Chapter Namesake
Zachariah Godbold
Lieutenant Zachariah Godbold was born in 1763 in Marion District, South Carolina. During the American Revolution, he served under General Francis Marion. He and his wife Rachael and their ten children moved to Alabama in 1810 where his later years were spent in Baldwin County. Lieutenant Godbold passed away in Old Blakeley on July 13, 1832, at the age of sixty-nine and is buried at the Saluda Hill Cemetery near Bromley, Baldwin County, Alabama.
On February 7, 1960, the Zachariah Godbold Chapter NSDAR held a dedication ceremony to mark the grave of its namesake.
On February 7, 1960, the Zachariah Godbold Chapter NSDAR held a dedication ceremony to mark the grave of its namesake.
The grave is bricked up about two feet and on the stone that marks his grave is the inscription:
SACRED, to the memory of ZACHARIAH GODBOLD, a native of Marion District, S.C., who departed this life July 13, 1832,
aged 69 years 3 months and 10 days.
At an early age he joined the ranks of General Marion in that eventful struggle which was over Independence. This stone is erected by his
widow and son in testimony of their esteem of a kind husband indulgent father and generous friend. He was a man proud of his county, a man proud to be an American.
SACRED, to the memory of ZACHARIAH GODBOLD, a native of Marion District, S.C., who departed this life July 13, 1832,
aged 69 years 3 months and 10 days.
At an early age he joined the ranks of General Marion in that eventful struggle which was over Independence. This stone is erected by his
widow and son in testimony of their esteem of a kind husband indulgent father and generous friend. He was a man proud of his county, a man proud to be an American.
Honored Chapter Daughter
Claire Kimbrough Bryant
Claire Kimbrough Bryant organized Zachariah Godbold Chapter NSDAR in Bay Minette, the chapter was officially recognized on June 1, 1953. After a year as Organizing Regent she assumed various offices and committee chairmanships when called upon and she was elected to a second term as Chapter Regent, serving in this capacity from 1964 to 1966. Claire Kimbrough Bryant held numerous positions and served the DAR at a State and National level. She served as State Treasurer 1961-1964, State Vice Regent 1964-1967, State Regent of the Alabama Society 1967-1970, and Vice President General NSDAR from 1970-1973.
During her term as State Regent, the first DAR Genealogical Workshops to be held in the state were inaugurated in accordance with the wishes of the National Society. Also during her tenure, membership showed the greatest gains heretofore recorded; advertisements in the DAR Magazine reached an all-time high for the state; Junior Membership and American Heritage Committees received national recognition; a State Board of Consultants, composed of Honorary State Regents, was formed; a State Membership Commission was created which has been most helpful not only to the Alabama DAR but to other states as well; State Bylaws were revised for the first time in many years; and the third volume of the Alabama DAR Roster was compiled.
During her term as State Regent, the first DAR Genealogical Workshops to be held in the state were inaugurated in accordance with the wishes of the National Society. Also during her tenure, membership showed the greatest gains heretofore recorded; advertisements in the DAR Magazine reached an all-time high for the state; Junior Membership and American Heritage Committees received national recognition; a State Board of Consultants, composed of Honorary State Regents, was formed; a State Membership Commission was created which has been most helpful not only to the Alabama DAR but to other states as well; State Bylaws were revised for the first time in many years; and the third volume of the Alabama DAR Roster was compiled.