I'm not sure this will work but here is a link to the item in question:
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

I am looking for Jacob Tear and I would normally translate this "Jas" as short for James but I'm not sure if there is a reason for the "b" to be offset. Can anyone tell me if that means something or might it be Jacob Tear?

Thanks in advance for any help.