Joshua & Amelia Aldridge Brewington.
by Lisa Y. Henderson
JOSHUA BREWINGTON, son of Raiford Brewington and Bathsheba Manuel Brewington, was born in 1846 in Sampson County and died in 1931 in Wayne County. His wife, AMELIA ALDRIDGE BREWINGTON, daughter of Robert Aldridge and Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge, was born in 1855 in Sampson County and died in 1895 in Wayne County. They are buried in the cemetery of the First Congregational Church, Dudley, North Carolina. “Sleep on and take thy rest.”
Photo by Lisa Y. Henderson, 2010.
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WHO YOU ARE IS WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD IDENTITY MATTERSHOWDY FAMILY I FEEL SPECIAL WHEN I WAKE EACH MORNING ON MY 52 INCH SCREEN AS A WALL PAPER SCREEN SAVER PURPOSELY BORN AND RAISED IN N.C I MOVED TO CALI LET ME TELL YA IT WAS CULTURE SHOCK FOR ME IT MADE ME DIG MY ROOTS SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES DOIN THERE TRADITIONS WHO IM I MATTERS IDENTITY MATTERS KNOWING LITTLE GOT MY FEELINGS HURT BECAUSE HOLLYWOOD ,THE SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING THAT KEEP US AS IF WE NONEXISTENT I WOULD SAY NATIVE AT ANY CHANCE IT WAS MENTION THERE WAS ALWAYS REMARKS OF HOW MUCH WHAT TRIBE NOONE ELSE WITH DUAL BLOOD OF ANY MIX AND MATCH FRENCH AND MEXICAN, CHINE ES ETC ONLY US IT HURT SINCE I GOT ALL I NEEDY HEALED MY PAIN CONFUSION IT DONT MATTER READING THE FOURTH GENERATION EXCLUSIVE WITH BOLD LETTERS THE LARGEST OF INDIAN FAMILY THE BREWINGTONS IM LIKE A LINE BACKER LAWRENCE TAYLOR READY FOR HURTFUL,AND SMART MUMBLES WHEN I WALK AWAY AS IF I WERE IN THE IN-ZONE I SPIKE WHAT BREWINGTON MEANS MAKER OF THAT FIRE WATER TOUCH IF THATS SHOW BOATING OH WELL MY FEELINGS WANT] BE HURT, I WAKE NATIVE EVERYDAY I WANT JUST BE SWEPT UNDER A ROCK LONG AS IM ALIVE WHO I BE MATTERS SORRY A BIT MUCH THIS IS THE 1ST BEIN MENTION HOLDING IT IN FINALLY I LET GO I LOVE FAMILY ROOTS DOWN TO EVER ROOT I HAVE HAD DREAMS OF MEETING ALL MY KIN AT A HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF LOT OF LANDS MAYBE IT WAS AT NEXT LIFE ONE BIG HAPPY TRIBE .FAMILY