Captain Asa Drury

Captain Asa Drury (1748 - 1816) of English heritage, was born in Framingham but later moved to Natick. He married Dolly Gleason of Framingham in 1768 and they had four children. He served as a Corporal, answering the alarm for Lexington in April 1775 and served at Bunker Hill in June 1775. By 1780, he had been promoted to Captain and served in Rhode Island. Drury was elected to Natick’s Select Board in 1796.

The Drury family home was located in the area of Natick called the Needham Leg. The Needham Leg is marked on the 1750 Livermore Map and it was part of Needham during the war.

Captain Asa Drury is buried in the Boden Lane Cemetery. Although it was not established until 1815, we show its location on the 1750 Livermore Map.