ROBBINS-AGNEW:Information about Captain James Agnew, Jr
Captain Captain James Agnew, Jr (b. 11 Jul 1711, d. 1770)
Notes for Captain James Agnew, Jr:Was a Captain in the military for the defense against the Indians.Came with his father from Ireland, where his father made a brief stop after leaving the Family Castle of Lochnaw Castle located in Galloway which had been the Family place since the late 1300s.The Agnews were close allies of Robert the Bruce and His brother.These later Agnews were descendants of Robert the Bruce through his Daughter Marjorie and her son and grandson, Kings Robert II and Robert III, as well as a long list of Kings of Scotland and other lands.The House of Stewart, Kings of Scotland and England are cousins of these later Agnews.The last King in the line of their Grandfathers was Robert III, Stewart.Robert III son, James I Stewart, King of Scotland was an uncle to them and his descendants were cousins to the Family.This made King James VI of Scotland, who later became King James I of England and is the one responsible for the famous translation. called the King James Version of the Bible, a 1st cousin the number of times removed from their birth.
James' Son, Samuel Agnew, Born 29 Jan 1738 moved to South Carolina and Married Elizabeth Seawright.Samuel and Elizabeth had a son, Samuel Agnew, Born 1783.This Samuel Agnew and His Wife, Malinda Dodson were the Parents of Joseph Agnew, who moved to Lee County, MS in or around 1852.
Descendants of Herbert d'Agneaux
Generation No. 23
41. MARGARET AGNEW (ROBERT, ANDREW, PATRICK, PATRICK, ANDREW, PARTICK, ANDREW, PATRICK, QUENTIN, ANDREW, ANDREW, JOHN (D'AIGNELL), WILLIAM D'AIGNELL, JOHN, JOHN, ROBERT, JOHN D'AGNEAUX, HENRY, HENRY, WALTER, HENRY, HERBERT) died Unknown. She married JOHN VANS. He was born in Barnbarroch, and died Unknown.
Child of MARGARET AGNEW and JOHN VANS is:
43. i.Robert Vans-Agnew, d. Unknown.
42. JAMES AGNEW (JAMES, JAMES, ALEXANDER, PATRICK, ANDREW, PARTICK, ANDREW, PATRICK, QUENTIN, ANDREW, ANDREW, JOHN (D'AIGNELL1, WILLIAM D'AIGNELL, JOHN, JOHN, ROBERT, JOHN D'AGNEAUX, HENRY, HENRY, WALTER, HENRY, HERBERT), was born 31 July 1711 in Great Brittain (or Ireland?), and died 02 October 1770 in Gettysburg, Adams Co, PA. He married (1) MARGARET //. She died Unknown. He married (2) REBECCA SCOTT 1737 in Pennsylvania, daughter of ABRAHAM SCOTT and JANE (?). She was born 17 December 1707 in Chester Co, PA, and died 22 December 1789 in Gettysburg, Adams Co, PA.
Notes for JAMES AGNEW:
James Agnew will, York Co Willbook C, pg 4 (Probated 31 Oct 1770) Register of Wills, York Co Courthouse, York, PA
"In the name of God Amen. The twentyfourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy, I James Agnew in the Township of Hamilton bann County of York and province of Pennsylvania -- being sick and weake of Body but of Perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God therefore calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing it is appropriate for all men once to die I do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Respectfully and first of all I Reccomend my word into the Hands of God that gave it and my body I Reccomend it to the faith to be be buried in a Christian like and Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors botheing Doubting but at the General Resurection I shall receive the name again by the mighty favor of God and as touching such worldly estate which it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I Give Devise and Dispose of in the following mannor and form ---
In promises it is my Will and I doo order int he first place all my Lawful Debts and funeral Charges be paid and Satisfied.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to Rebecca Agnew my Dearly Beloved wifethe third of all my Personal Estate and likewise her bed and furniture and likewise the sorral mare and likewise the two neagros to Wit Jack and Irabe to attend upon her as long as she lives and when she dies I order them to be sold and their price to be Divided according to the rest of my Estate. I also order that she shall have any room in the house which she shall have for her own and sufficient maintance one the places ling as she Lives. Next I Give and bequeath to my son John Agnew that plantation on which he Lives to be divided from my plantation from the manner line from James Wilson Line a White Oak marked for a corner by William Beard and a square line by the White Oaktill it Ruke the line which goes along the fence and thence till John Steels line and the Rest of the line being settled in the Draught of the place and I order and Impower one of my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament to make over a lawfull Deed of Conveyance to my aforesaid son John Agnew of the aforesaid Plantation him paying what Quotient is and may become due upon it. I likewise order that he shall have the use of thirty Acres of of Land where he has cleared a field at the Great Raod as long as he lives on the place he is now in the line ofit beginning at the heap of stones near to the bridg on the Great Raod and so to extend along the Road till the Querlity be mead up him him paying the Quitrents that is if any become due while he is Enjoying it. Likewise I also give and Bequeath to him Half -- first bottom of ---; next I Give and Bequeath to my son Samuel Agnew one hundred pounds of Pennsylvania Currency to be paid to him three years after my Disceas next I Give and Bequeath to my son James Agnew all that Plantaion he now lives upon containing two hundred and thirty and odd acres and I order my Executors to make him a Lawfull deed of Conveyance with all the Original Conveyance the untobelonging him pay all the Quitrents that is or may become due on it. I Likewise Give and Bequeth to him my silver Watch next I Give and Bequeth to my son David Agnew all my Plantation on which he now liveswith all the Improvements and aportainents thereto belonging except what has been already mentioned to my wife and son John in the way of land and I also him the half of this fair Crop that is now in the Ground and Likewise one hundred Bushels of the wheat which is now in the barn and likewise three horses that goes by the names of Buch, Prince and Deck and Likewise all my Coopers tools with my silver buttons and I doe allow and apoint him to wit my son David to pay to my son Samuel that one hundred Pounds mentioned to him at their Time above mentioned to be paid him and i doe allow and apoint him to wit my son David also to pay as follows to wit one year after the payment of the one hundred pounds mentioned to my son Samuel sisty six pounds six shillings and eight pence to my daughter Rebecca Agnew and one year after that Payment of sisty six pounds six shillings and eight pence to my Daughter Sara Agnew and one year after which payment of sisty six pounds six shillings and eight pencero my Daughter Amy Agnew which in all amounts to the sum of two hundred Pounds to be paid to my three Daughters in the pace of three years after that hundred pounds mentioned to my son Samuel next I doe allow and order all my Personal Estate together with all my Lands not mentioned already to be sold by what way my Executors think proper and the price of which I order to be Equally divided to my six Daughters to wit Jean Scot martha Paterson Margaret Paterson Rebecca Agnew Sarah Agnew and Amy Agnew and my Clothes I order ny four sons to wit John Agnew Samuel Agnew James Agnew and David Agnew to Divide Equally amoung themselves Except my Silver Buckles which I Give and Bequeth to my Daughter Sarah Agnew and Likewise I accept my silver Clasps which I bequeth to my son John and my knee buckles to my son Samuel and I also accept of my Personal Estate all the cloth and yarn that I have at Present and I doe order it to be Disposed of for the end and use for whidh they wear allowed and I Except Likewise what Butte and Cheese which is now made for my three Daughters to Wit Rebecca, Sarah and Amy and I also Except all the flax for teh use of the Family I allow and order that my loving Wife is to have one hores Creature and one Cow pasture on the place and fodered free during her life next I Give and Bequeth fifteen pounds the use of the Ceeder meeting house in the place to be Given out of the Debts due to me when recovered.
and I likewise do Constitute make and Ordain my son John Agnew and my son David Agnew my only whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. I do hereby utterly Dissalow Revoke and Disanul all and every other former Testaments Wills and Legacies by me in any ways before this Time named Willed and Bequethed and I doe hereby Radify and Confirm this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto Let my hand and Seal the day and year above written"
(transcribed as closely as possible to the original)
Tombstone of James & Rebecca Agnew, Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA, Section E, Lot 47-48, photographed by Sharen Williams, April 29, 2001.
(Reads as follows:)
HERE LIES THE BODY OF
JAMES AGNEW WHO DE
PARTED THIS LIFE OCTO
BER THE 2, 1770 AGED 59
YEARS
In Memory of
REBACCAH AGNEW
Who departed this Life
The 25th of December 1739
More About JAMES AGNEW:
Appointed 1: Was Commissioner to define bounds of Masque Manor for William Penn66
Appointed 2: 1756, Captain of York County Associates67
Appointed 3: 1756, Captain of York County Associates, group organized for defense against the Indians.67
Burial: October 1770, Buried at Gettysburg in Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church (Old Sanders Churchyard)68
Immigration: 1717, Immigrated to America with his father at the age of 6
Military service: 1753, Was Company Commander of the first rank
Property: Bet. 1767 - 1802, Patented Land in Hamilton Bann Twp, York Co
Will: 31 October 1770, Probated in York Co PA Courthouse, Willbook C, Pg 4, Executors: John & David Agnew
More About REBECCA SCOTT:
Burial: December 1789, Lower Marsh Creek Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA72
Children of JAMES AGNEW and MARGARET // are:
i.John24 Agnew, b. 04 March 1731; d. Unknown.
More About John Agnew:
Occupation: Was a Judge in Carlisle, PA
44. ii.Jennet (Jane) Agnew, b. 23 August 1735; d. 09 October 1814, Washington Co, PA.
Children of JAMES AGNEW and REBECCA SCOTT are:
iii.SamuelAgnew, b. 29 January 1737/38; d. 02 May 1819; m. Elizabeth Seawright; d. Unknown.
iv.Martha Agnew77, b. 09 September 174078,79; d. Unknown80,80,80,80; m. Samuel Patterson; d. Unknown.
45. v.James Agnew, b. 01 May 1742, Pennsylvania; d. 10 August 1825, Adams Co, PA.
46. vi.David Agnew, b. 17 July 1743, Hamilton Bann, Adams Co, PA; d. 17 January 1797, Gettysburg, Adams Co, PA.
vii.Margaret Agnew, b. 27 August 1745; d. Unknown; m. James Patterson; d. Unknown.
47. viii.Rebecca Agnew, b. 03 May 1747; d. Unknown.
ix.Sarah Agnew, b. 15 May 1749; d. Unknown; m. Archabald Douglas; d. Unknown.
x.Abraham Agnew, b. 25 December 1750, Adams Co., PA; d. 11 March 1753, Adams Co., PA.
More About Abraham Agnew:
Burial: March 1753, Lower Marsh Creek Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA
xi.Anne Agnew93, b. 03 October 1753; d. Unknown; m. John Smith; d. Unknown.
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First arrived in Texas: Andrew and Isaac Agnew , from South Carolina, ca 1860
Clan History: The Agnew name descends from Robert the Bruce of Scotland, through the Kennedy Clan.James Agnew (1670-1717) arrived in Gettysburg, PA ca 1711.His son, James Agnew (1711-1770), served as a Captain Under Col. George Washington during the French and Indian Wars.His son, Samuel Agnew, served in the Revolutionary War and removed to Abbeville, SC where many of his descendants still reside.Isaac Agnew was Samuel's grandson and came to Texas with his son-in-law, Andrew Agnew.Isaac's daughter, Mary Eliza Agnew, married her cousin Andrew Agnew.This group of Agnews settled in Rising Star, Eastland, TX ca 1855.
Clan/Family Histories
- Agnew
There are at least two possible derivations of this name. Firstly, from the Norman French barony of d'Agneux, via England and Liddesdale in the Scottish Borders. Secondly, from a branch of O'Gnimh, who were the hereditary poets of the O'Neils in Antrim, Ireland. The name was written in English as O'Gnive, then O'Gnyw and later O'Gnew.
Whatever its origins, the family became established in Wigtownshire in south-west Scotland. Andrew Agnew was appointed hereditary Sheriff of Wigtown in 1451 and his descendants hold that office to this day. Lochnaw Castle was their base with another branch in Lochryan. Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.
The family prospered and there were a number of judicious marriages with other wealthy families in the area. The 5th Baronet, Sir Andrew, commanded a regiment at the Battle of Dettingen, Bavaria in 1743, when King George II commanded the English and Hanoverian troops against the French (the last monarch to do so directly). When the king commented on the way the French cavalry had penetrated Sir Andrew's troops he replied "Yes, please your Majesty, but they didna win back again". Sir Andrew later held Blair Castle in Perthshire against the Jacobite forces.
The 6th Baronet married the daughter of the Irish Lord Kingsdale and the 7th Baronet inherited the title and estates. He set about rebuilding Lochnaw castle (though it is now no longer in Agnew hands). A number of Irish Agnews emigrated to the American colonies, especially in Pennsylvania. The 11th Baronet, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, is one of Scotland's leading heraldic experts and is the Rothesay Herald at the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The Agnew clan motto is "Consilio non impetu" which means "By wisdom, not force".
This distinguished family have flourished in Wigtownshire and Galloway since the fourteenth century. The origin of the name is disputed, although it has generally been asserted to be Norman, from the Barony d’Agneaux. They first settled in England, but appear in Liddesdale in Scotland at the end of the twelfth century. A separate Celtic origin has also been suggested through the native Ulster sept of O’Gnimh, hereditary poets or bards to the great O’Neils of Clan Aodha Bhuidhe in Antrim who acquired the anglicised name of Agnew. The name was first written in English as O’Gnive, which later became O’Gnyw, and, latterly, O’Gnew. This would give the Agnews a common descent with other great names such as Macdonald and Macdougall through Somerled, the twelfth-century King of the Isles. The Agnew eagle crest may echo the similar device which appears on the shield of the descendants of Somerled
The fortunes of the family in Scotland were established when Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw was granted the lands and constableship of Lochnaw Castle in 1426. He was appointed hereditary Sheriff of Wigtown in 1451, an office still held by his direct descendants to this day. The sheriff’s son, another Andrew, married a daughter of the chief of the Macdowalls, and it was from his second son, William, that the Lochryan branch of the family descended. Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547. Sir Patrick was MP for Wigtownshire from 1628 to 1633, and again from 1643 to 1647. He was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on 28 July 1629. He died in 1661 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Andrew, who had been knighted in his father’s lifetime and who was also returned as MP for Wigtownshire. He was created Sheriff of Kircudbright as well as Wigtown in the 1650s, when Scotland was part of the Protectorate with England. He married Anne Stewart, daughter of the first Earl of Galloway.
The family continued to prosper, and many alliances were made by inter-marriage with other prominent local families. The fourth Baronet married Lady Mary Montgomery, sister of the Earl of Eglinton. One of his grandchildren, Mary Agnew, married Robert McQueen who was to become notorious as the ‘hanging judge’, Lord Braxfield. Sir Andrew, the fifth Baronet, married his kinswoman, Eleanor Agnew of Lochryan, and produced no less than twenty-one children. He was a distinguished soldier who commanded the 21st Foot, later the Scots Fusiliers at the Battle of Dettingen in June 1743, the last occasion when a British monarch, George II, commanded troops in person. The king is said to have remarked that Sir Andrew’s regiment had let French cavalry in among them to which Sir Andrew replied, ‘Yes, please your Majesty, but they didna win back again’. Sir Andrew held Blair Castle, seat of the Duke of Atholl, against the forces of the ‘Young Pretender’, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, led by Lord George Murray in 1746. Murray, the Duke of Atholl’s brother, had virtually starved out the garrison when he was ordered to lift the siege and return to Inverness to meet the advance of the Duke of Cumberland. The office of hereditary sheriff became purely honorary on the abolition of hereditary jurisdictions in 1747, and Sir Andrew Agnew received the sum of £4,000 in compensation
AGNEWVOL.I Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway, their forebears & friends, their courts & customs of their times with notes of the early hist., by Sir Andrew Agnew. 474+477p. 2 vols. 1893 (Scotland).$71.50/vol.
AGNEWVOL.II Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway, their forebears & friends, their courts & customs of their times with notes of the early hist., by Sir Andrew Agnew. 474+477p. 2 vols. 1893 (Scotland).$71.50/vol.
Clan/Family Histories
- Agnew
There are at least two possible derivations of this name. Firstly, from the Norman French barony of d'Agneux, via England and Liddesdale in the Scottish Borders. Secondly, from a branch of O'Gnimh, who were the hereditary poets of the O'Neils in Antrim, Ireland. The name was written in English as O'Gnive, then O'Gnyw and later O'Gnew.
Whatever its origins, the family became established in Wigtownshire in south-west Scotland. Andrew Agnew was appointed hereditary Sheriff of Wigtown in 1451 and his descendants hold that office to this day. Lochnaw Castle was their base with another branch in Lochryan. Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.
The family prospered and there were a number of judicious marriages with other wealthy families in the area. The 5th Baronet, Sir Andrew, commanded a regiment at the Battle of Dettingen, Bavaria in 1743, when King George II commanded the English and Hanoverian troops against the French (the last monarch to do so directly). When the king commented on the way the French cavalry had penetrated Sir Andrew's troops he replied "Yes, please your Majesty, but they didna win back again". Sir Andrew later held Blair Castle in Perthshire against the Jacobite forces.
The 6th Baronet married the daughter of the Irish Lord Kingsdale and the 7th Baronet inherited the title and estates. He set about rebuilding Lochnaw castle (though it is now no longer in Agnew hands). A number of Irish Agnews emigrated to the American colonies, especially in Pennsylvania. The 11th Baronet, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, is one of Scotland's leading heraldic experts and is the Rothesay Herald at the Court of the Lord Lyon.
The Agnew clan motto is "Consilio non impetu" which means "By wisdom, not force".
t is the Capt. James Agnew, buried in Gettysburg, PA. I descend from Capt. James Agnew (b 11 Jul 1711, d 2 Oct 1770, buried in Gettysburg, PA), Samuel (b 29 Jan 1738, d. bef 5 Apr 1791 in Abbeville, SC), Andrew (b 1777, d 1839), Samuel (b. 1802, d ca 1850), Andrew (b. 1833, d. 1894 in Rising Star, TX).
Samuel (1738, 1791) is a Patriot of the Revolutionay War! Andrew(1833, 1894) was a 1st Lt in the CSA.
More About Captain James Agnew, Jr:
Date born 2: 11 Jul 1711
Children of Captain James Agnew, Jr and Rebecca Scott are:
- +Samuel Agnew, b. 29 Jan 1738, Lancaster County, PA, d. 02 May 1791, Greenwood Co, SC.
- Agnes Agnew.
- Martha Agnew, b. 04 Sep 1740.
- +James Scott Agnew, b. 1742, d. 1825.
- +David Agnew, b. 17 Jul 1743, d. 17 Jan 1799.
- Margaret Agnew, b. 27 Aug 1743.
- Sarah Agnew, b. 15 May 1749.
- Abraham Agnew, b. 1750, d. 1753.
- Ann Agnew, b. 03 Oct 1753.
- Janet Agnew, b., Margaret.
- John Agnew, b., Margaret.
- Rebecca Agnew, b. 1747.
Children of Captain James Agnew, Jr and Margaret are: