The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29
No. 1860.

Mr.. Editor,-1n letter No. 14t7 to
The Dispatch, signed Co." the
writer says Jonathan Gibson settled
In Essex county, Va, and married Miss
Catlett His son, Jonathan Catlett.
first, married Miss Lengliorne; Jonn-
than Cntlett, second. married Susanna
Harrison, and their son. Jonathan Cat
lett Gibson third, married Miss Ball.
and second, Mary Shackleford. daugii-
ter Of Judge John shackleford. Of Gull
pepper, Va. Their son Jonothan Cat
lett, fourth. married Mary George
Shackteford daughter of Judge Henry
Shackleford OF Culpeper, vn. He adds:
susanna Harrison was, think,
granddaughter OF Hon. BENJAMIN IIar-
rlson, OF Brandon"
This is mistake Her antestry
was given In the Baltimore Sun last
spring. by connection OF the family,
who has the family records and access
to the best library In the United States
on genealogy. This writer Is per-
fectly familiar with all the families OF
Virginia Of any consequence. The
writer says: Thomas Harrison (grand-
son Of Burr Harrison, grcat-grandson
OF Cuthbert Harrison) married Ann
Grayson, and had ID Thomas, t2) Will
liam. CD Burr, (i) BENJAMIN. (5) Mary,
(e) Ann married Gillian; (D Susanna,
married Jonothan Cntlett Gibson. and
had Thomas Harrison Gibson, Jona-
than Catlctt Gibson. Ann Grayson Glib
son. and others. These are all named
by their grandfather, Thomas Harrison,
In his will, which Is recorded at War
renton, Va. C,
We had every confidence that our
correspondent &C." was accurate as to
his statements given. or else they
would not have been published.
No. 1851.
Powell,
Please permit me to reply to ques-
Ing Colonel Leven Powell:
Henry Peyton CD. OF Westmoreland
John Peyton, Of "stony HILL" West.
moreland county. Va. He was member
OF the House Of Burgesses. vestryman
OF Oyerwharton and Dettingten parish
Churches.) John Peyton married Ann
May his first wife; the second son OF
Henry (3) was Colonel Valentine Pey-
ton, member OF House of Burgesses.
Justice and vestryman of Overwharton
parish. He married Frances Harrison,
daughter of Captain Thomas Harrison
ca Burgess for four years), son of Burr
Harrison. descendant of Sir Thomas
Colonel Valentine Peyton and Frances
Harrison had:
~ Robert. who married Ann Gufrey.
I'd Francis. who married Fannie
ts.l Colonel Henry. married first,
Ann Thornton: second. Margaret Gala
her, and was the ancestor OF Mrs. Alex
andsr Hugh Holmes Stewart OF staun-
Richmond. Va: Mrs. R. T. w. Duke,
and Mrs. Gibson. wife OF Bishop Glib
son Of Virginia.
4.) Craven Peyton, married Ann
Harrison. daughter OF Burr Harrison;
Eleanor, the sixth child Of Colonel
Valentine Peyton and Frances Harri-
son. married William Powell. OF Ac.
comac county. Md; they had three chill.
dren:
(1.) William. had son. william; Ma
thaniel. Lucas and Courtney.
(2.) Peyton Powell who married and
went to Alabama and was lieutenant
(a.) Leven Powell, colonel In Revolu-
rison. daughter OF Colonel Burr Har-
rison and his wife Ann Barnes.
Colonel Leven Powell had:
81 William, married Sarah Green.
CD Burr, married Catherine Brooke
CD Leven, Jr. married Elizabeth
(4.) cuthbert married Catherine
Stmms.
(5) Alfred. married ,dney Thruston.
CO. Sarah, married William Chiffon
(7) Harrison.
(S.) Emily. died in childhood.
A biography Of Colonel 14even Powell
has been published by his grandson
DR.. Robert Conrad Powell. IL"
mo. 1862
Mayo.
Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir.-Will you kindly answer the fol-
lowing questions In the Sunday col
umn Of The Times-Dispatch?