Davy Crockett's Ulster connections

One of my boyhood heroes was Davy Crockett, "King of the Wild Frontier" as the song went. A frontiersman, US Congressman and hero of the Battle of the Alamo, David Crockett is the sort of immortal figure in history who doesn't come along very often. As such, he has inspired generation after generation.

There's also an Ulster connection to Davy Crockett that many people may not be aware of...

'David Crockett was born near the Nolichucky River in what is now Greene County, Tennessee. A replica of his birthplace cabin stands in Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park on the Nolichucky River near Limestone, Tennessee. The Crockett family derived their name from Monsieur de la Croquetagne, a captain in the Royal Guard of French King Louis XIV. The family converted to Protestantism and as Huguenots fled France in the 17th century, settling in the north of Ireland. Family tradition says that David Crockett's father was born on the voyage to America from Ireland, though in fact Crockett's great-grandfather, William David Crockett, was registered as having been born in New Rochelle, New York in 1709.'

What the article here calls "the north of Ireland" is in fact Ulster, of course. It's interesting how his family went from France to Ulster to New York to Tennessee and ultimately Davy was killed at the Alamo in Texas, the climax of an amazing life.