Editing Colonel Charles Pinckney (section)

==Early life==
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Pinckney was born to William Pinckney and Ruth Brewton in 1732 in Charleston. He was educated and grew up in a planter family. His grandfather, Thomas Pinckney immigrated at the age of 17 to [[Yorktown, Virginia|Yorktown]] in 1698 from [[Shropshire]] and worked as a baker's assistant. His father served as Master of Chancery. William had joined his older brother, [[Charles Pinckney (South Carolina chief justice)|Charles Pinckney]], in setting up "the first fire insurance company in America, the Friendly Society."<ref name="npsfamily"/> 

It was profitable, but an extensive fire in 1740 in Charleston resulted in high damages, and William suffered financially. He sent his son to be cared and educated by his wealthier brother Charles. The younger Charles Pinckney studied law, passing the bar in 1752.<ref name="npsfamily"/>