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.

Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

Notes:
Capt. David CRAWFORD, Sr. [3725] gave 400 acres of his "Assasquin" plantation to his grandson, Col. William MERIWETHER, Sr. [212] in April 1693. In 1738, MERIWETHER laid out 40 of these acres on the Pumunkey River for 52 half-acre lots for a town he named Newcastle. It was surveyed by Col. John HENRY [287]. The town became extinct circa 1811, and there are no remnents.



Location based on directions given by Art Taylor, President of the Hanover County (VA) Historical Society, in an email 4 Aug 2010 to WWC IV: "The best way to give you a point of reference is to have you follow River Road (Rte. 605) south and southeast to its end at the stop sign at Mechanicsville Turnpike (Route 360). Look straight ahead across Mechanicsville Turnpike and across the field(s) toward the Pamunkey River, the site is located in that area. There is nothing left of the Town, etc. The following link should give you a map and the VA Dept. of Historic Resources website for the marker info: <http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/hiway_markers/hwmarker_results.cfm?searchType=keyword&queryParam=Newcastle>"



1721 - Hanover County was formed from a portion of New Kent County in the Colony of Virginia, UK.

1742 - Louisa County was formed from a portion of Hanover County, creating Hanover 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: 37.665403, Longitude: -77.191761