Entertaining stories about Pinckney Colony often related by cousins, friends, and also by her deceased husband, Jim B. Easterling, aroused in Mary Pinckney Powell an awareness of the stamina and character of her Pinckney relatives and background - their resilient, innovative, humorous, and spiritual nature, enabling them to survive with a distinct identity over the centuries. To preserve the memory of these folklike personalities and their way of life for future Pinckney generations, a book on Pinckney Colony was undertaken.