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.

York County, Colony of Virginia, England

Notes:
1634 - Charles River County was formed in the Colony of Virginia, England. It was one of the first eight shires, or counties, formed in Virginia.

1643 - Charles River County was renamed York County.

1651 - Gloucester County formed from a portion of York County.

1654 - New Kent County formed from a portion of York County.

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

1722 - Williamsburg was incorporated as a city separate from York Couny and James City 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.

1976 - Poquoson was incorporated as a city separate from York County, creating York County's present day boundries.

Latitude: 37.2375, Longitude: -76.554