Jared is not a common name in the United States. Nan Jared Powell set out to discover her heritage. Here are a few things she discovered about the Jared line: Two were Methodist ministers...Moses Alexander, Sr. and James Allison. Thomas Jared had only one son, John Kinchin Jared, born when Thomas was 17. Moses Alexander Jared, Jr. had 2 wives and 20 children. Joseph Jackson Jared was a Revolutionary War hero who fought in Yorktown. Sir Thomas Gerard was a surgeon from Lancastershire, England sent by the House of Burgesses to help set up the first settlement in St. Mary's, Maryland.