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Early Origins of the Pinkett family

The surname Pinkett was first found in Yorkshire where the family was first listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1176. At that time, Adam Pinc held estates in that shire. 1

Early History of the Pinkett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinkett research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1200, 1273, 1411, 1455, 1487, 1573, 1599, 1629 and 1647 are included under the topic Early Pinkett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinkett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pinck, Pinch, Pinches, Pynck, Pinc, Pinke, Pynke and many more.

Early Notables of the Pinkett family

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Australia Pinkett migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pinkett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Pinkett, (b. 1805), aged 21, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 20th April 1826, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
  • Mr. Amos Pinkett, English convict who was convicted in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Pinkett (post 1700) +

  • Mary Pinkett, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1980, 1988 4
  • Joseph Pinkett, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1988 4


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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