Driver, Capt. William

William Driver was born on March 17, 1803 in Salem. He went to sea at age 14 and later became a captain of the new brig, the "Charles Doggett". As was custom, while he was leaving on his first voyage as captain, his mother and other Salem ladies made him an American flag, which he nicknamed "Old Glory." In 1837, Driver moved to Nashville, Tennessee and stayed for the rest of his life. The original "old glory" was later donated to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.