The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-08
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
III. III. ROBINSON,
The Last of the Pincl.neYs.
The New York Hcraa says:
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.

The New York Herald says:
The last news from Charleston brings us
intelligence of the death of Mrs, Rebecca
DOyley Pinekney, who was, we believe, the
last person who bore that famous name.
A short time siucc the famous old Pinck-
ney mansion, which the founder of the
family in this country had built In 1887,
and which had become one of the land
marks and relics Of Charleston, was de-
stroyed by fire, and Mrs. Pinckncy was
forced TO retire 20 Walterboro, South Caro-
lima, where she owned family residence.
From the exposure incident TO this change
very severe on lady of her advanced age
and inflrmities, she caught cold, and died
on last Christmas day, aged nearly ninety
| years.
She outlived all the friends of her youth,
had been for thirty-two years n widow,
and of seven children who arrived Mt ma
| ture years she survived all but two, both of
whom were females. She had lost her
sight almost entirely, and her hearing was
much impaired. She retained her intellect
ual faculties In great measure 10 the
| last.
| The family which has thus become ex-
tinct was among the most famons In our
history, Thomas Pinckney, its founder,
emigrated from Lincolnshire, England, in
! 1857, and settled at Charleston. lie was the
| father of three sons, each of whom attained
some local celebrity. His first child, ThOs.
Pinckney, was an ensign In the 18th Regi-
ment Royal Americans of the colonial army
organization. His second son was Charles,
better known in history as Chief Justice
Pinckney, having been made Chief Justice
and Kings Councillor of the province of
South Carolina In 1862. His wife was the
''original rice planter" having been the
first person TO attempt the cultivation OF
that important staple in this country. Chief
Justice Pinckney died In 1859. The third
son of Thomas Pinckney was William, who
was at one time the Royal Master in Chan
Gerry and Commissnry General of the pro-
vince. The first son died childness; Charles
had two sons and William one. This latter
is unknown to fame, but the sons of Charles
both became famous, and are now known
rs ''the Pinckncys of Revolutionary fame"
These sons were st. Charles Cotesworth
Piekney, born in l746 and died In 1885, an
officer in the national army during the rev.
olution; a member of the Constitutional
convention of 1877, Minister TO France and
Federal candidate for Vice President with
John Adams In 1900. In 1904 Mr.. Pinckney
was a candidate for the Presidency, but
was badly beaten by Jefferson, receiving
only the votes OF Connecticut and Delaware
In 1908 he was defeated for the same office
by james Madison, and never afterward fig
ured in national politics.
Thomas Pinckney, the second son Of the
Chief Justice and brother of the last men
, toned, has also revolutionary fame.
Henry Laurcns Pinckney, his son, has
also national reputation. lie was in the
State Legislature from 1916 to 1882; was
editor of the Charleston Mercury In 1919
! Mayor of Charleston during the nullifca-
ton excitement, aud In 1888 represented
that district in Congress. He was re-
elected in 1886. In 1889 aud 40 he was
again elected Mayor of Charleston. His
literary reputation chiefly depends OH his
editorial career, though he published
memoirs of General jackson, Robert Y
IIaync (whO was his brother-in-law) and
of Jonathan MaNcy. He was prominent
as n rebel, and died at Charleston in 1903
The husband of the lady whose deceast
has served as the text for the revival %
J these old "reminiscences was William COtes
worth Pinckney, who had the mlsfortun,
, 10 be valetudinarian, and whose success
! In practical life was not at all commensu
rate with his abilities. The world was no
, his oyster, and he welded no sword Il
{ open It, but preferred the privacy of his H.
brary. and was better skilled with his per
, than sword. He was for n time Speaker o
+ the South Carolina House Of Representa-
tives, and IL Is related of him that his lOV,
/, of the classics and ''Old forgotten lore" wa,
! so great that IL was difficult 30 get him {,
talk sufficient English 20 be intelligible Il
, , ordinary hearers. His exact relations u
the famous members of the family is no
known, though he was descended from Oh,
Charles CoteswortlI branch ofthe PinckneN
| family