sentences:  Jasper was killed during the Siege of Savannah in 1779.Jasper County's twin county, Newton County, was named after Jasper's friend and comrade, John Newton.A state legislature act dated 29 January 1839 caused the consolidation of Jasper and Newton, with Jasper retaining the name, and Newton (for the time being) being erased, and the consolidated area being seated at the Falls of the Iroquois River, with the name of Newton (the community's name was changed to Rensselaer in 1844).