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.

Sussex County, Colony of Virginia, UK

Notes:
1754 - Sussex County was formed from a portion of Surry County in the Colony of Virginia, UK.

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.

1781 - Greenville County formed from portions of Sussex County and Brunswick County, creating Sussex County's present day boundries.

1788 - On 25 June, Virginia became the 10th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

Latitude: 36.9333, Longitude: -77.26