There are the children of John Wesley and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett.  Information has been gathered from court records, descendants of various children and applications for pensions for service in war.  David says in his autobiography that he is one of nine children although he doesn’t name his siblings. Submitted by Joy N. Bland DDDC Historian, 2004

John (Wesley) Crockett b. abt 1753 d. unknown but think in East TN as it does not appear that he came with Rebecca to West TN where she appears to have lived with different children.  M. Rebecca Hawkins b. abt 1756, Baltimore County, Maryland d.

abt. 1834, Gibson County TN.  Marked grave in yard of the Crockett Cabin in Rutherford, TN.  John’s parents are David Crockett and Elizabeth ?,  Rebecca’s parents are Nathan and Ruth Cole Hawkins.

1. Unknown Daughter

2. Nathan b. 1778 d. 1839 Weakley Co. TN m.1 unknown 2. Margaret

3. William b. 1780 d. bef. 1840, Lincoln Co. TN m. 3 Feb 1803, Jefferson Co. TN,

     Rebecca Elliot, 

4. Aaron b. 7 Mar 1782, d. July 1835, Weakley Co. TN m. 25 Mar 1804, Sullivan Co.

    TN, Nancy Sampson

5. (James) Patterson b. 1784, d. 1834, Gibson Co. TN, m. 21 Mar 1809, Christian Co. KY

    Nancy Gray

6. David b. 17 Aug 1786, Greene Co TN, d. 6 Mar 1836, Bexar Co. TX,  The Alamo

    m. Mary (Polly) Finley 14 Aug 1806, Jefferson Co. TN, 2. Elizabeth Patton, 1815,

    Lawrence Co. TN

7 John b. 1787 d. 1841 m. 24 Oct 1812, Jefferson Co. TN , Sarah Ann Thomas

8. Elizabeth b. 1788 d. ?  m. 25 Nov 1805, Jefferson Co. TN, Yarnell Reese

9. Rebecca Jane b. 1796, TN, d. ?, m. 9 Jun 1819, Lawrence Co. TN, John Foster