William Newman's Adventures

Spy, horse whisperer, father of fourteen

William Newman 1744-1843

What would you ask someone who lived through three wars and watched the fragile dawning of a new country? William Newman's granddaughters fear his stories will die with him. Behind all the gray hair and wrinkles is a man with an adventurous past grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Ann. He worked with prize race horses, performed rescue missions as a dragoon and raised a large family with wit and humor. What stories from his ...