Thomas sharp spencer is known for being the first white settler in middle tennessee. what characteristic do historical accounts use to describe spencer?

Thomas Sharp Spencer was a man of great physical strength, a giant in his day, well proportional, broad shouldered, huge in body and limb and weighing nearly four hundred pounds.

A man of great physical strength

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.