Born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Giffin
and Eleanor (Heron) Giffin
Sister of
Mary (Giffin) McGeary, Margaret Giffin, John Giffen, Martha (Giffen) Robinson, Hannah (Giffen) Hunter and Elenor Giffen
Wife of
Fergus Smith
— married
25 Mar 1794 in Westmoreland Co Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Eleanor (Smith) McCollough
Died
at age 86
in Cool Spring, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Created 9 Oct 2016
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Biography
Agnes was born in 1769. She was the daughter of John Giffin and Eleanor Heron. She passed away in 1855.
From History of Westmoreland County:
Agnes born March 26, 1769 married Fergus Smith March 25, 1794.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C9-THB : 12 April 2016), Nancy Smith in household of Forgal Smith, Cool Spring, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 1239, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Apparently in Scotch-Irish families the names Nancy is used as a nickname for Agnes.
- Boucher, John History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1906, Vol III, p. 382-3)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Agnes by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Agnes:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Agnes by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Agnes:
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~1.56%
Dorothy (McKenzie) M
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