Agnew, Robert b. 1757 Kilwater, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland d. 1840 Beaver Co., PA: Buyer, Stier, and Related Families

1757 - 1840 (83 years)

Name	Agnew, Robert [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	Bef 1743	Ireland
Born	1757	Kilwater, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland [3, 4]
	Robert Agnew Declaration of Oath to Obtain Benefits Dated April 29, 1835, Appeared in District Court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Age: 82 years Enlisted February 1776 for one year in 4th Regiment of Pennsylvania under Ensign John Barclay, Lieutenant Samuel Smith, Captain John Lacy. Lived in Northampton County, Pennsylvania at time of enlistment. He was born in Ireland, in the County of Antrim, he thinks in the year of 1757. Series: M805 Roll: 7 Image: 343 File: R64
Gender	Male
Emigration	1764	Pennington, Mercer Co., NJ [5]
	near Princeton, Lambertville parent county Hunterdon Daniel Agnew family also here; Daniel Agnew Sr. also born Antrim, emigrated the same year to the same place
Residence	Bef 1776	Pennington, Mercer Co., NJ
Oath	2 Mar 1778	Northampton Co., PA [6]
	Egnew, Robert, Oath of Allegiance, return of Samuel Rea
Military Service	1776-1780	Northampton Co., PA [7]
	Agnew, Robert 1776--Mt. Bethel Co., Northampton County Militia... 1776--Pvt. BCM., 7 Batt... 1780--Ensign, 7 Class, 5 Batt...
Residence	Abt 1776-1780	Northampton Co., PA [8]
	Local History: Chapter XXVII, TAXABLES IN NORTHAMPTON, 1780: Davis's 1877 History of Northampton Co, PA MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP Egnew, Robert labourer 48
Tax	1782	Washington Co., PA
	Robert Agnew in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Name: Robert Agnew Year: 1781 Town or Ward: Cecil County: Washington Archive Rollname: 339 ancestry.com
Tax	1786	Washington Co., PA
	Robert Agnew in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Name: Robert Agnew Year: 1786 Town or Ward: Cecil County: Washington Archive Rollname: 340 ancestry.com
Relocation	Abt 1788	Washington Co., PA
	Local History: XLIX - Townships of Upper & Lower Mount Bethel and Hanover: Davis's 1877 History of Northampton Co, PA Soon after the Revolutionary War several families emigrated from Mount Bethel to East Tennessee and formed a settlement there. Soon after this emigration to East Tennessee, a number of families removed from Mount Bethel to Western Pennsylvania. This emigration was at that time called going to Fort Pitt. After the Revolutionary War, land was given or sold at an advantageous price to veterans, mostly in the west. Much of western Pennsylvania consisted of the Donation and Depreciation Lands for veterans, and it seems plausible that Robert Agnew's land was acquired in this way. It is important to remember that western Pennsylvania was the frontier in the late 17th century and that families who settled there were pioneers.[agnewdav.GED]
Voters List	1788	Canonsburg, Washington Co., PA
	1788 List of Canonsburg voters, Canonsburg Centennial
Residence	1788	Canonsburg, Washington Co., PA [9]
Residence	1790	Moon Twp., Allegheny Co., PA [10, 11]
	now Hopewell Township, Beaver County
Residence	Abt 1790	Clinton, Findlay Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
Residence	Abt 1790	Raredon Run, Beaver Co., PA
TAX	1791	Moon Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
Census	1800	Moon Twp., Beaver Co., PA
	First Moon Township, Beaver Co., PA Robert Egnew
TAX	1802	Moon Twp., Beaver Co., PA
	Agnew, Robert, 90 Acres, 1 Horse, 3 Cows
Census	1810	Moon Twp., Beaver Co., PA
	1810 Agnew Robert Beaver County PA 030 First Moon Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index Pas1a24538
Residence	1817	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
	per deed of land purchased from George Kain et al
Alt. Death	Abt 1828	Beaver Co., PA [1]
Census	1830	Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co., PA
	next to Wiliam Agnew and David McCoy, 1830 Agnew Robert Beaver County PA 322 Hopewell Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA55812716 1 male under 5 1 male 10-15 1 male 40-50 1 female under 5 2 females 5-10 1 female 40-50
Residence	Jan 1835	Clinton, Findlay Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
	moved from Hopewell to Findlay Township--????was this a move or a boundary change?, William Agnew's farm in Hopewell Township Raredon Run flows through Findlay Township, Allegheny Co., and Independence Township, Beaver Co.
Alt. Buried	1840	Clinton, Findlay Twp., Allegheny Co., PA [12]
	Mt. Gilead Cemetery, now under Pittsburgh airport
Alt. Buried	1840	Scottsville, Hopewell Township, Beaver Co., PA
	Mt. Gilead Church Or OH Up Church At Scotsville
Alt. Death	1840	Beaver Co., PA [3]
Military Pension	Granted By PA State Legislature
Military Pension	Suspended For Want Of Proof Of Service And Defects In Form--Awaiting The Return Of The Original Declaration
Related to my family	Y
Religion	Old Seceder's Church (Presbyterian)
_UID	7A30595C272748FB8E1F781662966B0E9CD3
Died	1840	Beaver Co., PA
Buried	1840	Clinton, Findlay Twp., Allegheny Co., PA [3]
	listed in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, now under Pittsburgh Airport graves relocated to Sharon Presbyterian and Hebron Cemeteries From Bob Agnew 1998: "Robert is buried under the Greater Pitt. Allegheny Airport . The graves were supposed to be reinterred in the Sharon Presbyterian and Hebron Cemeteries, I had a long talk with the president of the cemetery board and they have no records from the Gillard church cemetery or otherwise. " Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co., PA Ohio United Presbyterian Church, 1233 Longvue Ave, Aliquippa, PA if so, the grave is not visible
Person ID	I566	Buyer, Stier and Related Families
Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

Family Carnagey, Esther, b. 1762, Hunter’s Creek, Bucks Co., PA (now Martins Creek, Mt. Bethel, Northampton Co., PA) , d. 16 Mar 1802, Beaver Co., PA (Age 40 years)

Married 1777 Philadelphia Co., PA [14]

Alt. Marriage 1777 [3]

_UID C92FA9C264944F7688E90DB204E370781F29

Children

	1. Agnew, Hugh, b. 18 Jul 1778, d. 1827 (Age 48 years)
	2. Agnew, Mary, b. 13 Aug 1778, Shousetown, Allegheny Co., PA , d. 16 Jan 1851 (Age 72 years)
	3. Agnew, Margaret, b. 7 Aug 1780
	4. Agnew, William, b. 13 Nov 1782, d. 30 Apr 1783 (Age 0 years)
	5. Agnew, John, b. 11 Oct 1785, Philadelphia, PA , d. 4 Jul 1827, Beaver Co., PA (Age 41 years)
	6. Agnew, Sarah Francis, b. 18 Jul 1786, Canonsburg, Washington Co., PA , d. 11 Dec 1869 (Age 83 years)
	7. Agnew, William, b. 17 Nov 1793, Beaver Co., PA , d. 1871, Beaver Co., PA (Age 77 years)
	8. Agnew, Julia, b. 11 Apr 1796, d. 13 Aug 1867 (Age 71 years)
	9. Agnew, James, b. 19 Nov 1800
	10. Agnew, Esther, b. 5 Mar 1802, d. 14 Jul 1802 (Age 0 years)
	11. Agnew, Samuel, b. 5 Mar 1802, d. Aft 1860 (Age > 59 years)

Photos

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Agnew William Farm on Boggs Hollow Road/N. Flaugherty Run Road

Robert Agnew settled on Raredon Run, on the Beaver-Allegheny County line, in 1790. The photos below are of his son William's farm on Old Flaugherty Run Road. When I saw it, I thought that this farm was probably originally Robert's.

A careful look at old and new maps suggests that Robert's land on Raredon Run was further southwest, near…

Raredon Run

Documents

Agnew Robert location of home on Raredon Run

Last Modified 6 Aug 2012

Family ID F199 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos

Raredon Run

Documents » Slide Show		Agnew Robert pension.pdf
		Agnew Robert service record page 1.jpg
		Agnew Robert service record page 2.jpg
		Map of Washington County, PA 1781 County boundaries changed and evolved over the years, so that the same location may have been in two or three counties over time. The first place we find the Carnageys and Robert Agnew after the Revolution is Canonsburg. Much of Western Pennsylvania was available for little or no cost to veterans, the so-called Donation and Depreciation…
		Moon Township, 1790 By 1790, Robert had settled in Moon Township on Raredon Run. The map below shows the Agnew property. Many of the Carnageys headed further west, to Ohio, Kentucky, and eventually Missouri. Those that stayed in Pennsylvania moved to Georgetown on the Ohio River.
		agnew pension larger images.pdf
		Agnew Robert Tax 1782.jpg Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
		DAR/SAR applications for descendants of Robert Agnew
		Agnew Robert Tax 1786.jpg Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
		Agnew DAR application
		Robert Agnew from a DAR application

Histories

Agnew Robert bio
from A century and a half of Pittsburg and her people / by John Newton Boucher ; illustrated. Vol. 3. on Historic Pittsburgh web site

Land Records		1817 deed 31 acres to Robert Agnew page 2.jpg
Land Records		1817 deed 31 acres to Robert Agnew page1 .jpg

Notes

William Carnagey was a friend of Robert Agnew. They were together in Northampton Cty and served together in Capt. Lacey's co. and then are found in Beaver Cty in the early 1800 together with Arron Aton or Eaton and Robert Beer.

From Warner History of Beaver County:
Robert Agnew "joined the continental army and became one of the heroes of the revolution. He was captured, taken to Quebec, and confined on an English prison ship three months. After the war he went to Canonsburg, PA, and from there to the wilderness of Beaver County. He settled on Raredon's Run, lived there about 50 years, and died at the home of his son. He was a member of the Old Seceder's Church."

DAR FILES:
Robert Agnew served as private in Capt. John Nelson's company, Col. Anthony Wayne's regiment, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Ireland; died in Beaver County, Pa.

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III
Edwin L. Stevenson

Robert Agnew, the Revolutionary ancestor, was born in Ireland in 1757, died at Clinton, Findlay township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in 1840. He settled in New Jersey at Pennington, Mercer county . He enlisted probably at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served as a private in Captain John Lacey's company of the Fourth Battalion, Colonel Anthony Wayne commanding. He served later as private under Captain John Nelson. He was at the battle of Three Rivers, Canada, where he was captured and confined a prisoner on board a British prison ship at Quebec, Canada, for three months. He was later engaged with the army under General Crawford, at the latter's defeat at Sandusky, Ohio, June 5, 1782, by the British troops and their savage allies, the Indians, under command of the renegade, Simon Girty . When Robert Agnew came to Western Pennsylvania, he settled first at Cannonsburg, Washington county, but in 1790 moved to Beaver county. His wife was Esther Carnegie, who died in 1792 and is buried at Clinton, Pennsylvania. They had issue and the line of descent is by way of their daughter Sarah.

Wills: H - O Abstracts of Northampton County, PA; 1752-1802
499 MULHOLLEN, Jane Nazareth twn
28-11-1799 - 1-8-1800
mentions Mary McBURNEY
mentions Thomas McBURNEY's dau. Sarah
mentions Thomas McBURNEY's sister
mentions John HUNTERS dau. Jane & Mary
brother John
niece Elizabeth John's dau.
brother William
niece Christian Willian's dau.
brother Daniel
niece Mary Daniel's youndest dau.
sister Sarah
niece Rebecca MAGEE Sarah's dau.
sister Elizabeth
mentions Nancy AGNEW , Mary WILSON
Elizabeth MANDERSON, Hannah DAWSON
ex bro. John MULHOLLEN and James McBURNEY
wit Lettice RALSTON, Maria REE and Mary MOFFERT
" if my brother John should have a dau. called Jane, if not to his daughter Elizabeth"
" if brother Daniel should have a daughter called Jane, if not his dau. Mary"

MULHOLLEN 411 499 534 536
554 647 739 782

MULLEN 720 727

MUNDY 291

MURRY 678

Sources

[S180] DAR Database.
[S47] Ancestral File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (familysearch.org).
[S183] Davidson, Carl.
[S961] .
[S17] A century and a half of Pittsburg and her people, Boucher, John Newton, ([New York] : The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), vol. 1, pp. 438-9, [Q:3].
[S42] Alphabetized listing of those subscribers to the Oaths of Allegiance, Northampton County, Pa., 1777-1784 : (also Oaths of Office, 1789-1804) / prepared by Gaylord Griffiths., Griffiths, Gaylord, (1992).
[S685] Soldiers of the American revolution, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, including Lehigh County, Williams, Richard T., (alphabetically arranged by Richard T. Williams and Mildred C. Williams. 1979).
[S648] Revolutionary War pension application of Robert Agnew.
[S131] Canonsburg Centennial 1802-1902, Ewing, Blaine, LL.B., (Pittsburgh Printing Co., 1903), List of voters, p. 174, [Q:3].
[S592] PA 1790 Census.
[S304] History of Beaver County Pennsylvania in its Centennial Year, Bausman, Joseph Henderson, (New York : Knickerbocker Press, 1904), vol. 2, p. 865, p. 909, [Q:3].
[S17] A century and a half of Pittsburg and her people, Boucher, John Newton, ([New York] : The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), p. 439, [Q:3].
[S649] Revolutionary War Pension Lists.
[S712] Swett, Martina Cooper.