Rank and role of James Agnew 1742 - 1770 Gettysburg during Revolution

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James Agnew b. 01 May 1742 Gettysburg  d. 10 Apr 1825 Gettysburg PA USA.

Achieved rank of Colonel by time of death
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LTC (Lt. Colonel) 

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Agnew&GSiman=1&GScid=45325&GRid=15024816&

LTC James Agnew, IV

Birth:  May 1, 1742
Death:  Aug. 10, 1825
Gettysburg
Adams County
Pennsylvania, USA
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age 83 year. 
 
Family links: 
 Parents:
  James Agnew (1711 - 1770)
  Rebecca Scott Agnew (1707 - 1779)
 
 Siblings:
  Janet Agnew Scott (1737 - 1814)*
  Samuel Agnew (1738 - 1791)*
  Martha Agnew Patterson (1739 - 1772)*
  Agnes Agnew Dunn (1740 - 1815)*
  James Agnew (1742 - 1825)
  David Agnew (1743 - 1797)*
  Margaret Agnew Patterson (1744 - 1794)*
  Abraham Agnew (1750 - 1753)*
  Mary Agnew Bebout (1757 - 1830)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery 
Gettysburg
Adams County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section E #41
 
Created by: Mike Hahn
Record added: Jul 24, 2006 
Find A Grave Memorial# 15024816

Further information on this James Agnew 1742-1770.

SOURCES (3)

  1. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
  2. Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. I
  3. Ancestry Family Trees
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There was another James Agnew who served in the American Revolution on the side of the British. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Agnew_(British_Army_officer)

James Agnew
Born 1719
England
Died 4 October 1777 (aged 57–58)
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Place of burial De Benneville Family Burial Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brigadier-General James Tanner Agnew (1719 – 4 October 1777) was a British Army officer killed by a sniper in the Battle of Germantown during the American Revolutionary War.

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