Hugh
Roney Family
North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas
Hugh
Roney(Ronay/Ronie)
b. 1791 NC
d. 1871 probably Henry Co., AL
buried: Spann-Roney Family Cem., Shilo Primitive Baptist Church,
Henry Co., AL
1m. possible unknown wife, before 1825
2m.
Mrs. Nancy Shelley (widow of Benjamin Shelley)
c1830
b. 1803/07 SC
d. about 1870 probably Henry Co., AL
buried: Spann-Roney Family Cem., Shilo Primitive Baptist
Church, Henry Co., AL
his father -
Morris Maurice Roney
his mother-Mary ?
These are the children as listed in the 1850 census, there may
have been more before that date.
| Children with Mrs. Nancy
Shelley |
| Eliza Roney |
b. 1831 GA |
d. 1900 Henry Co., Ala
|
m. possibly to Morris J.
Roney (son of Morris Roney and Jane)
m. Elijah B. Kellum, Henry Co., AL
|
| Mariah Roney |
b. 1832 GA |
. |
m. |
| Martha Roney |
b. 1834 GA |
. |
m. |
| John Thomas Roney |
b. 18 Jul 1836 GA |
d. 29 Oct 1912 Henry Co., AL
buried: Newville Bapt. Church, Newville, AL
|
m. Missouri Wells b.1839 SC
(dau. of John Wells, according to Brennan Roney)
|
Joseph Roney
(CSA) |
b. 1838 AL |
d. 3 Apr 1862 during Civil War of disease at Orange
Court House |
m. Caroline Box 11 Mar 1858 |
| Nancy "Baba" Roney* |
b. 1841 AL |
d. after 1920 AR |
m. John Elbert Elliott Sr. 1 Mar 1866 (1845 - )* son
of James "Jim" Eliott and Mahala Coker) CSA prisoner of
war |
Alfred Roney
(CSA wounded at Gettysburg)* |
b. 3 May 1843 AL |
d. 10/6/1914 Ellisville, Jones Co., Miss. |
m. Clara "Mary" A. Elliot 30 Aug 1866 Henry Co., AL
(b 1850)* |
William Jefferson Roney(CSA pvrt Co., E, 6 ALA
CAV)
|
b. 25 Mar 1844 Henry Co., AL# |
d. 22 Feb 1926 Barbour Co., AL,
bur: in Balkum Baptist Church cemetery, Henry Co., AL |
m. Mrs. Avey Armstrong 17 Sep 1868 Henry Co., AL,
(dau of John Edward Spann Sr.)
b. 20 Nov 1846 Henry Co., AL - d. 20 Feb 1903.
bur: Balkum Bapist Church near Tumbleton, AL |
| Hugh Roney |
b. 1846 AL |
d. during Civil War* |
m. |
*children according to records
of Rise Roney Talley
#records of Joe Spann
1790 - US Census. Maurice Roney is
listed with his wife, 4 sons and 2 daughters. We don't know what
the names of the children were except for the two above listed.
US
Census,
North
Carolina,
Duplin
Co.,
Series: M637 Roll: 7 Page: 42
Roney, Hugh
1 4 4 0 0 0 (0
slaves) one adult male, four males under
16 and four females, no slaves
US
Census,
South
Carolina,
Lancaster
Co., Series: M637 Roll: 11 Page: 233
Roney, Morris
1 4 3 0 0
0 one
adult male, four males under 16 and three
females, no slaves
US
Census, South Carolina, Abbeville Series: M637 Roll: 11 Page: 469
Roney, Jno.
1
4
2
0
0
0 one adult male,
four males under 16 and two
females, no slaves
1791 - Hugh Roney is born in North
Carolina
1800- US Census, South Carolina,
Laurens, Series: M637 Roll: 11 Page: 233
Roney, John
males
1
2
1
0 1
females 1 2 0 1 0 1
<>
1800 -US Census , North Carolina, Orange Co., Series: M32 Roll: 34 Page: 528
Roney, David
0 0 0 2 0
- 0 0 0
0 1 - 0 4
Roney, James
1
2
2
0
1
- 2 1 2 0
1 - 0 9
US Census,
South Carolina, Laurens Co.,
Roney, John
1 2 1 0
1 - 2 0 1
0 1 - 0 0
1810 - US Census, North Carolina, Orange Co., Series: M252 Roll: 41 Page: 228
Roney, Ben
0
0
3
0
-
1
0
1
1 0 1 - 0 4
Roney, Ben Jr.
2 0 0 1 -
0 0 0 0
1 0 - 0 0
South Carolina, Laurens Co., Series: M252 Roll: 61 Page: 76
Roney, Edward
1 0 0 1 - 0 1
0 0 0 0 - 0
0
South
Carolina, Laurens Co., Series: M252 Roll: 61 Page: 36
Roney, James
1
0
1
0
-
0 0 0 1 0 0
South Carolina, Laurens Co.,
Series: M252 Roll: 61 Page: 78
(This may be a
duplicate record by a different census taker. There is
far too much similarity between the records of James. )
Roney, James
1
0
1
0
-
0
0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0
South Carolina, Barnwell Co., Series: M252 Roll: 60 Page: 101
Roney, Hugh
1
0 0 1 - 0 0
4 1 1 0 0 0
1820
- US Census, North Carolina, Series: M33 Roll: 82 Page: 188
Roney, Benj.
0
0
1
0 1 - 0 0
0 0 1 -
4
Roney, Andy
1 0 0 1 0
- 3 0 1 0
0 - 1
South Carolina, Barnwell Co.,
Series: M33 Roll: 119 Page: 12
Shelley, Elizabeth 2 0
0 2 0 - 1 0
1 1 0 - 6
0 2 2 0
Roney, Hugh
3 0 0 1 0 -
0 2 2 1 0
- 0 0 0 0 0
1823- Hugh Roney, the son of Maurice, and
his wife Nancy are witness to a suit brought by his uncles wife,
Martha Shelley against Michael Shelley .
BARNWELL COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA MARRIAGES
Martha Shelley (widow of Luke Shelley)
To Hugh Roney
Box-22
Group-43
Frames-002
Hugh Roney and wife Nancy Shelley wt. Al.
Accounting and Relief; filed July 5, 1828.
Benjamin Shelley of Orangeburgh District
died intestate and Michael Shelley was administrator of
estate. Luke Shelley, now deceased and John J. Johnson were
sureties on the administrator’s bond. On February 8, 1823.
Luke Shelley make a gift for 2 slaves to his grandson Benjamin
R. Shelley, infant son of said Benjamin and soon after died
intestate whereupon his widow Martha became administrator of
his estate. She subsequently married petitioner Roney. Nancy
Shelley the widow of Benjamin has removed to Augusta, Georgia
where she resides. Michael Shelley administrator has wasted or
improperly handled the estate of Benjamin so petitioners
charge.
In the file is a batch of bills owing by
the late Luke Shelley estate and paid by his widow Martha the
adminstratrix. Among them is make out by Nancy Shelley dated
April 16, 1823; “for boarding and nursing Luke Shelley while
lingering to his death that is from 20 December until 21st of
February (no year shown) the day of his death $100.00. In the
file also are certified copies of estate papers from the
Ordinary’s office Orangeburgh District relative to the estates
of Luke and Benjamin. Among them are appraisement of the
Benjamin Shelley estate dated May 27, 1819 by William Protheo,
John Corbett and John Fannin, appraisers and the same of the
Luke Shelley estate dated June 22, 1823.
Signed by the appraisers.
[Barnwell
Co.,
South
Carolina
probate
records,
1823 -28]
1825- Hugh Roney has moved to South Carolina
where he, by then, has apparently married Nancy and his oldest
son, James is born.
1830 - Hugh and Nancy moved to Georgia
where the next three children are born. He shows up here in
Thomas Co., Georgia, near the border with Florida.
1835 - "Hew (Hugh) Ronie (Roney), Nancy
Ronie (Roney) (Roneys settled west of Brown's Crossroads in 1835
from Edgefield District, South Carolina with the Spann Family. "
[records of Steve Elliott]
1835 - 45- Morris, Hugh and Nancy
Ronie/Roney are members of Shilo
Primitive Baptist Church., Edgefield Co., S. C.
A partial
list of church members is: February 24, 1844:
Arnett Arnold, Charles Messer, James Givens
Martin Armstrong, Coraline Himby, Matilda Messer, Mary Arnold,
Margaret Arnold, Winnifred Givens, and Elder John W. Pellum
(Pelham) Pastor.
Members accepted
in 1844:
John A. Hood, Nancy Hood, Nathan Smith, Ferdon Miller, Julie Ann
Miller, Salley Messer, Jese Messer, Irene Armstrong, Elizabeth
Burnett, & Elizabeth Paulk. Martian Armstrong and A. Arnold
were ordained deacons.
November 19,
1844: Elder P.H. Edwards as pastor and Moses Armstrong as Clerk.
John Miller joined March 15, 1845 and V.M. Pellum and Nancy
Pellum received by letter on May 17, 1845. More new members:
Grace Burnett, Peter Messer, Susanna Messer, Mary Ball, Elder
Ambrose Pelham, Nancy Pelham, Emilia Horn, Jane M. Paulk, Willis
Lock, Nancy Lock, William Melton, Elizabeth Messer, Louisa Dunn,
Jane Rico, Lucretia Smith, Morris
Ronie
(Roney). In 1847: Elder U. M. Pellum, pastor
In 1848, new members: Abrigal Hughes, Ward Jackson, Mary
Jackson, Thomas Osteen (Austin), Robert Smith, Joseph S. Lock,
Robert Whitehead, H. H. Lock, I. W.Pelham, James Kirkland,
Needham Smith, Nancy Whitehead, John Creamer, Matthew Whitehead,
Hugh Ronie (Roney), Josiah Langley,
James Smith, James Lock, Sally Smith, Rebcca Smith, Mary
Whitehead, Susana Whitehead.
Skipping to
after the War Between the States: Thomas Gray, E. Carter, and M.
Armstrong all served as Moderator but Elisha Nordan was clerk.
Bro. T. H. Medley called as Moderator and alternated with Elder
L. W. Stuckey, Elder D. H. Pellum, and W. H. Bodiford. Members:
J. Messer, J. Monk, M. T. Bell, J. H. Culpepper, A.M.Nance,
Jefferson Clemmons, Davis Hutto, J. C. Culpepper, R. W.
Montgomery (later early merchant in Halesburg and post master),
and T. C.McClenny.
General list
with no dates:
Natilia Messer, Irwin Miller, Patience
Miller, Sally Arnold, Mary Arnold, Nancy Hood, Austin Windsor,
Mary Windsor, Martin Armstrong, Charley Stewart, Elizabeth
Stewart, William McCoy, Elisha Nordan, Sarahann Nordan, Chesley
B. Moore, Albenie Moore, Sarah Dykes, Madison Chancey, Arrina
Clemmons, Jane Givens, A. Dyess, Nancy Wyatt, Jane Wolf, Mary
Johnson, Nancy Ethridge, Jese Messer, Susan Messer, Margaret
Messer, John J. Givens, Elizabeth Givens, William Arnold,
Elizabeth Arnold, John A. Hood, Sarah Armstrong, Hew (Hugh) Ronie (Roney), Nancy Ronie (Roney) (Roneys settled west of Brown's
Crossroads in 1835 from Edgefield District,South Carolina with
the Spann Family), Jane Bodiford, Eliza Bodiford,
Francis McCoy, Penelope McCoy, William P. Armstrong, Mary
Givens, Lucinda Lock, Harrod Arnold, W. H. Bodiford, Margaret
Southerlin, Thomas Southerlin, Sarah Whitehead, Penna Clemmons,
Dewillea Clemmons (Clemmons may be for Clements), William
Givens, Sarah Clemmons, Drucilla J. Mes! ser, John E. Clemmons,
Nancy H. Arnold, John M. Pellum, Martha H. Miller, Martha Ann
Armstrong, Thomas Huston (Houston), Lanty Edwards, Tom Windsor,
Maryann Chancey, A. M. Nowell, Elizabeth D. Nowell, Caroline E.
L. Albritton, John H. Culpepper, Martha G. Summerford, Delilsha
Ann Culpepper, G. Summerford, Nancy Etheridge, Carrie
Gissendanneer, John A. Jones, Joseph Messer and wife, Jefferson
Clemmons, J. C. Culpepper, John Ward, Sarah E. Whitehead,
Elizabeth Carter, A. Sias, and Nancy
Ronie
(Roney). [Steve Elliott
records 3/28/02]
1837, August 15- "Hugh Roney of Henry County Alabama" files for
"public land" in Sparta, Alabama.
"the North West quarter of the South West quarter of Section
twenty-seven in Township six of Range in the District of lands
subject to sale in Sparta Alabama containing forty acres."
1846 - Hugh Roney, Jr. is born, even though
his oldest son, James is now getting married and is twenty years
old.
1850 - Hugh Roney (sr.) and Nancy are in Henry
Co . with their eight children [Henry 423 So]
James Roney, the oldest son, is also here with his wife and
daughter, Nancy, age 2 and son, John E., age 1/ [Henry p 433]
Hugh
Roney 59 m
farmer
400
SC
Nancy
47
f
SC
Elza
19
f
GA
Mariah
18
f
"
Martha
16
f
"
John
14
m
"
Joseph
12
m
Ala
Nancy
9
f
"
Alfred
8
m
"
Hugh
4
m
"
1855- "John Elbert Elliott moved with his parents to Camp Springs
Community of Henry County, Alabama. The family of Hugh Ronie
lived 10 miles northwest of the Elliott's by the way the crow
flies.Ê By land it was about 15 miles. "[records of Steve
Elliot]
1860 - US Census, Henry Co., Alabama
,
p. 424
Hugh
Roney
59 m
farmer
S C
Nancy
47
f
S C
Elza
17
f
GA
Mariah
18
f
GA
Martha
16
f
GA
John
14
m
GA
Joseph
12
m
Ala
Nancy
9
f
Ala
Alfred
8
m
Ala
Wm
6
m
Ala
Hught
4
m
Ala
1860 -US Census, Alabama [m653-11 Henry
196-197]
Hugh Ronie is living with Nancy in
Abbeville, 5th precinct, Henry Co. Alabama. The placement of
Nancy J. and James S. after the 14 year old Hugh, indicates that
she is of separate family as is usually done in the census.
Hugh Ronie
69 m farmer $1890/$1242 NC.
Nancy
53
f
SC
Alfred
17
m
AL
William
15
m
AL
Hugh
14
m
AL
Nancy
J.
19
f
AL
James
S.
5
m
AL
(next door)
Joseph Ronie 23m
farmer $360/
$355
AL
(Joseph
and
Caroline
(Box)
Roney)
Caroline
24
f
GA
Martha J.
11/12
f
AL
(also on the same page)
Morris L. Ronie
29m farmer $ - /$1010 GA
Elender
27f
FL
Percy Ann E.
5f
Ala
William
4m
Ala
James
3m
Ala
Nancy
10/12
f
Ala
Amos
1m
Ala
p.214
Morris J. Ronie
34 m farmer $1200/$357 SC
Eliza
28
f
GA
Thomas
J. 8
m
Ala
(?Chancys) B.
4m
Ala
Lonora
2f
Ala
George
Ann M. 4/12
f
Ala
p.246
James Roney
34m
farmer
$2400/$552
SC
(son
of Hugh Roney)
Elizabeth
35f
SC
Nancy
12f
Ala (who marries Elijah Kirkland)
John
E.
10m
Ala
Elias
J.
3m
Ala
p.256
Thomas B. Roney
43m
farmer
$3000/
$600
SC
Amanda
L.
39f Ala
William
L. 17f farm
laborer
Ala
Mary
J.
14f
Ala
p. 258
John W. Roney
24m farmer ---- /
----- GA
(living w/ Isaac Bracking
and Margaret 25f )
p. 424
Hugh Roney
1862-65 -The Civil War.
Alfred Roney, Joseph Roney and John Elbert Elliot, his sister's
soon to be husband, enlisted to fight during the Civil War .
Alfred and Joseph were attached to the 15th Alabama Infantry
Company 1. Alfred was wounded in the battle of Gettysburg and
taken prisoner, later exchanged and served with the 15th until the
end of the war in 1865. Joseph died of disease at the Orange Court
House in 1862. John Elliot served in the 46th Alabama Infantry Co.
He was taken prisoner and served time in a Union prison at Camp
Chase Ohio. [Records of Rise Roney Talley]
John Elbert Elliott, Sr. age 17 and his
brother Davis Andrew Jackson "Jack" Elliott, age 27 both joined
Company I, 46th Alabama Infantry on May 10, 1862 in Columbia,
Henry County, Alabama. Pvt. J. E. Elliott captured at Battle of
Nashville on December 15, 1864 shipped off to Camp Chase, Ohio.
Corporal Davis Andrew Jackson "Jack" Elliott was discharged at
end of war in Brayer's Crossroads, Tennessee. John Pinkston
"Pink" Glover, father in law of John Elbert Elliott, II,was in
Company I, Alabama 46th Alabama. Also in the 46th was Henry Day,
father-in-law of J. P. Glover. Another neighbor was Capt. Andrew
Jackson Armstrong of Company I, 4th Alabama. All of these in the
Haleburg/Camp Springs area of Henry County. [Steve Elliott
records 4/01/02]
1865 - After the war was over John Elbert
Elliott, Sr was thought to be dead. "As he and another Southern
compatriot were walking back to southeast Alabama from Camp
Chase, Ohio [which I understand is a national park now] they
caught a stray hog, killed the hog, ate for the first time in
days and then they were peddling the extra meat and a Yankee
sheriff locked them up for stealing livestock and they were
imprisoned some 8 to 6 months there." [Steve Elliott records
4/01/02]
1866-"John Elbert Elliott, Sr. eventually
returns home to marry Nancy Roney in 1866. They had two
children, James Warren "Jimmy" Elliott and Cordelia Ann Elliott
who first married Alexander Napier, a merchant in and the first
postmaster of my hometown of Haleburg, Henry County, Alabama.
"Aunt Delia" divorced Alexander Napier because he would not move
to Texas. They were divorced in February 1893 and she married
James W. Bacon, raising his children from his first marriage to
Nannie Jo Harnage." [Steve Elliott records 3/28/02]
1866 - Alabama State Census, 1820-1866 This
particular census shows several of the families that emigrate
to Arkansas living together, listed on the same page.
m- 10
m10-20 m 20
+ m
total f -10 f
10-20 f 20+ f
total total
Jas Waller
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
Noel Grace
1
1
1
Wm
Spann
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
C N Armstrong
1
1
1
Jas
Armstrong 1
1
1
G.
Fuller
1
3
1
5
1 1
6
Avy Armstrong
1
1 1
2
3
4
F
Spann
1
1
2
1
1
3
Wm R. Kirkland
2
1
3
1
1
2
5
John
Kirkland
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
Jacob
Whithead
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
5
Hugh Roney
1
1
2
1
1
3
Wm Roney
1
1
1
A
Roney
1
1
1
1
2
Jas
Armstrong
2
1 1
4
2
3
1
6
10
1870 - Henry Co., 5th Precinct, Abbeville,
P. 334
Ronie, Hugh
76 m
w
farmer
NC
" ,
Nancy
55 f
w
SC
(same page)
Ronie, Wm
25
m
w
farmer
200/75
Ala
(son of Hugh Roney)
" , Arcy
(?Avey) 22 f
w
Ala
" ,
Adoline
7 f
w
Ala
" , Thomas
J.
1 m
w
Ala
" ,
Samuel
14 m
w
Ala
(same page)
Ronie, Alfred
27
m
w
farmer
200/75
Ala(son of Hugh Roney)
" , Mary
A.
20 f
w
Ala
" , Martha
J.
4 f
w
Ala
" ,
Marion
2m
w
Ala
p.447
Roney , Thos. B.
53 m w farmer
1200/150 SC
" ,
Amanda
47 f w keeping
house AL
Roney, James
37
m
w
arm
laborer
GA
" ,
Nancy
37 f w keeping
house AL
" ,
John
4 m
w
AL
William J.
Roney and Avey Spann had two children:
Thomas
Jefferson Roney - b. 29 Jun 1869 .... m. Ella M. Gipson
Doney E. J. Roney
b.
May
1871
...
m.
Lee
Snellgrove
Mrs Avey Spann Armstrong Roney died 20 Feb
1903. She is buried in Balkum Baptist Church near Tumbleton,
Alabama.
William J. Roney and Adaline moved to Dale
Co., AL immediately following their marriage. They had one child
together. Dalton Lee Roney b. 20 Aug. 1905. It has been observed
that this child was born before they had married.
1870- "Alfred
Ronie (Roney) married Clara Ann "Tinsey" Elliott and
moved to Laurel, Mississippi in the1870s and there raised a 13
member family." [Steve Elliott records 3/28/02]
The marriage records of Henry Co., Alabama say that Alfred
M. Roney marries Clarra Ann Ellett on 30 Aug.
1866. [Alabama Marriages 1816-1957]
1891- Shilo Primitive Baptist Church.
Although it had a rather large congregation at one time, many
folks left the area and maintenance of the church was not done.
It was finally disbanded in 1891. Several families were buried
in the cemetery adjacent to the church and among them were
Morris, Hugh and Nancy Roney. Recently Holt Stokes, Henry County
Commissioner for the past twenty years, has plowed over the
cemetery which is now in a wheat field. [Steve Elliott 3/28/02]
1905, Sept. - William J. Roney married a second time to Adaline Armstrong Roney, the
widow of William H. Roney. She was his step daughter, the
daughter of Avey Armstrong, his first wife's first marriage.
Adaline had three children by her first marriage.
sources:
U. S. Census records
Records of Mac Davis - email - mac.davis@novusint.com
Records of Rise Roney Talley, email - Tallymon@aol.com
Records of Steve Elliot, email- jselliott@ibm.net
SPANN - RONEY CEMETERY, Old Shilo Primitive Baptist
Church(complete listing), Henry County Cemetery records.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~alhenry/spann_roney.htm
Records of Joe Spann, GENforum email of 19 Sep 2000 in reply to
Roney, Donie
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