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.
Lincoln 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 - Madison County and Mercer County were both formed from portions of Lincoln County.
1788 - On 25 June, Virginia became the 10th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.
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.
1792 - Logan County formed from a portion of Lincoln County.
1793 - Green County formed from portions of Lincoln County and Nelson County.
1797 - Garrard County formed from portions of Lincoln County, Madison County and Mercer County.
1799 - Pulaski County formed from portions of Lincoln County and Green County.
1800 - Knox County formed from a portion of Lincoln County.
1801 - Garrard County received land from Lincoln County.
1807 - Casey County fromed from a portion of Lincoln County.
1808 - Lincoln County received land from Casey County.
1810 - Rockcastle County formed from portions of Lincoln County, Knox County, Madison County and Pulaski County.
1842 - Boyle County formed from portions of Lincoln County and Mercer County, creating Lincoln County's present day boundries.
Latitude: 37.45, Longitude: -84.6425
