Glynn Patrick & Associates: We Capture "Forever"
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he would really enjoy doing the rest of his life -- at the same time that the call went out for any man able to
soldier of the Revolutionary War.
My son was an enthusiastic soldier until his officer "volunteered" him one freezing November night to swim
three miles -- from Colchester to Cumberland Point on Lake Champlain -- to deliver word to soldiers on the
other shore who were awaiting an important order. Samuel was joined by another "volunteer" and it was
with sheer terror (though also with great excitement, patriotism and conviction, he later told us) that the two
"removed their clothes, tied them into a bundle, and put them on the back of their heads." They were then
ordered by their commander to reach their destination safely.
When he finally reached the opposite shore, Samuel was so weak and weary that he barely could pull
himself out of the water. It was a great mercy when a waiting party of men literally dragged him from the
frigid lake.
This near-death experience stirred my son to consider his real purpose in life. Soldiering was not to be his
profession. Nor farming, he decided, though he had that option offered up to him. Samuel was given a lot
of land on Grand Isle as a reward for his military service, and he accepted it -- though soon he sold it for a
trifle.
My dreams of farming were not his dreams: Samuel wanted to become a Baptist minister.
Later he would do both... and pay dearly to get land again.
soldier of the Revolutionary War.
My son was an enthusiastic soldier until his officer "volunteered" him one freezing November night to swim
three miles -- from Colchester to Cumberland Point on Lake Champlain -- to deliver word to soldiers on the
other shore who were awaiting an important order. Samuel was joined by another "volunteer" and it was
with sheer terror (though also with great excitement, patriotism and conviction, he later told us) that the two
"removed their clothes, tied them into a bundle, and put them on the back of their heads." They were then
ordered by their commander to reach their destination safely.
When he finally reached the opposite shore, Samuel was so weak and weary that he barely could pull
himself out of the water. It was a great mercy when a waiting party of men literally dragged him from the
frigid lake.
This near-death experience stirred my son to consider his real purpose in life. Soldiering was not to be his
profession. Nor farming, he decided, though he had that option offered up to him. Samuel was given a lot
of land on Grand Isle as a reward for his military service, and he accepted it -- though soon he sold it for a
trifle.
My dreams of farming were not his dreams: Samuel wanted to become a Baptist minister.
Later he would do both... and pay dearly to get land again.
Historical Biography: Samuel
Webster, Son of Ephraim
Webster, Son of Ephraim
Ephraim Webster Story
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