Sir
Patrick
"8th Sherriff of Galloway, 1st Baronet of Lochnaw"
Agnew
Born in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Andrew Agnew
and Agnes Stewart
Brother of
Patrick Agnew [half], Alexander Agnew [half], Andrew Agnew [half], Alexander Agnew [half], Quentin Agnew [half] and Jean Agnew [half]
Husband of
Margaret (Kennedy) Agnew
— married
1599 in Lochnaw Castle, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Agnes Agnew, Andrew Agnew M.P., John Agnew, James Agnew, Alexander of Whitehills Agnew, Rosina (Agnew) Cathcart and Patrick Agnew Jr.
Died
at about age 83
in Galloway, Scotland
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Patrick Agnew 1st Baronet Agnew of Lochnaw
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Biography
Patrick Agnew is Notable.
Sir Patrick Agnew of Lochnaw, 1st Bt. was born circa 1578. He was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Agnes Stewart. He married Margaret Kennedy, daughter of Sir Thomas Kennedy, Master of Cassillis and Elizabeth Makgill, circa 1598. He died in 1661 at Lochnaw, Wigtownshire, Scotland. He was buried at Old Church, Leswalt, Scotland.
Children of Margaret Kennedy and Sir Patrick Agnew of Lochnaw, 1st Bt.
- Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 2nd Bt. d. 1671
- Lt.-Col. James Agnew d. b 1661
- Patrick Agnew, 1st of Sheuchan
- Lt.-Col. Alexander Agnew, 1st of Whitehills
- Agnes Agnew
- Marie Agnew She married Hew MacDowall of Knockglass
- Rosina Agnew
- Elizabeth Agnew She married John Baillie, son of Alexander Baillie and Eupheme Vaus. They lived at Dunragit, Wigtownshire, Scotland
He was invested as a Knight before 1629. He was created 1st Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [Nova Scotia] on 28 July 1629.
He held the offices:
- 8th Hereditary Sheriff of Galloway between 1616 and 1649.
- Sheriff of both Kirkcudbright and Wigtown in the 1650s, while Scotland was part of the Protectorate with England..
- Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigtownshire [Scotland] between 1628 and 1633.
- Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigtownshire [Scotland] in 1643, 1644, 1645 and 1647
When he died in 1661, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Andrew, who would also be returned as MP for Wigtownshire.
Research Notes
- The hereditary sheriffs of Galloway ; their "forebears" and friends, their courts and customs of their times, with notes of the early history, ecclesiastical legends, the baronage and place-names of the province by Agnew, Andrew, Sir, 8th bart., 1818-1892 Published 1893
- A History of the Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway - by SIR ANDREW AGNEW, BART., M.P. EDINBURGH: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK 1864 , PRINTED BY R. AXP n. CLARK, ElUNBITRfJH.
Sources
See also:
- Wikipedia: Sir Patrick Agnew, 1st Baronet
- Wikidata: Item Q7528424, en:Wikipedia
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