claim: Shortness of breath by half capacity is one symptom of pulmonary embolism.
evidence: Gideon -LRB- or Gedeon -RRB- Macon -LRB- c. 1648 -- 1702 -RRB- was an early American settler .. There are conflicting theories regarding Gideon Macon 's lineage .. The one which has been commonly set forth is that his parents were from Loire , France , but Gideon had to have either been born in England or have become an English citizen to have been permitted to come to Virginia because only English citizens could live in the colony at the time .. Because his family was believed to have been Huguenot or of Huguenot descent , they may have lived for a time in England .. Huguenot. Huguenot. Many Huguenots fled France during the French Wars of Religion .. French Wars of Religion. French Wars of Religion. A second theory is that Gideon Macon is the son of William Macon and Ann Garland .. William was born in Nottingham , England , in 1615 and sailed to Virginia Colony aboard the Merchant Ship `` Bonaventure '' in 1634 .. There , William held a Royal Patent for 400 acres in the Powhatan County -LRB- Land Office of Patents and Grants of Virginia -RRB- .. William also owned a tavern house in James City .. Following Bacon 's Rebellion , he leased the tavern house to the Colonial Government of Virginia because its office buildings had been burned down during the rebellion .. Upon William Macon 's death , income from the building was paid to his widow , Ann -LRB- Garland -RRB- Macon .. Upon her death in 1699 , her will left items to Gideon Macon and his children .. This will provides additional evidence as proof that Ann -LRB- Garland -RRB- Macon was the mother of Gideon Macon .. Similar evidence is unavailable to prove that Gideon Macon is of Huguenot descent .. Huguenot. Huguenot. Gideon Macon moved to Virginia sometime before 1672 .