Above: The Parlin Farmhouse at 1081 Westford Street, constructed by Asa Parlin in 1806. The home replaced an older 18th dwelling constructed by James Emery which burned down. The 75 acre Emery-Parlin Farm has been owned by the Sorli Family since 1914.

​Asa Parlin was a private with Captain David Wheeler's Company in Colonel Nixon's Regiment stationed at Winter Hill during the winter of 1776. He later served with Captain Israel Heald's Company in Colonel Eleazer Brooks Regiment. 
 
After the war, Asa Parlin served as a Selectman and was Town Clerk from 1785-1802 and again from 1806-1808. He also was appointed by the Governor to serve as Justice of the Peace and styled himself Esquire.

Asa Parlin grew up in the small homestead at 65 Cross Street. After the war, he purchased a 100 acre farm on Westford Road from the Emery family and built a stately new farmhouse. This farm has remained almost completely in-tact and has been owned by the Sorli family since 1914. 

Asa Parlin is buried in Carlisle's Green Cemetery. 

Above: The old Parlin family Bible, dating to the 1600s, now in the possession of the Carlisle Historical Society.

Above: Asa Parlin's gravestone