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Descendants of Vincent Rongnion


Generation No. 2


2. JOHN VINCENT2 RUNYON (VINCENT1 RONGNION)6,7 was born February 14, 1669 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey8,9, and died Bef. November 1744 in Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey10. He married ANN ELIZABETH DUNN11 July 20, 1692 in Piscaraway, Middlesex County, NJ12, daughter of HUGH SR. and ELIZABETH DRAKE. She was born May 19, 1675 in Hunterdon County, NJ12, and died 1756 in Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey13.

Notes for JOHN VINCENT RUNYON:
John Runyon was born 1669 in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, and at the age of 6 or 7 years moved with his parents to Piscataway. On January 20, 1692 when about 23 years of age, he maried Elizabeth Dunn who resided in Piscataway. About 13 years later, he moved his family southwestward to Rocky Hill in the next county of Somerset, not far from his brother Thomas who lived near Hopewell. John and his brother Thomas became members of thr Baptist Church of Hopewell.

John Runyon died intestate befor November, 1744. We know his death was befor November, 1744 because the will of his brother-in-law, Samuel Dunn, dated November 9, 1744 refers to Samiel's sister Elizabeth as the "widow of John Runyon".

More About JOHN RUNYON and ANN DUNN:
Marriage: July 20, 1692, Piscaraway, Middlesex County, NJ14
     
Children of JOHN RUNYON and ANN DUNN are:
9. i.   MARTHA3 RUNYON, b. July 30, 1693; d. Bef. 1722.
10. ii.   JOHN RUNYON, b. November 18, 1695, Piscataway, New Jersey; d. November 1745.
  iii.   JONATHAN RUNYON15, b. 1697, Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ15; d. 1746; m. RACHAEL COMPTON; b. Abt. September 1738; d. November 07, 1801.
  iv.   SAMUEL RUNYON15, b. February 14, 1699, Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ15; d. 1745; m. SARA HANNAH HILL.
  v.   NATHANIEL RUNYON15, b. 1701, Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ15.
11. vi.   VINCENT RUNYON, b. April 04, 1702; d. October 04, 1749.
  vii.   BENJAMIN RUNYON16, b. June 16, 170416; d. Abt. 1746, Somerset County, NJ16; m. MARY ?16.
  Notes for BENJAMIN RUNYON:
CAUTION - Several Current genealogies list this Benjamin with two wifes, a Mary ? and Anna Higgins. Accounts list Mary as a widow of and administrator of the estate of Benjamin, and also Benjamin on his death leaving by will to his 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,..."

It appears the records of two compleatly different Benjamin Runyon's have somehow been combined into one record.

A person can't die twice and have two different estates, so we have to be talking about two different Benjamin Runyon's, one who married Mary ?, who later became Mary Fish, and a second Benjamin who married Anna Higgins.

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.

  Notes for MARY ?:
Information on this Mary wife of Benjamin Runyon seems to have originated from Page 627 of "First Settlers of Ye Plantation of Piscataway and Woodbridge" by Orra Eugene Monnette who says Benjamin left a Widow, Mary, who immediatly married William Fish, who died soon & then Mary immediatly married Joseph Furman. It has been shown that Monnette's work had many outright errors and inconsistencies.

Amali (Runyon) Perkins provided me with a xerox copy of information she had copied at Rutgers University concerning the estate of Benjamin, which supports Monnette's account of this Mary. The copied information says:

"1746-7, March 3, Runion (Runyon), Benjamin, of Somerset Co. Int. Inventory ... includes gun, sword and halbert, one white stallion. made by Zebulon Stout and Benjamin Rounsavall.

1747, Dec. 4. Bond of Mary Fish, of Somerset County, widow, as administratrix. James Clark, of New Windsor, Middlesex Co., farmer surety. Witness - William Coxe.

1756, April 19. Account of Josiah Furman and Mary his wife, late Mary Fish, and James Clark administrators of the estate..."

  viii.   ANNA RUNYON17, b. June 21, 170617.
  ix.   ANN ELIZABETH RUNYON17, b. June 21, 170817; d. Aft. 1804, Cincinnati, Ohio17; m. JOHN HYDE17, 1754; b. 1705, England17; d. 1775, Hunterdon County, New Jersey17.
  More About JOHN HYDE and ANN RUNYON:
Marriage: 1754
  x.   FRANCIS RUNYON17, b. 170917; m. HANNAH SEVERENCE17.
12. xi.   SARAH RUNYON, b. Abt. 1710; d. 1753.
  xii.   KEZIAH RUNYON17, b. 171317; d. 177118; m. EPHRAIM MARTIN18, Abt. 173018; b. January 25, 170818.
  More About EPHRAIM MARTIN and KEZIAH RUNYON:
Marriage: Abt. 173018
13. xiii.   HUGH RUNYON, b. June 29, 1715; d. July 27, 1804.


3. VINCENT2 RUNYON (VINCENT1 RONGNION)19 was born 1671 in Piscataway, New Jersey19, and died March 1724 in Middlesex County, New Jersey19. He married MARY HULL19 December 02, 169119, daughter of HOPEWELL HULL and MARY MARTIN. She was born August 10, 167019, and died February 02, 1757.

More About VINCENT RUNYON and MARY HULL:
Marriage: December 02, 169119
     
Children of VINCENT RUNYON and MARY HULL are:
  i.   VINCENT3 RUNYON20, b. July 11, 1692.
  ii.   SARAH RUNYON20, b. October 31, 1693.
  iii.   MARTHA RUNYON20, b. July 05, 169721; m. JOHN HOLTON21.
  iv.   MARY RUNYON22, b. August 29, 1700.
  v.   ANNE SUSANNAH RUNYON22, b. December 26, 1702.
  vi.   RIZAPH RUNYON22, b. November 05, 170423; m. GEORGE MARLETT23, Bef. 173123.
  More About GEORGE MARLETT and RIZAPH RUNYON:
Marriage: Bef. 173123
14. vii.   REUBEN RUNYON, b. February 13, 1707, Piscataway, New Jersey.
  viii.   VINCENT RUNYON III24, b. 170924; d. 172724.
15. ix.   REUNE RUNYON, b. May 27, 1711, Piscataway, New Jersey; d. 1786.
  x.   REZIAH RUNYON24, b. May 27, 171324.


4. ANN2 RUNYON (VINCENT1 RONGNION)25 was born 167325. She married NATHANIEL LEONARD25.
     
Children of ANN RUNYON and NATHANIEL LEONARD are:
  i.   THOMAS3 LEONARD26.
  ii.   NATHANIEL LEONARD, JR.26.
  iii.   MAURICE LEONARD26.
  iv.   MARY LEONARD26.
  v.   SARAH LEONARD26.


5. THOMAS2 RUNYAN (VINCENT1 RONGNION)26 was born 1675 in Piscataway, New Jersey26, and died April 1753 in Hopewell, New Jersey26. He married MARTHA DUNN26 Abt. 169826, daughter of HUGH SR. and ELIZABETH DRAKE. She was born July 13, 168126, and died Bef. 174926.

More About THOMAS RUNYAN and MARTHA DUNN:
Marriage: Abt. 169826
     
Children of THOMAS RUNYAN and MARTHA DUNN are:
  i.   CATHERINE3 RUNYAN27, b. Abt. 1700, New Jersey27; m. CORNELIUS ANDERSON27.
16. ii.   VINCENT RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1701, New Jersey; d. Abt. 1771, New Jersey.
17. iii.   THOMAS RUNYAN, JR., b. Abt. 1702, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 1770, New Jersey.
18. iv.   JOSEPH RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1704, New Jersey.
  v.   MARTHA RUNYAN27, b. June 1705, New Jersey27; m. HEZEKIAH BONHAM, JR.27; b. Abt. 170127.
19. vi.   AARON RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1709, New Jersey; d. Bet. 1790 - 1794, New Jersey.
20. vii.   EPHRAIM RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1710, New Jersey; d. 1772.
  viii.   BENJAMIN RUNYAN, b. Abt. 1717.
  Notes for BENJAMIN RUNYAN:
CAUTION - It has not been proved that Thomas Runyan and Martha Dunn had a son named Benjamin, however Geri Halstead in "Under the Runyon Tree" listed as additional childern: Benjamin, Anna and Elizabeth. Several published genealogies also list Benjamin as their son.

21. ix.   JOHN RUNYAN, b. 1739, Somerset (Amwell), NJ; d. July 27, 1813.


6. MARY2 RUNYON (VINCENT1 RONGNION)28 was born July 02, 167728, and died Abt. 174529. She married BENJAMIN DRAKE29, son of JOHN DRAKE and REBECCA TROTTER. He was born 168329, and died 176329.
     
Children of MARY RUNYON and BENJAMIN DRAKE are:
  i.   REBECCA3 DRAKE29.
  ii.   ZECHARIAH DRAKE29.
  iii.   WILLIAM DRAKE29.
  iv.   EDMOND DRAKE29.
  v.   DANIEL DRAKE29.
  vi.   FRANCIS DRAKE29.
  vii.   THOMAS DRAKE29, b. 173529; d. March 15, 179229; m. REBECCA EVANS29, 175829; d. December 23, 176829.
  More About THOMAS DRAKE and REBECCA EVANS:
Marriage: 175829
  viii.   NATHANIEL (NATHAN) DRAKE29.
  ix.   JOHN DRAKE29.

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