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.

King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK

Notes:
1702 - King William County was formed from a portion of King and Queen County in the Colony of Virginia, England.

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

1721 - Spotsylvania County formed from portions of King William County, Essex County and King and Queen County.

1728 - Caroline County formed from portions of King William County, Essex County and King and Queen County, creating King William 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.

Latitude: 37.6871, Longitude: -77.0158