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.

Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Notes:
1663 - A charter was issued to eight English noblemen for the Province of Carolina, England.

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

1712 - The Province of Carolina was split into the Province of North Carolina and the Province of South Carolina.

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.

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

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

1789 - Stokes County was formd from a portion of Surry County, North Carolina, USA. Germanton was the county seat of Stokes County until 1849.

1796 - Surry County received land from Stokes County.

1849 - Forsyth County formed from a portion of Stokes County, creating Stokes County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 36.262778, Longitude: -80.231111