tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post7165042806620863703..comments2024-03-24T13:53:56.102-06:00Comments on Discover Genealogy: The Pinkham Family: Where did they come from? And where did they go?Discover Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751791688359495496noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971013271573879136.post-92005122761915140812024-03-22T01:47:39.517-06:002024-03-22T01:47:39.517-06:00My great great grandfather was Captain William Pin...My great great grandfather was Captain William Pinkham, he married Elizabeth Hayden and resided in the Wolborough Hill area of Newton Abbot. William Pinkham was lost at sea, trying to recover a life boat which became loose during a storm in the Bay of Biscay. My great grand mother had the original letter sent to his wife advising of the accident. This would have occurred during the same time period described above. It seems the Pinkham name was very common within Devon at this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com