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COCHRAN, Dr. William and SYME, Mildred Meriwether Family

m. 13 Sep 1798

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  • COCHRAN, Dr. William Male
    COCHRAN, Dr. William

    Birth  8 Dec 1779  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 Aug 1853  Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  13 Sep 1798  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  COCHRAN, David III | F77 Group Sheet 
    Mother  WINSTON, Lucy | F77 Group Sheet 

    SYME, Mildred Meriwether Female
    SYME, Mildred Meriwether

    Birth  16 Jan 1782  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 May 1843  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  SYME, Capt. John III | F87 Group Sheet 
    Mother  OVERTON, Sally | F87 Group Sheet 

    COCHRAN, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Female
    COCHRAN, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis

    Birth  16 Nov 1799  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  10 Aug 1808  Colleton - Cabell Family Home, Nelson County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

    COCHRAN, David IV Male
    COCHRAN, David IV

    Birth  25 Nov 1801  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  25 Aug 1802  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Dr. Francis Alexander I Male
    COCHRAN, Dr. Francis Alexander I

    Birth  27 Jun 1803  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 May 1825  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

    COCHRAN, William Hamilton Male
    COCHRAN, William Hamilton

    Birth  20 Feb 1805  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  21 Jan 1814  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

    COCHRAN, John Overton Male
    + COCHRAN, John Overton

    Birth  18 Dec 1807  Warminster, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Sep 1854  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  20 Sep 1854  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  WINSTON, Mary Ann Cochran | F98 
    Marriage  7 Oct 1835  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine Female
    + COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine

    Birth  16 Jan 1810  Spring Hill - Cabell Family Home, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Jan 1871  Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr. | F97 
    Marriage  18 Oct 1832  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Dr. Patrick Henry Male
    + COCHRAN, Dr. Patrick Henry

    Birth  27 Mar 1812  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  17 Mar 1897  Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  MEAUX, Mary Janetta | F240 
    Marriage  16 Sep 1844  Amelia County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Robert Hamilton Male
    COCHRAN, Robert Hamilton

    Birth  13 Feb 1814  Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Dec 1887  Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  9 Dec 1887  Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  ALLEN, Mary Ann | F109 
    Marriage  16 Jan 1838  Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  COX, Mary E. | F110 
    Marriage  17 Dec 1874  Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Helen Kenaway Female
    + COCHRAN, Helen Kenaway

    Birth  3 Jul 1816  Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 Nov 1886  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  18 Nov 1886  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  GARLAND, Judge Edward Jr. | F101 
    Marriage  25 Jul 1836  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Mildred Meriwether Female
    COCHRAN, Mildred Meriwether

    Birth  15 Apr 1818  Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Mar 1891  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr. Male
    + COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr.

    Birth  3 Apr 1820  Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  14 Jan 1899  Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Jan 1899  Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  STEWART, Mary Davis | F7 
    Marriage  13 Nov 1862  Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Sarah Virginia Female
    + COCHRAN, Sarah Virginia

    Birth  22 Jan 1822  Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Dec 1894  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  MUSSELMAN, Birch | F105 
    Marriage  28 Dec 1853  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRAN, Francis Alexander Jr. Male
    COCHRAN, Francis Alexander Jr.

    Birth  22 May 1825  Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Feb 1843  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • William, age 18, and Mildred, age 16, were married by the Reverend John Durbarrow BLAIR. Reverend BLAIR was a prominent Presbyterian preacher at the historic Pole Green Church in Hanover County, Virginia. BLAIR's wife, Mary Geddes WINSTON, was a first cousin of William.

      They were married for 43 years and had 13 children. Seven of the children lived past 21 years of age, giving them a total of 38 grandchildren.

      Their framed portraits, painted in Louisville, KY, circa 1840, were donated to The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY, on 20 May 2015 by William Winston COCHRANE IV. [2, 9]

    Residence:
    • They resided in the following locations:
      - 1798-1806 in Newcastle, Hanover County, VA. Newcastle was in a state of decline as early as 1797.
      - 1806-1811 in Warminster, Amherst County, Va. Warminster has been in Nelson County since it the county was created in 1807.
      - 1811-____ in Lexington, Fayette County, KY (in 1832 - daughter Catherine's marriage announcement)
      - ____-____ in Paris, Bourbon County, KY
      - ____-____ in Marion/Moxley, Owen County, KY (located on the east bank of the Kentucky River)
      - 1829-1835 in Boone County, KY
      - 1833-1843 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY (Sixth St. between Green and Walnut in 1843)
      - Three winters in New Orleans, LA (winter of 1829-1830)
    • This location in 2015 is now in the middle of runway 18L/36R at the Greater Cincinnati Airport. He was on the county tax list in 1829 and 1831, and was located here on the 1830 census. There are county deeds, not for this land, but for personal property, recorded in 1830 that state he was living there on land purchased by his son, John O. Cochran. But based on county deeds, his son did not buy the land until 1833, and he sold it in 1835. Possibly he was renting and paying taxes on the land from 1829 until it was purchased in 1833.

  • Sources 
    1. [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.

    2. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 9 Aug 2010, Books of Apocrypha, last page. Hand written.
      "William Cochran and Mildred Meriwether Syme were married by the Rev. John D. Blair on Thursday the 13th day of September 1798. Virginia, Newcastle, Hanover County."
      Cochran(e) Family Bible      		 Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Books of Apocrypha, last page.


    3. [S1500] Cochrane, Mary Davis, Artifact - Cochrane Family History - Mary Davis Stewart Cochrane (1838-1919), 17 Feb 2022.

    4. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 7 Dec 2010, Newspaper Articles (unknown publishers) inserted between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament..
      "Died. In this city, on Tuesday morning, the 16th inst., Mrs. Mildred M. Cochran, age about 61 years, consort of Dr. Wm. Cochran. Of the virtues, amiability, and irreproachable character of the deceased, a numerous family and extensive acquaintance are most fully apprized; and that her religions resignation, after a painful and lingering disease, has insured her a happy immortality, none who knew her can doubt."
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible.      		 The Cochran(e) Family Bible.
      Newspaper Articles between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament.


    5. [S1498] Artifact - Family Records - Cochrane, 11 Feb 2022.

    6. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 17.

    7. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 120.

    8. [S1493] Nannie Meaux (Cochrane) Campbell (Wellsburg, West Virginia), Letter - Campbell, Nannie Meaux (Cochrane) to Cochrane, "Mamie, 4 Feb 2022.

    9. [S611] Holmberg, James J., Email - Holmberg, James, 26 May 2015, 28 March 2015>, "Re: Framed Portrait Donations,".


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