Asa Lawrence
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Asa Lawrence (1737 - 1804)

Capt. Asa Lawrence
Born in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at age 66 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of Americamap
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain Asa Lawrence served with 9th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Asa Lawrence is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A067094.
SAR insignia
Asa Lawrence is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 233808
Rank: Captain

Asa Lawrence was a Captain in the American Revolution, leading a company of minute men on the alarm of April 19, 1775, serving in Col. William Prescott's 9th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment, Col. Jonathan Reed's 6th Middlesex County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and in Col. Poor's regiment. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Asa Lawrence was born on June 14, 1737 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Peleg Lawrence and Ruth Brown. [8] [9]

He married Abigail King daughter of Richard and Elizabeth King of Littleton, Massachusetts, July 27, 1758 at Littleton. [10] [9]

Together they had these children:

  1. Elizabeth Lawrence, bp. Pepperell, 1761.
  2. Rowland Lawrence, b. 1762.
  3. Ephraim Lawrence, b. 1765.
  4. Abigail Lawrence, b. 1767.
  5. Asa Lawrence, b. 1770.
  6. Diadema Lawrence, bp. at Groton, Aug. 30, 1772,[8] d. Oct. 17, 1778.[8][9]
  7. Philomela Lawrence, bp. at Groton, Jan. 1, 1775,[8] d. Aug. 18, 1775.[8][9]
  8. Horatio Lawrence, b. 1778, d. Oct. 28, 1778, age 4m, 16d.[8][9]


He died on January 16, 1804 in Groton.

Buried Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [11]

Tombstone:

Sacred to the Memory of Capt. Asa Lawrence who died Jan. 16, 1804 age 67. [12]

The Bronze Plaque Reads:

Captain Asa Lawrence Capt. Company G, Groton Minute Men April 19, 1775 Captain in Colonel William Prescott's Regiment at Bunker Hill

His widow, Abigail King died June 1829 at Claremont, New Hampshire where she resided with her daughter Agigail, wife of Jacob Dimond. She is buried at Broad Street Cemetery (behind the library) at Claremont, NH.

Asa is a descendant of immigrant John Lawrence who came to Colonial America about 1630: (Asa, Peleg, Eleazer, Peleg, John).


Sources

  1. ↑ DAR
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  3. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  5. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  6. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
  7. ↑ Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
  10. ↑ Records of Littleton, Massachusetts
  11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24036576/asa-lawrence : accessed 03 January 2022), memorial page for Capt Asa Lawrence (14 Jun 1737–16 Jan 1804), Find A Grave: Memorial #24036576, citing Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Diana L. Brace (contributor 46885260) .
  12. ↑ Epitaphs From the Old Burying Ground in Groton, Massachusetts
  • McDowell, Donald Ross. Revolutionary War Historical Article: Captain Asa Lawrence. Liberty Tree and Valley Compatriot Newsletter. September 1966
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-12-31), "Record of Asa Lawrence", Ancestor # A067094.
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-ZD4B : 2 March 2020), Asse Lawrance, 14 Jun 1737; citing Birth, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-GCDX : 19 April 2021), Asa Lawrence and Abigail King, Mar 1757; citing Marriage, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011171.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSZ-M5V : 10 November 2020), Asa Lawrence, 27 Jul 1758; citing Marriage, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-J6GX : 29 November 2018), Asa Lawrence and Abigail King, 27 Jul 1758; citing Marriage, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578571.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-NPKM : 2 March 2020), Asa Lawrence in entry for Philomela Lawrance, 18 Aug 1775; citing Death, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-8DR5 : 2 March 2020), Asa Lawrence in entry for Diadama Lawrance, 18 Oct 1778; citing Death, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-NPK5 : 2 March 2020), Asa Lawrance in entry for Horatio Gates Lawrance, 28 Oct 1778; citing Death, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-GV63 : 20 February 2021), Asa Lawrence, Oct 1778; citing Oct 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-GNRQ : 20 February 2021), Asa Lawrence, Oct 1778; citing Oct 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.




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