GIBBONS & THOMPSON FAMILY HISTORY 2007 In 1833 Rebecca & Gilbert
were young slaves on the Retreat Plantation located in Jefferson
County west of Louisville Georgia up the Georgetown Road towards
Fennís Bridge at that time Gilbert was valued at 187.50 and
Rebecca was valued at 100.00. Gilbert (born 1817) and Rebecca
married around 1840 had 11 children but according to the 1900
Federal Census Report only 7 was recorded as being alive. Their
children are:David, Rosilla, Paul, Flora, Jerry, Jack,
Pompey,Nancy, and twins Mary & Martha. The Retreat Plantation
was originally owned by Barrack Gibbons who later willed it to
his nephew, Alexander Telfair. Telfair, had a very bad
reputation in the county for mistreatment of his slaves.
Although Telfair, was an absentee land owner, he hired as
overseer Elisha Cain, who managed his property for over 25
years. After the death of Alexander Telfair, the Retreat
Plantation was willed to his sisters Mary and Margaret Telfair,
who allowed a family member, W.B. Hodgson to assume