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David Davy Crockett legendary frontiersman, hunter, indian fighter, U.S. Congressman from Tn. and one of the martyred Heros of the Alamo met Mary Polly Finley at a frontier social event. In his autobiography Crockett recalled she looked sweeter than sugar. They fell in love and were married Aug. 16, 1806 at Finleys...
Aug 21, 2022 · Mary (Polly) Crockett formerly Finley. Born 4 Jan 1788 in Hamblen, Tennessee, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of William Finley and Jean Kennedy. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of David Crockett — married 16 Aug 1806 (to 11 Jun 1815) in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. Descendants.
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- June 11, 1815
Jan 9, 2023 · Also Known As: "Polly", "Mary", "Marg", "Margaret", "Polly", "Mary Finley Crockett". Birthdate: January 04, 1788. Birthplace: Hamblen, Washington (now Jefferson) County, North Carolina (now Tennessee), United States. Death: June 11, 1815 (27) Beans Creek, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.
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- North Carolina (now Tennessee)
- January 4, 1788
He met Polly Finley and her mother Jean at a harvest festival. Although friendly towards him in the beginning, Jean Finley eventually felt Crockett was not the man for her daughter. [46] Crockett declared his intentions to marry Polly, regardless of whether the ceremony was allowed to take place in her parents' home or had to be performed ...
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David Crockett was born in eastern Tennessee on August 17, 1786, one of nine children of pioneer parents John and Rebecca (Hawkins) Crockett. John Crockett struggled to make ends meet, and the family moved several times throughout Crockett’s childhood. Davy was often hired out to help pay his family’s debts. Crockett received no significant academi...
On August 14, 1806, after being jilted by his first fiancée, Crockett married Mary (Polly) Finley. The couple had three children—John Wesley Crockett, William Finley Crockett and Margaret Finley Crockett—and moved to Franklin County, Tennessee, to a farm Crockett named “Kentuck.” After Polly died in 1815, Crockett married widow Elizabeth Patton. El...
In 1813, Crockett joined the Tennessee militia as a scout and fought against the Creek Indians in Alabama. He participated in the Indian massacre at Tallushatchee in retaliation for a Native American attack on Fort Mims. During the War of 1812, Crockett re-enlisted as Third Sergeant under Captain John Cowan. He went to Spanish Florida to help Andre...
In 1817, Crockett became public commissioner of Lawrence County. Later that year, he was elected justice of the peace and then became a lieutenant colonel in the Tennessee militia. After resigning those posts, he won a seat in the Tennessee General Assembly representing Lawrence and Hickmancounties, where he fought for the tax and land rights of po...
Crockett and a 30-man armed brigade arrived in Nacogdoches, Texas, in January 1836 during the Texas War for Independence. Crockett swore allegiance to the Provisional Government of Texas in exchange for land and arrived in San Antonio at the AlamoMission in February. On February 23, President General Santa Annaand thousands of his troops laid siege...
Crockett’s death at the Battle of the Alamoburnished his reputation as a hero and cemented his legendary status. In 1954, Walt Disney produced a television series based on Crockett’s life titled Davy Crockettwith actor Fess Parker as Crockett. The series introduced the famous song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” by George Bruns and Thomas W. Blackbur...
Crockett, David. History, Art and Archives; U.S. House of Representatives. David Crockett. The Handbook of Texas Online. The Reader’s Companion to American History. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, Editors. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Oct 8, 2017 · David married Mary “Polly” Finley on August 14, 1806, in Jefferson County. They remained in East Tennessee until 1811, when the Crocketts and their two sons, John Wesley and William, settled in Lincoln County.
Learn about the marriage of legendary frontiersman David Crockett and his first wife, Polly Finley, in 1806 near Dandridge, Tennessee. See photos and location of the historical marker that commemorates their union.
