Family:Whitney, Macon (c1767-a1800)

Macon's Locations

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Macon Whitney, parentage unknown, was born about 1767, probably in Virginia, and died after 1800, probably in South Carolina.^[1]

He married 5 Jul 1787, Washington Co., VA, Rachel DeBusk.^[2]

Note: Macon Whitney is often confused with Malcolm Whitney of South Carolina. The name, Makion/Makeon Whitney, found on census and land records in the same time period and place, appears to be an alternative spelling for Macon Whitney.

Possible children of Macon Whitney, based upon a census reconstruction, order uncertain:

i.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1784-1790.
ii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800.
iii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800.
iv.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800.
v.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800.
vi.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800.
vii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800.

Several probable daughters, of Macon Whitney and Rachael DeBusk, have been identified, but to date cannot be definitively proved:

?.	Elizabeth Whitney
?.	Nancy Whitney

Census

• 1800, Barnwell Co., SC: Makeon Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 10-16, 5 females under 10.

References

1. ^  1800 Census South Carolina

2. ^  Washington County VA, Marriage Register 1782-1820, page 75, by Rev. Thomas Woolley.

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