Genealogy Wylie » Major William Pinkney (1703-1766)

Personal data Major William Pinkney 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1703.
  • He died on December 2, 1766, he was 63 years old.
  • This information was last updated on April 19, 2004.

Household of Major William Pinkney

He is married to Ruth Brewton.

They got married on January 6, 1725/1726 at St. Philip Parish,South Carolina, he was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Pinkney  1726-1728
  2. Thomas Pinkney  1728-1770
  3. Elizabeth Pinkney  1730-????
  4. Charles Pinkney  1731-1784
  5. Mary Pinkney  1733-1749
  6. Sarah Pinkney  1734-1752
  7. Anne Pinkney  1736-1752
  8. Elizabeth Pinkney  ????-1738
  10. William Pinkney  1739-????
  11. Ruth Brewton Pinkney  1741-> 1790 
  12. Miles Pinkney  1741-1742
  13. Robert Pinkney  1743-1749


Notes about Major William Pinkney

He was a captain in the Charles Town battalion of militia, then captain and later major in the Charles Town regiment. Deputy Secretary of the Province, and Commissary General.
He and Ruth had 12 children. Twelve children have been identified.
No Ruth is known among these children.

Major in militia, 1740; Deputy Secretary; Commissioner in Equity; Commissary General. He was incapacitated by a paralytic stroke in 1758; died intestate. He was an able man, much in public affairs. The first fire insurance company in America was organized at his office on the Bay, in December, 1735. There are many descendants of William Pinckney of the name of Pinckney, living in Colleton and Beaufort County. (Information from Rootsweb WorldConnect dtabae 27587 ((XXXXX@XXXX.XXX))

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Pinkney

William Pinkney
1703-1766


Ruth Brewton
1703-1770

Mary Pinkney
1726-1728
Thomas Pinkney
1728-1770
Elizabeth Pinkney
1730-????
Charles Pinkney
1731-1784
Mary Pinkney
1733-1749
Sarah Pinkney
1734-1752
Anne Pinkney
1736-1752
Elizabeth Pinkney
????-1738
Rebecca Pinkney
????-
William Pinkney
1739-????
Ruth Brewton Pinkney
1741-> 1790
Miles Pinkney
1741-1742
Robert Pinkney
1743-1749

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Sources

  1. "Col. Miles Brewton and Some of His Descendants", A. S. Salley, Jr

Historical events

Day of death December 2, 1766

  • The temperature on December 2, 1766 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1766: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
    • March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
    • May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
    • November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
    • December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
    • December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.


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