Estate Papers - Gideon Pegram

Fall Term - 1853 Rockingham Co., North Carolina

Summation: Fall 1853 - Petition of DANIEL PEGRAM, HENRY J. PEGRAM, WILLIAM CALHOUN & MARTHA ( his wife), and JULIA BARHAM & ELISHA BARHAM (who petition by their guardian, ELIJAH J. PEGRAM)... that GIDEON PEGRAM d. in 1852 intestate leaving your petitioners DANIEL PEGRAM, HENRY J. PEGRAM & MARTHA CALHOUN his only surviving children & JULIA & ELISHA BARHAM (only children of BETSY BARHAM, a deceased daughter of said GIDEON PEGRAM). GIDEON died seized of a tract on Hogan's Creek adjoining lands of CONSTANT ANGEL, ISAAC WILSON & others of 212 acres which was descended to said petitioners. They are also heirs at law of NANCY PEGRAM (a sister of the petitioners, DANIEL, HENRY J. & MARTHA and Aunt of JULIA & ELISHA S.) who died April 1852 seized of land on Hogan's Creek adjoining lands of WM. CALHOUN, WM. PURDEW - 100 acres which also descended to your petitioners. Said petitioners suggest sale of land and distribution to heirs at law.

Abstract is from original loose papers found in N.C. State Archives (C.R. #084.508.30)