Elizabeth Dunn
  b: 19/Mar/1675(1676) - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., East Jersey Prov.
  d: 1756 - Somerset Co., NJ

Father: Hugh Dunn
Mother: Elizabeth Drake

Spouse: John Runyon
 m: 20/Jan/1692(1693) - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., East Jersey Prov.

Child-1: Martha - b: 30/Jul/1693 - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., East Jersey Prov.
                           m: Rev. Jonathan Martin - ~1713
                           d: 1720
          2: John, Jr. - b: 18/Nov/1695 - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., East Jersey Prov.
                             m: Ann Elizabeth Freeman - ~1715
          3: Samuel - b: 14/Feb/1699(1700) - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., East Jersey Prov.
                           m: Hannah *****
          4: Jonathan - b: ~1701
                             d: ~1747
          5: Vincent - b: 4/Apr/1702 - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., East Jersey Prov.
                           m: Rachel Freeman
          6: Benjamin - b: 16/Jun/1704 - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ
                             m: Mary *****
          7: Ann or Anna - b: 21/Jun/1706 - Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ
                                   m: John Hid or Hide - 1734
          8: Sarah - b: 1710
                         m: John Hart, Sr.
          9: Nathaniel - b: 1713/1714
        10: Hugh - b: 20/Jun/1715
                       m: Ann Savage or Savidge

Biographical Details:

Elizabeth Dunn was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Drake Dunn and was born in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, East Jersey Province, on March 19, 1675 (1676 N. S.).  Her family was among several Baptist families that had relocated from New England, evidently to avoid persecution by the Puritans.  Elizabeth was apparently unmarried in 1691 when she was mentioned in her father's will.  Accordingly, she and John Runyon were married in Piscataway on January 20, 1692 (1693 N. S.).  Subsequently, they lived in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties.  Elizabeth Dunn Runyon reportedly died in Somerset County, New Jersey, about 1756, but no details are known.
Source  Citations:
1. William Nelson (ed), New Jersey Archives - First Series (alt. title Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703. Part I: East Jersey Records. Part II: West Jersey Records), New Jersey Historical Society, Trenton, NJ, The Press Printing and Pub. Co., Paterson, NJ, 1899: Vol. 21, pg. 217.

2. William Nelson (ed), New Jersey Archives - First Series (alt. title Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Vol. I: 1670-1730), New Jersey Historical Society, Trenton, NJ, The Press Printing and Pub. Co., Paterson, NJ, 1901: Vol. 23, pg. 145.

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