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.

Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia, UK

Notes:
1742 - Fairfax County was formed from a portion of Prince William County in the Colony of Virginia, UK.

1757 - Loudoun County was formed from the northwestern part of Fairfax County.

1776 - On 29 June, Virginia became the Commonwealth of Virginia with its own Constitution, independent from the UK. On 4 July, the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies as the United States of America, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

1777 - On 16 December, Virginia was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1788 - On 25 June, Virginia became the 10th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

1791 - Part of Fairfax county was ceded to the Federal Government to form Arlington county in the District of Columbia.

1846 - Arlington County was returned by the Federal Government to Fairfax County in Virginia.

1847 - Alexanderia County formed from a portion of Fairfax County.

1852 - Alexandria was incorporated as a city separate from Fairfax County.

1948 - Falls Church as incorporated as a city separate from Fairfax County.

1961 - Fairfax as incorporated as a city separate from Fairfax County, creating Fairfax County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 38.841789, Longitude: -77.308868