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Author: Bennett H. Young

Dr. Francis Marion Jasper.

   Dr. Francis Marion Jasper, who died at Cincinnati on the 22nd of June, 1892,
while not a native of Jessamine county, was long one of its most successful
physicians, and his descent entitles him to more than passing notice. His
Revolutionary ancestors came from Wales. His great-grandfather, Abraham Jasper,
was born in Wales in 1728 and settled in Georgetown, South Carolina. From there
he moved to a residence on Cooper river, near Charleston. His oldest son became
a prominent Tory, while his other sons, Nicholas Jasper, John Jasper and William
Jasper, were brave and devoted soldiers in the cause of their country during the
Revolutionary war, having served under General Sumter in North and South Carolina.

   After the Revolutionary war, Nicholas Jasper settled in Pulaski county, Ky.,
and became the father of a large family of brave and patriotic sons. Nicholas
Jasper was born near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1752. Sergt. William Jasper
was the youngest child, born in 1757. He was not quite twenty years old during
the siege of Fort Moultrie, near Charleston, when the flagstaff was broken by a
shot from the British. On seeing the flag thus lowered by a shot, Sergeant
Jasper immediately sprang down and replaced the flag amid a tremendous fire from
the British fleet, commanded by Sir Peter Parker. For his bravery on that
occasion Governor Rutledge, in the presence of the regiment, took his sword from
his side and presented it to Sergeant Jasper. He offered the brave soldier a
commission, which he refused. He was killed in the assault on Savannah, Oct. 7,
1779, when he was not quite twenty-two years of age.

   Capt. Thomas Jasper, who was the father of Dr. Francis Marion Jasper,
represented Pulaski county in the legislature of Kentucky in 1833, '34 and '35,
and when the War of 1812 was declared he enlisted in the company commanded by
Capt. Harry James. He was in the regiment of Colonel Simrall. He was at the
battle of the Thames and fought with splendid courage on that occasion. Dr.
Jasper practiced his profession in Jessamine county more than thirty years. He
answered every known call for life services. He was kind, tender and gentle, and
the question of remuneration affected neither the length nor the ability of his
services. He was one of Jessamine's best citizens.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

A HISTORY OF JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY,
FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO 1898.
By BENNETT H. YOUNG,
PRESIDENT POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; MEMBER FILSON CLUB; MEMBER CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION, 1890; AUTHOR HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF KENTUCKY, OF "BATTLE OF
BLUE LICKS, ETC, ETC.

S. M. DUNCAN, ASSOCIATE AUTHOR.

Every brave and good life out of the past is a treasure which cannot  be
measured in money, and should be preserved with faithfullest care.

LOUISVILLE, KY.: COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING CO., 1898.


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