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.

James City County, Colony of Virginia, England

Notes:
1634 - James City County was formed in the Colony of Virginia, England. It was one of the first eight shires, or counties, formed in Virginia.

1652 - Surry County was formed from a portion of James City County in the Colony of Vrginia, England.

1707 - On 1 May, England became a part of the UK.

1722 - Williamsburg incorporated as a city separate from James City County and York County, creating James City County's present day boundries.

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.

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