Asa Lawrence^{[1, 2]}

1737 - 1804  (66 years)

• Name	Asa Lawrence
  Born	14 Jun 1737	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jan 1804	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts U.S.A.
  Notes	He was the youngest son of Deacon Peleg, and grandson of Major Eleazer. He probably passed his youth and earlier years of his married lif e in Pepperell District, where his father had settled, but previous to the Rewvolution her removed to Groton, where he lived in a house about one mile east of the village. This was the birthplace of most of his children. He and his wife were "receved from Pepperell," 4 Sep 1774 according to the Groton Church Records. He was a Capt in the militia for Groton and marched with his men on 19 Apr 1775, though they did not reach Lexington or Concord in time to be in those battles. They went to Cambridge and guarded that area for awhile. He and his men were at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Asa White and his brother, Francis, were also there, but in Capt. Henry Farwell's unit. His name appears on the "Coat Rolls" along with Asa and Francis White and the others in the two untis from Groton. (Every man who fought was to get a coat as part of their pay with evidence of eight months service.)
  Person ID	I5412	Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree
  Last Modified	18 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Peleg Lawrence,   b. 01 Jun 1701, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Jul 1757, Pepperrell, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Ruth Brown,   b. Abt 1710, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 07 Oct 1757, Pepperrell, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Aft 13 Apr 1728	Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [3]
  Notes	Only the marriage intention was recorded. The actual marriage was not recorded in Stow or Groton. Later records have Peleg's wife's name as Ruth. They were living in Pepperell for most of their marriage.
  Family ID	F1896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail King,   b. 30 Jul 1736, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Jan 1829, Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire U.S.A.  (Age 92 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1757	Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [4]
  Notes	Abigail was from Littleton, MA which is just SE of Groton. They had nine children with four being daughters. Several of their children didn't live to adulthood.
  Children	+ 1. Rowland Lawrence,   b. 25 Mar 1763, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Jun 1812, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts U.S.A.  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	25 May 2010
  Family ID	F1895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S04458] Vital Records of Groton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849: Vol. I - Births, Groton, Town of, (Essex Institute, Salem MA; 1926), Vol. II, page 239. [S04453] History of Groton, Green, Samuel, Vol. I, page 395. [S04570] Stow, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, page 124 (Reliability: 2). [S04505] Historical Sketches of Lawrence Family, Richard M. Lawrence, M.D., (Rand Avery County, Boston, 1888), p. 23. QUAY 1