Editing Colonel Charles Pinckney (section)

==Marriage and family==
Pinckney had married his first cousin, Frances Brewton (b. June 11, 1733). She was a daughter of his uncle Robert Brewton, a goldsmith who was associated with banking and financial circles in the city, and Mary Loughton, a widow.

Frances's siblings included an older brother Miles Brewton (1731-1775) (named after his paternal grandfather) and younger sister [[Rebecca Brewton Motte|Rebecca Brewton]] (1737-1815) (named after her paternal aunt). Before the Revolutionary War, Miles had become wealthy, based largely on his success as a slave trader and merchant in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]. Their sister [[Rebecca Brewton Motte|Rebecca]] married Jacob Motte, also a planter, who had a townhouse in Charleston. After Miles and all his family were lost at sea in August 1775 on their way to Philadelphia, where he was to serve as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Frances and her sister Rebecca jointly inherited Miles's mansion in Charleston, which is now known as [[Miles Brewton House]].

The Pinckneys had several children, [[Charles Pinckney (governor)|Charles (his namesake)]], Thomas (named after Pinckney's paternal grandfather), Miles Brewton (named after Frances's brother), Mary, and Rebecca Pinckney.<ref name="npsfamily">[https://www.nps.gov/chpi/learn/historyculture/colonel-charles-pinckney.htm Pinckney Family: "Colonel Charles Pinckney"], Snee Farm - History & Culture, National Park Service. Accessed February 8, 2024.</ref>