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.

Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Notes:
1754 - Bedford County formed from parts of Lunenburg County and Albemarle County in the Colony of Virginia, UK.

1776 - On 29 June, Virginia became the Commonwealth of Virginia with its own Constitution, independent from the UK. On 4 July, the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies as the United States of America, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

1777 - On 16 December, Virginia was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1782 - Campbell County was formed from the eastern portion of Bedford County.

1786 - Franklin County was formed from parts of Bedford County and Henry County.

1788 - On 25 June, Virginia became the 10th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

1968 - Bedford (city) incorporated as a separate city from Bedford County, creating Bedford County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 37.334278, Longitude: -79.522903