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On May 14, 2026, the Kings Mountain Chapter was entertained and enlightened by historical interpreter Linda S. Turner, who portrayed Mercy Otis Warren (1728–1814).
Mercy Otis Warren was an American patriot, poet, playwright, political writer, and historian whose work helped shape Revolutionary-era public opinion. Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Colonel James Otis and the sister of patriot leader James Otis Jr. Although women of her time rarely received formal education, Warren was encouraged by her family and developed into a serious intellectual and influential writer.
Before and during the American Revolution, Warren wrote political plays and poems criticizing royal authority and British policies in Massachusetts. She corresponded with many leading figures of the Revolution, including Abigail Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. In 1788, writing as “A Columbian Patriot,” she opposed ratification of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. In 1805, she published her three-volume History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, one of the earliest histories of the Revolution written by a contemporary participant. She died in 1814 and is buried at Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The chapter also recognized Mr. Joseph Jefferson with a plaque listing the names of 16 of his Patriot Ancestors.
In addition, Chapter President Rob Richmond administered the oath of membership to four new Kings Mountain Chapter members. Welcome to Don Gouge, Steve Richardson, Chase Milner and David Puls.
Mercy Otis Warren was an American patriot, poet, playwright, political writer, and historian whose work helped shape Revolutionary-era public opinion. Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Colonel James Otis and the sister of patriot leader James Otis Jr. Although women of her time rarely received formal education, Warren was encouraged by her family and developed into a serious intellectual and influential writer.
Before and during the American Revolution, Warren wrote political plays and poems criticizing royal authority and British policies in Massachusetts. She corresponded with many leading figures of the Revolution, including Abigail Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. In 1788, writing as “A Columbian Patriot,” she opposed ratification of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. In 1805, she published her three-volume History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, one of the earliest histories of the Revolution written by a contemporary participant. She died in 1814 and is buried at Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The chapter also recognized Mr. Joseph Jefferson with a plaque listing the names of 16 of his Patriot Ancestors.
In addition, Chapter President Rob Richmond administered the oath of membership to four new Kings Mountain Chapter members. Welcome to Don Gouge, Steve Richardson, Chase Milner and David Puls.