 The Cherokee War separated Rebecca and Daniel for nearly four years, and family lore holds that her daughter Jemima was conceived during Daniel's absence, due to her eventual presumption of Daniel's death during that time.Robert Morgan's biography of Boone says that according to legend, Daniel Boone was away for two years, and during that time Rebecca had a daughter Jemima.Historian Lyman Draper said Rebecca, believing Boone was dead, had a relationship with his brother Ned, and Her husband accepted the daughter as if she were his.