Jasper Laughlin 1648-c1718
Jasper was the son of Jasper Laflin and his wife Mary and was baptised in Edwardstone in August 1648.
Bridget c.1640-1673
mar(1)c1670
Jasper Laughflyn |-Jonathan Laflyn 1687-1761. moved to Ringshall.
1648 -c1718 |-Maria Laflyn buried Hitcham 1691
mar(2)c.1680 ---------|-Benjamin Laughlin 1694-1752 moved to Wetheringsett
Dorothy c1660-? |-Abraham Laughlin bap 1696 at Bildeston.
|-Thomas Laflyn buried 1704 Hitcham.
0n 24th August 1673, Bridget, wife of Jasper Laufland was buried
in Edwardstone. If she were the wife of the Jasper Laflin baptised there in 1648,
then they were probably married some time after 1668, but the record has not yet
been found. After his wife's death, he probably married again and moved to Hitcham
and later to Bildesdon. No Laflins have been found in the Hearth Tax of 1674, but
they would have been able to claim exemption if their income was low enough.
On 9th January 1687/8, Jonathan son of Jasper Laflyn was baptised in Hitcham and
on 28th November 1691 Maria Laflyn was buried there. She may have been a daughter
of Jasper whose baptism has yet to be found. On 23rd June 1694, Benjamin son of
Jasper and Dorothy Laughlin was baptised in Bildesdon and on 25th November 1696,
his brother Abraham was baptised there. On 5th October 1704, Thomas, son of Jasper
Laflyn, was buried in Hitcham, suggesting that the family had returned there. There
is no indication of what happened to either Jasper or Dorothy after this, but he
might have died around 1718 at the age of 70.
A Jonathan Laflin appeared in Ringshall in 1715 and is assumed to be Jasper's son.
Similarly for the “Benjamin Laffley” who appeared in Wetheringsett in 1723. No
further reference to his son Abraham, baptised in Bildesdon in 1696, has been found.
Sources for this family.
Parish Registers for Edwardstone, Hitcham and Bildeston - all available
in Ipswich Record Office.
Hearth Tax of1674.
Page maintained by Susan Laflin. Last updated in December 2007.