Davy Crockett was a hero and statesman from the backwoods of Tennessee. His independence and simple moral thinking have made him the legend that typifies the Spirit of the American Frontier.

David Crockett was born on 17 August 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee. He was the fifth of the nine children of John Crockett and Rebecca Hawkins. The family moved to Morristown in the 1790s and built a tavern there, which has now been turned into a museum dedicated to Crockett.

Davy received no more than six months of schooling in his life as he didn't start until the age of 13. He later ran away after he had a fight with the school bully and feared a beating from his father. He was a strong boy and took a job driving cattle to Virginia, then did similar work in Baltimore.