EnglandThe origins of the Pinchback name come from when the Anglo-Saxon tribes ruled over Britain. The name Pinchback was originally derived from a family having lived in the parish of Pinchbeck located in the county of Lincolnshire.
The surname Pinchback was first found in Lincolnshire where one of the first records of the family was Walter Pyncebeck ( fl. 1333), and English monk from Pinchbeck. "He became a monk of Bury St. Edmunds, and was there at the time of the great riot in 1327." [1]
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Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Pinchback include Pinchbeck, Pinchbank, Pinchback and others.
Distinguished members of the family include Christopher Pinchbeck (c.1670-1732), a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He invented the copper and zinc alloy called after his name. "The family doubtless sprang from a small town called Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire." [1]
Pinchbeck took out three patents: the first (No. 892), granted in 1768, was for an improved candlestick, with a spring socket for holding the candle firmly; the second...
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Pinchback migration to the United States +A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
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