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.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Notes:
1614 - The Dutch began building forts in New Netherlands, which covered the future states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, and parts of Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

1625 - The town of New Amsterdam began as Fort Amsterdam on lower Manhatten Island, and it was formally incorporated as a city in 1653.

1664 - England took control of New Netherlands, and remaned it the Province of New York, and renamed the city of New Netherlands to New York.

1673 - The Dutch re-took control of the Province of New York.

1674 - The Dutch ceded the Province of New York back to the English.

1683 - New York County was formed as one of the original 12 counties in the Province of New York.

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

1776 - On 4 July, the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies as the United States of America, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

1776 - From November 1776 until November of 1783 the British occupied New York City during the Revolutionary War.

1777 - New York created a state constitution.

1778 - On 6 February, New York was the 3rd state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1785 - New York City was the Capitol of the United States of America under the Articles of Confederation, from 11 January 1785 until the fall of 1788.

1788 - On 26 July, New York became the 11th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

1789 - New York City was the Capitol of the United States of America under the Constitution, from 4 March 1789 until 12 August 1790.

1874 - The western portion of The Bronx was transferred from Westchester County to New York County.

1895 - The remainder of The Bronx was transferred from Westchester County to New York County.

1898 - On 1 January, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island all combined to form the present day New York City, with each maintaining their individual status as a borough. Manhattan and The Bronx were in New York County, Brooklyn in Kings County with the same boundries, Queens in Queens County with the same boundries, and Staten Island in Richmond County with the same boundries.

1914 - Bronx County was established with the same boundries as the borough of The Bronx, leaving New York County with only Manhattan.

Latitude: 40.714167, Longitude: -74.006389