Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-10
Extinction OF a Noted Southern
Family,

South, ana thOuBn lot tno creator
period Of the rebellion Of South
Carolina was free from invasion,
that State has suffered rs much in
thi srcspcct as any State in the South,
This rebellion carried of the last
surviving male member Of one or
two Of the most di tinguished, and
impovcrshednot u few ofthe wealth.
lest families. The last news from
Charleston, brings the intelligence
Of the death of Mrs. Rebecca Doyley
Pinckney, who was, We believe, the
last person who bore that famous
name,
A short time since that famous
old Pinckncy mansion, which the
founder Of tho family in this coun-
try had built in 1857. and which had
become one of the landmarks and
relics of Charleston, was destroyed
by fire, and Mrs. Pinckney was
forced to retire to WATERFORD q,
South Carolina, where she owned a
family residence. From the expos
urc incident to the change, very So
we're on lady of her advanced age
and intirmitics, she caught cold, and
died on last Christmas day aged
nearly 90ycars.
She outlivcd all the friends of her
youth, and has been for thirty-two
years IL widow, and of seven chill
dren who arrived at mature 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 mental faculties in a
measure TO the last.
The family that has thus become
extinct was among the most famous
in our history. Thomas Pinckney,
its founder, ,emigrated from Lincoln
shire, England, in 1887, and settled
in Charleston. lie was the father Of
three sons, each of whom attained
some local celebrity. His first child,
Thomas Pinckney, was an ensignin
the 18th Regiment Royal Americans
Of the colonial army organization.
His second son was Charles, better
known in history rs Chiet Justice
Pinckncy, having been made Chief
Justice and Kings Councillor in the
province Of South Carolina in 1775.
His wife was the Original rice plant
er," having been the first person to
attempt the cultivation of that i'm
portant staple in this country
Chief Justice Pinckney died in IT.
50. The third son Of Thomas Pinck-
ney was William, who was at one
time the Royal Master in Chancery
and Commissary- General Of the pro-
vince. The first son died childless;
Charles had two sons and William
one. This latteris unknown to fame
but the sons of Charles both became
famous, and are now known as the
"Pinckneys ofRevolutionary fame"
The first of these was Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney, who was born
in 1746, and died in 1925. He was.
educated at Christ Church College,
Oxford, studied law in the Middle
temple, London, and military tactics
IN the Royal Military Academy of
France, at Cacn. He returned to
America few years before the
breaking out of the Revolutionary
war. He was member of the first
provincial Congress of South Caro-
lima; was made Captain in the 1st
Regiment of 'rebels" raised in 1775,
and subsequently rose to be it's Col
onel. He served at the capture of
Fort Johnson, in Charleston harbor,
and was present at the defeat of the
British at Fort Moultrie. He was
IN aide.dc camp to George Wash
ngton at Brandywine and German
own. He subsequently figured in
The South again; was in the unsuc-
cessful expedition into Florida in
1878; tough. under Moultrie against
the British General Provost at
Charleston, and in the disastrous as
sault on Savannah in 1873. CThe
accepted historical account Of this
last battle is from his own pen.) He
held Fort Moultrie during the seige
of Charleston; was captured and re-
mained a prisoner until the close of
the war. During the war he was
for single session President Of the
South Carolina Senate. After its
close he was made a member of the
which framed the Con-
,titution of the United States, and
also of the Convention of his State
which ratified it.
He was also member of the State
Constitutional Convention of 1890.
He declined a seat on the Supreme
Bench, and a place in the Cabinet
both offered him by Washington
He was minister to France in 1896,
and was the one who was dismissed
by the republican powers Of the
country in 1897 Pinckney after
wards returned with Marshall and
Gerry to arrange the difficulties with
France. and received notice from
Talleyrand, then at the head of the
unstable French republic, that Amer
lea must settle the difficulties by
paying acertain sum of money or go
to war Ii was this Pinckney who
replied in the prase now historical;
Millions for defence, not a cent for
tribute" The three ministers re-
turned and preparations were made
for war. Washington was created
Lieutenant-General and Comman-
der-in-C Chief (tbe title being after
wards changed to General and
was appointed July l, IL
9S.) Major General. War with
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