Historic PreservationDAR members participate in an array of projects to help preserve our cultural heritage, including:
Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR Marks Grave of Revolutionary War SoldierMary Spivey was born in Bertie County, North Carolina, to Moses Spivey and his wife Jemima Stanley, October 5, 1758. She and James Bate were married on June 20, 1776.
James Bate was born May 21, 1747, in Bertie County, North Carolina, to Humphrey Bate and his wife Sarah Leggett. He served in Col. Abraham Shepard's 10th North Carolina Regiment. The 10th was organized April 17, 1777, as a unit of North Carolina State Troops at Kinston, North Carolina, adopted and assigned to the main Continental Army, June 17, 1777, as Shepard's Additional Continental Regiment. The Regiment was disbanded June 1, 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. James Bate died June 3, 1787, and Mary then married John Mhoon on February 18, 1790. The family removed to Franklin County, Alabama, in the early 1800's. She died at 80 years of age on October 16, 1838, and is buried in Mhoontown Cemetery, under tall, ancient fir trees, surrounded by impressive, ornate monuments. Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR placed a marker in front of her tomb in 1976 recognizing her as the wife of a Revolutionary soldier. Chief Colbert NSDAR placed a bronze marker on the headstone of the wife of a Revolutionary War soldier, Mary Mhoon. An annual event at Spring Park in Tuscumbia, Alabama, is the Return to Coldwater Festival also known as Oka Kapassa. It is a celebration of Native American heritage and a fun-filled, colorful day for all.
Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR members volunteer during the festival. It is one small way to promote the culture of such a proud nation. Oka Kapassa Festival, Return to Coldwater, has been designated a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society. |
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Photo Credit:
- Photo of the bronze marker for Mary Mhoon is from Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR's photos.
- Oka Kapassa photo is used with permission of the Director of Oka Kapassa.
- The Historical Marker is from Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR's photos.
- Photo of the bronze marker for Mary Mhoon is from Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR's photos.
- Oka Kapassa photo is used with permission of the Director of Oka Kapassa.
- The Historical Marker is from Chief Colbert Chapter NSDAR's photos.
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