Asa Heald (1750 - 1822)

Born 16 Oct 1750 in Concord, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Carter) Heald — married 2 Apr 1789 in Townsend, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1822 at age 71 in Keene, New York

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Biography

Private Asa Heald served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Asa Heald is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A053754.

Asa Heald is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 178747
Rank: Private

Asa Heald was born on 16 Oct 1750 in Concord, Massachusetts. ^[1]

He had two marriages in Townsend, Massachusetts, 1774 and 1789, and served in the Revolutionary Army. ^[2] Asa had twelve children recorded Townsend, Massachusetts; five with his first wife Rebekah (Merrill) Heald, and seven with second wife Jerusha (Carter) Heald.^[3]

Marriages

1. Rebekah (Merrill) Heald, died 26 November 1788 Townsend, Mass.^[3]
2. Jerusha (Carter) Heald^[4]

Places of Residence

He lived with his family in Townsend^[5][6] and Mount Holly, Vermont.^[7]

Death

He died on 28 Jul 1822, in Keene, Essex County, New York.^[8]

Military Service

Asa Heald was a Revolutionary War pensioner and was recorded with the following service:^[2][9]

1. Asa Heald was a private in Capt. James Hosley's Company of Minute Men, Col. William Prescott's Regiment. The unit marched to the alarm of 19 Apr 1775 to Cambridge. Asa was discharged 4 May 1775; service of 18 days.
2. Capt. Warren's 6th Middlesex Co., Col. John Reed's Regt., as returned by Col. Reed to Brig. Gen. Prescott, dated Littleton, 17 Sep 1777, residence in Townsend, Mass..
3. Capt. Maxwell's Co., Col. Bailey's Regt. for a term of three years. Served in 5th Co. (South Co. in Townsend), Col. Jonathan Reed's 6th Regt., year not given. Served as a private in 1st Co., Col. Bailey's Regt., 26 May 1777 to 1 Mar 1778.
4. He was recorded as discharged on 1 Mar 1778.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [1] : 10 February 2018, Asa Heald, 16 Oct 1750; citing CONCORD, MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Asa Heald in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872. Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872. NARA microform publication T718. 23 rolls. Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775-1978, Record Group 217. National Archives, Washington, D.C., Pension Payment Roll of Veterans of the Revolutionary War and the Regular Army and Navy, 3/1801 - 9/1815. NARA microform publication M1786. 1 Roll. NAI: 2600769. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. The National Archives at Washington, D.C., Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007 [2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Teachout, Susan (Woolfrey), "Old Burying Ground: Headstones, Epitaphs, Ancestry and Revolutionary War Patriots," Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts. September 2011. Page 185.[3]
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [4] : 3 November 2017, Asa Heald and Jerusha Carter, 02 Apr 1789; citing Marriage, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch [5] : accessed 23 August 2019, Asa Heald, Townshend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 610, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch [6] : accessed 23 August 2019, Isa Heald, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 1295, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 205,615.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch [7] : accessed 23 August 2019, Asa Hald, Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 65; FHL microfilm 218,669.
8. ↑ Asa Heald in the U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835. United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992, Ancestry.com. U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014 [8]
9. ↑ James Heald, Melinda Kinney, Asa Heald, Jershua Carter, and Richard Keys Heald in Sons of the American Revolution application: Volume: 304, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls, Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 [9]

See also:

• Asa Heald on RootsWeb: [10]

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-07-19), "Record of Asa Heald", Ancestor # A053754.

• Sawtelle, Ithamar. History of the Town of Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, Mass., 1878); p. 178

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); p. 652-3