 He is also known to have kept a flock of sheep on Great Brewster Island; these drowned in a storm in 1717.On November 3, 1718, Worthylake, his wife Ann, daughter Ruth, servant George Cutler, slave Shadwell, and friend John Edge were returning to the lighthouse after going into Boston to attend a sermon.Upon arrival near the island in a sloop, they alighted in a canoe to transport them to the station.