Asa Robinson was a farmer who lived on Highland Avenue (now Hallett Street) in Neponset. He owned a tidal grist mill at the southern border of Dorchester in the 19th century, just west of the bridge to Quincy. The site is now part of Pope John Paul II Park.
This illustration is the 1874 map, the land outlined in red belonged to Asa Robinson. The land at the river’s edge was the location of the mill.
Asa Robinson married Jane Pillsbury in 1831. Asa is listed in the 1870 U.S. Census, as a farmer. Their son, James, was operating the mill. Another son, John was a clerk in a dry-goods store. Their daughter, Jane, was a dressmaker, and another daughter, Julia, had no listed occupation.