RUNYON, Phineas 1
- Born: Feb 13, 1741/42, , Hunterdon, NJ, USA
- Marriage: COATES, Charity before 1763 in , Hunterdon, NJ, USA
- Died: Jan 21, 1831, Pleasant Hill, Mercer, KY, USA at age 88
 General Notes:
They moved to North Carolina between 1765 and 1767. After the Revolutionary War, he bought land in Madison County, Kentucky. When he was 68 years old, he and 24 members of his family joined the Shaker movement in Mercer County, KY. (E)
The following info was sent to me by Mildred Murdock in an email letter dated 2000. "On Dec. 25, 1779 Phines Runyon purchased 240 acres of land from Allen Parke and Elizabeth, his wife, located on Cabbin Creek in Rowan County, North Carolina. The consideration was 200 pounds of current money.
Phineas Runyon was Captain of "Runyon Tax District". For the year of 1784 he rendered 490 acres of land for taxation.
On March 30, 1795 Phineas sold his farm on Lick Creek, Rowan County to Catherine Weaver for 145 pounds. On Sept. 10, 1795 he sold his tract of land on Cabbin Creek to William Ward for 300 pounds of hard money.
Phineas and Charity Runyon with their children emigrated to Madison County, KY during the autumn of 1795 or in 1796
On May 6, 1800, Phineas purchased 140 acres of land on Otter Creek, Madison County, KY from Edmund Baxter
On Dec.2,1808 Phineas purchased 100 acres of land on Otter Creek from Abraham Hammond
On Nov.1, 1809 Phineas and Charity, his wife, sold the 140 acre farm to John Hawkins.
On Aug. 25, 1819 Phineas and Charity Runyon sold their 100 acre farm to Absolom Runyon, their son, and moved to the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Mercer County, KY" (E)
Phineas married Charity COATES before 1763 in , Hunterdon, NJ, USA. (Charity COATES was born on Dec 23, 1744 in , Hunterdon, NJ, USA and died on Aug 8, 1827 in Pleasant Hill, Mercer, KY, USA 1.)
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