Adron Runyon, I

◦Notes for MARY ANN MAY:

Mary Ann May was never married to Adron Runyon. She was a house keeper for Adron and his wife Jane Maynard.

On 10/30/1997 I received E-mail from Vicki Hurst (bbw@netprowler.com) and she stated 

that " I too am a descendant of Adron Runyon, but through an illegitimate child by a 

woman named Mary Ann May." 

During the month of October, 1998 I received E-mails from Jonah May (jomay@eastky.net) from Kentucky who said: 

"I am descended from Adron Runyon and one of his mistress', Mary Ann May. Mary Ann was a house keeper for Adron and his wife Jane (Maynard) Runyon, and she had 5 children by Adron. A set of twins that died and then William Jefferson, Washington and Harvey May. Washington May's death certificate states that his parents were Adron Runyon and Mary Ann May. Washington May was my GG-grandfather. All three of these boys married RUTHERFORDS, two were sisters and the third was a double 1st. cousin. Also I have a note from the special collection dept. at the Pikeville College Library that states that Adron had 4 children by 

Mary Honaker. I have no further information on the Mary Honaker that was supposed to have 4 children by Adron Runyon, just the note. Mary Ann was born 2-17-1817 

in Va. and died 1900 in Pike County. One of my uncles could remember her, and said she told them that she always wanted to kill Adron's wife Jane, so she could have Adron to her self, but could never get enough nerve, because Jane was to good to her over the years. Adron was a justice of 

the peace and performed the marriage ceremony for all 3 boys and then gave them each a large track of land. I do not have birth certificates for the 3 boys of Mary Ann May, but I do have copies of their marriage license. 

The Pike County, Kentucky Death Records by Dorcas M. Hobbs and John W. Picklesimer on page 55 shows;

WAHINGTON MAY, 44 years, Married, Died: 1878, Birth place: Pike County, Kentucky, Parents: Adron Runyon & Mary 

A. May, both born Pike County, Kentucky, Cause: Fever. 

These are well known facts through the descendents of Mary Ann May, that should have been RUNYON, but instead carried the MAY name because their parents were not married."
The above information has not been varified by me, and Runyon researchers may want to seek further documentation of this relationship.
More About ADRON RUNYON and MARY MAY:

Partners: Aft. 183333

Children of ADRON RUNYON and JANE MAYNARD are:

57. i. SARAH7 RUNYON, b. September 14, 1827.

58. ii. MITCHELL RUNYON, b. January 26, 1830, Pike County, Kentucky; d. January 24, 1886, Catlettsburg, Kentucky.

59. iii. ASA HARMAN RUNYON, b. July 29, 1831; d. January 02, 1915.

60. iv. JOHN COMPTON RUNYON, b. March 08, 1833; d. August 28, 1915.

61. v. ARMENDA RUNYON, b. November 01, 1834; d. October 11, 1918.

62. vi. LOUISE "LEVISA" RUNYON, b. April 10, 1836, Pond Creek, Pike County, KY; d. November 03, 1894, Pond Creek, Pike County, KY.

63. vii. MARY "POLLY" RUNYON, b. January 25, 1839, Pond Creek, Pike County, KY; d. March 15, 1920, Blackberry Creek, Pike County, KY.

64. viii. ELIZABETH RUNYON, b. July 01, 1841, Pond Creek, Pike County, KY; d. February 01, 1928.

65. ix. THOMAS WALLACE RUNYON, b. March 08, 1843, Pond Creek, Pike County, KY; d. February 16, 1920.

66. x. WILLIAM ANDERSON RUNYON, b. October 25, 1845; d. May 22, 1886.

67. xi. CHARITY RUNYON, b. August 26, 1847, Pike County, KY; d. February 08, 1922, Williamson, West Virginia.

68. xii. ADRON RUNYON, JR., b. July 23, 1850.

69. xiii. MOSES RUNYON, b. May 16, 1852; d. December 27, 1927.

70. xiv. ORISON PETER RUNYON, b. April 01, 1855, Pond Creek, Pike County, KY; d. July 07, 1897, Pike County, KY.

Children of ADRON RUNYON and MARY MAY are:

xv. TWINS THAT7DIED33.

xvi. WASHINGTON MAY33, b. June 08, 1834, Pike County, Kentucky33; d. May 25, 1878, Pike County, Kentucky33; m. MATILDA RUTHERFORD33, March 29, 1855, Home of Reubin Rutherford, Pike County, Kentucky33; b. April 05, 1838, Pike County, Kentucky33; d. April 18, 1924, Pike County, Kentucky33.

More About WASHINGTON MAY and MATILDA RUTHERFORD:

Marriage: March 29, 1855, Home of Reubin Rutherford, Pike County, Kentucky33

xvii. WILLIAM JEFFERSON MAY33, b. January 10, 1836, Pike County, Kentucky33; d. June 30, 1927, Pike County, Kentucky33; m. SEREPTA RUTHERFORD33, January 08, 1857, Pike County, Kentucky33; b. June 01, 1838, Pike County, Kentucky33; d. October 10, 1914, Pike County, Kentucky33.

More About WILLIAM MAY and SEREPTA RUTHERFORD:

Marriage: January 08, 1857, Pike County, Kentucky33

71. xviii. HARVEY MAY, b. May 12, 1838, Pike County, Kentucky; d. November 16, 1914, Pike County, Kentucky.

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