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.

Orange County, Virginia, USA

Notes:
1734 - Oragne County was formed from a portion of Spotsylvania County in the Colony of Virginia, UK.

1743 - Frederick County formed from a portion of Orange County.

1745 - Augusta County formed from a portion of Orange County.

1749 - Culpeper County formed from a portion of Orange 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.

1838 - Greene County formed from a portion of Orange County, creating Orange County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 38.246281, Longitude: -78.013443