SECOND GENERATION

8. Charity HARTON ⁽¹⁾ was born in 1752 in Bute Co., NC. She died after 1823 in Warren Co., NC.

Gideon PEGRAM ⁽¹⁾ (son of Daniel PEGRAM and Frances MACON) was born in 1750. He died in 1823 in Warren Co., NC. Gideon Pegram filed a guardian account for the orphans of John Harton Feb Court 1808--the year Daniel came of age. The record is on file in the NC State Archives, Raleigh. He was appointed Guardian to Daniel at the August Court in 1801 and paid bond for 1000 pds to Wyatt Hawkins, Dudley Clanton, and Gideon H. Macon, Justices. Security: Burwell Harton Witness Wm Robards.
p. 417 of VolII Warren Co., NC Records of Estates has the will of Gideon Pegram proved at the Nov Ct. in 1823 byCharity Pegram, executrix.
Gideon Harton chose Burwell Harton as his guardian at August Ct. 1804.
Will Book 25 P 226 has Gideon's Will. To his daughter Patsy Nicholson left land "bought of Gideon Harton and Thomas Harton formerly the lands of John Harton. To granddaughter Martha A. Vaughn after death of Charity lands beginning at George Pegram's at the head of Mirey Branch down to Hobquarter Creek also one feather bed and good furniture
Gideon fought in the Revolution and (I guess) was married when he returned from the war. Charity HARTON and Gideon PEGRAM had the following children:

+31 i. Patsey (Martha) PEGRAM.
32 ii. Elizabeth PEGRAM⁽¹⁾ was born in 1785.

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