J o h n   
Runyon

The family of John Runyon and Anne ? ________ (Goodpasture ?)

John RUNYON, Sr.

 Parents:  ________ RUNYON & ________ ________
 Born:  __ _ca 1740, __________, __________ (Probably NJ or PA)
 Married:  __ _ca 1760, __________, __________
 Died:  __ ___ 1830, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Buried:  __ ___ 1830, __________ Cemetery, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
.
 NOTE 1: In the first known record of John he was called John Runying when he obtained land in Brocks Gap on
 13 Dec 1753. John may have been a minor (under the age of 21) at that date.
 NOTE 2: This 1753 land purchase was a transfer of an apparent land grant made to a Jacob GOODPASTURE - 
 currently, the only known GOODPASTURE in America at that time.
NOTE 3: It appears that John may have left the Brocks Gap area in the spring of 1754 due to the onset of the French &
Indian War. If that is the case then he may not have returned until the early to mid-1760s. Where he went is unknown.
 NOTE 4: John Runyon was ordained as a deacon of the Smiths Creek Baptist Church, near New Market, Virginia, on
 3 March 1781. Later John, also, served as a deacon for the Linville Creek Baptist Church south of Broadway, Virginia

& Anne ? __________ (GOODPASTURE ?) This name is NOT PROVEN at this time - but is highly probable, based on information which has been                                                                         discovered in 2 different branches of the family.

 Parents: Jacob ? GOODPASTURE ? &________ ________
 Born:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________
 Died:  __ ___ ____, __________, Rockingham County, VA (After 1820 census)
 Buried:  __ ___ ____, __________ Cemetery, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
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 I:  Elizabeth RUNYON  b. __ ___ 1761, (Rockingham County, Virginia ?)
 II:  John RUNYON, Jr.  b. __ _ca 1765, (Rockingham County, Virginia ?)
 III:  Jacob RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1768, (Rockingham County, Virginia ?)
 IV:  Mary RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1770, Rockingham County, Virginia
 V:  Nancy RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1772, Rockingham County, Virginia
 VI:  Anderson RUNYON  b. __ ___ 1775, Rockingham County, Virginia
 VII:  Daniel RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1786, Rockingham County, Virginia

I: Elizabeth ("Betsy") RUNYON (RUNION, RUNYAN)

 Born:  __ ___ 1761, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia ? (Between January and June)
 Married:  __ Mar 1781, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Died:  31 Dec 1844, __________, Bedford County, Virginia
 Buried:   __ Jan 1845, __________ Cemetery, Bedford County, Virginia

& Jacob CITTY, Sr. (ZETTY, CITI)

 Parents:  Peter ZETTY & Barbara Ann RIFE
 Born:   28 Jun 1760, Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
 Died:    6 May 1836, __________, Bedford County, Virginia
 Buried:  __ May 1836, __________ Cemetery, Bedford County, Virginia

 Note: Jacob CITTY, Sr. served twice in the  Revolutionary War & received a pension for his services.

 A:  Catharine CITTY  b. 22 Jan 1782, Rockingham County, Virginia
 B:  Nancy CITTY  b. 11 Sep 1783. Rockingham County, Virginia
 C:  Abraham CITTY  b. 17 Oct 1785, Rockingham County, Virginia
 D:  Elizabeth CITTY  b.   7 Mar 1788, Rockingham County, Virginia
 E:  John CITTY  b. 14 Jan 1790, Rockingham County, Virginia
 F:  Jacob CITTY, Jr.  b. 17 Mar 1792, Rockingham County, Virginia
 G:  Magdalena CITTY  b. 20 Nov 1793, Rockingham County, Virginia
 H:  Mary CITTY  b. 20 Nov 1794, Rockingham County, Virginia
 I:  Sarah CITTY  b. 14 Jan 1797,  Rockingham County, Virginia
 J:  Christopher CITTY  b.    4 Jul 1799,   Rockingham County, Virginia
 K:  Samuel CITTY  b. 17 Mar 1802, Bedford County. Virginia
 L:  Martha CITTY  b. 18 Apr 1805, Bedford County, Virginia

SEE: Family of Elizabeth RUNYON CITTY d/o John RUNYON, Sr. for more details

II: John RUNYON, Jr.

 Born:  __ _ca 1765, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia ?
 Married:  22 Feb 1791, ___________, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Died:  __ Mar 1848, Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio
 Buried:  __ Mar 1848, ___________ Cemetery, Allen County, Ohio

& Esther RIFE

Parents:  Christian RIFE & Elizabeth HOTTEL (HUDDEL)
 Born:    2 Dec 1764, __________, Shenandoah County, Virginia
 Died:  __ Aug 1847, Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio
 Buried:  __ Aug 1847, __________ Cemetery, Allen County, Ohio
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 A:  John RUNYON, III  b. 24 Jun 1792, Rockingham County, Virginia
 B:  Elizabeth RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1793, Rockingham County, Virginia
 C:  Ann RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1794, Rockingham County, Virginia
 D:  Ester RUNYON  b. 28 Jun 1796, Rockingham County, Virginia
 E:  Jacob RUNYON  b. 16 Aug 1798, Rockingham County, Virginia
 F:  Absolom RUNYON  b.   2 Mar 1805, Rockingham County, Virginia
 G:  Joseph RUNYON  b. 19 Jan 1807, Rockingham County, Virginia
 H:  Sampson RUNYON  b. 18 Sep 1809, Rockingham County, Virginia
 I:  Zipporah RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1812, Rockingham County, Virginia

SEE: Family of John RUNYON, Jr. for more details

III: Jacob ________ RUNYON, Sr.

 Born:  __ _ca 1768, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia ?
 Married:  __ ___ ____, __________, Virginia
 Died:  __ ___ 1840, Concord Township, Highland County, Ohio
 Buried:  __ ___ 1840, Fairview Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio

& Mary ("Polly") ________ ________

 Parents:    ________ ________ & _______ ________
 Born:    __ _ca 1790, __________, Virginia
 Died:   __ ___ ____, __________, __________
 Buried:   __ ___ ____, __________, __________, __________
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 A:   James RUNYON    b. 22 Mar 1805 Rockingham County, Virginia
 B:   Jacob RUNYON, Jr.    b. 14 Mar 1807, Rockingham County, Virginia
 C:   Samuel RUNYON    b. __ Jun 1809, Rockingham County, Virginia
 D:   _(daughter)_ RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1810, Rockingham County, Virginia
 E:   Jenny RUNYON    b. __ ___ ____, Rockinghan County, Virginia
 F:   Jane RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1813, Rockingham County, Virginia
 G:   Cornelius RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1816, Rockingham County, Virginia
 H:   Sarah RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1817, Rockingham County, Virginia
 I:   Phebe RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1819, Rockingham County, Virginia
 J:   Alexander RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1820, Rockingham County, Virginia
 K:  ? Joseph RUNYON    b. __ _ca 1825, Rockingham County, Virginia

NOTE: Mary ("Polly") may have been Jacob's second wife.

WARNING: The above children may not all be in the correct order

SEE: Family of Jacob RUNYON, Sr. s/o John RUNYON, Sr. for more details

IV: Mary RUNYON

 Born:  __ _ca 1770, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Married:  28 Apr 1794, __________, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Died:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________
 Buried:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________, __________

& Arnold FORD (FOARD)

 Parents:  ? Michael? FORD & ________ ________
 Born:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________
 Died:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________
 Buried:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________, __________
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 A:  ? John FORD    ?   b.   __ _ca 1804, __________, Virginia
 B:  ? Daniel FORD  ?   b.   __ _ca  1807, Rockingham County, Virginia

 Note: This family may have moved to Greenbrier County, VA (now WV) shortly after their marriage. We have found a couple named Arnold and Mary Ford in Greenbrier County as early as May 1795. This couple appear to have had only 2 children: John (ca. 1804-1846) who married Mary A. ("Polly") Copenhaver (and had 10 children) and Daniel (ca. 1807-1857) who never married. Daniel's death record says that he was born in Rockingham County, Virginia. That information was supplied by his sister-in-law Polly.

You may contact Norman L. Runyon (norman@runyon.com) for more details on the above family

V: Nancy RUNYON

 Born:  __ _ca 1772, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Married:   4 Feb 1800, __________, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Died:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________(After 1830 Highland County,Ohio census)
 Buried:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________, __________

& John HAWK, Sr. (Johannes HAUK)

 Parents:  Tobias HAWK (HAUK) & Caterina __________
 Born:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________
 Died:  __ ___ 1815, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County,Virginia (Between 24 Dec 1814 & 7 Mar 1815)
 Buried:  __ ___ 1815, __________ Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia
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 A:  Isaac HAWK   b. __ _ca 1801 Rockingham County, Virginia
 B:  Daniel HAWK   b. 28 Sep 1802 Rockingham County, Virginia
 C:  Mary HAWK   b. 14 Dec 1804, Rockingham County, Virginia
 D:  John HAWK, Jr.   b. 15 Feb 1806, Rockingham County, Virginia
 E:  Samuel HAWK   b.   8 Sep 1809, Rockingham County, Virginia
 F:  Susannah HAWK   b.   3 Jul 1812 Rockingham County, Virginia

SEE: Family of Nancy RUNYON HAWK d/o John RUNYON, Sr. for more details

VI: Anderson RUNYON / RUNION, Sr.

 Born:  __ ___ 1775, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia (Between June and December)
 Married:  11 Mar 1803, __________, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Died:  __ Feb 1865, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Buried:  __ Feb 1865, __________ Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia

& Leannah ("Anna") FARNEY

 Parents:  ________ FARNEY & __________ __________
 Born:  __ _ca 1780, __________, Virginia
 Died:  __ ___ ____, __________, Virginia (After 25 Sep 1860)
 Buried:  __ ___ ____, __________, __________, Virginia
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 A:  John A_______ RUNION  b. __ _ca 1802, Rockingham County, Virginia
B:  Anderson RUNION, Jr.  b. __ ___ 1810, Rockingham County, Virginia
 C:  Abraham RUNION  b. __ _ca 1811, Rockingham County, Virginia
 D:  Isaac RUNION  b. __ _ca 1812, Rockingham County, Virginia
 E:  Jane RUNION  b. __ ___ ____, Rockingham County, Virginia
 F:  Nancy RUNION b. __ ___ ____, Rockingham County, Virginia
 G:  Levi RUNION  b. __ Jun 1823, Rockingham County, Virginia
 H:  George RUNION  b. 24 Feb 1825, Rockingham County, Virginia

NOTES: Anderson, Sr. probably had, at least, two other sons (Perhaps Joseph &/or Albert?)

               Had 3 sons in 1810 census; 5 sons & 2 daughters in 1820 census; 7 sons & 4 daughters in 1830 census.

SEE: Family of Anderson RUNYON, Sr. s/o John Runyon, Sr. for more details

VII: Daniel RUNYON

 Born:  __ _ca 1786, Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Married (1):  29 Oct 1805, ___________, Rockingham County, Virginia
 Died:    1 Sep 1843, ___________ Township, Highland County, Ohio
 Buried:  __ Sep 1843, Old Dutch Cemetery, New Market Township, Highland County, Ohio

& Margaret ("Peggy") OREBAUGH (OBERBECK)

 Parents:  Andrew OREBAUGH (OBERBECK) & Margaret STOLP (STALP)
 Born:  __ _ca 1786,__________, __________
 Died:  __ ___ 1815, __________, Rockingham County, Virginia (After 24 Dec 1814)
 Buried:  __ ___ 1815, __________ Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia
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 A:  Mary ________ RUNYON  b. 25 Oct 1806, Rockingham County, Virginia
 B:  John ________ RUNYON  b.   4 Oct 1808, Rockingham County, Virginia
 C:  Catherine ________ RUNYON  b.   9 Mar 1810, Rockingham County, Virginia
 D:  Soloman ________ RUNYON  b.   7 Jun 1812, Rockingham County, Virginia
 E:  Anna ________ RUNYON  b. 14 Oct 1813, Rockingham County, Virginia
 F:  Alice ________ RUNYON ?  b. __ _ca 1815, Rockingham County, Virginia


 Married (2):  31 Oct 1815, __________, Shennandoah County, Virginia

& Magdalene WEATHERHOLTZ (WETTERHOLTZ)

 Parents:  Heinrich Jacob ("Henry") WETTERHOLTZ & Mary Eva SCEFERT (SYFERT)
 Born:  29 Jan 1792, __________, Shenandoah County, Virginia
 Died:  19 Sep 1873, Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio
 Buried:  __ Sep 1873, __________ Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio
.
 G:  Anderson Daniel RUNYON  b.   4 Sep 1816, Rockingham County, Virginia
 H:  Elizabeth ________ RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1819, Rockingham County, Virginia
 I:  Jacob ________ RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1820, Rockingham County, Virginia
 J:  Margaret ________ RUNYON  b.   4 Sep 1821, Rockingham County, Virginia
 K:  William ________ RUNYON  b. 11 Apr 1825, Rockingham County, Virginia
 L:  Lydia ________ RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1829, Rockingham County, Virginia
 M:  Deborah ________ RUNYON  b.   1 Aug 1831, Rockingham County, Virginia
 N:  Sarah Ruth RUNYON  b. __ _ca 1834, Highland County, Ohio
 O:  Phebe ________ RUNYON  b. __ Sep 1838, Highland County, Ohio

SEE: Family of Daniel RUNYON s/o John Runyon, Sr. for more details

Note: Daniel Runyon may not have had a daughter named Alice. An index to Daniel's estate papers listed the name Alice but the index was incorrect. No Alice is mentioned in his estate papers - although all of the other 14 children are listed.