From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;
ASA HARRIS, son of William and Deborah Harris
Born: 1762
Died: March 18, 1855 aged 75 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Married: RACHEL PARR
Born: 1758
Died: July 4, 1840 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Service: The name of Asa Harris appears in "Manuscript of the Colony and State of New York in the Revolutionary War" on file in this department, Vol. 20, Folio 156, as follows: We the subscribers belonging to the class of Samuel Hull, Superintendent in Col. William Whitney's regiment of militia, being a majority of said class, do hereby grant and transfer to Asa Harris his heirs and assigns forever all right, title and interest of the said class to and in the annexed certificate of Two Hundred Acres.
Remarks: Asa Harris and his wife are buried in the Hillside Cemetery in the town of Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. His children were:
Foshet, m. Penelope Austin;
Asa, m. Relief Mix;
Leonard, m. Lucinda Thompson, m. 2nd., Eunice;
Rachel, b. August 9, 1740 (??)m m. Otis Loomis;
Amanda, m. Riley Andrus;
Morgan, m. Jane Roof, m. 2nd., Lizzie;
Phila, m. Horace Loomis;
Deborah, m. Alpheus Colburn;
Melinda, m. John Clintman;
Arnold, m. Lucinda Grainger.
Nat. No. 20010, Ancestor of Mrs. Martha Clark Thompson, NAT. No. 85552
Found at the DAR free search site;
DAR# A051522
Service: CT, NH
Rank: Private, Marines
Birth: 1/26/1763 Woodstock, Windham, CT
Death: 3/17/1835 Champion, Jefferson, NY
Pension: S*W19667
Service Source: S*W19667
Service Description: Pvt, Capt Durkee; Mar On 'Dean' Capt. Hinman, Sol, Col. Fletcher.
Spouse: Rachel Farr
A link from 47305175 with more information about his service;
In 1779 at the age of 16 Asa Harris of Woodstock, CT
enlisted in the Army serving under Capt. Durkes, Col. Wells. He worked on the Fort in Groton, CT and later in New London and Fairfield,CT.140 He later served as a marine on board the gunship Dean, a priveteer. Soon after this he removed to Chesterfield, NH and in 1782 he enlisted again and marched to Castleton, VT. After the Revolution he lived in the State of Vermont, Hebron, Washington Co. NY, Herkimer, Herkimer Co. NY and Champion, Jefferson Co NY.
ASA HARRIS, son of William and Deborah Harris
Born: 1762
Died: March 18, 1855 aged 75 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Married: RACHEL PARR
Born: 1758
Died: July 4, 1840 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Service: The name of Asa Harris appears in "Manuscript of the Colony and State of New York in the Revolutionary War" on file in this department, Vol. 20, Folio 156, as follows: We the subscribers belonging to the class of Samuel Hull, Superintendent in Col. William Whitney's regiment of militia, being a majority of said class, do hereby grant and transfer to Asa Harris his heirs and assigns forever all right, title and interest of the said class to and in the annexed certificate of Two Hundred Acres.
Remarks: Asa Harris and his wife are buried in the Hillside Cemetery in the town of Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. His children were:
Foshet, m. Penelope Austin;
Asa, m. Relief Mix;
Leonard, m. Lucinda Thompson, m. 2nd., Eunice;
Rachel, b. August 9, 1740 (??)m m. Otis Loomis;
Amanda, m. Riley Andrus;
Morgan, m. Jane Roof, m. 2nd., Lizzie;
Phila, m. Horace Loomis;
Deborah, m. Alpheus Colburn;
Melinda, m. John Clintman;
Arnold, m. Lucinda Grainger.
Nat. No. 20010, Ancestor of Mrs. Martha Clark Thompson, NAT. No. 85552
Found at the DAR free search site;
DAR# A051522
Service: CT, NH
Rank: Private, Marines
Birth: 1/26/1763 Woodstock, Windham, CT
Death: 3/17/1835 Champion, Jefferson, NY
Pension: S*W19667
Service Source: S*W19667
Service Description: Pvt, Capt Durkee; Mar On 'Dean' Capt. Hinman, Sol, Col. Fletcher.
Spouse: Rachel Farr
A link from 47305175 with more information about his service;
In 1779 at the age of 16 Asa Harris of Woodstock, CT
enlisted in the Army serving under Capt. Durkes, Col. Wells. He worked on the Fort in Groton, CT and later in New London and Fairfield,CT.140 He later served as a marine on board the gunship Dean, a priveteer. Soon after this he removed to Chesterfield, NH and in 1782 he enlisted again and marched to Castleton, VT. After the Revolution he lived in the State of Vermont, Hebron, Washington Co. NY, Herkimer, Herkimer Co. NY and Champion, Jefferson Co NY.
From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;
ASA HARRIS, son of William and Deborah Harris
Born: 1762
Died: March 18, 1855 aged 75 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Married: RACHEL PARR
Born: 1758
Died: July 4, 1840 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Service: The name of Asa Harris appears in "Manuscript of the Colony and State of New York in the Revolutionary War" on file in this department, Vol. 20, Folio 156, as follows: We the subscribers belonging to the class of Samuel Hull, Superintendent in Col. William Whitney's regiment of militia, being a majority of said class, do hereby grant and transfer to Asa Harris his heirs and assigns forever all right, title and interest of the said class to and in the annexed certificate of Two Hundred Acres.
Remarks: Asa Harris and his wife are buried in the Hillside Cemetery in the town of Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. His children were:
Foshet, m. Penelope Austin;
Asa, m. Relief Mix;
Leonard, m. Lucinda Thompson, m. 2nd., Eunice;
Rachel, b. August 9, 1740 (??)m m. Otis Loomis;
Amanda, m. Riley Andrus;
Morgan, m. Jane Roof, m. 2nd., Lizzie;
Phila, m. Horace Loomis;
Deborah, m. Alpheus Colburn;
Melinda, m. John Clintman;
Arnold, m. Lucinda Grainger.
Nat. No. 20010, Ancestor of Mrs. Martha Clark Thompson, NAT. No. 85552
Found at the DAR free search site;
DAR# A051522
Service: CT, NH
Rank: Private, Marines
Birth: 1/26/1763 Woodstock, Windham, CT
Death: 3/17/1835 Champion, Jefferson, NY
Pension: S*W19667
Service Source: S*W19667
Service Description: Pvt, Capt Durkee; Mar On 'Dean' Capt. Hinman, Sol, Col. Fletcher.
Spouse: Rachel Farr
A link from 47305175 with more information about his service;
In 1779 at the age of 16 Asa Harris of Woodstock, CT
enlisted in the Army serving under Capt. Durkes, Col. Wells. He worked on the Fort in Groton, CT and later in New London and Fairfield,CT.140 He later served as a marine on board the gunship Dean, a priveteer. Soon after this he removed to Chesterfield, NH and in 1782 he enlisted again and marched to Castleton, VT. After the Revolution he lived in the State of Vermont, Hebron, Washington Co. NY, Herkimer, Herkimer Co. NY and Champion, Jefferson Co NY.
ASA HARRIS, son of William and Deborah Harris
Born: 1762
Died: March 18, 1855 aged 75 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Married: RACHEL PARR
Born: 1758
Died: July 4, 1840 aged 82 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Champion, Jefferson
Co., N.Y.
Service: The name of Asa Harris appears in "Manuscript of the Colony and State of New York in the Revolutionary War" on file in this department, Vol. 20, Folio 156, as follows: We the subscribers belonging to the class of Samuel Hull, Superintendent in Col. William Whitney's regiment of militia, being a majority of said class, do hereby grant and transfer to Asa Harris his heirs and assigns forever all right, title and interest of the said class to and in the annexed certificate of Two Hundred Acres.
Remarks: Asa Harris and his wife are buried in the Hillside Cemetery in the town of Champion, Jefferson Co., N.Y. His children were:
Foshet, m. Penelope Austin;
Asa, m. Relief Mix;
Leonard, m. Lucinda Thompson, m. 2nd., Eunice;
Rachel, b. August 9, 1740 (??)m m. Otis Loomis;
Amanda, m. Riley Andrus;
Morgan, m. Jane Roof, m. 2nd., Lizzie;
Phila, m. Horace Loomis;
Deborah, m. Alpheus Colburn;
Melinda, m. John Clintman;
Arnold, m. Lucinda Grainger.
Nat. No. 20010, Ancestor of Mrs. Martha Clark Thompson, NAT. No. 85552
Found at the DAR free search site;
DAR# A051522
Service: CT, NH
Rank: Private, Marines
Birth: 1/26/1763 Woodstock, Windham, CT
Death: 3/17/1835 Champion, Jefferson, NY
Pension: S*W19667
Service Source: S*W19667
Service Description: Pvt, Capt Durkee; Mar On 'Dean' Capt. Hinman, Sol, Col. Fletcher.
Spouse: Rachel Farr
A link from 47305175 with more information about his service;
In 1779 at the age of 16 Asa Harris of Woodstock, CT
enlisted in the Army serving under Capt. Durkes, Col. Wells. He worked on the Fort in Groton, CT and later in New London and Fairfield,CT.140 He later served as a marine on board the gunship Dean, a priveteer. Soon after this he removed to Chesterfield, NH and in 1782 he enlisted again and marched to Castleton, VT. After the Revolution he lived in the State of Vermont, Hebron, Washington Co. NY, Herkimer, Herkimer Co. NY and Champion, Jefferson Co NY.
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