First found in Naples, formerly Napoli or Neapolis, formerly capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: M. Agnes, who settled in Virginia in 1652; William Agness, who came to New York, NY in 1823; John Agness, who came to New York, NY in 1835; Eberhard Family Agnes, who arrived in New York in 1842.

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