[PAR] [TLE] Nathaniel Gist [SEP] Nathaniel Gist (15 October 1733 – 1812) was born in Maryland and fought during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.  He was reputed to be the father of Sequoyah the famous Cherokee by Wurteh Watts.  Like his father Christopher Gist (1706–1759), he served in Braddock's Expedition in 1755 and the Forbes Expedition in 1758.  The outbreak of the American Revolution found him on the frontier.  At first suspected of sympathizing with the British, he convinced the Americans of his loyalty. [PAR] [TLE] Sequoyah [SEP] Sequoyah (ᏍᏏᏉᏯ "Ssiquoya", as he signed his name, or ᏎᏉᏯ "Se-quo-ya", as his name is often spelled today in Cherokee) ( 17701843), named in English George Gist or George Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith.  In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible.  This was one of the very few times in recorded history that a member of a pre-literate people created an original, effective writing system (another example being Shong Lue Yang).  After seeing its worth, the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825.  Their literacy rate quickly surpassed that of surrounding European-American settlers.
[PAR] [TLE] Nathaniel Gist [ SEP ] Nathaniel Gist ( 15 October 1733 – 1812 ) was born in Maryland and fought during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War . He was reputed to be the father of Sequoyah the famous Cherokee by Wurteh Watts . Like his father Christopher Gist ( 1706–1759 ) , he served in Braddock 's Expedition in 1755 and the Forbes Expedition in 1758 . The outbreak of the American Revolution found him on the frontier . At first suspected of sympathizing with the British , he convinced the Americans of his loyalty . [PAR] [TLE] Sequoyah [ SEP ] Sequoyah ( ᏍᏏᏉᏯ " Ssiquoya " , as he signed his name , or ᏎᏉᏯ " Se - quo - ya " , as his name is often spelled today in Cherokee ) ( 17701843 ) , named in English George Gist or George Guess , was a Cherokee silversmith . In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary , making reading and writing in Cherokee possible . This was one of the very few times in recorded history that a member of a pre - literate people created an original , effective writing system ( another example being Shong Lue Yang ) . After seeing its worth , the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825 . Their literacy rate quickly surpassed that of surrounding European - American settlers .
What was the profession of Nathaniel Gist's reputed son?
What was the profession of Nathaniel Gist 's reputed son ?
silversmith
silversmith