The clubhouse of Nashville Golf and Athletic center was one of the first homes built in Williamson county. It’s hard to believe that part of this beautiful 10,000 square ft clubhouse is over 200 years old.
In 1786, Andrew Crockett, an uncle of the famous woodsman Davy Crockett, received a land-grant deed to 640 acres and had chosen the site for their new home. Part of the original Crockett home has been restored as the library of the clubhouse.
His son, Samuel Crockett, built his home nearby, which still stands and is known as Forge Seat. There the Crockett father and son operated an iron forge. The rifles they made were purchased by Andrew Jackson, and used in the battle of New Orleans. They were superior to the firearms used by the British, and some are still in existence today.
Here are some brief facts about Andrew Crockett
1745 Born in Augusta (now Wythe) County, Virginia, the seventh child of Samuel and Esther (Thompson) Crockett
- Owned tract of land along Reed Creek in Wythe County known as “Purgatory Tract”
- Pursued trade as a gunsmith, blacksmith, and cattleman in southwestern Virginia and Kentucky
- Married Sallie (Sarah) Elliott (1750-1821) of Prince Edward County, Virginia
- 1777-1779 Served as Second Lieutenant in the Montgomery County, Virginia, Militia
- 1784 Granted 2,651 acres of land in Fayette and Lincoln Counties, Kentucky
- 1785 Granted 5,416 acres of land in Fayette County, Kentucky
- 1786 April 17, received two grants of 640 acres of land each in DavidsonCounty, Tennessee
- 1787 October 8, granted 106 acres of land in Davidson County, North Carolina
- 1790 September 11, appointed Captain of Wythe County, Virginia, Militia
- 1797 September 7, appointed Major of Virginia Militia
- 1798 Granted 2,400 acres of land in Fayette County, Kentucky
- 1799 Moved with his family to Davidson (now Williamson) County,Tennessee, near Brentwood
- 1800 Established as a farmer, gunsmith, and blacksmith in Williamson County,Tennessee
- Lands in Kentucky involved in a series of lawsuits in state and federal courts. Henry Clay served as attorney for Crockett until about 1812.
- 1815 Sold blacksmith business to his son James Crockett and built a new house on Wilson Pike about two and a half miles south of Brentwood, Williamson County, Tennessee
- 1821 May 28, died and was buried in the Crockett family cemetery near Brentwood, Tennessee
Both of these homes are passed by hundreds of cars each day in Brentwood, and most have no idea of the extensive history of these two home.
