Gibbons family.

Thomas Gibbons from Savannah, Georgia was a loyalist during the American Revolution. After the war, he opened a lucrative law practice in Savannah, in addition to running the family plantation. He entered politics in 1791 and was elected mayor of Savannah, then became a federal judge for the Georgia district. In the early 1800s, Gibbons bought a summer estate in Elizabeth, New Jersey. William Gibbons, Thomas Gibbons' son, assisted his father with the family businesses. In 1832, he bought land and built a mansion in Madison, New Jersey. His son, William Heyward Gibbons, resided in Savannah, Georgia where he ran family businesses after his father's death.

From the description of Gibbons family papers, 1811-1856. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53893982