David & Elizabeth Crockett, Pioneers and Grandparents of Davy Crockett
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N 36° 24.245 W 083° 00.536
17S E 319856 N 4030643
Final resting place of David & Elizabeth Crockett. Pioneers murdered by Native Americans and grand parents of Davy Crockett of Alamo fame.
Waymark Code: WM68Q2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2009
Views: 13
Marker Text Reads:
'Here lie David Crockett and his wife grandparents of Davy Crockett who were massacred near this spot by indians 111 1777. Division of History State of tennessee 1927"
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The elder Davy Crockett, Davy's grandfather, left the settled lands of North Carolina and crossed the mountains into present-day East Tennessee, in search of fresh territory to settle. While his older sons were away with the Revolutionary army at King's Mountain in 1777, the grandfather and his wife, were two of a dozen or so settlers living near present-day Rogersville who were massacred by Creek and Cherokee Indians.
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David and Elizabeth Crockett settled in what is now North~East Tennessee. They were murdered in 1777 by local indians and are the Grandparents of Davy Crockett or Alamo fame.
Date of birth: 01/01/1727
Date of death: 01/01/1777
Area of notoriety: Historical Figure
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to dusk
Fee required?: No
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