Maurice Roney Family
North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama


Maurice (possibly Morris) Roney
b. circa 1758
d. January 1825 (undocumented)

m. Mary (last name unknown)
b.
d.

father - unknown originator
mother- ?
Children (may have had eight or nine children by the passport of 1802)
Morris Roney* b. April 22, 1785 S.C. d. January 22, 1855 buried in Tolbert Church Cemetary in Abbeville, AL.# m. Jane (no last name known) February 28, 1815 (b.June 4, 1794 S.C died Sep 16, 1855)
bur: Tolbert Church, Abbeville, AL #
Hugh Roney* b. circa 1791 d. after 1870 1m. unknown
2m. Nancy * 1830 (possible daughter of Mary Shelley, the second wife of Hugh Roney's uncle Hugh Roney)
There are other
probable children
as yet not identified
b. (see 1790 census) d. m.
*children from the records of Mr. Thomas Larry Smith
#records of Mac Davis

The original research on this family has been provided through Barbara Jackson, Mac Davis and Thomas Larry Smith.

1776- Maurice Roney was a Revolutionary War soldier in North or South Carolina.  [Roll 128 and on frame 8699 at the National Archives]

"Roney, Maurice
He served as a sergeant in the Second dragoons under Capt. Francis Moore, Col. Myddleton, and Gen. Sumter during 1781.  He served also as a footman and was wounded in the battle at Eutaw Springs.  In addition, he was in the battle at Guilford Courthouse."  Salley, Doc., p. 81; A. A. 6589; M350. [Moss, Bobby Gilmer. ]

They lived at one time in Barnwell County, S.C. (They may also have lived in other counties based on other records of a Morris Maurice Roney.)

1778- Maurice Roney is listed in the taxable property in Rowan County, North Carolina in the district of Capt. Armstrong for 127 pounds.  [Lists of Taxable in the county of Rowan, North Carolina, anno 1778.,

1780- Maurice Roney is listed in the reconstructed census for Rowan County, North Carolina in the district of Capt. Armstrong.  [Lists of Taxable Property -1778, North Carolina Archives, page 11, family 7]

1787- June 26 - (typed as written)

Henry Shaver and Elizabeth his wife of Camden District and Lancaster County, S. C., convey to Maurice Ronie of the same county and district, for 400 pounds former currency of the said state, equal to 57 pounds, 2 shillings, and 10 pence 1 farthing sterling, a tract containing 300 acres on Rum Creek on the N. E. side of the Catawba River, said to be about 33 miles from the Nation but now found to be not so much, bounded at that time (when?) on all sides by vacant lands, originally granted by Gov Wm Henry Littleton Esqur of Saouth Carolina to Andrew Shaver, spelled shiffer in the original grant, deceased, father to henry (Shaver) herein mentioned.
Sam'l Lowrie ..........................................Henry Shaver
Adam Carnahan........................................Elizabeteh (x ) Shaver
Release of dower by Elizabeth (x) Shaver

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, Camden Dist., 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
       
1793 - Jan 21 - Hugh Roney marries Elizabeth Newton  bond #000042333, Dupin Co., North Carolina.  Bondsman Thomas Routledge, witness - Wm. Dickson.  [North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, record #01 074] This marriage cannot be for my Hugh Roney since he would only be three years old if our dates are correct. 

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

1802- Maurice Ronie is issued a passport through the Creek Nation by the governor of Georgia for his family.
 1810, US Census, South Carolina,
          Laurens Co., Series: M252  Roll: 61  Page: 76
              Roney, Edward        1  0  0  1  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  no slaves
          Laurens Co., Series: M252  Roll: 61  Page: 36
              Roney, James           1   0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  no slaves
          Laurens Co., Series: M252  Roll: 61  Page: 78
              Roney, James           1  0  1  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0  no slaves (this may have been a duplicated census)
          Barnwell Co., Series: M252  Roll: 60  Page: 101
               Roney, Hugh            1  0  0  2  0  0   4  1   1  0  0  no slaves

1820, US Census, Georgia-
          Thomas Roney          males 1  0  0  1  females  0  0  1 no slaves
                      one male under 10 and one male 16 - 26    one female  16- 26

No Ronie or Roney in Alabama in this census.

          US Census, South Carolina, Barnwell Co., Series: M33  Roll: 119  Page: 12
           Hugh Roney             males 3  0  0   0  1  0  females  0  2  2  1  0  0  3  0  no slaves
                      3 males under 10,  one male 26-45 ,  2 females 10-16, 2 from 16-26, 1 from 26 - 45, 0 are foreigner, 3 engaged in agriculture. no slaves.
           US Census, South Carolin, Abbeville Co.,
            Edward Roney          males 1  0  0  0  1  0   females  2  0  0  1  0   0  1  0  no slaves

1825 about - The family splits up about 1825 with Maurice Roney leaving for Henry Co. Alabama. Hugh goes first to Thomas County, Georgia, and another possible brother also in Camp County, Georgia.  I have not been able to confirm that Maurice died in Alabama but if his birth date is accurate it would make sense for him to have died shortly have moving to Alabama.  He doesn't show up in the 1830 census in Alabama or Georgia census. 


1830 US Census.Georgia. - There is another possible brother, Benjamin. He is here in this census in Camp Co., Georgia.

1835- Hugh Roney traveled with Morris as far as Georgia where Hugh and his family stayed for the next 10 years. About 1835 they moved to Abbeville where Morris had settled. It is possibly that these two are buried in Tolbert or Chester Chapel Cemetery in Henry Co., Alabama.  The following land records prove that they migrated to Henry Co., Alabama very early. 

1837, August 15 - "Hugh Roney of Henry County Alabama" files for a land patent in Sparta, Alabama.  This is probably the son of Maurice. 
"the North West quarter of the South West quarter of Section twenty seven in Township six, of range twenty eight in the District of lands subjuect ot sale at Sparta Alabama containing forty acres" under president Martin Van Buren.
[BLM records, certificate #2829, Accession/Serial # AL2150_.313]

1845, June 1 - "Maurice Ronie of Dale County Alabama" files for a land patent in Sparta, Alabama.  Dale County was cut from Henry County. This is probably the son of Maurice. 

"the South East quarter of the North East quarter of Section twenty eight in Township six, North of range twenty eight in the District of lands subject ot sale at Sparta Alabama containing thirty nine acres and ninety four hundreths of an acre" under president James K. Polk.
[BLM records, certificate #7323, Accession/Serial #AL2240_.310]

1848, July 1 - "Maurice Ronie of Dale County Alabama" files for a land patent in Sparta, Alabama.  Dale County was cut from Henry County. This is probably the son of Maurice. 

"the South West quarter of the South West quarter of Section twenty seven in Township six, North of range twenty eight, East, in the District of lands subject ot sale at Sparta Alabama containing thirty nine acres and thirty seven hundreths acre" under president James K. Polk.
[BLM records, certificate #7484, Accession/Serial #AL2240_.471]

1850- US Census, Henry Co p. 443 so (this has to be the son of Maurice.)

1852, January 1 - "Hugh Roney of Henry County Alabama" files for a land patent in Sparta, Alabama.  This is probably the son of Maurice. 
"the North West quarter of the North West quarter of Section thirty four in Township six, North, of range twenty eight East in the District of lands subject ot sale at Sparta Alabama containing forty acres" under president Martin Van Buren.
[BLM records, certificate #11185, Accession/Serial # AL2320_.093]

1852, January 1 - "Hugh Roney of Henry County Alabama" files for a land patent in Sparta, Alabama.  This is probably the son of Maurice. 

"the North West quarter of the South East quarter of Section thirty four in Township six, North, of range twenty eight East in the District of lands subject ot sale at Sparta Alabama containing nine acres and ninety seven hundreths of an acre" under president Martin Van Buren.
[BLM records, certificate #11360, Accession/Serial # AL2320_.187]

1858, September 1 - "Morris L. Roney of Henry County Alabama" files for a land patent in Sparta, Alabama.  This is probably the son of Morris, son of Maurice. 

"the East half of the North West quarter of Section seven in Township five, North of range twenty eight - East in the District of lands subject ot sale at Elba Alabama containing seventy nine acres and eighty seven hundreths of an acre" under president James Buchanan.
[BLM records, certificate #20000, Accession/Serial # AL2420_.350]

There are many other land records for Ronie and Roney family members in the same rough area of Alabama up through 1910 for a John, Clarissa, Morris L, Hugh J. , James A., James B., Thomas, Thomas B., Thomas W., George W., Issac J., James S., Mary,  Thomas P., and William H. [BLM land records web site]

sources:

Elroy's Family Index || Ancestor Chart #11
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