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.

Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Notes:
1632 - Lord Baltimore obtained a charter from Charles I of England for the Province of Maryland, England.

1634 - The first settlers arrived in Maryland.

1650 - Anne Arundel County was formed from a portion of St. Mary's County, Province of Maryland, England.

1654 - Anne Arundel County's name was changed to Providence County.

1658 - Providence County's name was changed back to Anne Arundel County.

1674 - Anne Arundel County was extended into an unincorporated area, north to the Pennsylvania Colony border.

1698 - Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County exchanged land.

1707 - On 1 May, England became a part of the UK.

1727 - Anne Arundel County received land from Baltimore County.

1776 - On 4 July, the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies as the United States of America, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

1781 - On 2 February, Maryland was the 13th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1788 - On 28 April, Maryland ratified the Constitution and became the 7th state in the United States of America.

1824 - Calvert County received land from Anne Arundel County.

1851 - Howard County formed from a portion of Anne Arundel County, creating Anne Arundel County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 39.107, Longitude: -76.632