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.

Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Notes:
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.

1777 - Kentucky County was formed from a portion of Fincastle County, Virginia.

1780 - Kentucky County was divided into Fayette County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County, and Kentucky County became extinct.

1786 - Bourbon County formed from a portion of Fayette County.

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

1789 - Woodford County formed from a portion of Fayette County.

1792 - On June 1, the Commonwealth of Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States of America, with the following nine counties that were formerly in Virginia: Bourbon, Fayette, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Mercer, Nelson and Woodford.

1793 - Clark County formed from portions of Fayette County and Bourbon County.

1799 - Jessamine County formed from a portion of Fayette County, creating Fayette County's present day boundries.

1974 - The governments and territory of the city of Lexington and Fayette County were formally merged together on January 1.

Latitude: 38.0428, Longitude: -84.5057