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This Indenture, made this fourth day of September in the
year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and nine,
Between John Warren of the County of ____ and State of Ohio
of the one part and Gideon Pegram of the County of Guilford
and State of North Carolina of the other part: Witnesseth,
That the said John Warren for and in consideration of
the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current of the
United States of America to him the said John Warren in hand
paid, at or before the sealing and delivery of these
presents by the said Gideon Pegram , the receipt whereof he
the said John Warren doth hereby acknowledge and thereby
exonerate and acquit the said Gideon Pegram his heirs and
assigns - He the said John Warren by these presents hath
given, granted, bargained, sold , aliened, enfeoffed,
confirmed and set over unto the said Gideon Pegram, his
Heirs, Executors and admr. or assigns. A certain tract or
parcel of land situate, lying & being in the County of
Rockingham and State of North Carolina, and in the west fork
of upper Hogans Creek, Bounded as follows,
Beginning at Ezekiel Bowen's corner black oak saplin,
on the North side of a ridge, running thense South one
hundred and fifty poles to a _____, thence West three
hundred and twenty poles to a _____, thence North one
hundred and fifty poles to a black oak in a flatt, thence
East crossing said creek and a branch three hundred and
twenty poles to the first station. Containing three hundred
acres of land be the same more or less. Together with all
the improvements reversions, remainders, rents, and profits,
also all the estate, right, title, interest, property claim
and demand, whatsoever, of, in, and to the said tract of
land and premises, and every part thereof with the
appurtenances thereunto belonging ,
To have and to hold to the said Gideon Pegram his Heirs and
assigns forever, to his and their only proper use, benefit
and behoof, forever. And the said John Warren doth
furthermore for himself, his Heirs, Executors and assigns,
by these presents, Warrant and forever defend unto the said
Gideon Pegram, his heirs and assigns, the above Bargained
Premises forever, against the claim or claims of him the
said John Warren, his heirs or assigns, whatever claiming by
from or under him the said John Warren, his heirs or
assigns, or any of them. In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this day and year above written.
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us
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John Pegram
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John X Warren
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Cornelius Cook
James Clark
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State of North Carolina
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August session 1816
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County of Rockingham
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The Execution of the within deed from John Warren to
Gideon Pegram was duly proved in open Courth by the Oath of
John Pegram, and on motion ordered to be recorded.
R O
Galloway C.C
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NOTE: I typed this in full simply because it is land
acquired by Gideon Pegram who is the ancestor of so many of
the Pegram family still residing in Rockingham County, N.C.
The John Pegram who is shown as a witness on this Deed is
John Pegram, son of George Pegram, Sr. Who died in Warren
County, N.C. in 1825 and is named in his Will. John came
with his uncles Daniel Pegram (3) and Edward Pegram to the
Guilford, Rockingham area about 1795. We have no written
proof that Gideon was the son of Daniel (3) but there can
really be no doubt. We have another Deed executed by either
Daniel (3) or his son (Daniel (4) before they left Guilford
County, N.C. in about 1825 (see index above). By
elimination, Gideon was too old to be a son of John Pegram
(his cousin) and he is not named in the estate papers of
Edward Pegram (his uncle) in Guilford County, N.C. This
leaves ONLY Daniel Pegram (3) as a possible choice for his
father. Unfortunately, since Daniel Pegram (3) his father
apparently died shortly thereafter and we have no written proof. One
explanation for the fact that Daniel (3) apparently left no
Will is that he had sold all his land in Warren Co., N.C. by
1808 and then sold his small Rockingham Co., N.C. tract to
his son, Gideon Pegram. It is even possible that Daniel (3)
never left Rockingham Co., N.C. He would have been quite old
at this time and we know we find his widow, Agnes (Jones)
Pegram living beside her son in 1830.
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