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.

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:
1681 - On 28 February, Charles II of England granted a land charter to William Penn and named it the Pennsylvania Colony. Upland County established by the Dutch was now in Pennsylvania, and was renamed Chester County. The other two original counties in the Pennsylvania Colony were established: Bucks County and Philadelphia County.

1707 - England became part of the UK.

1752 - Berks County formed from portions of Philadelphia County, Cumberland County, Lancaster County and unorganized lands.

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.

1784 - Montgomery County formed from a portion of Philadelphia County, creating Philadelphia County's present day boundries.

1778 - On 5 March, Pennsylvania was the 8th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation of the United States of America.

1787 - On 12 December, Pennsylvania became the 2nd state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

Latitude: 39.952222, Longitude: -75.164167