William Howell Pegram

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[Nola Pegram Duffy]

The home of W. H. Pegram in Durham, North Carolina was listed on North Carolina Registry of Historical places on November 29, 1979.

Pegram Hall was named after the family of William Howell Pegram who was the first professor of chemistry at old Trinity College which became Duke University. He was married to Annie Craven whose father was the founder of Trinity College when it was located near present day High Point, NC. William Howell Pegram had 3 sons and 3 daughters. The daughters all went on to become professors of chemistry and or math at Woman's College of UNC at Greensboro. None of the daughters married and after retirement they moved back to their father's home, which was located on the present site of Pegram Hall and they devoted the rest of their lives to working on various projects at Duke and left their estates to Duke University.

One son, George Braxton Pegram, went on to become a noted physicist and head of the physics department at Columbia. He also became head of the Atomic Energy Commission under Dwight Eisenhower.

There is a special collection of the papers of the Craven-Pegram family located in the library at Duke.

William married Emma Lenora Craven about 1869. Emma was born on 4 Dec 1845; died on 4 Jan 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Howell Pegram, Jr. was born in May 1895; died in Mar 1972 in Houston, Texas.
2. Irene Craven Pegram was born in Apr 1893 in Trinity, Randolph Co., North Carolina.
3. John Edward Pegram was born on 4 Sep 1880 in Trinity, Randolph Co., North Carolina; died on 9 Jul 1951 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.
4. Annie McKinney Pegram was born on 18 Aug 1878 in Randolph Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Apr 1966 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.
5. George Braxton Pegram was born on 24 Oct 1876 in Trinity, Randolph Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Aug 1958 in Swathmore, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.

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Served as chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter of Harnett County, 1855 (the first elected county official in Harnett Co.)

[1880 Census]

Census Place: Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254967 National Archives Film T9-0967 Page 80B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
George W. PEGRAM Self M W W 70 NC
Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: NC
Chloe H. PEGRAM Dau F S W 34 NC
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Sarah E. PEGRAM Dau F S W 30 NC
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Mary C. PEGRAM Dau F S W 25 NC
Occ: Teaching School Fa: NC Mo: NC
Jesse O QUINN Other M S W 18 NC
Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC
[Mark Johnson]

This Indenture made this 15th day of September A. D. 1855 Between Alexander Morrison of the County of Harnett and State of North Carolina of the one part and George W. Pegram, Chairman of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth: That for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents He the said Morrison hath given granted bargained, sold, conveyed delivered and forever set over unto the said George W. Pegram Chairman and his successor in office for the use and benefit of the County of Harnett as a part of the County Seat, a certain tract or parcel of Land situate lying and being in the County aforesaid near the Village of Summerville and bounded as follows Viz: Beginning at a stake & Black jack supposed to be the corner of an old 100 acre survey Known as the Buie Land, thence South 66 E 7.45 chains to a stake - thence North 78 E 7.45 chains to a stake, thence North 24 E 4.72 chains, thence direct ot the Beginning Containing by Estimation fourteen acres. The rights and title of said land is hereby warranted and defended to the said Chairman his successors in office from and against him the said Morrison his heirs or any other person claiming under him or them provided the said lands are included within the county or the lines of the Town of Toomar or County Seat of Harnett and provided further that the act creating the county of Harnett be not repealed or the County Seat changed. In that event the right and title of said Lands will revert to him the said Morrison his heirs & etc In witness whereof he hereunto sets his hand and seal this day and year above written.

George married Sarah Elizabeth McKinney on 1 Mar 1841 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Unknown McKinney) was born in Oct 1812 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 25 Oct 1856 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Cokesbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Nola Pegram Duffy]

1790
William Pegram appears on the tax rolls of Warren Co., NC. Since all the other Pegrams of
Warren Co. are accounted for through the Will of Daniel Pegram, the ONLY father of William who is known to be alive at that time is indeed this John Pegram and he would be the right age. Wm. did have children on the 1790 census and later court records do reflect a Peter in Warren Co. who apparently died without issue since there are no Pegrams in the country that we can not otherwise account for.

I do want you to know that there is NO question that we are all descendants of George Pegram of Virginia.

William married Tilitha Ann Stephenson on 2 Dec 1808 in Wake Co., North Carolina. Tilitha (daughter of David Stephenson and Charity Pearson) was born in 1775 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1871 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Pegram Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Nola Pegram Duffy]

In 1850 Tillitha(Tabitha) is living with her son Stephen and is shown as age 75. He son George is living a few houses away.

John married Elizabeth Richardson about 1753. Elizabeth was born about 1734 in James City Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Charity Pearson. Charity was born about 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]