Mentioned in the 1805 listing of the Wilkes Co. GA Tax Records 1785-1805_, in two vol., compiled and published by
Frank Parker Hudson, Atlanta 1996. Found at
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~marykozy/text_files/strtxlst.txt

Revolutionary War Soldier. Source: Early Records of Wilkes County, GA, Vol II, page 270

Additional information on Pinkston line provided by Peggy Pinkston Allen, pwallen@att.net.

He was a member of George Washington's personal guard during the Revolutionary War and an early settler of Wilkes County, Georgia. He died there in 1795. He enlisted November 26, 1776 for 3 years as Cpl in Capt. William Smith's Company of Foot. May 1, 1777 he transferred to the Commander-in-Chief's Guard at Morristown, New Jersey as Pvt. This was a handpicked group of personal bodyguards for General George Washington. Sources: (1) Revolutionary War Records in the National Archives, (2) Revolutionary War Records in The State Library of Virginia, (3) Early Records of Wilkes County, GA, Vol. II, page 270

Information obtained from "Virginians in the Revolution."
There are the following notations:
Pinkerton, Shadrack (also Pinkstone) - Artillery, Nb1
Pinkerton, Joseph and David - Trotter's Co. Augusta

"Among the first Pinkstons to settle in this state was one named Shadrack, who married Athaliza Carroll. He was a member of George Washington's personal Honor Guard, sometimes called "Life Guard," during the Revolutionary War. Many of the descendants of Shadrack Pinkston eventually lived in Parrott, Terrell County, Georgia.
There are not too many proven facts recorded at this time about the first Pinkston, as the family moved from Virginia to Wilkes County, Georgia after Shadrack's illness and honorable discharge from the Revolutionary Army. He fought in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, PA in 1777. There is a small book in the D.A.R. Library in Washington called "The Commander in Chief's Guard," which gives a printed account of each member of the Honor Guard and Shadrack Pinkston's service is recorded on page 226. One of the genealogists in Washington expressed her belief that Mr. Pinkston must have lived in Fairfax County, Virginia." Information furnished by Miss Charlie Pinkston Parrott, GA, in November, 1998.

NOTE FROM LINDA SPARKS STARR:
William was most likely the father of Shadrack. Greenberry, who d. c1785 in Fairfax Co. VA, judging from his inventory, was an unmarried man. We think he was Shadrack's brother. William isn't exactly proven, but a very good preponderance of evidence case can be made for him as the father of several boys, including Shadrack.

• Married: BEF 1780 in Virginia

1. Greenberry PINKSTON b: ABT 1780 in Fairfax Co., VA
2. John Carroll PINKSTON b: ABT 1781 in Fairfax Co., VA
3. Frances PINKSTON b: ABT 1783 in Fairfax Co., VA
4. Sarah PINKSTON b: ABT 1785
5. Charlotte Ann PINKSTON b: 1785 in Virginia