He was a blacksmith. 11 April 1794, he sold to Nicholas Kolp for 150 pounds the 2 lots he inhereited from his father. He was then of Morris County, New Jersey.

In Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey, there lived a Jasper Righter, 1739-1794, who is said to have been born in Roxborough. He served in 1776, as a private in Captain Israel Halsey's company, eastern battalion, Morris County, New Jersey militia. He married in 1769 Elizabeth Hopler, 1749-1809. Two of his descendants became members of the Daughter of the Revolution on the basis of his service. DAR Lineage Book 98, 264,265 and 149, 256,257.

Jasper Righter (1739-1794) in 1776 was a private in Capt. Israel Halsey's company, eastern battalion, Morris County, New Jersey militia. He was born in Roxborough, Pa.; died in Parsippany, N.J.