Lt. Andrew Crockett, Sr.

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Andrew Crockett BIRTH 1745 Wythe County, Virginia, USA DEATH 29 May 1821 (aged 75–76) Williamson County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Crockett Cemetery Brentwood, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA MEMORIAL ID 8060963 · View Source

Frontiersman. He helped to settle Nashville in 1780. He and his brother, James, both signed the Cumberland Compact-the first constitution of the new settlement. He received a land grant for his service during the war that was located along the Harpeth River in Williamson County, where he brought his family from Virginia and settled in 1799. He and his son, Samuel, set up an iron forge at Samuel's home and began making firearms known as the Crockett Rifle. Andrew Jackson reportedly supplied his troops with these rifles for the Battle of Orleans as well as in the Indian Wars.

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Family Members Parents Photo Samuel Crockett 1694–1749

Esther Thomson Sayers 1710–1770

Spouse Photo Sarah Elliott Crockett 1750–1821

Siblings Samuel Crockett 1735–1795

Photo John Crockett 1737–1799

Children Photo Samuel Crockett 1772–1827

Photo Robert Elliott Crockett 1772–1865

Andrew Crockett 1784–1867

Photo Sarah Crockett Mallory 1786–1870

Photo Andrew Crockett 1793–1852

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8060963/andrew-crockett

Frontiersman. He helped to settle Nashville in 1780. He and his brother, James, both signed the Cumberland Compact-the first constitution of the new settlement. He received a land grant for his service during the war that was located along the Harpeth River in Williamson County, where he brought his family from Virginia and settled in 1799. He and his son, Samuel, set up an iron forge at Samuel's home and began making firearms known as the Crockett Rifle. Andrew Jackson reportedly supplied his troops with these rifles for the Battle of Orleans as well as in the Indian Wars.