Asa Lay US SAR application - Capacity of "Corporal, Sergeant, Adjutant, First Lieutenant & Captain, Colonel
Asa Leigh, of Saybrook, Connecticut, enlisted in the Continental Army, May 8, 1775, upon the first call for troops after the Lexington alarm. He was appointed Corporal of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment. He was on duty at New London till June 17, 1775 when the regiment was ordered to Boston and posted at Roxbury as a part of General Spencer's brigade. Sometime prior to 1777 he was Adjutant of Colonel Ely's regiment. He was commissioned January 1, 1777, First Lieutenant of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment Connecticut line (formation of 1777-1781). He served under General Putnam until 1781 on the Hudson River and in the various movements of the army including the capture of Stony Point. He was commissioned Captain of the 4th Company of the same regiment August 28, 1780, and was retired January 1, 1783. During the summer of 1778 he was encamped with the main army under General Washington at White Plains. In one engagement with the enemy Captain Lay was taken prisoner but was subsequently exchanged.
Asa Leigh, of Saybrook, Connecticut, enlisted in the Continental Army, May 8, 1775, upon the first call for troops after the Lexington alarm. He was appointed Corporal of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment. He was on duty at New London till June 17, 1775 when the regiment was ordered to Boston and posted at Roxbury as a part of General Spencer's brigade. Sometime prior to 1777 he was Adjutant of Colonel Ely's regiment. He was commissioned January 1, 1777, First Lieutenant of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment Connecticut line (formation of 1777-1781). He served under General Putnam until 1781 on the Hudson River and in the various movements of the army including the capture of Stony Point. He was commissioned Captain of the 4th Company of the same regiment August 28, 1780, and was retired January 1, 1783. During the summer of 1778 he was encamped with the main army under General Washington at White Plains. In one engagement with the enemy Captain Lay was taken prisoner but was subsequently exchanged.
Asa Lay US SAR application - Capacity of "Corporal, Sergeant, Adjutant, First Lieutenant & Captain, Colonel
Asa Leigh, of Saybrook, Connecticut, enlisted in the Continental Army, May 8, 1775, upon the first call for troops after the Lexington alarm. He was appointed Corporal of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment. He was on duty at New London till June 17, 1775 when the regiment was ordered to Boston and posted at Roxbury as a part of General Spencer's brigade. Sometime prior to 1777 he was Adjutant of Colonel Ely's regiment. He was commissioned January 1, 1777, First Lieutenant of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment Connecticut line (formation of 1777-1781). He served under General Putnam until 1781 on the Hudson River and in the various movements of the army including the capture of Stony Point. He was commissioned Captain of the 4th Company of the same regiment August 28, 1780, and was retired January 1, 1783. During the summer of 1778 he was encamped with the main army under General Washington at White Plains. In one engagement with the enemy Captain Lay was taken prisoner but was subsequently exchanged.
Asa Leigh, of Saybrook, Connecticut, enlisted in the Continental Army, May 8, 1775, upon the first call for troops after the Lexington alarm. He was appointed Corporal of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment. He was on duty at New London till June 17, 1775 when the regiment was ordered to Boston and posted at Roxbury as a part of General Spencer's brigade. Sometime prior to 1777 he was Adjutant of Colonel Ely's regiment. He was commissioned January 1, 1777, First Lieutenant of the 9th Company, 6th Regiment Connecticut line (formation of 1777-1781). He served under General Putnam until 1781 on the Hudson River and in the various movements of the army including the capture of Stony Point. He was commissioned Captain of the 4th Company of the same regiment August 28, 1780, and was retired January 1, 1783. During the summer of 1778 he was encamped with the main army under General Washington at White Plains. In one engagement with the enemy Captain Lay was taken prisoner but was subsequently exchanged.
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