Kings Mountain, North Carolina
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Colonel Frederick   Hambright
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We are an active chapter with many projects in progress to help those around us see that the
Daughters of the American Revolution
are a true service organization devoted to
“God, Home and Country.”
    Colonel Hambright purchased some property not far from what would become the Kings Mountain Battlefield, and no doubt was building a home there when the war began. He answered the call to fight for freedom, and though he was one of the older soldiers, his knowledge of the area made him a most respected and worthy leader. 
     He was serving under Major William Chronicle that day at Kings Mountain when the Major was killed at the base of a ridge. Colonel Hambright took charge and pressed on with the men. They had to retreat at one point, but regrouped and charged again. Colonel Hambright received a bullet wound to his right thigh - the ball passed near his thighbone and cut arteries that caused his boot to fill with blood. Samuel Moore wanted to assist him from his saddle, but he said that would distract his men and he was fine, so he continued shouting to his men,”Huzza, my brave boys, fight on a few minutes more and the battle will be over.” His words were true, and moments later Major Ferguson was killed and the enemy surrendered.
     Colonel Hambright went home to recover from his wounds. Mary Dover, whom he married in 1781, nursed him back to health. They were the parents of 10 Children. He died in 1817, in York, South Carolina, and was buried in Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery, about two miles outside Grover, North Carolina. In 1999, the Hambright family placed a marker on the highway near his home place. They also replaced his broken marker and placed a road marker for the Cemetery. In October 2002, our chapter will place a DAR marker beside his stone.
     Many heroes fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain, and one of them was Colonel Frederick Hambright. He was born in Germany, in 1727, but immigrated to Virginia at an early age. He moved to Tryon County, North Carolina, in 1752, with his first wife, Sarah Hardin, and several of her kinfolk. To this union were born 12 children. Sarah died in 1779, and was buried on the Long Branch Property they owned near Dallas, North Carolina.
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    Any woman is eligible for membership who is no less than eighteen years of age and can prove lineal, blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage, and death.
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   Several ladies in the community decided to form a DAR chapter. Fifteen applications were sent to Washington and were accepted by the National Board. Mrs. Ida Pauline Neisler was named Organizing Regent, and the ladies met at her house on December 27, 1916, to decide on a name for the chapter. Four of the original members were decendents of Colonel Hambright and two others were descended from men who fought beside him, so the name Colonel Frederick Hambright was chosen as the chapter name.
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    The chapter Charter was granted by the National Board on February 28, 1918, with twenty charter members. The early aim of the chapter was to help preserve the Kings Mountain Battleground and preserve any documents that contained historic data. The membership today continues to help preserve data. We encourage patriotism and good citizenship by giving a scholarship and Good Citizen pin to a senior at the local high school. Each year we help provide lunch to the “Over The Mountain Men” who march down from Virginia to help celebrate the Battle of Kings Mountain.