guerrilla raids, leaving a trail of scalps, murdered victims, and ruined crops. In 1777 Dragging Canoe killed a man named David Crockett, his wife and several of his children. Two of David's sons, Joseph and James, were taken prisoner and kept for 17 years. Another son, John, married and had nine children. The fifth of these was named Davey Crockett, after his murdered grandfather. This is the Davey Crockett who fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the Creek War of 1813, became a U.S. Senator, and later died a hero at the Alamo.

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He was a murdering savage for sure. Thankfully, many of the colonists from the low-country of SC, along with Francis Marion, killed many of these pagans and drove them out of the country. This was partimmigrants--at worst, terrorists. I side with the Cherokee for defending their homeland.

Draggin Canoe had no brothers but an aboundance of sisters and when he fought it was with honor and pride for our people and all native americans so please do not trust in second hand or third hand knowlege but in truth that has been passed down though the family for i am Thunder Bolt and have honor for my ancester Dragging Canoe

Chief Dragging Canoe had a son named Young Dragging Canoe who had a daughter namedSarah Consense. Sarah then had a sonnamed Samuel Quinton. Samuel married Lucinda McDuffie and gave birth to Sarah Amanda Quinton who married Henry Carter who is one of my great great grandfathers. I guess that means we're related. How cool is