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.

Blountville, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Notes:
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. In November, North Carolina created a state constitution. On 12 November, the Washington District of North Carolina was formed.

1777 - Washington County (NC) was formed from a portion of the Washington District.

1778 - On 5 April, North Carolina was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1779 - Sullivan County (NC) formed from a portion of Washington County.

1784 - On 2 June, North Carolina ceded its Western Territory to the Federal Government. On 23 August, Washington County, Greene County and Sullivan County formed the provisional State of Franklin. In November, North Carolina repealed cession of the Western Territory to the Federal Government.

1787 - Hawkins County (NC) formed from a portion of Sullivan County.

1788 - North Carolina gained supremacy over the State of Franklin. Franklin and it's counties of Caswell, Blount, Sevier, Spencer and Wayne became extinct.

1789 - On 21 November, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

1790 - On 26 May, North Carolina again ceded the Western Territory to the Federal Government. The United States Congress established a territorial government called "Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio", better known as the Southwest Territory. It was essentially the land area that later became the State Tennessee.

1795 - The town of Blountville was established and became the county seat for Sullivan County.

1796 - On 1 June, Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States of America, with the 11 counties that were in the Southwest Territory.

1930-1960 - Washington Conty received land from Sullivan County, creating Sullivan County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 36.533056, Longitude: -82.326944