"Betsy's husband, James Patton, a first cousin, had been killed fighting in the Creek Indian War, in Alabama, under Andrew Jackson's command. David Crockett was James' friend and returned his personal effects to Betsy".

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Elizabeth Patton was born in Swannanoa, Buncombe County, NC, on May 22, 1788, one of the younger children of Robert and Rebecca (..) Patton. She married her first cousin, James Patton, son of her father's brother Elijah. Elizabeth and James Patton moved to West Tennessee, probably Gibson County and were living there when James became involved in fighting in the Creek Indian War during which he served under General Andrew Jackson. He was wounded at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, and as he lay dying he asked his friend and fellow Indian fighter, David Crockett, to take his personal effects back to his wife. obcgs.com - OLD BUNCOMBE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (OBCGS)

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In approximately 1809 Elizabeth Patton married her cousin, James Patton, and according to court records, they moved to 250 acres on Bean's Creek in Franklin County, Tennessee. They had two children, George and Margaret "Peggy" Ann Patton, prior to her husband's service in the War of 1812. Like many White and Native American Tennesseans in 1813, her husband volunteered for military service and fought under Andrew Jackson against the Red Sticks, a faction of Creek Indians who opposed the Creek National Council's accommodating relationship with the United States government. On November 9, 1813, James was fatally wounded during the in Alabama. He died intestate, and left Elizabeth to care for their children in rural Tennessee. Texas State Historical Assn. tshaonline.org

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He was wounded in the Creek Indian War, Battle of Talladega.