Howell Sasser-Your message on John Sasser of Essex Co. 19 Aug 1998 I'm a little late getting on this- I've been on vacation. I would also love a hard copy and would be happy to reimburse any expenses- just let me know what the cost is and I will send it! Thanks Patricia Sasser Nilssen nilssen@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Howell C. Sasser <100421.2511@compuserve.com> To: SASSER-L@rootsweb.com <SASSER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 24 August 1998 10:25pm Subject: [SASSER-L] Sasser, John [Essex Co.] > > >-------------Forwarded Message----------------- > >From: Howell C. Sasser, >To: INTERNET:woodham@leo.infi.net, INTERNET:woodham@leo.infi.net > >Date: 19/08/98 08:11 PM > >RE: Sasser, John [Essex Co.] > >Dear Cousin, > >Here is what I have found so far in the Essex records: > >With the reference to John Sasser in P.W. Coldham's book, Bonded Passengers >to America, vol 4: Home Counties, 1655-1755, as a starting point, the trail >led to the British government Treasury records which are held in the Public >Records Office in London (Money Warrants), which were issued to those who >organized the shipping and transportation of prisoners, usually listing the >names of individual convicts up to the year 1744. From that source it was >learned that John Sasser was one of 100 prisoners transported on the shop >Justitia, seven of whom were from Essex. > > Treasury Money Book, 25 May 1742 to 26 June 1745 > Public Record Office ref: T53 41 > > fol 228: List of Transports from the Home Circuit after Lent >Assizes 1742 from Essex: John Sasser (and six others listed) Records show >that John Sasser was sent to Gravesend, Kent to be put aboard the Justitia >under the command of Captain Barnet Bond. > > Essex Assize Sessions, 28 July 1742 (Midsummer) at Chelmsford > Public Record Office ref: ASSI 94 689 > > List of Persons now in His Majesty's goal at Chelmford: John >Sasser: committed 26 April 1742 by Chas Smith, Wm Kingsman and Wm Dawtrey >Esqs. and charged upon oath of Thomas Howlett on suspicion of stealing a >mare the property of William Royse." John Sasser was tried on 28 July >1742 and found guilty of the crime. "Above prisoner, John Sasser, attained >at the last Assizes by virtue of the late Act of Parliament and pursuant >to HM's pleasure signified by the Lord Carteret, one of his principal >secretaries of state, is ordered by the Court to be transported to some of >HM's colonies and plantations in America for the term of 14 years." > >In evidence given, John Sasser was decribed as a labourer of the parish of >Rawreth in the south of Essex. A check of the records of the parish or >Rawreth revealed no information about any Sasser. >An examination was undertaken of the registers of parishes adjoining or >close to Rawreth and some information on Sassers was discovered in the >parish of Rayleigh, which adjoins Rawreth on the south-east. However, >these Sassers records (baptisms, marriages) were in the mid 1700's >A check of the parish of Great Burstead, which lies about 7 miles west of >Rawreth was more productive. > >Great Burstead, Essex > >Baptisms: > >10 Feb 1693 Thomas son of John and Hannah Sassa >5 Nov 1696 John son of John and Hannah Sassa >23 Jul 1712 John son of Bernard and Mary Sasser >15 Apr 1714 Bernard son of Bernard Sasser >20 Apr 1714 Bernard son of Bernard and Mary Sasser > (there are more Sasser Baptisms, but later in the 1700,s) > >Marriages > >25 Oct 1711 Bernard Sasser and Mary Lewin, both single person of this >parish > >Burials: > >25 Apr 1694 Mrs Sassa (?) nurses child >24 Apr 1706 William Sasser >24 Mar 1709 Hannah Sasser wife of John Sasser > (there are more burials but most later in the 1700's) > >It is interesting to note that the name Sasser suddenly appears in the >register of the parish of Great Burstead in the late 17th century, with no >records before about 1685. It is as if they were suddenly there, which may >indicate that they may have move to Great Burstead from some other area of >Essex. One good indicator of this is the fact that IGI records reveal >information about a Sasser in the north of Essex in the late 16th century. >On 30 June 1594 Parnell son of Thomas Saser was baptised at Mistley, in the >far north-east corner of Essex, a considerble distance from Rawreth. Is it >possible that the Sassers originated in the north of Essex and moved south >in the late 17th century? Is it also possible that some of these Essex >Sassers took passage to the colonies during the same time period (mid to >late 17th century). That is my next project: to search the records of >ships leaving ports on the east and south coast of England to try to >identify Sasser names if they exist. If they were in America they had to >come over by ship and with a bit of luck we can find the ship. I am also >undertaking research to try to trace the movements of Sassers within Essex. > >I'll keep you posted. My research on this matter in in hard copy. If you >would like the complete record (the above is only the highlights) let me >know and I can mail a copy to you. > >Regards from Howell Sasser of Porto > > >==== SASSER Mailing List ==== >William Pickney Sasser: b. Dec 8th, 1811 d. Jan 11th 1858 may be seen at >http://www.hom.net/~rsasser/ > > >A cousin's home page http://www.isource.net/~ralph/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >