Asa
Williams
Born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Williams
and Lydia (Longbottom) Williams
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Shepard) Williams
— married
1 Jun 1780 (to 27 Apr 1814) in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Husband of
Prudence (Pease) Williams
— married
16 May 1816 in Somers, Connecticut, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Lydia (Williams) Lamb and Hannah (Williams) Dickinson
Died
at age 77
in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2021
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Biography
Private Asa Williams served with Connecticut Line during the American Revolution.
Asa Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125874.
Asa Williams, son of Elijah Williams and Lydia (Longbottom) Williams, was born on 2 March 1757.[1][2]
He married Hannah Shepard on 1 June 1780 at Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut.[3][2]
He married Prudence Pease on 16 May 1816 at Somers, Connecticut.[4][2]
Asa died on 16 June 1834 at Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts[5] and was buried at West Cemetery, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts. His memorial has photos and links to those of family members.[2]
Asa wrote his will on 30 April 1834 Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts. He identified his wife Prudence, and children: daughter Lydia Lamb, son Daniel Williams, heirs of my daughter Betsey Tucker, daughter Philey Leonard, son Elijah Williams, son Asa Williams and daughter Hannah S. Williams.[6]
Sources
- ↑ The Bottum (Longbottom) family album Page 20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave: Memorial #129676245 Asa Williams Sr.
- ↑ Asa Williams Early Connecticut Marriages
- ↑ Asa Williams Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
- ↑ Mr Asa Williams Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- ↑ Asa Williams Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Asa by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Asa:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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