In
1775, in arguably the most moving story of Syn's life, he finally
finds Imogene in Rye on her deathbed. He forgives her before
she dies and she reveals to him that Syn is the true father
of her son and that 'Black Nick' left the boy somewhere in the
Americas. These events are told in Russell Thorndike's "Doctor
Syn Returns." At the novel's end Syn dispatches his faithful
servant Shushuhgah to locate the boy, but alas, neither are
heard of again in the series. There has been much speculation
and rumour surrounding the fate of Syn's son. Now, due to extensive
research and the uncovering of various new documents on the
matter, there is evidence that Christopher Almago Syn was born
in the summer of 1755 and was abandoned somewhere in the vicinity
of the Hudson River at the age of 12 or 13. He was then adopted
by a Mohican Indian tribe, eventually marrying a beautiful squaw
(reputedly named 'Blue Moon Sky'). After many wild adventures,
the couple eventually ended up in Imogene's native Spain and
had a daughter named Christina Sky, who grew up to marry a Spanish
Count. The events are captured in a rare and unpublished book
by Romney Marsh author Chris George, recently discovered in
archive documents from a hidden family vault in New Romney.
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