Harrington, Pinckney Cotesworth, fl. 1853-1893.

Pinckney Cotesworth Harrington and his father, James Harrington (d. 1866), were cotton planters in Franklin County, Miss.

From the description of Pinckney Cotesworth Harrington papers, 1829-1893 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24439043

James Harrington (d. 1866) and his son Pinckney Cotesworth Harrington (fl. 1853-1893) were cotton planters in Franklin County, Mississippi. Pinckney studied at Oakland College, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1857. He served as 2nd Lieutenant of the Franklin Rifles of the Army of Mississippi during the Civil War and, at some point, reached the rank of major. He returned to Franklin County after the war to continue planting. He married Carolina Grisham.

In the early papers. the name appears often as Herrington; and later Pinckney also appears as Pinkney.

From the guide to the Pinckney Cotesworth Harrington Papers, 1829-1893, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)