Enoch Agnew (1808 - 1871)

Born 30 Oct 1808 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1871 at age 62 in Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Enoch Agnew was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

Enoch Agnew was born on October 30, 1808 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. His parents were Samuel Andrew Agnew II (~1783 - 1844) and Malinda (Dodson) Agnew (~1790 - 1851).^[1]

Marriage

Enoch married Letitia Simpson Todd (1809 - 1879) on November 22, 1832.^[2]

Occupation

Enoch Agnew was a doctor^[3] and a farmer.^[4]

Residence

• Abbeville County South Carolina in 1850^[3]

• Tippah County, Mississippi in 1860^[4] and in 1870.^[5]

Death

Enoch died on March 2, 1871 in Mississippi aged 62.^[6]

Typescript of the death notice for Dr. Enoch Agnew in Associate Reformed Presbyterian Death & Marriage Notices Volume II: 1866-1888

"Dr. Enoch Agnew died at his residence in Union County, Miss. at 15 minutes after 2 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, March 2nd 1871, in the 63d year of his age. Dr. Agnew was the eldest son of Samuel and Melinda (Dodson) Agnew, and was born in Abbeville District, S. C., October 30th, 1808. He graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina in the spring of 1830 and practiced in his native community. About 1831, he united with the church at Due West, then under the pastoral care of his brother-in-law, Rev. E. E. Pressly. On the 22d of November, 1832, he was united in marriage with Miss Letitia S. Todd, daughter of Andrew Todd of Laurens. In the fall of 1839, he removed to Due West Corner and in conjunction with the practice of his profession, kept the boarding house which had been erected to accommodate the pupils of Clark and Erskine Seminary. After two years, he removed to a residence he had erected in Due West. He gave up the practice of medicine about 1845 and engaged in mercantile business.

In 1852, he removed from Due West to Tippah [now Union] County, Miss. Here he settled in the bounds of Bethany church and the following year was chosen a ruling elder of the Bethany A.R.P. Church."

Slaves

Dr. Enoch Agnew was a slave holder. He purchased slaves from his father's estate in 1845,^[7]

• Darcas
• Marshall
• Bluford
• Mahala

and from his mother's estate after her death in 1851.^[8]

• Wiley

Enoch is listed on the 1850 Slave Schedule in Abbeville County, South Carolina, as owning 27 slaves.^[9]

After moving to Mississippi his son, Samuel A. Agnew, wrote in a journal that listed a number of slaves.^[10][11]

For more information please see the Slaves of Samuel Agnew page and the Slaves of Malinda Agnew page.

Sources

1. ↑ Equity court records, 1791-1875; miscellaneous papers, 1813-1906 [Abbeville, South Carolina]: "Equity court records, 1791-1875; miscellaneous papers, 1813-1906 [Abbeville, South Carolina]"
   Catalog: Equity court records, 1791-1875; miscellaneous papers, 1813-1906 [Abbeville, South Carolina] Equity court records, box 56, no. 3127-3167
   Film number: 008196598 > image 524 of 677
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-5372-G (accessed 26 November 2022)
   • lists Enoch and his siblings
2. ↑ source needed
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1850: "United States Census, 1850"
   Image path: United States Census, 1850 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville county, part of > image 189 of 287; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-69T3-T6J (accessed 26 November 2022)
   • Enoch Agnew 1850

   Enoch Agnew Male 42 South Carolina

   Letitia L Agnew Female 36 Ireland

   Samuel A Agnew Male 16 South Carolina

   Calvin P Agnew Male 14 South Carolina

   James R Agnew Male 12 South Carolina

   Luther M Agnew Male 10 South Carolina

   Mary M Agnew Female 5 South Carolina

   Margaret J Agnew Female 3 South Carolina

   William R Wright Male 22 South Carolina

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1860: "United States Census, 1860"
   Image path: United States Census, 1860 > Mississippi > Tippah > Southern Subdivision > image 43 of 215; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS8-9QW8 (accessed 26 November 2022)
   • Enoch Agnew, 1860.

   Enoch Agnew Male 51 South Carolina

   Latitia S Agnew Female 49 Ireland

   Samuel A Agnew Male 26 South Carolina

   James R Agnew Male 22 South Carolina

   Luther M Agnew Male 19 South Carolina

   Mary M Agnew Female 14 South Carolina

   Margret J Agnew Female 12 South Carolina

   Elemezar E Agnew Male 9 South Carolina

5. ↑ United States Census, 1870: "United States Census, 1870"
   Image path: United States Census, 1870 > Mississippi > Tippah > Township 6 Range 5 > image 12 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZC9-TDC (accessed 26 November 2022)
   • 1870 census Tippah County, Mississippi, p.12 line 5
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/15971506/enoch-agnew : accessed 07 June 2021), memorial page for Dr Enoch Agnew (30 Oct 1808–2 Mar 1871), Find A Grave: Memorial #15971506, citing Old Bethany Cemetery, Baldwyn, Lee County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by LWB (contributor 47422962) .
7. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 004, Packages 61-80 > image 62 of 223
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FDNV-M (accessed 24 November 2022)
   • Slave inventory sale in probate paperwork for Samuel Agnew
8. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous estate papers (Abbeville County, South Carolina), 1782-1958 Probate records, Boxes 123-124, packages 3611-3660
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 123, Packages 3611-3640 > image 18 of 744
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FC9H-N8 (accessed 25 November 2022)
   • 1851 slave probate inventory and sale for Malinda Agnew
9. ↑ United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 : "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   Image path: United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 > South Carolina > Abbeville > Abbeville county > image 131 of 231; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62KH-T1N (accessed 30 November 2022)
10. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/personal/MStippah/agnew_diary.html
    • Black Slave Ancestors Named in the Diary of Samuel A. Agnew, Ripley, Tippah County, MS 1863 - 1864
11. ↑ https://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/agnew/agnew.html
    • DIARY of SAMUEL A. AGNEW, Typed volume IV containing Part of manuscript volume 7B, September 27, 1863--June 30, 1864

    This is one of seven copies made from the original manuscript volumes which were given to the Southern Historical Collection at the Wilson Library of the University of North Carolina by the Agnew family through Mr. S. A. Agnew and Mrs. Janie Agnew Robison. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1957

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/15971506/enoch-agnew : accessed 24 June 2021), memorial page for Dr Enoch Agnew (30 Oct 1808–2 Mar 1871), Find A Grave: Memorial #15971506, citing Old Bethany Cemetery, Baldwyn, Lee County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by LWB (contributor 47422962) .

Acknowledgement

This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.