii. Otis A. RUNYAN was born 2 JUL 1874 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 6 AUG 1956 in Ohio.
+ 28 iv. William Thomas RUNYAN was born 6 FEB 1877 in Butlerville, Warren County, OH, and died 6 AUG 1959 in Columbus, OH.