This site is dedicated to documenting the ancestry of the African-American   Lawrence, Brinkley, Singletary and Lewis families of Bladen and Columbus  counties in North Carolina. The information contained herein represents over  five years and hundreds of hours (literally) spent scouring census data as  well as other historical records; traveling to state archives and other record  holding agencies; interviewing family members and generally pulling out my  hair!

Though incomplete, I feel that there is sufficient information compiled to  provide family members and other researchers a wealth of insight into the  habitation and presence of these family lines in Southeastern North  Carolina.  As the researcher in this project, I maintain all rights and credit  to the information contained on this site; therefore access has been  restricted to family members and other researchers by invitation only (from  me, especially until the project is finished). I appreciate the cooperation of  my family in this effort. Please 
 notify me before using this information for any other purpose.

I also appreciate the assistance given to me by my family and would  particularly like to acknowledge the following persons:

My sister Lynn who brought my first genealogy program

Dad, brother Daryl and Auntie Clara for keeping me motivated by  staying `interested` in my discoveries

Mom, Uncle David, Aunt Sarah and Cousin T-Nite for patiently allowing me to  rummage through their old photos and copy them

Kudos to Aunt Sarah Davis, Uncle Al Singletary and Cousin Leroy Lawrence  for  sharing family history with me to get me going

Gabriel, Taylor and David for  they are the reason I do this

and most especially

To my Lord And Savior Jesus Christ,
 for giving me the desire and grace to complete this project!

Please enjoy your visit and should you find any errors or ommissions you would  like to correct/add, please contact me. My database has grown to over 500  names and I`d appreciate any and all help. It is my goal to have a hard copy  printed to share with family members in the near future. (I know, I said that  before) but this is what I have so far and it is a massive task because there  are sooooo many of us! Please SIGN guestbook (above) so I`ll know you dropped  by!

Much Love to you all,
 Lisa Lawrence-Hudson