Display Patriot - P-141308 - Robert CROCKETT/CROCKET

Robert CROCKETT/CROCKET

SAR Patriot #: P-141308

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A027953

Birth: abt 1755 / Frederick / VA
Death: 26 Feb 1836 / Cumberland / KY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Private: CAPTs James Johnson, William Asher, Isaac Bletcher, James Elliott; COLs William Grimes, Evan Shelby, Isaac Shelby
  2. Battle of Kings Mountain
  3. Virginia Militia as Frontier Ranger

Additional References:
  1. Pension S.30353
  2. Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky, pg 61
  3. Index of Rev War Pension Applications, pg 279
  4. Cumberland Co, KY Wills, Vol C (1830-1841), pg 196-7 - Robert Crockett will

Spouse: XX XX;
Children: Elizabeth; David B; Jane; William Robert; James Martin; Robert; Mary;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1984-08-30 KY Unassigned John Robert Harmon (124582) Elizabeth   
1989-09-21 LA 220050 Charles C Yates USAF (Ret.) (133589) Robert   
2017-04-07 CO 73918 Eric Calvin Brannon (201999) William   
2020-06-12 NC 92116 William Derek Crockett (215716) William   
2021-04-23 CA 94017 Ethan Morgan Chakurian (206862) William   
Burial:
Beech Bottom Cemetery (C-0377131)
Location:
Albany / Clinton / KY / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1986805
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
151157972
Marker Type:
Vertical VA
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Off KY Highway 415 on Wooded Hilltop



Author: Kenneth Whittaker
Robert Crockett, an uncle of the famous Davy Crockett, served as a Private along the frontier of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War. He served for a total of 14 months during the years 1776-1781.

Robert was born in Berkeley County, Virginia, on 13 August 1755, and he died in Cumberland County, Kentucky, on 26 February, 1836. On 11 February 1833, Robert, then 78 years of age, appeared before the County Court of Cumberland County and applied for a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War.

According to his application, he entered the service in 1776 under Captain James Johnson and Col. Wm. Grimes, substituting for Jacob Wills, one month. Later that year, he served three months under Capt. Isaac Beltcher. They engaged in building a fort on the frontier in Sullivan County, North Carolina.

In 1777, he served one month under Wm. Asher. Then in 1778, he went to Chickamauga Country, serving under Col. Isaac Shelby and Captain Bledsoe for 7 weeks. Next he went as a draft to King’s Mountain. He was in the Battle of King’s Mountain, and he served 2 months. Then in 1781 he was drafted for three months in the company commanded by Captain James Elliott, and the Regiment commanded by Colonel Isaac Shelby. and then received a discharge from Isaac Shelby. During this time, he lived in Greene County, NC (later became Greene County, Tennessee).

As character references, Robert listed several leaders. He was acquainted with Col. Williams, Col. Campbell, Col. Benjamin Cleveland, Col. Lemuel Stockton, Genl. John M. Emerson, and many others. James Williams appeared in Court and verified Robert Crockett’s service, including his tour to King’s Mountain.

Earlier in his life, Robert lived in Greene County, and he was living there when he mustered at Sycamore Shoals and went to the Battle of King’s Mountain. Robert was only 21 in 1776. He may have been living with or near his father, David Crocket, in Carter’s Valley at that time. His father and mother were killed by Indians in 1777. He may have been away on a tour of duty at the time. Robert is on the 1783 Green Tax List.

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Additional Information:
  • Find-a-Grave memorial (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151157972/robert-crockett) has two photos of the VA headstone
  • There are some biographical notes and links to Find-a-Grave memorials for the patriot's parents, siblings, wife, and four children


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