Family:Whitney, Vashni (1788-a1860)

Vashni⁷ Whitney (Daniel⁶, Micah⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Daniel⁶ and Eunice (Marsh) Whitney, was born 3 Jun 1788, Chesterfield, NH,^[1] and died after 1860.

Private Vashni Whitney is listed in Capt. Camp's Co., Art'y, New York Vols. in the War of 1812.

He married, before 1850, Sarah Spencer, daughter of Rufus and Elanor (-----) Spencer. She was born 1786, Schuyler, Herkimer Co., NY, died 12 Dec 1853, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY and is buried in Brookside Cemetery.^[2]

Children of Vashni⁷ and Sarah (Spencer) Whitney, speculative, and possibly incomplete.

i.	(poss.) Mary Ellinore8 Whitney, b. ca. 1818, NY; d. 4 Jul 1851, Adams, NY; m. Hubbard McKee.

Census

• 1830, Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY: Vashni Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 40-49.
• 1840, Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY: Virgil Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 50-59 and 1 female 10-15. Probably recorded incorrectly due to the unusal nature of the name "Vashni". A search of NY and surrounding states yields no unknownn Virgil Whitneys in either 1830 or 1850. Hounsfield is located between Rossie and Adams, NY.
• 1850, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY:

964 976 Hubbard McKee 33 M - Farmer $5625 [N.Y.] Mary " 32 F - [N.Y.] Adelbert D. " 10 M - [N.Y.] Attended school D'Alton H. " 4 M - [N.Y.] Attended school Dashina Whitney 63 M - Farmer [N.Y.] Sarah " 64 F - [N.Y.]

The McKees were not known to be related, but may be.

• 1855 State, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY:

63 Frame $500 69 Hubbard McKee 38 M - - Jefferson 1 - 7 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Mahala McKee 30 F - Wife " 1 - 25 - - - - - - - - Adelbert S. McKee 15 M - Chld " - - 7 Farmer - - - - - - - De Alton H. McKee 9 M - Chld " - - 7 - - - - - - - - Amanda M. Cornell 29 F - Srvt Canada - - 4m - - - 1 - - - - Vashni Whitney 67 M - Uncl Oneida - 1 7 Farmer 1 - - - - - -

• 1860, Adams, Jefferson Co., NY:

424 424 Hubbard McKee 43 M - Farmer $8000 $1418 N.Y. S. M. " 35 F - H. Work " Vashni Whitney 73 M - F. Laborer " D. A. Fowler 29 F - H. Work " M. L. Greery 25 F - " " A. D. McKee 20 M - F. Laborer " D. H. " 13 M - " " M. E. " 4 F - " E. B. McKee 2 M - N.Y. W. H. " 1 M - "

The McKees were not known to be related, but may be.

References

• Census records.

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

2.^  From headstone transcript at Brookside Cemetery.

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