Devin Timber

 1760 - 1795

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• Birth	08 Jan 1760	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts U.S.A.   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jun 1795	Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.   [3]
  Person ID	I5150	Devin Timber | Patricia Dawes Pedigree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2010
  Father	Thomas White,   b. 21 Apr 1722, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 26 May 1780, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Mother	Hannah Faulkner,   b. 12 Mar 1726/27, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 May 1780, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Married	04 Feb 1747/48	Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1799	Group Sheet
  Family	Sarah Moors,   b. 19 Nov 1759, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Dec 1846, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.
  Married	01 Jul 1785	Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [4]
  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. 07 Feb 1785, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1844, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.   2. John White,   b. 11 Sep 1788, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont ,   d. 06 Jan 1852, Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont U.S.A.   3. Sally White,   b. 24 Jul 1790, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont ,   d. 14 Jan 1867, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont U.S.A.   4. Polly White,   b. 25 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.
  Last Modified	07 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F1800	Group Sheet

• 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.

• Sources

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