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Descendants of James Agnew




Generation No. 1


1. JAMES12 AGNEW (JAMES11, JAMES10, ALEXANDER9, PATRICK8, ANDREW7, PATRICK6, ANDREW5, PATRICK4, QUENTIN3, ANDREW2, ANDREW1) was born July 31, 1711 in Scotland, and died October 02, 1770 in Gettysburg, PA. He married (1) MARGARET OCHILTREE Abt. 1732. He married (2) REBECCA SCOTT Abt. 1737, daughter of ABRAHAM SCOTT.

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AMES AGNEW:
James Agnew came to America with his Father in 1717 at the age of 6. In 1739 he settled near the present site of Gettysburg, Pennsylvannia. In 1756 he was Captain of Company for the defense against the Indians. Captain Agnew is buried at Gettysburg, Pa. in Lower Marsh Creek graveyard (Old Sanders' Churchyard), under a large flat stone, upon which were cut the Arms of the Agnews of Lochnaw, Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway. James Agnew was Commissioner, with Robert McPherson, to define the bounds of Masque Manor, land set apart for use of William Penn, Proprietor. 500 acres 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.


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AMES AGNEW:
Buried: Lower Marsh Creek Cemetary, Gettysburg, PA

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ARGARET OCHILTREE:
Last name obtained on the internet 11/12/00.

      Children of J
AMES AGNEW and MARGARET OCHILTREE are:
  i.   JOHN13 AGNEW, b. March 14, 1733, Virginia.
  ii.   JANET AGNEW, b. August 22, 1735, Chester County, PA; d. October 09, 1814, Washington Co.,PA; m. HUGH SCOTT, 1754.
      Children of JAMES AGNEW and REBECCA SCOTT are:
2. iii.   SAMUEL13 AGNEW, b. January 29, 1738, Adams County, PA; d. May 02, 1791, Abbeville Co., SC.
  iv.   MARTHA AGNEW, b. September 09, 1740, Adams County, PA.
3. v.   JAMES AGNEW, b. May 01, 1742, Adams County, PA; d. April 10, 1825.
4. vi.   DAVID AGNEW, b. July 17, 1743, Adams County, PA; d. January 17, 1797.
  vii.   MARGARET AGNEW, b. August 27, 1745, Adams County, PA.
  viii.   REBECCA AGNEW, b. May 13, 1747, Adams County, PA.
  ix.   SARAH AGNEW, b. May 15, 1749, Adams County, PA.
  x.   ABRAHAM AGNEW, b. December 23, 1750, Adams County, PA; d. March 11, 1753.
  xi.   ANN AGNEW, b. October 03, 1753, Adams County, PA.


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