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.

Berkeley County, Virginia, USA

Notes:
1772 - Berkeley County was formed from northern Frederick 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.

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

1801 - Jefferson County was formed from the eastern portion of Berkeley County.

1820 - Morgan County was formed from the eastern portion of Berkeley County and from Hampshire County, creating Berkeley County's present day boundries.

1863 - The northwestern portion of Virginia, including Berkeley county, became the new state of West Virginia in the USA.

Latitude: 39.4697, Longitude: -78.0379