"Thomas powell jr married a granddaughter of william gibson. her namew as mary.
her mother was elizabeth gibson but we do not know who she married sow e dont know marys last name. most records refer to her as marygibson w hich is probably incorrect. Many researchers claim thomaspowell jr and m ary as their ancestor."
Court records of Essex Co, VA, state Mary was married to a John Powellb efore 3/25/1725.
The genealogy page of Leslie Howard clarifies the above statement:
Wiatt, Mary
Death : 1754 Caroline County, VA
Gender: Female
Parents:
Father: Wiatt, Richard
Mother: Gibson, Elizabeth
Family:
Spouse:
Powell, Thomas
Birth : BET. 1675 - 1680 probably Old Rappahannock Co., VA
Death : 1739 Caroline County, VA
Gender: Male
Mary's will was offered for probate by Edward Ware and MillicentPowell a s executors. It was proved by John Regan who swore that hesaw Catheri ne Regan and Mourning Barksdale witness the will.
