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.

South Carolina, USA

Notes:
1663 - A charter was issued to eight English noblemen for the Province of Carolina, England.

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

1712 - The Province of Carolina was split into the Province of North Carolina and the Province of South Carolina.

1776 - On 26 March, South Carolina created a state constitution.

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.

1778 - On 5 February, South Carolina was the 2nd state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1788 - On 23 May, South Carolina became the 8th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

Latitude: -33.87, Longitude: -80.788