The Cochrane & Allied Families
Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.
SMITH, Obediah Sr.
Abt 1706 - Bef 1777 (71 years) Has 9 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.
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Name SMITH, Obediah [1, 2, 3] Suffix Sr. Birth Abt 1706 Colony of Virginia, UK 
[3] Gender Male Occupation 1769 Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia, UK [1] Planter Residence 7 Aug 1769 Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia, UK [1, 2] Death Bef 2 May 1777 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA [2, 3] Will Probated 2 May 1777 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA [2] Age 71 years Person ID I3415 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 13 May 2025
Father SMITH, Luke, b. Bef 1680, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England d. Bef 16 Mar 1758, Halifax County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 78 years) Mother GROMARIN, Arabella, b. Abt 1690, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, England d. 16 Mar 1758, Halifax County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 68 years) Family ID F1356 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BURKS, Mary, b. Abt 1706, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 1777, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage 23 Aug 1744 Colony of Virginia, UK [2, 3] Age at Marriage He : ~ 38 years and 8 months - She : ~ 38 years and 8 months. Children 1. SMITH, Luke, b. 23 Aug 1744 d. Yes, date unknown2. 
SMITH, Susan, b. 28 Apr 1746 d. Yes, date unknown3. SMITH, Peartree, b. 13 Jun 1748, Halifax County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Bef Apr 1779, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA (Age 30 years)+ 4. SMITH, Elizabeth, b. 28 Nov 1750, Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Dec 1766, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 16 years)5. SMITH, William, b. 15 Nov 1752, Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 26 Dec 1800, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)6. SMITH, Obadiah Jr., b. 7 May 1755 d. Yes, date unknown7. SMITH, Lucy, b. 8 Dec 1756, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 13 Jan 1829, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years)8. SMITH, Charles, b. 13 Nov 1758 d. Yes, date unknown9. SMITH, Joseph, b. Nov 1761 d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1355 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 May 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1706 - Colony of Virginia, UK 
Marriage - 23 Aug 1744 - Colony of Virginia, UK 
Occupation - Planter - 1769 - Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia, UK Residence - 7 Aug 1769 - Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
Death - Bef 2 May 1777 - Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA Will Probated - 2 May 1777 - Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1663.
1769, Obediah Smith; Louisa County Orders Book, 1767-74, p 169.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1663 - Obediah Smith - [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 13 May 2014, James C. Southall, "The Cocke Family of Virginia (Henrico)," Jul 1897, 71-89; digital images, Jstor (http://www.jstor.org/ : accessed 13 May 2014).
The Cocke Family of VA
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography - [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 12 May 2025, accessed 12 May 2025), Obadiah Smith (Smith-3091).
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-3091
- [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1663.