I don't know who the original ancestor of the Roney family in the United States may have been. It is understood that Hugh Roney was the brother of Maurice Roney. I am hoping to develop this information with clues from other researchers. I'm collecting here records that may show some clue as to who that immigrant may be.  Roney is generally viewed as an Irish name but this pretty distant and records are difficult to come by but and difficult to interpret. 

1738, Feb 5 - This particular record is the oldest record of a Roney in the colonies.  It seems to be an inventory of goods in the estate but is limited in information.  All the Headley has included is listed her.

  Will Book 5, 1725-1753.  p. 335 James Roney's , inv;
[Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800,  Will Book 5, 1725-1753. p. 789]

1755- There are a number James Roney records in Pennsylvania in the late 1700's.  They represent a group that migrates in Tennessee and later Illinois and Indiana whereas there seems to another group also James Roney records that migrates in North Carolina, later into South Carolina. There are also newer James Roney immigrants.  Separating them is a major problem.

1755- North Carolina, Orange County, no township listed. 
          James Roney is listed in early census records.   [North Carolina Early Census 1790-1890]

sources:

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
Headley, Robert K. Wills of Richmond County, Virginia 1699-1800, Clearfield, Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc. Baltimore.  1983, reprinted 1993,1995, 1998, 2002

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