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.
BOBBY, Elizabeth
Abt 1723 - 1743 (20 years) Has 13 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
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Name BOBBY, Elizabeth [1, 2, 3, 4] Will-Heir 18 May 1719 Colony of Virginia, UK 
[1, 5] - Role: Heir
He left to his wife, unnamed in the Will, his two plantations for her life, and then they were to pass to his daughter, Elizabeth GEDDES, and then to her daughters, Rebecca and Elizabeth BOBBY.
The first plantation, Totero Fort, was 385 acres located on both sides of Three Creeks in Surry County, which he patented on 22 January 1717/1718. The second plantation, Sandy Point, was located at Dancing Point on the north side of the James River in Charles City County, just upstream from Jamestown in James City County.
Birth Abt 1723 Colony of Virginia, UK [6] - She was still a minor in 1733.
Gender Female Guardianship 4 Jan 1732/33 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK [7, 8] John HENRY posted bond as Elizabeth BOBBY's guardian Court Case Oct 1736 Colony of Virginia, UK brought by William "Essex" and Rebecca (BOBBY) WINSTON against John and Sarah (WINSTON) (SYME) HENRY, - Role: Plaintiff
The purpose of this lawsuit was to recover property from the HENRYs that was inherited by Rebecca and her sister, Elizabeth, from their Grandfather, John GEDDES Jr., based on his Will of 18 May 1719 in James City County. The Will stated his wife, Margaret (DANSIE) GEDDES, was to have use of, during her life, his plantations at Totero Fort and Sandy Point and the household goods, cattle and slaves at thoses plantations. After her death, his estate was to be split up between his daughter, Elizabeth (GEDDES) BOBBY and her children. Elizabeth had two sons who died before her in 1722 and 1727.
GEDDES' wife Margaret remarried with John SYME I in 1725, who took control of her inherited estate
Land-Seller 30 Sep 1738 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK with his wife, Rebecca, and James and Elizabeth BALFOUR, called Surinam Island in the James River, which they sold to William BYRD - Role: Seller
The island, approximately 40 acres, is located about 7 miles above the falls of the James River at Richmond, and is now called Williams Island. Rebecca BOBBY WINSTON and Elizabeth BOBBY BALFOUR were sisters.
Death 1743 [6] Age 20 years Person ID I2475 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 22 Apr 2021
Father BOBBY, Thomas Jr., b. 17 Nov 1689, York County, Colony of Virginia, England d. 1725 (Age 35 years) Mother GEDDES, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1690, Colony of Virginia, England d. Between 1728 and 1733 (Age 38 years) Family ID F125 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BALFOUR, James d. Between Oct and Dec 1742, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, UK Marriage Abt 1734 [3, 6, 9] Age at Marriage She : ~ 11 years - He : ??. Children 1. BALFOUR, Margaret d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. 
BALFOUR, Andrew, b. Between 1734 and 1742 d. Bef 1778 (Age 43 years)3. BALFOUR, Unknown, b. Aft 4 Oct 1742 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1508 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jul 2020
- Role: Heir
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Event Map 
Will-Heir - 18 May 1719 - Colony of Virginia, UK 
Birth - Abt 1723 - Colony of Virginia, UK 
Guardianship - John HENRY posted bond as Elizabeth BOBBY's guardian - 4 Jan 1732/33 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Court Case - brought by William "Essex" and Rebecca (BOBBY) WINSTON against John and Sarah (WINSTON) (SYME) HENRY, - Oct 1736 - Colony of Virginia, UK 
Land-Seller - with his wife, Rebecca, and James and Elizabeth BALFOUR, called Surinam Island in the James River, which they sold to William BYRD - 30 Sep 1738 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1199] R. T. Barton, editor, Book - Virginia Colonial Decisions (Google Books), (Boston, MA: The Boston Book Company, 1909.), 1 Jul 2019, Winston & Ux. ag't Henry & Ux. Adm'x of Syme: p 213-223.
Lawsuit - Winston v Henry - [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 16 Oct 2013, Vol. III: p 1637.
Hanover County Records, Vol. 1733-35, p. 10.
E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1637, Hanover Co. Records - [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 221-224; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
"Estate of Andrew Balfour of Charles City County."Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour - [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, 654.
- [S1267] Magazine - VA Genealogical Society Quarterly (VA Genealogical Society), 6 Jul 2020, Susan B. Chiarello, "George Harrison Sanford King, Card File,"Vol. 51, No. 1, February 2013, p 75-76.
See entries for: Dansie, John Jacob Doignan; Danze, John Jacob Doignan; and Dansie, John Jacob Coignan. Further reference: The Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 46, No. 1, January 1938, p 52-55.Marriage - John Geddes Jr. and Margaret Dansie - [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 30 Mar 2015, p. 11.
- [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 13 May 2014, Vol. III: p 1637.
1733, Elizabeth Bobby; Henrico County, Marriage Records.EPVP, Vol. III, P 1637 - Elizabeth Bobby - [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 47; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1 - [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 218-219; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
"The Will of James Balfour of Charles City County."Will - James Balfour
- [S1199] R. T. Barton, editor, Book - Virginia Colonial Decisions (Google Books), (Boston, MA: The Boston Book Company, 1909.), 1 Jul 2019, Winston & Ux. ag't Henry & Ux. Adm'x of Syme: p 213-223.