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.
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Notes:
1776 - The Washington District of Norh Carolina formed.
1777 - Washington County (NC) formed in the Washington District.
1783 - Davidson County (NC) was formed from Washington County.
1787 - Sumner County (NC) formed from a portion of Davidson County.
1788 - Tennessee County (NC) formed from a portion of Davidson County.
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.
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.
1799 - Williamson County formed from a portion of Davidson County.
1803 - Rutherford County formed from a portion of Davidson County.
1856 - Cheatham County formed from portions of Davidson County, Dickson County, Montgomery County and Robertson County.
1860-1870 - Davidson County, Montgomery County and Williamson County all received land from Cheatham County.
1890-1900 - Davidson County received land from Williamson County, creating Davidson County's present day boundries.
Latitude: 36.1563, Longitude: -86.777
