Egness is a phonetic spelling of the name Agnes in Devonshire dialect.
Bishop's Transcript 1808
from microfilm
West Devon Record Office microfilm of the Bishop's
Transcripts [Sampford Spiney Marriage Registers for the period
1796 - 1813 were in too poor a condition to be microfilmed].
Egness's Surname looks more like either Peller, Pillar or even
Pellew.
Egness is a phonetic spelling of the name Agnes in
Devonshire dialect.