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.
DEBNAM, Ann
Abt 1640 - Yes, date unknown Has 4 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
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Name DEBNAM, Ann [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth Abt 1640 Colony of Virginia, England 
[1, 5] Gender Female Will-Heir 1658 Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England [6, 7] bequeathing land to each of his three step-daughters, Katherine, Ann and Mary DEBNAM, daughters' of his second wife, Katherine (JENNINGS) DEBNAM GRYMES, - Role: Heir
Ann's land was passed down to her son, Samuel HOYLE, who sold it to Samuel SKINKER on 20 June 1726 in King George County.
His widow Katherine, as his Executrix, probated the will in 1662 in Gloucester County.
Katherine DEBNAM: On 9 August 1711 in Essex County (Deed & Wills Book #12, p 426), Robert TALIAFERRO III, grandson of Robrt TALIAFERRO I and Katherine DEBNAM, sold to Augustine SMITH, 200 acres of land that was originally patented to Charles GRYMES on on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located south of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656 and Essex in 1692.
Ann DEBNAM: On 20 June 1726 in King George County (Deed Book #1, p 361), Samuel HOYLE, son of Edward HOYLE and Ann DEBNAM, sold to Samuel SKINKER, 300 acres of land that was half of the land originally patented to Charles GRYMES on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located north of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656, Richmond in 1692 and King George in 1721.
Mary DEBNAM: On 6 August 1692 in Essex County (Book #1, p 40), John SMITH of Ware Parish in Gloucester County, son of Maj. Lawrence SMITH Sr. and Mary DEBNAM, sold to John TALIAFERRO of St. Marys Parish in Essex County, son of Robert TALIAFERRO I and Katherine DEBNAM, and brother-in-law of John SMITH, 200 acres of land that was originally patented to Charles GRYMES on on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located south of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656 and Essex in 1692.
Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I4950 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 15 May 2025
Father DEBNAM, William Henry Sr., b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 6 Jun 1657, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England (Age 49 years) Mother JENNINGS, Katherine Frances, b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 26 Aug 1683, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England (Age 73 years) Family ID F1633 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HOYLE, Edward, b. 1 Aug 1641, Barkisland, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Y [1, 2, 3, 4] Children 1. 
HOYLE, SamuelFamily ID F1974 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 May 2025
- Role: Heir
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1640 - Colony of Virginia, England 
Will-Heir - bequeathing land to each of his three step-daughters, Katherine, Ann and Mary DEBNAM, daughters' of his second wife, Katherine (JENNINGS) DEBNAM GRYMES, - 1658 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 7 Sep 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy Dr., "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections," Vol 81, No. 3, July 1973, p 360; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
Townleys & Warners of VA - [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 3 Sep 2018, John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, "Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro," V 56, No. 2, April 1948, p 208-210; digital images, Jstor (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4245546?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 27 August 2018).
Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro - [S1149] Gary Boyd Roberts, Book - Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants (Ancestry), (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.), p 417.
Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants - [S1145] Internet Forum - Debnam (Genealogy.com), 2 Sep 2018, Joseph Moore, "The Debnam and Grymes-Lee Family Lines of Virginia," >, 13 December 2011 (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/debnam/137/ : accessed 7 August 2018).
Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA - [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 17 Sep 2018.
- [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 3 Aug 2018, John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, "The Taliaferro Family," January 1940, Vol XXI, No 3, p 183-191; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/238155?availability=Family%20History%20Library : accessed 3 August 2018).
Citing: Essex County Deed & Wills Book #13, p 426.Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly - [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 3 Sep 2018, John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, "Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro," V 56, No. 2, April 1948, p 208-210; digital images, Jstor (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4245546?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 27 August 2018).
Citing: Essex County Deeds & Wills Book #12, p 426; King George County Deed Book #1, p 361; Essex County Order Book #1, p 40.Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro
- [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 7 Sep 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy Dr., "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections," Vol 81, No. 3, July 1973, p 360; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).