William Pinckney, Major

William Pinckney, Major

Male 1703 - 1766  (63 years)


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  • Name William Pinckney 
    Title Major 
    Birth 1703  Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 3 Dec 1766  Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 9 May 1819  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LZFS-YP2 
    Burial Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25682  footsteps
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Family Ruth Brewton,   b. 1704, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1770, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1719  Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Susannah Pinckney Croft,   b. 22 Jun 1724, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1794, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mary Pickney,   b. Jun 1726, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1828, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Thomas Pinckney,   b. 6 Aug 1728, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1770, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Elizabeth Pinckney,   b. 3 Feb 1729, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1735 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Mary Polly Pinckney,   b. 1730, Harlem, New Amsterdam, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1823, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Mary Rebecca Pinckney,   b. 7 Nov 1733, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1767, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Sarah Pinckney,   b. 16 Nov 1734, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1752 (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Elizabeth Pinckney,   b. 1735   d. Bef 11 Jun 1738 (Age < 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Ruth Brewton Pinckney,   b. 5 Jul 1736, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1771, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Ruth Brewton Pinkney,   b. 1737, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1791, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >11. Rebecca Pinckney,   b. 11 Jun 1739, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1774, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +12. William Cotesworth Pinckney,   b. 11 Jun 1739, Charleston, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1786, Colleton, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     13. Robert Pinckney,   b. 18 Dec 1743   d. 18 Feb 1748 (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F14172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1703 - Charleston, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Jan 1719 - Charleston, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Dec 1766 - Charleston, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 9 May 1819 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Charleston, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • == Biography ==Birth date is listed as "autumn 1704".S.C. Historic a l a n d G e nealogical Mag., Vol. XXXIX
      Biographical Directory, S.C. House of Representatives, Vol. II
      " I n D e c e mber, 1758, William suffered a paralytic stroke, but did not res i g n a n y o f his places."Powell, Mary Pinckney. Back Over Home: The H e r i t a ge of Pinckneys of Pinckney Colony, Bluffton, South Carolina. Colu m b i a , S outh Carolina: R. L. Bryan Company, 1982 and 1996. Pages 29, 50 - 5 1 < / ref>
      The Pinckney Family Tree: [http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/g1/p15 2 9 . h t m Major William Pinckney]
      Information about this person can be found in "The Thomas Pinckney Fami l y o f S o u th Carolina" in volume 39 of ''The South Carolina Genealogical a n d H i s t orical Magazine'' in January 1938 at pages 15 to 35.

      Information on this person can be found in an article titled ''Col. Mil e s B r e w ton and Some of His Descendents'' in vol. 2 (April 1902) of the S o u t h C a rolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine at pages 128-152.

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