Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-25
TnE IASr on TIER PEvcKNEYs.

The New York Herald says: The last
news from Charleston brings us intelli-
gence Of the death Of Mrs. Rebecca Doy-
ley PincSney, who was, We believe, the
last person who bore that famous name
A short time since the famous old
Pinclney mansion, which the founder OF
the family in this country had built in
sixteen hundred and eighty-seven, and
which had become one of the landmarks
and relies of Charleston, was destroyed
by fire and Mrs Pinckney was forced 10
retire b Waiterboro, 5. G., where she
owned "a family residence. From the
! exposure incident to this change, very
/ 8 we're on a lady of her advanced age and
ndrmities she caught cold, and died on
! Christmas day, aged nearly ninety years.
She outlived all the friends of her youth,
/ had been for thirty-tw0 years widow,
and of'seven children who arrived at ma
/ ture years she survived all but two, both
ofwhom We're females. She had lost her
sight almost entirely, and her hearing
was much impaired. She retained her
Intellectual faculties in great measure
10 the last
The family which has thus become eN-
tinct was among the most famous ina our
history. Thomas Pinckney, its founder,
emigrated from Lincolnshire, England,
in sixteen hundred and eighty-seven,
and settled at Charleston. He was the
father Of three SONS, each of whom at
tained some local celebrity. His first
child, Thomas Pinckuey, was an ensign
IN the seventeenth Regiment Royal
Americans of the colonial army organi
Zatiou. His second son was Charles, bet
ter known in history as Chief Justice
pmclney, having been made Chief JUS
tice and Kings Councillor the province
OF South Carolina in seventeen hundred
and tifty-twO. His wife was the orig
iual rice planter having been the first
person to attempt the cultivation Of that
Important staple in this country. Chief
Gstice Pinckney died in seventeen humid /
red and tifty-nine. The third son OF
Thomas Pinc5neyWas William, whowas |
at one time the Royal Master in Chan /
cery and COmmissarY General Of the /
province The first son died childless: I
Charles had two SONS and William one.
This latter is unknown 10 fame, but the |
SONS of Charles both became famoue, and /
are now known as the Pincl,nevs Of /
fame"
These sons were st. Charles Cotesworth
born in seventeen hundred
and tOrty-siN and died in eighteen humid
red and twenty-five, an officer in the
national army during the revolution a
member 0f the Constitutional convention
lf seventeen hundred and eighty-seven,
Minister to France and Federal candi-
late for Nice-PresidentWith John Adams
n eighteen hundred. In eighteen hum
ired and four Mr.. Pinckney was candi-
late for the Presidency, but was badly
beaten by jefferson, receiving only the
votes Of Connecticut and Delaware. In
eighteen hundred and eight he was de-
Gated for the same office byJames Mad
son, and never afterward figured in ma
ional politics.
Thomas PincBnev, the second son Of
he Chief Justice and brother OF the last (
has also revolutionary fame. 1
Henry Laurens Pinckney, his son, has
national reputation. he was in the
state Legislature from eighteen hundred
nd sixteen 90 eighteen hundred and I
was editor OF the Charleston
trctHy in eighteen hundred and nine
cen; Mayor of Charleston during the
excitement and in eighteen
uHdred and thirty-three represented
hat district in Congress. He was re-
iected in eighteen hundred and thirty
We. In eighteen hundred and thirty-nine
nd eighteen hundred and forty he was
gain elected Mayor of Charleston. His
terary reputation chiefly depends on
is editorial career, though he published
lemoir5 OF Gen. jackson, Robert Y.
.ayne who was his hrOther-in-lawJ and
. Jonathan Maxcy. He was prominent
3 a rebel, and died at Charleston in ID
"hteen hundred and siXty-three
The husband Of the lady whose decease
as served as the text for the revival of
lese old "reminiscences was William
ellsworth Pinckney, who had the mis-
Ttune 10 be "a avaletudinarian, and whose G.
.ccess i'm practical life was not at all COM in
ensUrate with his abilities. The world e.
As not his oyster and he welded no I
word to open IL, but preferred the pri- +
lcy of his library, and was better skilled al
ith his pen than -word. He was for a Sc
me Speaker ofthe South Carolina House
Representatives and it is related of "
I'M that his love OF the classics and old IN
rg0ttOn lore was SO great that it was
ficult tOget him TO talk sufficient Eng ~
,h TO be Ineligible % ordinary hearers b,
Is exact relation to the famous MEM IA
rs of the family is not known, though ia
was descended from the Charles Cotes- p.
0rth branch Of the Pinckney family"