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

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

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]

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.

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.

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 inb 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.

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     69m farmer $1890/$1242 NC.
          Nancy    53f                                   SC
          Alfred    17m                                 AL
          William  15m                                 AL
          Hugh      14m                                 AL
          Nancy J. 19f                                   AL
          James S.    5m                                AL

(next door)
Joseph Ronie 23m farmer $360/ $355 Ala (Joseph and Caroline (Box) Roney)
           Caroline     24f                              GA
           Martha J.     11/12f                        Ala


(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         34m farmer $1200/$357  SC
            Eliza              28f                                  GA
            Thomas J.        8m                                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 )

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]

1870 - Henry Co., 5th Precinct, Abbeville,

P. 334
Ronie, Hugh 76m w farmer NC
  "      , Nancy 55f w SC

(same page)
Ronie, Wm 25mw farmer 200/75 Ala (son of Hugh Roney)
   "    , Arcy (?Avey) 22f w Ala
   "    , Adoline 7f w Ala
   "    , Thomas J. 1m w Ala
   "    , Samuel 14m w Ala

(same page)
Ronie, Alfred 27m w farmer 200/75 Ala(son of Hugh Roney)
   "    , Mary A. 20 f w Ala
   "    , Martha J. 4f w Ala
   "    , Marion 2m w Ala

p.447
Roney, Thos. B.   53m w farmer 1200/150 SC
   "    , Amanda     47f w keeping house AL
Roney, James      37m w farm laborer GA
   "    , Nancy        37f w keeping house AL
   "    , John             4m w Ala

Thomas Jefferson Roney - b. 29 Jun 1869 .... m. Ella M. Gipson
Doney E. J. Roney b. May 1871 ... m. Lee Snellgrove

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]

1891- Shilo Primitive Baptist Church. Although it had a rather large congregation at one time, many folks left the area and maintanence of the church was not done. It was finally disbanded in 1891. Several families were buried in the cemetary ajacent 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 cemetary 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 Cemetary 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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