Davy was born in 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee. He went to school at 13 years old. But he didn't like school. He ran away to the woods for 2 1/2 years to avoid being punished for missing days. Davy Crockett's father was from Ireland and he married Rebecca Crockett. They had three boys and two girls. Davy liked hunting and killing bears. His father taught him how to hunt deer, kill bears and fish. In 1808 Davy Cockett married Mary Finley. They had two boys and a girl. His first wife died. Then he married Mary Elizabeth Patton, Eli ....