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James Agnew II (1711 - 1770)

Capt James Agnew II
Born in Ballynoe, County Down, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of and
Husband of — married before 1732 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1737 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 59 in Gettysburg, York, Province of Pennsylvaniamap
Profile last modified | Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography

James Agnew, son of James Agnew, was born about 1711 in either Scotland or Northern Ireland. He is believed to have immigrated to Pennsylvania with his father about 1717.

Marriages & Children

Note: Birth dates of children, including name of mother, are found on page from Bible of James Agnew included in Our Pioneer Ancestors.[1]

James Agnew was married twice, first to Margaret Unknown (possibly Ochiltree) in 1732 in Lancaster County (later York), Pennsylvania. Margaret died about 1735. Known children include:[2]

  1. John b 4 Mar 1732/33, d 28 Sep 1808
  2. Janet b 22 Aug 1735, m Hugh Scott [brother of James' second wife, Rebecca Scott]

James married second Rebecca Scott, second daughter of Abraham Scott, in 1737 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Known children include:[2]

  1. Samuel b 29 Jan 1738/39, m Miss Seawright, d 2 May 1819
  2. Martha b 9 Sep 1740, m Samuel Patterson, d 10 Sep 1772
  3. James b 1 May 1742, m Jul 1768 Mary Ramsay, d 10 Apr 1825
  4. David b 17 Jul 1743, m Mary Erwin, d 17 Jan 1797
  5. Margaret b 27 Aug 1745, m James Patterson, d 16 Apr 1794
  6. Rebecca b 13 May 1747, m John McLanahan
  7. Sarah b 15 May 1749, m Archibald Douglas
  8. Abraham, b 23 Dec 1750, d 11 Mar 1753
  9. Ann b 3 Oct 1753, m Rev. John Smith, d 26 Aug 1805

Miscellaneous Records

  • James Agnew and older brother Samuel Agnew included among the first settlers in the Manor of Maske, May 1741[3]
  • "James Agnew was commissioner, with Robert McPherson,[4] to define the bounds of Masque Manor, land set apart for the use of William Penn, Proprietor, 500 acres whereof were afterwards granted to Captain James Agnew. James Agnew was Company Commander of the first rank in 1753, and Captain of York County Associators in 1756. (William Henry Egle, M.D., Editor Penna Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. 1, p. 445)."[2]
  • 1769-1770, Pennsylvania, U.S. Oyer and Terminer Court Papers. List of Jurors includes James Agnew. [5]

Death & Legacy

James Agnew wrote his will on 24 September 1770 in "Township of Hamilton-Bann, County of York, and Province of Pennsylvania;" he died on 2 October 1770 at age 59. His will was entered for probate on 31 October 1770, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Will Book "C," P. 4. Full transcript of will included in Book of the Agnews by M.V. Agnew. This is an abstract:[6]

  • wife Rebekah, 1/3 of my personal estate, her bed & furniture, sorrel mare, two negroes, Jack and Phoebe, sufficient maintenance during her lifetime
  • son John Agnew, plantation on which he now lives
  • son Samuel Agnew, "one hundred pounds of Pennsylvania currency, to be paid to him three years after my decease."
  • son James Agnew, plantation where he now lives, silver watch
  • son David Agnew, plantation where he now lives, 3 horses named Buck, Prince and Dick, cooper's tools, silver buttons. David is to pay certain sums to his siblings:
    • to Samuel Agnew, 100 pounds mentioned above
    • one year after payment to Samuel, then to daughter Rebekah Agnew, £66.6.8
    • one year after payment to Rebekah, then to daughter Sarah Agnew, £66.6.8
    • one year after payment to Sarah, then to daughter Anne Agnew, £66.6.8
  • all personal estate together with lands not mentioned above to be sold and divided between six daughters: Jean (Agnew) Scott, Martha (Agnew) Patterson, Margaret (Agnew) Patterson, Rebekah Agnew, Sarah Agnew, Anne Agnew
  • Clothing divided among four sons: John Agnew, Samuel Agnew, James Agnew, David Agnew; except silver buckles to daughter Sarah Agnew, silver clasps to son John Agnew, silver knee-buckles to son Samuel Agnew; butter and cheese now made to daughters Rebekah, Sarah, and Anne
  • one bed with its furniture to each of children still living at home: David, Rebekah, Sarah and Anne
  • Executors: sons John Agnew and David Agnew
  • Signed: James Agnew
  • Witnesses Henry Cotton, Samuel McCullough. James Maxwell

Son Abraham Agnew died in 1753 so is not named.

James is buried in Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, now located in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.[7]

Notes on Pennsylvania County Formation

  • Chester County formed 1682 from Colonial Lands
  • Lancaster County from Chester in 1728
  • York County from Lancaster in 1749
  • Adams County from York in 1800

Sources

  1. Riggs, Vol. 2, page 112
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Riggs, Emma King Hynes and Henry Earle Riggs. Our Pioneer Ancestors; being a record of available information as to the Hynes, Chenault, Dunn, McKee, Anderson, Taylor, Finley, Letcher and Houston families in the direct line of ancestry of Samuel B. Hynes and Ellen M. Anderson Hynes. Volume 2, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, Inc. lithoprinters, 1941. Especially Chapter 9, "The American Familes of Agnew, Scott and Ramsay." Pages 108-117
  3. First Settlers of the Manor of Maske
  4. Linn, John Blair and William Henry Egle. Record of Pennsylvania marriages prior to 1810. List of Officers of the Colonies on the Delaware and the Province of Pennsylvania, 1614-1776. Harrisburg: C.M. Busch, state printer of Pennsylvania, 1895. Page 799
  5. Pennsylvania, U.S., Oyer and Terminer Court Papers, 1757-1787 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Courts of Oyer and Terminer. Series 126. Supreme Court, Record Group 33. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Sharing Image, List of Jurors 1769-1770
  6. Agnew, M. V. Book of the Agnews: James Agnew of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., his race, ancestry, & descendants. Phildelphia, Pa.: Caldwell, c 1926. Pages 469-470.
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5802850/james-agnew: accessed 16 February 2023), memorial page for James Agnew III (31 Jul 1711–2 Oct 1770), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5802850, citing Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Kit and Morgan Benson (contributor 46483611).
  • Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data:Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry Sharing Image, Abstracts of Wills, 1749-1820 See also:





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Agnew-158 and Agnew-94 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously same person. Check thepeerage.com: http://www.thepeerage.com/p12186.htm#i121858
posted by Brenda (Burke) Carter
Will sort out children to align with correct mothers prior to completing any merges
posted by David Douglass
Agnew-573 and Agnew-556 appear to represent the same person because: identical dates
posted by Robin Lee
Agnew-623 and Agnew-94 do not represent the same person because: must do a lot of research to correct fathers.
posted by [Living Begin]
Agnew-623 and Agnew-94 appear to represent the same person because: Any change to clean up the parents?

Thank you.

posted by Philip Smith

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