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James Balloo Agnew 1671–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Agnew

Mother: Helena Jamieson

Spouse(s): Mary Dickson

Children(s): Capt. III, John Agnew, Alexander Agnew, Samuel Agnew

The story of James Balloo Agnew began in 1671 in Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland. James Balloo Agnew married Mary Eleanor Dickson, and had children including Alexander Balloo Agnew, Capt James Agnew Iii, John Agnew, Samuel Agnew. James Balloo Agnew passed away in 1718 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Balloo Agnew began in 1671 in Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland.
  • James Balloo Agnew married Mary Eleanor Dickson, and had children including Alexander Balloo Agnew, Capt James Agnew Iii, John Agnew, Samuel Agnew.
  • James Balloo Agnew passed away in 1718 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Agnew
1645–1681
Birth Location: Balloo, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Helena Jamieson
1649–1675
Birth Location: Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
HJ

Spouses(s)

Mary Dickson
1685–1760
Birth Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
MD

Children(s)

Capt. III
1711–1770
Birth Location: Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
CI
John Agnew
1707–1750
Birth Location: Bangor, Down, Northern Ireland
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Alexander Agnew
1705–1720
Birth Location: –
AA
Samuel Agnew
1709–1760
Birth Location: Ulster, County Down, Northern Ireland
SA

James Agnew's Ancestors

Self
James Agnew
1671–1718
Birth Place: Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Parents
James Agnew
1645–1681
Balloo, County Down, Northern Ireland
Helena (Eleanor) Jamieson
1649–1675
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Lt. (Col. Alexander (Chief) Agnew of) Whitehills
1609–1694
Lochnaw Castle, Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Isobel Ryssie
1613–
Lochnaw Castle, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
Sir Galloway
1551–1616
Lady Stewart
1555–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lochnaw
1529–1591
Janet Gordon
1530–1596
Alexander Stewart
1527–1571
Katherine Herries
1533–1593

James Agnew's Descendants

1.
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James (Balloo) Agnew (1671–1718) m. Mary (Eleanor) Dickson (1685–3 Aug 1760)
  1. 1. Capt. (James Agnew) III 1711–1770 m. Margaret (Rebecca) Scott 1707–1779 m. Margaret Ochiltree 1711–1735
    1. 1. Martha (Ramsay) Agnew 1740–1772 m. Samuel Patterson 1727–1820
      1. 1. Rebecca Patterson 1764–1829 m. James Scott 1760–1806 m. James (Ramsey) Agnew 1769–1855
        1. 1. William (Nevel) Scott 1801–1870 m. Margaret Hubbel 1815–1875
        2. 2. Hugh Scott 1791–1874
        3. 3. Margaret Scott 1793–1868
        4. 4. Dr. (James Patterson) Scott 1795–1895
        5. 5. John (Agnew) Scott 1798–1830
        6. 6. Jane Scott 1804–1870 m. George Ashman 1792–1849
        7. 7. William Scott 1800–
      2. 2. Samuel (Smith) Patterson 1772–1831
      3. 3. James Patterson 1765–1852
      4. 4. Catherine Patterson 1770–1800
      5. 5. Arthur Patterson 1767–
    2. 2. Samuel Agnew 1738–1791 m. Elizabeth Seawright 1747–1815
      1. 1. James Agnew 1775–1851
      2. 2. Elizabeth Agnew 1781–1812
      3. 3. Andrew Agnew 1777–1837
      4. 4. Jane Agnew 1781–1845
      5. 5. Samuel (Andrew) Agnew 1783–1844 m. Malinda Dodson 1790–1831
        1. 1. Joseph (Dodson) Agnew 1821–1886
        2. 2. Washington Agnew 1825–1863
        3. 3. Andrew (S.) Agnew 1813–1837
        4. 4. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Agnew 1811–1853
        5. 5. Samuel (White) Agnew 1816–1873
        6. 6. Malinda (Jane) Agnew 1831–1893
        7. 7. Alfred Agnew 1827–1858
        8. 8. William (B.) Agnew 1818–1898
        9. 9. Enoch Agnew 1808–1871
        10. 10. James (Wilson) Agnew 1814–1856
      6. 6. Mary Agnew 1774–1843
    3. 3. Lt. (Col. James Agnew) IV 1742–1825 m. Mary Ramsay 1753–1825
      1. 1. James (Ramsey) Agnew 1769–1855 m. Rebecca Patterson 1764–1829
      2. 2. Samuel (Agnew) MD 1777–1849 m. Jane (Holmes) Greer 1860–
        1. 1. John (Holmes) Agnew 1804–1865
        2. 2. Nancy (M) Agnew 1825–1907
        3. 3. James (C) Agnew –1870
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Agnew 1775–1849
      4. 4. John Agnew 1773–1801
      5. 5. Eleanor Agnew 1774–
      6. 6. Rebecca (Ramsey) Agnew 1771–1817
      7. 7. Jane Agnew 1763–1814
      8. 8. David Agnew 1780–1851
      9. 9. Hannah Agnew 1778–
      10. 10. Martha Agnew 1787–1822
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Ramsey) Agnew 1789–1842
    4. 4. Agnes Agnew 1740–1815
    5. 5. Abraham Agnew 1750–1753
    6. 6. Margaret Agnew 1745–1794
    7. 7. Rebecca Agnew 1747–1789
    8. 8. Sarah Agnew 1749–1792
    9. 9. Anne Agnew 1753–1805
    10. 10. Mary Agnew 1756–1830
    11. 11. Janet (Scott) Agnew 1735–1814 m. Hugh (Scott) Esquire 1726–1819
      1. 1. James Scott 1760–1806 m. Rebecca Patterson 1764–1829
      2. 2. John Scott 1772–1834
      3. 3. Sarah Scott 1766–1834
      4. 4. Margaret Scott 1763–1848
      5. 5. Hugh (Scott) Jr. 1763–1849
      6. 6. Abraham Scott 1757–1834
      7. 7. Josiah Scott 1779–1834
      8. 8. Elizabeth Scott 1768–1855
      9. 9. William (Scott) Sr. 1754–1802
      10. 10. Rebecca Scott 1756–1819
    12. 12. John Agnew 1731–1808
    13. 13. Abram Agnew 1755–
    14. 14. David (Scott) Agnew 1743–1797
  2. 2. John Agnew 1707–1750
  3. 3. Alexander (Balloo) Agnew 1705–1720
  4. 4. Samuel Agnew 1709–1760

James Agnew's Timeline

2 Records

1671
1671
Birth of James Balloo Agnew in Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
1718
1718
Age 47
Death of James Balloo Agnew in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Balloo, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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