Glynn Patrick & Associates: We Capture "Forever"
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My second son, Asa, was raised to become a farmer. His love of our land
and country moved him to join in it's protection as a soldier, and he enlisted
very near Bunker Hill, Massachusettes, in December of 1775.
Asa suffered much hardship, and daily he faced a lack of provisions and
clothing. He marched barefoot to New London, Connecticut, then defended
New York City in the winter without benefit of a topcoat or dry ammunition.
He marched to Albany, New York, and was ordered to Montreal and Isle
aux Noix in Canada. He circled back to Crown Point, New York, to the
southern end of Lake George, and finally made his way to Mount
Independence, near Ticonderogam, New York. It was there where he took
his leave of the military, with an honorable discharge, in 1777.
We believe it was in his mind to return to the farm, but he was greatly
moved by a speech in which he heard Commander General George
Washington call for troops to see the cause through. Although we missed him
sorely and believed he had yearnings to return to the comparable safety of
his home, he instead responded to the higher patriotic stirrings of his heart
and enlisted again for a two-year term.
Soon he was sent to Newbury, Vermont, for the purpose of guarding that
avenue to Lower Canada. After that, he again enlisted at Newbury, where he
gave another year of his life as drummer, calling the camp into readiness for
battle and signaling any order to stand down or retreat.
After his service, Asa told us that he was going to marry a Vermont woman
and drive cattle for her father to Upper Canada, where the family was to
settle. Finally he would have his rewards: a good woman, a family, and land.
Asa returned to visit our family after staking a claim in Elizabethtown (now
Brockville), Ontario, where he was given 100 acres. However, his beloved
Ms. White died before they could be married. He returned to Canada
brokenhearted, but he eventually married a young woman named Sally
Baldwin, formerly of Connecticut. He was 32, and she only 15, but they
settled in Elizabethtown, and there raised many children.
and country moved him to join in it's protection as a soldier, and he enlisted
very near Bunker Hill, Massachusettes, in December of 1775.
Asa suffered much hardship, and daily he faced a lack of provisions and
clothing. He marched barefoot to New London, Connecticut, then defended
New York City in the winter without benefit of a topcoat or dry ammunition.
He marched to Albany, New York, and was ordered to Montreal and Isle
aux Noix in Canada. He circled back to Crown Point, New York, to the
southern end of Lake George, and finally made his way to Mount
Independence, near Ticonderogam, New York. It was there where he took
his leave of the military, with an honorable discharge, in 1777.
We believe it was in his mind to return to the farm, but he was greatly
moved by a speech in which he heard Commander General George
Washington call for troops to see the cause through. Although we missed him
sorely and believed he had yearnings to return to the comparable safety of
his home, he instead responded to the higher patriotic stirrings of his heart
and enlisted again for a two-year term.
Soon he was sent to Newbury, Vermont, for the purpose of guarding that
avenue to Lower Canada. After that, he again enlisted at Newbury, where he
gave another year of his life as drummer, calling the camp into readiness for
battle and signaling any order to stand down or retreat.
After his service, Asa told us that he was going to marry a Vermont woman
and drive cattle for her father to Upper Canada, where the family was to
settle. Finally he would have his rewards: a good woman, a family, and land.
Asa returned to visit our family after staking a claim in Elizabethtown (now
Brockville), Ontario, where he was given 100 acres. However, his beloved
Ms. White died before they could be married. He returned to Canada
brokenhearted, but he eventually married a young woman named Sally
Baldwin, formerly of Connecticut. He was 32, and she only 15, but they
settled in Elizabethtown, and there raised many children.
Asa Webster: Son of Ephraim Webster
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