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Did Mary
really have a baby
during the captives'
journey to Lower
Shawnee Town?
In a manuscript
by John Ingles,
a son born 10
years after
Mary's return,
there is no
mention of a
baby being born
under those
circumstances.
Great grandson
John P. Hale's
account seems to
indicate that
she did give
birth. Since the
natural spacing
of her
children would
have supported
the idea, I
included it for
the dramatic
effect.
Did
Christopher Gist
really act as a
guide for William
Ingles and John
Draper in the autumn
of 1755 when they
met with Cherokee
leaders in the
Carolinas?
Probably not,
but he would
have been on the
"dream team" if
they could get
him. By 1750
Christopher Gist
was living on
the Yadkin River
in North
Carolina. It was
from there that
he was hired to
survey the Ohio
River, and later
to explore the
area that is now
West Virginia.
In the winter of
1753-54 Gist was
with George
Washington
during his
"negotiations"
with the French
and saved the
life of the
future
president. The
next year Gist
was present for
Gen. Braddock's
defeat, but by
1756 he was back
in Carolina and
Tennessee trying
to convince the
Cherokee to
support
colonists and
British forces
in The French
and Indian War.
Did "the old
Dutch woman" really
flip out and try to
eat Mary?
Mary said that
is what
happened. ( Mary
would not,
however, have
used the words
"flip out")
Did the clock
shown in the movie
really belong to
Will and Mary
Ingles?
Yes, the clock
is now in the
West Virginia
Museum of
Culture and
History where
you can learn
more about it.
Did Elliot
Lowe Miller really
enjoy working with
her mother, Jude
Miller?
