(1699-1758) Carolina-born planter and the colony's first native-born lawyer, Chief Justice of the (colonial) South Carolina Supreme Court. Married [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Eliza Lucas]] in 1744 and had four children. Their son [Charles Cotesworth Pinckney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cotesworth_Pinckney "Charles Cotesworth Pinckney") (1746–1825) was a signer of the [[US Constitution]].