My great grandfather, Ezekiel Pinkston Martin was born in 1858 in Gwinnett Co., GA. I have noticed there are many Pinkston's as a middle name as well. I do not believe this is a family name in our family as the children down this line were called Ezeliel Parks Martin from that time forward! I only know Ezekiel Pinkston Martin's parents are William Martin b. 1818 in NC and Letta Pruitt b. 1826 in SC and no other information. Ellen researching: Bailey, Buffington, Cash,Clack,Harvey, Holloway, Hooper,Martin, Pruitt. << It seems I find the middle name of a lot of men from Habersham as 'Pinkston' Can anyone tell me more about this name? Why Pinkston is used so frequently?? Was someone named Pinkston famous at the time? I find this name in my Nichols, Ivester and Anderson lines so far. Probably if I would check further, this name is the middle name of some of the men in my other lines from Georgia. I also find this middle name when doing searches. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me on this. Ruth >>