Brant Agnew1,2

M, #1677, * 31 Dec 1786, + 1858
FatherWilliam Agnew1,2 * 1734, + 13 Oct 1805
MotherMargaret Brant1,2 * 13 Feb 1767, + 17 Mar 1854
Brant Agnew (from Brett Nelson, The Greening of West Branch, pg 203)

Family

Caty Myers * 3 Feb 1786, + Nov 1862
Children
  • John Myers Agnew1 * 28 May 1813, + 6 Nov 1904
  • Margaret Boggett Agnew1 * 20 Aug 1815, + 21 Aug 1895
  • Rebecca Agnew1 * 1817, + c 1835
  • Daniel Agnew1 * c 1820, + c 1843
  • Joseph Boggett Agnew1 * 1823, + Dec 1871
  • Orrin Perry Agnew1 * 1827, + 19 Dec 1914
     Brant Agnew was born on 31 Dec 1786 in Bergen County, New Jersey.1,2 Brant was baptized (DRC) on 20 Jan 1787 at Acquackanonck, Bergen County, New Jersey.2 He married Caty Myers in 18103 She was the daughter of a one of the Hessian soldiers, who surrendered at Yorktown.3 He died in 1858 in Hancock County, Illinois.1
Many letters from the Agnew family have been preserved and transcribed.

He is listed in the following census:
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of Brant Agnew, Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio. Household includes 1 male and 1 female 26-45 (prob. Brant and his wife Caty), 2 males under 10, and 2 females under 10 (prob. his children John Myers, Daniel, Margaret Boggett and Rebecca. Brant, David Agnew and Joseph B. Agnew live next door to each other.4
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Bryant Agnew, Hancock County, Illinois. Household consists of Bryant, his wife Catherine and William Caley (29) and Margaret Misener (21) both born in Ohio.5

Name variants: Bryant Agnew (in the 1850 census.)5

Citations

  1. [S269] Marj Agnew Edlen and Mary Agnew Wilkerson, 2005.
  2. [S278] Arthur C. M. Kelly, Acquackanonk, NJ, pg.75, #1632.
  3. [S332] Brett Nelson, Nelson: West Branch, pg. 202.
  4. [S108] Fed. Census: 1820. Ohio. Butler County. Morgan Township. page 65, line 16 (NARA: M33, Roll 87, Page 65) Household of Brant Ignew.
  5. [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. Illinois. Hancock County. page 383, line 31-34 (NARA: M432, Roll 109, Page 383) Household of Bryant Agnew.