Asa White^[1]

1760 - 1795  (35 years)

• Name	Asa White  [2]
  Born	08 Jan 1760	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts U.S.A.   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jun 1795	Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.   [4]
  Notes	Asa was a soldier in the Rev War and served as a drummer in the Battle of Bunker Hill at age 16. He had been a Minuteman and had previously marched with his unit from Groton, Ma to Cambridge during the Battle of Lexington-Concord on 19 Apr 1775. He also served as a private for several months after Bunker Hill. He served again as a drummer for 4 months in 1778 and then enlisted in the Spring of 1781 for 3 yrs and served until end of the War part of the time as a private and part as a corporal. Asa, Sarah, and Asa, Jr. then moved to Hartland, VT by 1788, where the other 4 children were born. He was probably trying to find a way to provide for his family as the economy was very poor after the war. There was no land to inherit from his father, and he was a 4th son besides. He probably worked in Hartland, Vt (about 50 miles NW of Groton, and along the Conneticut River) until he could save enough money to buy land somewhere. Asa, Sr. bought land in Mount Holly, VT in Nov 1794 and again in Mar 1795. He bought 60 acres each time. The land was in the area west of Mount Holly and near the foothills of the Green Mountains. They had just moved there when he died, leaving Sarah with 5 small children. He may have died in an accident while clearing his new land as happened quite often. It seems unlikely that he would have moved his wife and 5 young children, if he were suffering from an illness that would cause his death in 3 months. On 3 Jan 1797, Sarah White, widow, was appointed guardian of Asa, John, Sally, Polly, and Francis White, heirs to the estate of Asa White with Jonas Hadley as Executor. The estate was fianlly settled in 1810, with John White as administrator and all but Francis, would have been at least 18, and were able to sign.
  Person ID	I5150	Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas White,   b. 21 Apr 1722, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 26 May 1780, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age > 58 years)
  Mother	Hannah Faulkner,   b. 12 Mar 1726/27, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 May 1780, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 53 years)
  Married	04 Feb 1747/48	Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Notes	Hannah's great grandfather's, Edmund Faulkner and and Francis Dane, who was Abigail Dane's (Hannah's grandmother) father, were among the earliest settlers of Andover, MA which is near Salem. Abigail DANE Faulkner was tried and convicted in the Salem Witch Trial's. She would have been put to death, but was pregnant with Hannah's father, Ammiruhammah, at the time. The Puritans would not put an unborn child to death, so Abigail remained in jail. By the time she had Amniruhamah in Mar. 1693, the witch hysteria had passed. She named him Amniruhamah which is supposed to mean "mercy for my people". Abigail wasn't pardoned until about 7 years later. Amniruhamah married Hannah Ingalls in Andover and Hannah, their first child, was born there. The family moved to Littleton, MA and then to Acton, MA where Amniruhamah had a mill in the south part of the town. Acton is just west of Concord, MA; and was part of Concord until 1735. Hannah's brother, Francis, was a very prominent citizen in Acton and was a Col. in the Revolutionary War. Four of Hannah's & Thomas' sons: Thomas, Ammi, Francis and Asa were Minutemen and marched to the Lexington-Concord area during the first battle with the British on 19 Apr 1775. Francis and Asa also fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
  Family ID	F1799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Moors,   b. 19 Nov 1759, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Dec 1846, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)  [5]
  Married	7 Jan 1785	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Notes	They moved to Hartland, VT sometime just after their son Asa was born in March 1786. Their other four chilldren were born in Hartland. They probably went north to Vermont for a better opportunty to obtain land. The economy was in chaos just after the Revolutionary War, and many went north to Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Asa's father had already sold all his land, and didn't have any property to leave to any of his sons.
  Children	+ 1. Asa White,   b. 7 Feb 1786, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1844, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.  (Age 58 years)   2. John White,   b. 11 Sep 1788, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont ,   d. 06 Jan 1852, Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont U.S.A.  (Age 63 years)   3. Sally White,   b. 28 Jul 1790, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont ,   d. 14 Jan 1867, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)   4. Polly White,   b. 24 Apr 1792, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont   5. Francis White,   b. 25 Jul 1794, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont U.S.A. ,   d. Aft 15 May 1868, Vermont U.S.A.  (Age > 74 years)
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F1800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S04559] American Revolutionary War Pension No, W26792 (Asa White), Widow's Pension Declaration of Sarah Ives, 7 Nov 1844. [S04559] American Revolutionary War Pension No, W26792 (Asa White). [S04456] Groton Church Records - CR1. QUAY 2 [S04558] Rev War Pension file. [S04559] American Revolutionary War Pension No, W26792 (Asa White), Pension Declaration of Sarah Ives. [S04560] Rev War Pension papers, Sarah Moor's Rev War Pension Application. QUAY 2