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.
GEDDES, Elizabeth
Abt 1690 - 1733 (38 years) Has 9 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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Name GEDDES, Elizabeth [1] Birth Abt 1690 Colony of Virginia, England 
[2] Gender Female Land 1 Aug 1715 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK [3] given to her by Alexander McKENZIE of St. Paul's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, 100 acres near Gillis Creek in Varina Parish, - Relationship with McKENZIE unknown, but Elizabeth was married to Thomas BOBBY Jr. at the time. The deed was witnessed by John SYME I.
Will-Heir 18 May 1719 Colony of Virginia, UK [4, 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.
Death Between 1728 and 1733 [6] Court Case Oct 1736 Colony of Virginia, UK brought by William "Essex" and Rebecca (BOBBY) WINSTON against John and Sarah (WINSTON) (SYME) HENRY, - Role: Deceased Participant
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
Age 38 years Person ID I307 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 19 Jul 2023
Father GEDDES, Capt. John, b. Abt 1670, Scotland d. Aft Mar 1720, James City County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 50 years) Mother DANSIE, Margaret, b. Abt 1670, England d. 1728, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 58 years) Family ID F312 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BOBBY, Thomas Jr., b. 17 Nov 1689, York County, Colony of Virginia, England d. 1725 (Age 35 years) Marriage Bef Aug 1715 Colony of Virginia, UK [1] Age at Marriage She : ~ 25 years and 7 months - He : 25 years and 8 months. Children + 1. BOBBY, Rebecca, b. 1715, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England d. Feb 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)2. 
BOBBY, Rumball, b. Abt 1720, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Abt 1727 (Age 7 years)3. BOBBY, Geddes, b. Abt 1721, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Abt 1722, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 1 year)+ 4. BOBBY, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1723, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 1743 (Age 20 years)Family ID F125 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 May 2021
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1690 - Colony of Virginia, England 
Marriage - Bef Aug 1715 - Colony of Virginia, UK 
Land - given to her by Alexander McKENZIE of St. Paul's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, 100 acres near Gillis Creek in Varina Parish, - 1 Aug 1715 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Will-Heir - 18 May 1719 - 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 = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S621] Benjamin Weisinger III, Book - Henrico Co., VA Deeds, Vol I, (Richmond, VA: n.p., 1985.), 2 May 2015, p 40.
Deed - Henrico Co. VA - Elizabeth Geddes Bobby - [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 1 Jul 2019.
- [S621] Benjamin Weisinger III, Book - Henrico Co., VA Deeds, Vol I, (Richmond, VA: n.p., 1985.), 2 May 2015, p 40.
John Syme I in Henrico Co. VA - [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 - [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 - [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
- [S621] Benjamin Weisinger III, Book - Henrico Co., VA Deeds, Vol I, (Richmond, VA: n.p., 1985.), 2 May 2015, p 40.