William DINKINS, Jr.

1746 - 1819  (73 years)

• Name	William DINKINS  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	18 May 1746	Craven County, South Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	After he married Nancy Smart he moved to Georgia. However, when he died February 26, 1818, he was buried in the Wright-Dinkins-Atkinson Cemetery beside his first wife who died in 1791.  [3]
  MILI	William, along with other patriots of the District Eastward of Wateree, signed the South Carolina Revolutionary Association for Public Defense in 1776. On August 11, 1777, he enlisted as a private in the 5th South Carolina Continental Regt. and was a member of this unit when it disbanded in 1779. In addition to his service as a soldier, he furnished supplies from his plantation for the State Militia and the Continental Troops.  [3]
  _UID	29256E619848425189FE7666D7CA47FFDA94
  Death	26 Feb 1818/6 Dec 1819  [2, 4, 5]
  Burial	Wright-Dinkins-Atkinson Cemetery, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I15519	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	William DINKINS, Sr.   bur. Probably at St. David Episcopal Church in Cheraw
  Mother	Sarah THOMPKINS
  Marriage	12 Feb 1738	Prince Frederick Episcopal Church   [1, 2]
  _UID	D7EC8DAE123849439F9DDA2633ACD51CE0F8
  _UID	D7EC8DAE123849439F9DDA2633ACD51CE0F8
  Family ID	F43709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Patterson WRIGHT,   b. 21 Aug 1750, Craven County, South Carolina d. 4 Apr 1791 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	1768  [1]
  _UID	3B26BB7E04D5447FB456D396EB204EC2C444
  _UID	3B26BB7E04D5447FB456D396EB204EC2C444
  Children	1. Samuel DINKINS,   b. 17 Mar 1769   d. 12 Sep 1825 (Age 56 years)   2. Asa DINKINS,   b. 1 Mar/Aug 1771, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 15 Nov 1819 (Age 48 years)   3. William DINKINS, III   d. died in infancy   4. Wright P. (?Patterson) DINKINS   d. died in infancy   5. Sarah DINKINS
  Family ID	F10998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2001

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy SMART
  _UID	9FE1FC8920584B8B93A1E1FDE2A100A68E3C
  _UID	9FE1FC8920584B8B93A1E1FDE2A100A68E3C
  Family ID	F14857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  of Craven County, South Carolina [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] page 1. [S17718] . [S37] Cassie Nicholes Historical Sketches of Sumter County Vol. II, page 105. [S246] Beatrice Mackey Doughtie, Page 809. [S2344] .