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.
Bean Station, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Notes:
Late 1780s - Bean Station was settled in Hawkins County, North Carolina, USA.
1787 - Hawkins County (NC) formed from a portion of Sullivan County, North Carolina.
1789 - On 21 November, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.
1790 - On 26 May, North Carolina again ceded the Western Territory to the Federal Government. The United States Congress established a territorial government called "Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio", better known as the Southwest Territory. It was essentially the land area that later became the State Tennessee. There were 2 unconnected districts. The Western District in the northeast part of the territory, included the countires of Washington, Sullivan, Greene and Hawkins. The Meto District, surrounding Nashville, included the counties of Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee. The remainder of the territory was controlled by Indians.
1793 - The Hamilton District in the Southwest Territory was created from the southwest portion of the Western District. It included the new counties of Jefferson and Knox, both formed from portions of Greene County and Hawkins County.
1796 - On 1 June, Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States of America, with the 11 counties that were in the Southwest Territory.
1796 - Grainger County was formed from portions of Hawkins County and Knox County, in Tennessee, USA.
1801 - Claiborne County formed from portions of Grainger County and Hawkins County.
1850 - Union County formed from portions of Grainger County, Anderson County, Knox County, Campbell County and Claiborne County.
1870 - Hamblen County formed from portions of Grainger County, Hawkins County and Jefferson County.
1930-1960 - Grainger County received land from Union County, creating Grainger County's present day boundries.
Latitude: 36.343611, Longitude: -83.284167
