▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁pattern ed ▁after ▁High ▁John ▁the ▁Con quer or . ▁ ▁P ec os ▁Bill ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁cow boy , ▁ap oc ry ph ally ▁imm ort al ized ▁in ▁numerous ▁tall ▁tales ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁West ▁during ▁American ▁west ward ▁expansion ▁into ▁the ▁South west ▁of ▁Texas , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Southern ▁California , ▁and ▁Arizona ▁▁ ▁Mol ly ▁P itch er ▁was ▁a ▁nick name ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mon mouth , ▁who ▁is ▁generally ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁Mary ▁Ludwig ▁H ays ▁McC a uly . ▁Since ▁various ▁Mol ly ▁P itch er ▁tales ▁grew ▁in ▁the ▁telling , ▁many ▁histor ians ▁regard ▁Mol ly ▁P itch er ▁as ▁fol kl ore ▁rather ▁than ▁history , ▁or ▁suggest ▁that ▁Mol ly ▁P itch er ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁composite ▁image ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁real ▁women . ▁The ▁name ▁itself ▁may ▁have ▁origin ated ▁as ▁a ▁nick name ▁given ▁to ▁women ▁who ▁carried ▁water ▁to ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁battle field ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Captain ▁St ormal ong ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁folk ▁hero ▁and ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁numerous ▁na ut ical - th emed ▁tall ▁tales ▁origin ating ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁St ormal ong ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sail or ▁and ▁a ▁giant , ▁some ▁ 3 0   fe et ▁tall ; ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁a ▁huge ▁cli pper ▁ship ▁known ▁in ▁various ▁sources ▁as ▁either ▁the ▁Cour