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Descendants of Isaac Runyon

Generation No. 1

1. ISAAC⁴ RUNYON (JOSEPH³ RUNYAN, THOMAS², VINCENT¹ RONGNION) was born 1738 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, and died 1820. He married CHARITY (GEERTIE) HAGEMAN 1754, daughter of ADRIAN HAGEMAN and MARY HAGEMAN.

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

Children of ISAAC RUNYON and CHARITY HAGEMAN are:

2.	i.	ADAM⁵ RUNYON, b. May 04, 1755, Maryland.
3.	ii.	JOHN RUNYON, b. Abt. 1761, Maryland; d. Aft. 1840, Pike County, Kentucky.
	iii.	ADRON RUNYON, b. 1765.
4.	iv.	MASSIE RUNYON, b. Abt. 1768, Maryland.
5.	v.	MARY RUNYON, b. May 04, 1769, Maryland; d. Aft. 1850, Grainger County, Tennessee.
6.	vi.	ISAAC RUNYON, JR., b. Bef. 1770, Maryland; d. Aft. 1830, Russell County, Virginia.
	vii.	RACHEL RUNYON, b. April 1775.
7.	viii.	RICHARD RUNYON, b. April 1775, Frederick County, Maryland; d. July 1860, Pulaski County, Virginia.
	ix.	REBECCA RUNYON, b. Bef. 1778; m. BENJAMIN CARDEN, April 07, 1798, Montgomery County, Virginia.

More About BENJAMIN CARDEN and REBECCA RUNYON:
Marriage: April 07, 1798, Montgomery County, Virginia

8.	x.	JOSEPH RUNYON, b. Abt. 1781, Montgomery County, Virginia; d. 1853, Tazewell County, Virginia.
	xi.	JAMES RUNYON, b. Abt. 1782.
	xii.	BENJAMIN RUNYON, b. Abt. 1783; m. POLLY LUSK, January 06, 1807.

More About BENJAMIN RUNYON and POLLY LUSK:
Marriage: January 06, 1807

xiii.

CHARITY RUNYON, b. Abt. 1791, Montgomery County, Virginia; d. September 20, 1846, Auglaize County, Ohio.

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