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.
DANSIE, Margaret
Abt 1670 - 1728 (58 years) Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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Name DANSIE, Margaret [1, 2] Birth Abt 1670 England 
[3] Gender Female Will-Heir and Executrix 18 May 1719 Colony of Virginia, UK [1, 4] - Role: Heir and Executrix
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 1728 Colony of Virginia, UK [2, 4] 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 58 years Person ID I722 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 19 Jul 2023
Father DANSIE Mr. d. Yes, date unknown Mother —?— Family ID F1576 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 GEDDES, Capt. John, b. Abt 1670, Scotland d. Aft Mar 1720, James City County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 50 years) Marriage Abt 1690 Colony of Virginia, England [1, 2, 4, 5] Age at Marriage She : ~ 20 years - He : ~ 20 years. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Court Case 1723 Colony of Virginia, UK [1] John SYME I and Margaret (nee DANSIE) his wife, executor of John GEDDES Jr.'s Will, Margaret's first husband, vs Edloe MORELOCK & Elizabeth (nee FREEMAN) his wife, adminstratrix of John Jacob Coignan DANSIE's Will, Elizabeth's first husband, - Elizabeth FREEMAN first married John Jacob Coignan DANSIE between 1700-1707, and secondly married Edloe MORELOCK. The records of General Court were destroyed, and this information is based on surviving notations of pending cases in 1723. Therefore, the substance of the case is unknown. But since Margaret SYME's maiden surname, DANSIE, is the same as the first husband of Elizabeth MORELOCK, it can be assumed that they were related, and the issue was probably concerning distribution of estates from one or more Wills.
Children + 1. GEDDES, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1690, Colony of Virginia, England d. Between 1728 and 1733 (Age 38 years)Family ID F312 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Apr 2021
Family 2 SYME, Capt. John Sr., b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland d. Between 17 Mar 1731/32 and 11 Apr 1732, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 42 years) Marriage Abt 1725 Colony of Virginia, UK [1, 2, 4, 5] Age at Marriage She : ~ 55 years - He : ~ 35 years. Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death Family ID F311 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Jul 2023
- Role: Heir and Executrix
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1670 - England 
Marriage - Abt 1690 - Colony of Virginia, England 
Will-Heir and Executrix - 18 May 1719 - Colony of Virginia, UK Court Case - John SYME I and Margaret (nee DANSIE) his wife, executor of John GEDDES Jr.'s Will, Margaret's first husband, vs Edloe MORELOCK & Elizabeth (nee FREEMAN) his wife, adminstratrix of John Jacob Coignan DANSIE's Will, Elizabeth's first husband, - 1723 - Colony of Virginia, UK Marriage - Abt 1725 - Colony of Virginia, UK Death - 1728 - 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 - [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.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 1.
- [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 30 Jun 2015.
- [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 - [S537] Baker, Anne R., Email - Baker, Anne, 30 Jun 2015, 25 June 2015>, "Re: Thorntons & Related Families,".
Email - Anne Baker to W. Winston Cochrane
- [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.