+10 i.
Daniel HARTON.
+11 ii.
Gideon HARTON.
+12 iii.
John P. HARTON.
+13 iv.
Thomas HARTON.2. John HARTON
(1) was born in 1760 in Warren County, North Carolina. He died in
1794 in Warren County, North Carolina.
John was witness to the will of Thomas Bell, his uncle, 26 May 1782--Warren Co.,
Will Book 3. along with John Colclough, Jesse Bell, and Daniel Pegram
In Deed Book 12, p 287 there is a record of John Harton buying land from Mary
Bell and later getting clearance from Montfort Bell, son of Thomas Bell, Jr.
The date was Jan 1793 and the record shows Mary Bell, Thomas Bell, John Bell,
William Bell, and Montfort Bell selling 200 acres to John Harton for 72 pounds
VA money. Land willed to said Bells by Thomas Bell dec'd, lying on Hubquarter's
Creek.. Beginning at the mouth of Plant Patch branch thence up the sd branch
to a hickory, John Harton's cornerthence to Henry Jones;s line then to branch
called barn branch, thence down the sd branch to the creek then up the creek
to the mouth of plant patch branch the beginning being the land whereon the sd
Thos Bell decd formerly lived. Witnessed by Geo Nicholson, Burwell Harton and
Gideon Pegram. ( This land adjoined the land Sarah (Salley) Pegram was willed
by her father Daniel.)
The Inventory of John Harton dec'd 18 Nov 1794 taken by Danl Pegram adm.
Viz 32 dollars 7 crowns.
l waggon, 6 horses, fore waggon wheels 6 head black cattle 32 head hoges about
10 barrels corn 4 beds furniture 3 chests 1 case bottles 2 juggs some small bottle
and 8 earth basons 4 butter potts 5 earthern plates 3 delf bowles 1 chm pot 1/2
doz cups , saucers, a few cups of another sett 3 glass tumblers 1 salt stand
1 wine glass 1 mugg 3 pewter dishes 2 basons 5 plates 6 spoons 1 divided 1 copper
coffee pot 1 quart measure 1 pint 1 half gallon tin measure 1 pr sad irons 1
gun 4 iron pots 1 dutch over 1 skillet 1 frying pann 1 pr stillards 4 plow hoes
2 weeding ditto, 3 axes 1 band saw 4 small pecks 1 man's saddle and bridle 1
woman's ditto 4 casks 2 washing tubs 2 piggins 1 bucket 5 horse beltrs one looking
gladd 1 table 2 spinning wheels 1 flax ditto 3 pr cards 4 chairs 1 cradle 2 small
trunks 1 hose 2 sets of rasons 2 strops 1 shaving box 3 tumblers 1 gunn a few
books 6 sides of leather 2 raw hides.
29 Aug 1804 John Harton, orphan of John Harton aged about 13 to be apprenticed
to Gideon Pegram till age 21.(p 243 Book 12) On 244 Thomas was also apprenticed
to Gideon to "learn the art of being a planter" He was 11.
p 327 of Book 13 Gideon aged 18 the 21 of April next apprenticed to John Sims
of Warren Co to stay until age 21 "art of using tools and also to teach
him to read and write."
He was married to Sarah PEGRAM (daughter of
Daniel PEGRAM and Frances MACON) on 9 Nov 1780 in Warren
County, North Carolina. Sarah PEGRAM
(1) was born in 1760 in Warren County, North Carolina. She died in
1800 in Warren County, North Carolina. John HARTON and Sarah PEGRAM had the
following children:
+10 i.
Daniel HARTON.
+11 ii.
Gideon HARTON.
+12 iii.
John P. HARTON.
+13 iv.
Thomas HARTON.