Our earliest know Jasper ancestor is Lancelet Jasper, who was born
about 1550 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England, he married Rose Sheppard about 1572 in Redgrave, England. Their children are
William Jasper, b. 6 Feb 1573/74
Anna Jasper, b. 28 Sep 1577
Elizabeth Jasper, b. 8 Oct 1579
Henry Jasper, b. 26 May 1581
Rachel Jasper, b. 5 Aug 1583
Samuel Jasper, b. 2 Feb 1584/85
Jeremiah Jasper, b. 2 Nov 1588
Nathaniel Jasper, b. 24 May 1590
Daniel Jasper, b. 23 Apr 1592
John Lancelet Jasper, b. 11 Feb 1593
John Lancelet Jasper, the son of Lancelet and Rose Sheppard Jasper, was born 11 Feb 1593 in Redgrave, Suffolk, England.
He married Sarah Sheppard and sailed on the ship, "Diligence of Bristol"
to the New World. Their child is
Richard Jasper, b. 1637
Richard Jasper, the son of John Lancelet and Sarah Sheppard was born about 1637 in Richmond, Virginia. He married 1. Elizabeth Clark; 2. Mary ???, abt 1660 in VA and 3. Sarah ??? abt 1680 in VA.
The children of Richard and Mary ??? Jasper are:
Richard Jasper
Mary Jasper, b. abt 1666
The children of Richard and Sarah ??? Jasper are:
Hannah Jasper
Jhonathan Jasper
Samuoll Jasper
Ann Jasper, b. 8 Oct 1682
Richard Jasper, b. 21 Apr 1687
Elizabeth Jasper, b. 1688
Thomas Jasper, b. 2 Oct 1689
Thomas Jasper, the son of Richard and Sarah Jasper,
was born 2 Oct 1689 in Richmond, Virginia and died there in 1748. His will is
found in Will Book 5, page 562 in Richmond County, Virginia dated 1 Jan 1747.
He married 1. Ann Lewis abt 1700 in VA; 2. Sarah Ann Taylor, abt 1711 in VA; and 3. Elizabeth Hammond, abt 1734.
The children of Thomas and Ann Lewis Jasper are:
Thomas Jasper, b. 1705
Mary Jasper, b. 1707
The children of Thomas and Sarah Taylor Jasper are:
Elizabeth Jasper, b. 22 May 1712
Ann Jasper, b. 5 Dec 1714
Richard Taylor Jasper, b. 21 Apr 1717
Simon Jasper, b. 13 Jan 1719/20
John Andrew Jasper, b. 1722
Sarah Jasper, b. 21 Feb 1723
The children of Thomas and Elizabeth Hammond Jasper are:
Thomas Jasper, b. 14 Apr 1735
William Jasper, b. 16 Sep 1737
Daniel Jasper, b. 30 Oct 1739
Ann Jasper, b. 14 Dec 1742
Betty Jasper, b. 3 Nov 1745
John Andrew Jasper, the son of Thomas and Sarah Taylor
Jasper, was born about 1722 in Augusta County, Virginia and died in October
of 1799 in Union County, South Carolina. He married Mary Herndon about 1743 in Virginia. Their children are:
Nicholas Jasper, b. abt 1744
John Jasper, b. abt 1746
Mary E. Jasper, b. abt 1748
Rachel Jasper, b. abt 1754
Elizabeth Jasper, b. abt 1755
William Jasper, b. abt 1757
Hannah Jasper, b. abt 1759
Nancy Jasper, b. abt 1763
Charity Jasper, b. 1 Feb 1765
Abraham Jasper, b. abt 1766
Lydda Jasper, b. abt 1769
Charity Jasper, the daughter of John Andrew and Mary Herndon Jasper, was born 1 Feb 1765 in Spottsylvania County, Virginia and died before 1826. She married John Hames, the son of Charles and Catherine
Krugg Hames, about 1781 in Union County, South Carolina. Their children are:
Polly Hames, married Thomas Cook
daughter Hames, married Chirchwell B. Tucker
Mary Hames, married Timothy Haney
Patti Hames
Rebecca Hames, married Elijah Wade
Charles Hames
John Hames
Thomas Henry Hames
Polly Hames, the daughter of Charity Jasper and John Hames , married Thomas Cook, Jr., the son of Thomas and Ann Cook. Their children are:
Martha Elizabeth Cook, b. 11 Mar 1804
Charity Cook, b. 28 Feb 1811
We feel that Polly and Thomas had other children but as of this writing we
have found no definite proof.
Visit Our Cook Family for more information about these families
This information is from personal research and the help of other researchers who have shared their information with me, including Don Norvell and Caron Withers. Visit Caron's Family Tree Maker Web page
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