Children of Phineas Runyon and Charity Coates

The following is a re-print from the original Our Shaker Heritage website. Additional details and corrections have been found over the years and I intend to update this post with those changes as time allows. Please bear with me...and if you have additions/corrections to share please get in touch.~Nancy

Children of Phineas Runyon and Charity Coates

The following data are derived from the Shaker records of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky and surrounding counties added to prior research from multiple sources. It lists the children of Phineas and Charity Runyon including those four who, like their parents, joined the Shakers as adults, as well as the Sutton, Ryan, and Badgett extended family members. This list includes Phineas and Charity (generation 1) followed by their children (generation 2) and so on to the third generation and, in the case of the great grandchildren of Phineas and Charity who also lived at Pleasant Hill - to the fourth generation. Members of the family who lived as Shakers are highlighted in red. 

1   Phineas Runyon b: February 13, 1744 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., NJ , arrived Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Ky Fall 1812, d: January 21, 1831 in Shakertown (Pleasant Hill), Mercer Co., KY, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814 and June 10, 1830

.  +Charity Coates b: December 23, 1744 in Kingwood, NJ m: 1761 in Hunterdon Co., N.J. d: August 9, 1827 in Shakertown (Pleasant Hill), Mercer Co., KY, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814

2 John William Runyon - Revolutionary War veteran b: November 01, 1763 in Hunterdon Co., NJ.  d: September 1833 in New Hope, Preble Co., OH or  Madison Co.,KY.  ...  +Patty (Patricia Mary) Bennett b: unknown m: February 23, 1803 in Rowan Co., NC, buried Old Cem. near New Hope in Jackson Twp.  As an adult, John William migrated from North Carolina to Madison County, Ky, then on to Preble County, Ohio. John and Patricia are buried at Friendship Cemetery, Sugar Valley, Preble CO., Ohio. He and Patricia Bennett are the parents of Mary Runyon Hornbaker. 

2 Joseph Runyon - Joseph and his wife Jane joined the Shaker community in 1809. They arrived at Pleasant Hill March 1810 with their ten children, ranging in age from 1 to 25.  Six of Joseph's children remained throughout their lives at Pleasant Hill.  Joseph died in 1845 at age 80; Jane passed away five years later at age 83.

2   Joseph Runyon b: January 24, 1765 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., NJ, Believed in 1809, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: April 28, 1845 in Pleasant Hill, KY, Elder, assistant trustee, signed Church Covenant August 13, 1811, June 2, 1814 and June 10, 1830

...  +Jane (aka Ginny) b: December 12, 1766 in Fairfax Co., VA m: Bef. 1785, Believed February 1810, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: August 24, 1850 in Pleasant Hill, KY, Family Deaconess, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3   Charlotte (aka Sally C.) Runyon b: July 25, 1785 in Rowan Co., NC, Believed September 1809, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: April 20, 1879 at Pleasant Hill, Ky occ: family deaconess, office, trading, signed Church Covenant August 13, 1811, June 2, 1814, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3   Nancy Runyon b: May 27, 1787 in Rowan Co., NC, believed in 1810, arrived Shakertown Spring 1815 without her husband, d: July 8, 1852 at Pleasant Hill, Ky, signed Church Covenant after May 1815, June 10, 1830

   ....  +Thomas Ryan m: November 23, 1807, Fayette Co., KY

          4   Lawson Ryan  b: November 24, 1808 (twin), arrived Shakertown May 1815, departed Shakertown March 28, 1828

          4   Wesley Ryan b: November 24, 1808 (twin), arrived Shakertown May 1815, departed Shakertown July 20, 1825

          4   Nancy Ryan b: January 12, 1812, arrived Shakertown May 1815, departed Shakertown March 31, 1829

3   Vincent Runyon b: August 16, 1789 in Rowan Co., NC, arrived Shakertown June 1810, d: March 17, 1846 at Pleasant Hill, Ky, occ: down river trader and Elder, signed Church Covenant August 13, 1811, June 2, 1814, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3   Marcy Runyon b: August 21, 1792 in Rowan Co., NC, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: January 25, 1837 at Pleasant Hill, Ky, signed Church Covenant August 13, 1811, June 2, 1814 and June 10, 1830, Elder sister

3   George Runyon b: September 13, 1795 in Rowan Co., NC, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: May 24, 1884 at Pleasant Hill, Ky  occ: farmer, minister, preacher, hymn writer, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814 and January 1, 1824

3    William Runyon b: July 12, 1799 in Fayette Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: January 13, 1866 at Pleasant Hill, Ky occ: stone mason, signed Church Covenant after May 1815, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3   Guilford D. Runyon b: January 8, 1802 in Fayette Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, departed Shakertown May 18, 1829 and returned the following June, was expelled from Shakertown February 19, 1839, d: April 6, 1873 at Harrodsburg, Ky, buried at Harrodsburg, occ: shoemaker, signed Church Covenant January 1, 1824 and April 3, 1838 (Read more on Guilford)

3   Matilda Runyon b: July 27, 1804 in Fayette Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown March 2, 1810, d: May 14, 1873 at Pleasant Hill, KY, occ: nurse, kitchen deaconess, seamstress, signed Church Covenant March 13, 1835 and April 9, 1844

3   Polly Runyon b: August 4, 1807, departed Shakertown June 26, 1825

   ...  +Isaac Sutton

          4   (Mary) Jane Sutton b: February 14, 1832 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, brought by her mother to Shakertown June 7, 1834, d: December 29, 1912 at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, KY, signed Church Covenant May 10, 1856, occ: seamstress, Trustee

          4  James Sutton b: February 14, 1830 in Fayette Co., KY, brought by his mother to Shakertown May 1834, departed Shakertown December 1849 and returned October 29, 1850, d: August 18, 1895 at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, KY

3   Benjamin Runyon b: May 16, 1809, departed Shakertown May 6, 1828

2 Bafford Runyon - went by the nickname "Barefoot".

2   Bafford Runyon b: June 06, 1767 in NJ  called Barefoot.  d: March 22, 1844 in Eaton, Preble Co., OH., buried Gard Cem.

...  +Nancy Ann Parks b: April 05, 1768 in NC m: 1786 in Rowan Co., NC. d: October 09, 1862 in Preble Co., OH buried Winholt Cem., Dixon Twp, Preble Co., OH

2 Mercy Runyon - Mercy and her husband John Badgett joined the Shaker community in December 1811, arriving at Pleasant Hill with their nine children.  John died at Pleasant Hill in 1853 at age 87; Mercy seven years later at age 92.

2  Mercy Runyon b: December 23, 1768 in Kingwood, NJ., arrived Shakertown December 27, 1811, Believed January 1812, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844, d: February 1, 1860 in Pleasant Hill, KY

  ...+ John Badgett b. Nov. 23, 1766 in Granville Co., NC, arrived Shakertown December 27, 1811, Believed January 1812, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814 and April 9, 1844, d. March 2, 1853 at Pleasant Hill, KY, Deacon, farm and public business

3  Charity Badgett b: October 15, 1791 in Rowan Co., NC, arrived Shakertown early 1810, Believed June 1810, d: February  13, 1865 at Pleasant Hill, KY, signed Church Covenant August 13, 1811, June 2, 1814, July 1, 1830 and April 9, 1844, occ: Deaconess, Offfice

3  Prudence (aka Sally) Badgett b: October 14, 1794 in Rowan Co, NC, arrived Shakertown December

27, 1811, Believed January 1812, d: August 27, 1848 at Shakertown, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3  William Badgett b: November 15, 1795 in Madison Co., KY, arrived Shakertown December 27, 1811, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814 and January 1, 1824, departed Shakertown August 25, 1828

  ...+Janie Hover m. October 11, 1828 Mercer Co., (Mercer Co. marriage records)

3  Salome Badgett b: January 14, 1798 in Fayette Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown December 27, 1811, Believed January 1812, d: February 15, 1826 at Pleasant Hill, Ky,

3  John R. Badgett, Jr. b: April 3, 1800 I Fayette Co., KY, arrived Shakertown December 27, 1811, departed   

    Shakertown October 20, 1826

  ...+ America Bosley (b. abt. 1801 in Lincoln Co. KY, died: abt. 1834, parents: possibly Thomas Berry Bosley and Elizabeth Lucinda Sutton) August 2, 1827. Second wife Amanda Miller Haitt.  Died: Abt. 1850 in Washington Co. KY. Children of John R. and America Badgett:

3  Ginny (aka Jinny or Jane) Badgett b: September 13, 1802 in Fayette Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown December 27, 1811,  departed Shakertown December 17, 1827

...  +James C. Hutton m. December 24, 1829 Mercer Co., Ky in 1829 (Marriage Records of Mercer County, Kentucky 1816-1830)

3  Polly Badgett b: November 16, 1805, departed Shakertown February 19, 1824

3  Hardin Badgett b: January 19, 1808, departed Shakertown July 1, 1825

3  Katherine (aka Kitty) Badgett b: June 11, 1811, departed Shakertown March 14, 1831

2 Michael Runyon - b: 1772 in or 1775 in NJ, 1812 to Preble Co., OH, 1829 to Lockeport, Will Co., IL  d: June 29, 1856 in Hickory Creek, Will Co., IL

...  +Nancy Blackwell  m: November 24, 1797 in Madison Co., KY. (Source-Madison County Marriages 1786-1822: Michael Runyon and Nancy Blackwell filed 24 Nov 1797 and married 30 Nov 1797 with Dysa Blackwell, P? of the Bride giving consent and Nathan Parke as bondsman)  d: April 26, 1839

2 Charity Runyon - b: April 14, 1776 in Hunterdon Co., NJ.  d: December 04, 1855 in Preble Co, Ohio

...  +Samuel Parks b: December 25, 1769 m: November 06, 1792 in Yadkin Co., NC d: September 11, 1848 in they were amoung early settlers of Preble Co., OH

2 Martin Runyon - Martin and Patience joined the Shaker community in 1813. They arrived at Pleasant Hill December 1813 with their eight children, ranging in age from 1 to 14.  Two of Martin's children remained at Pleasant Hill.  Martin died in 1840 at age 62; Patience passed away seventeen years later at age 75.

2   Martin Runyon b: April 20, 1778 in NJ, Believed March 1813, arrived Shakertown December 21, 1813, d: September 27, 1840 in Pleasant Hill, KY, signed Church Covenant after May 1814 and June 10, 1830, Deacon and Trustee

...  +Patience Baxter b: September 17, 1782 in Baltimore, MD m: December 18, 1799 in Madison Co. KY (Source-Madison County Marriages 1786-1822: Martin Runyon and Patience Baxter filed 18 Dec 1799 and married 19 Dec 1799 with no one listed as giving consent and Joseph Fowler as bondsman), arrived Shakertown December 21, 1813, Believed January 1814, d: October 20, 1857 in Pleasant Hill, KY, signed Church Covenant after May 1815, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3  John Runyon b: May 7, 1800, Elder, Believed January 1814

3  Betsy (aka Elizabeth?) Runyon b: October 12, 1801 in Madison Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown December 21, 1813, d: December 14, 1861 in Pleasant Hill, KY, occ: teacher, girls caretaker, signed Church Covenant after May 1815, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

3  Matilda (aka Rebecca) Runyon b: June 24, 1803 in Barren Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown December 21, 1813, departed Shakertown October 22, 1834

  ....  +Lewis Gillespie

3   Asa G. Runyon b: June 20, 1805 in Madison Co. KY, departed Shakertown June 14, 1827, d: October 1857 in Teatersville, Garrard Co., KY.

....  +Mary F. Arthur  m: August 27, 1836 in KY

3    Silas Baxter Runyon b: November 22, 1807 in Madison Co., Ky, departed Shakertown November 3, 1823  d: 1855 migrated to Dallas Co. Tx about 1848

.. + Rebecca Tye b.March 4, 1809 in Knox Co., Ky m: July 18, 1829 in Whitley Co., Ky d: June 8, 1846                    

....+ (2nd wife of Silas) Cynthia Ann (aka Sintha) Cornelius b: Abt. 1826 in KY married November 19, 1846  (Source: Garrard Co. records)

3  Charity C. Runyon b: August 2, 1809, departed Shakertown April 25, 1831

   ....  +Isaac N. Hawkins  m: October 25, 1837 in Madison Co., KY.

3   Peggy Runyon b: June 11, 1810, arrived Shakertown December 21, 1813, Believed January 1814, d: September 28, 1829 at Pleasant Hill, Ky

3   Sally Runyon b: August 22, 1813 departed Shakertown (Pleasant Hill, KY) August 6, 1831, d: August 24, 1874 age 63, female, married, housekeeper, died Aug. 24, 1876 of unknown cause. Born in Madison County the daughter of Runyon, Martin and Patience. (Garrard County, KY records)

....  +? Philips  

2 Absalom Runyon - b: May 09, 1782 in Madison Co., KY.  d: March 14, 1867 Buried in the Scudder/Fowler Cemetery overlooking the East Fork of Otter Creek in Madison County, Kentucky. 

...  +Mary (Polly) Fowler b: September 04, 1783 in Penn m: April 03, 1806 in Madison Co., KY. d: March 26, 1866 (Source-Madison County Marriages 1786-1822: Absolom Runyon and Polly Fowler filed 1 Apr 1806 and married 3 Apr 1806 with Richard Fowler, Father of the Bride giving consent and as bondsman)

2 Emley Runyon - Emley and Lydia joined the Shaker community in 1812, arriving at Pleasant Hill August 1812 with their three children, ranging in age from 6 months to five years.  One of Emley's children remained at Pleasant Hill.  Lydia died in 1823 at age 34; Emley died twenty-one years later at age 60. Note: Emley (sometimes called Embley) Runyon's name is often puzzled over because of its similarity to the feminine name "Emily." Recently, I discovered that the Runyon family had neighbors in Kingwood, New Jersey with the surname Emley (Robert and Mary Emley's daughters Susanah and Elizabeth were married there in the 1790s). Perhaps they were family friends and this is where the name of Phineas and Charity's son comes from. ~Nancy

2   Emley (aka Embly) Runyon b: September 22, 1784 in Rowan Co., NC, Believed August, 1812, arrived Shaketown August 1812, d: October 19, 1844 in Pleasant Hill, KY, Elder and Deacon, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814, June 10, 1830 and April 9, 1844

...  + Lydia Burton  b: September 12, 1788 in Boonesborough, Ky, m: February 15, 1806 in Madison Co., KY (Source-Madison County Marriages 1786-1822: Emley Runyon and Lydia Burton filed 15 Feb 1806 and married 20 Feb 1806 with Samuel Burton, Father of the Bride giving consent and Nathaniel Oldham as bondsman), Believed August, 1812, arrived Shakertown August 1812, signed Church Covenant June 2, 1814, d: July 19, 1823, church Elder

3   Lawson Runyon b: October 10, 1807 in KY , departed Shakertown August 24, 1829, Moved to Hot Springs, AR bef. 1850

....  +Emily Ross  m: May 25, 1845 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR d: Aft. 1882 (Native American)

3  Amy Runyon b: August 25, 1809 in Madison Co., Ky, arrived Shakertown August 1812, d: July 13, 1863 at Pleasant Hill, Ky occ: teacher, nurse, childrens caretaker, signed Church Covenant January 20, 1831 and April 9, 1844

3  Robert (Comstock) Runyon b: February 4, 1812, departed Shaketown April 7, 1829

.  + Betsy Thompson

          4   Lawson Runyon

2  Isaac Runyan - born 1787, Isaac Runyon and Sarah Winn (born about 1796) filed 1 Jun 1812 and married 2 Jun 1812 with John Winn, Father of the Bride giving consent and as bondsman (Madison County Marriages 1786-1822)

2 Mary "Polly" Runyon - Littleberry Hurt and Polly Runyon filed 4 Dec 1805 and married 5 Dec 1805 with Phineas Runyon, Father of the Bride and Little B. Hert [sic], Father of the Groom both giving consent and with Absolom Runyon as bondsman (Madison County Marriages 1786-1822)

2 William Runyon - d: in Ohio

...  +Katherine Low  m: December 13, 1793 in Rowan Co., NC.

2 Aaron Runyon - died 1795 in North Carolina

2 Robert Runyon - died in North Carolina