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
1812-
War of 1812, Hugh Roney is enlisted as a private 5 Oct 1812 in
the 3rd Regiment (Few's), Georgia Militia. discharged as a private.
[US Service Records, War of
1812-15, Roll box 179, microfilm M602]
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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