Gilbert (Tennessee)

Gilbert (c. 1785 – August 28, 1827) was an American man enslaved by Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States.

One of the affiants in the case of his death described him as a man of "strong sense and determined character.

[2] In 1804, John Coffee placed a runaway slave ad seeking his return in the newspaper: "50 DOLLARS REWARD RAN AWAY from the plantation of Gen. Andrew Jackson...in Franklin County (Ala.)...Gilbert, a negro man, about 35 or 40 years of age, very black and fleshy, with a full round face, has a scar on one of his cheeks, but not recollected which...JOHN COFFEE".

"In the course of being brought before the other slaves, Gilbert slipped the ropes that bound his hands.

[1] Two Tennessee grand juries declined to indict Walton for either murder or manslaughter.