Newspaper Heraldry: Gibson

Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, Va)
22 December 1907

GIBSON (No. 1456)

The following is sent us in reply to the Gibson article (1417):

"Susannah Harrison was the great-granddaughter of Burr Harrison, of Prince William county, Va. born 1637. Her grandfather was Captain Thomas Harrison, born 1665, and her father was Thomas Harrison, who married Ann Grayson, of Fauquier county. Captain Thomas was sheriff of Price William and a Burgess, 1788-89.

"His children as mentioned by will 1773, recorded at Warrenton, Fauquier county, Va. were: William, Thomas, Burr, Benjamin, Susannah, the wife of Jonathan Gibson; Mary, wife of Chandler Fowke, and Mrs. Ann Gilliam. His grandchildren were: Burr and Lucy, of his son William; Benjamin, son of Burr; Thomas H. Gibson, John and Jonathan Catlett Gibson, Ann Grayson Gibson; Ann Harrison Fowke, Thos. Harrison Fowke, and John Gilliam. A note states that the wife of Thomas was Ann (Ann Grayson?) but she died before the will of 1773. I can produce no authority. The eldest son, William, by his wife Jane, had three children j--Wm. Jr. who died unmarried, 1791 and left his estate to be divided between  his brother, Burr and his sister, Lucy Mallory (late Lucy Harrison).

Washington, D.C.
F. H."