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.

Mendota, Augusta, Colony of Virginia, UK

Notes:
1745 - Augusta County formed from part of Orange County in the Colony of Virginia, UK, with an undefined western border.

1770 - Botetourt County was formed from the southern part of Augusta County.

1772 - Fincastle County formed from a portion of Botetourt 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.

1777 - Washington County formed from a portion of Fincastle County.

Latitude: 36.710833, Longitude: -82.301667