Sarah (or Hannah) RUNNIONS or RUNIONS or RUNYON

[rothycat]

My great-X4 grandmother, Sarah (sometimes shown as Hannah) RUNNIONS or RUNIONS or RUNYAN (shown with these 3 spellings in different records) was born c.1756/1757. Her first husband was Henry FYKES and her second husband (my ancester) was Christian "Christopher" GALLINGER who she married 19 January 1784 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Christian GALLINGER was a United Empire Loyalist in the Revolutionary War. She died 18 June 1814 in Cornwall twp, Stormont, Ontario, Canada. One record on the IGI lists her father as Henry RUNION, but with no birthdate/place information.
She had a brother, Henry (born c.1764) who was also a Loyalist in the war. He married Hannah Barnhart.
There is no mention anywhere online as to who the parents of Sarah are. There are several Sarah RUNNIONS or RUNIONS or RUNYAN born about this time that I can find on Familysearch:
1. Sarah RUNYON - born in 1752 in Piscataway, New Jersey to Benjamin RUNYAN & Anne VAN COURT.
2. Sarah RUNYAN - born 15 January 1755 in Piscataway, NJ to Richard RUNYAN and Jane VAN COURT.
2. Sarah RUNYAN - born in Schoharie, New York to John RUNYAN (his family was from Piscataway, NJ) & Maria SHAUER. This Sarah has a brother, Henry born in c.1766.
Does anyone have information on this RUNYAN family or know who the parents of my Sarah/Hannah might be?
Thanks!!

Maggie Barron
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

[Ira A. Runyan]

A new member, (fawn) , contacted me and said ..........

Hello,
I am searching for Sarah Runnions, born abt. 1756 who was first married to Henry Fykes from the Mohawk Valley and then came to Canada with two children where she married Christian Gallinger. on 19 January 1754. She died in 1854, having had more children with Christian. I am interested in Mary Francis Gallinger. Do you know of these people? I believe her father was Henry Runnions and her mother was Sarah Barnhart. Your help would be greatly appreciated as this is a real brick wall for me.Fawn

Maybe you two can get together and compair notes.

Be sure to let the rest of us know what you find.

[fawn]

Hello there,
Just to update everyone-I am still searching for my Henry Runnions born early 1700's and married to Sarah Hannah Barnhart. Henry was a loyalist in the American Revolution and came to Canada with his family and settled in the Osnabruck area. They had a daughter abt. 1756 named Sarah/Hannah Runnions who married Henry Fikes/Fykes. He was also a loyalist and was killed in the revolutionary war. Sarah remarried Christian Gallinger , another loyalist. Would like to find the parentage of both Henry and Sarah. My attempts to contact the other researcher have been unsuccessful.
Thanks so much,
Fawn