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.

JOHNSON Mr.
1. JOHNSON Mr. and died. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. JOHNSON, Col. William
and died. - 3. JOHNSON, Col. Richard
was born on 7 Jul 1715; died on 29 Sep 1771 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was buried in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK.
- 2. JOHNSON, Col. William
Generation: 2
2. JOHNSON, Col. William
(1.1) and died. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. JOHNSON, Jane
died before 1839.
- 4. JOHNSON, Jane
3. JOHNSON, Col. Richard
(1.1) was born on 7 Jul 1715; died on 29 Sep 1771 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK; was buried in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK. Family/Spouse: —?—, Dorothea. Dorothea died in Mar 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. JOHNSON, Anne
died on 26 May 1788. - 6. JOHNSON, Jane
died between 1771 and 1804. - 7. JOHNSON, Richard Jr.
died in Dec 1802. - 8. JOHNSON, Thomas
died in 1795. - 9. JOHNSON, John Boswell
died after 1803. - 10. JOHNSON, Nicholas Meriwether
died after 1771. - 11. JOHNSON, Dorothy
died before 1771. - 12. JOHNSON, William
was born in 1757; died after 1805. - 13. JOHNSON, Elizabeth
was born in 1760; died before 1804.
- 5. JOHNSON, Anne
Generation: 3
4. JOHNSON, Jane
(2.William2, 1.1) died before 1839. Family/Spouse: SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.. Nicholas (son of SYME, Col. John Jr. and MERIWETHER, Mildred) was born in 1759 in Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.
was born on 5 Sep 1808 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Jan 1875 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. - 15. SYME, Jane Grey
was born in 1810; and died.
- 14. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.
5. JOHNSON, Anne
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died on 26 May 1788. Anne married CUNNINGHAM, John in Apr 1774. John (son of CUNNINGHAM, Sir William and FAIRLIE, Dame Margaret) died between 1788 and Nov 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. CUNNINGHAM, Nancy
and died. - 17. CUNNINGHAM, William
and died. - 18. CUNNINGHAM, Dorothea Fairley
died before 1809. - 19. CUNNINGHAM, John
died before 1809.
- 16. CUNNINGHAM, Nancy
6. JOHNSON, Jane
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died between 1771 and 1804. Family/Spouse: MARSHALL, Dr. William. William died before 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. JOHNSON, Richard Jr.
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died in Dec 1802. 8. JOHNSON, Thomas
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died in 1795. 9. JOHNSON, John Boswell
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died after 1803. 10. JOHNSON, Nicholas Meriwether
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died after 1771. 11. JOHNSON, Dorothy
(3.Richard2, 1.1) died before 1771. Family/Spouse: THORNTON, Anthony. Anthony and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. JOHNSON, William
(3.Richard2, 1.1) was born in 1757; died after 1805. 13. JOHNSON, Elizabeth
(3.Richard2, 1.1) was born in 1760; died before 1804. Family/Spouse: SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.. Nicholas (son of SYME, Col. John Jr. and MERIWETHER, Mildred) was born in 1759 in Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. SYME, Nicholas Jr.
and died. - 21. SYME, Eliza
and died. - 22. SYME, Clarissa
and died. - 23. SYME, John Meriwether
was born between Aug and Dec 1779; died on 28 Jul 1836.
- 20. SYME, Nicholas Jr.
Generation: 4
14. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.
(4.Jane3, 2.William2, 1.1) was born on 5 Sep 1808 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Jan 1875 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. William married MAYS, Anna on 4 Oct 1832. Anna (daughter of MAYS, John and —?—, Rebecca) died on 21 Jan 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. SYME, Jane Rebecca
was born about 1834; died in 1834. - 25. SYME, Richard Johnson
was born in 1835 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; died in Dec 1911. - 26. SYME, William
was born in 1837 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; died in 1851 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA. - 27. SYME, Col. Samuel Augustus Maverick
was born on 8 Apr 1838 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Mar 1923 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. - 28. SYME, William Henry Jr.
was born in 1840; died in 1861. - 29. SYME, Chapman Johnson
was born on 3 Sep 1842 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jan 1925 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. - 30. SYME, James Nesmith
was born in 1843 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; and died. - 31. SYME, Susan M.
was born in 1848; died on 21 May 1876 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. - 32. SYME, John S.
was born in 1849 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; and died. - 33. SYME, Alexander Kossuth
was born in 1852; and died. - 34. SYME, Thomas Creigh
was born in 1854 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA; died in 1895.
- 24. SYME, Jane Rebecca
15. SYME, Jane Grey
(4.Jane3, 2.William2, 1.1) was born in 1810; and died. Family/Spouse: NESMITH, James Hall. James was born in 1798 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA; died on 9 Dec 1879 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. NESMITH, William Henry
was born in 1834; and died.
- 35. NESMITH, William Henry
16. CUNNINGHAM, Nancy
(5.Anne3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) and died. Nancy married SYME, John M. IV on 7 Apr 1803. John (son of SYME, Capt. John III and OVERTON, Sally) was born in 1779 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. SYME, Sarah Ann
was born on 22 Jan 1804 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; and died. - 37. SYME, Jane Chapman
was born on 1 Oct 1805 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; and died. - 38. SYME, John Cunningham
was born between 13 Sep 1806 and 13 Sep 1808 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; and died. - 39. SYME, Margaret Fairlie
was born on 3 Jun 1810 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA; and died. - 40. SYME, Mildred Meriwether
was born on 16 Jul 1815; and died. - 41. SYME, William Cunningham
was born on 6 Feb 1819; and died.
- 36. SYME, Sarah Ann
17. CUNNINGHAM, William
(5.Anne3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) and died. 18. CUNNINGHAM, Dorothea Fairley
(5.Anne3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) died before 1809. Dorothea married BUTLER, Isaac after 1788. Isaac and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. CUNNINGHAM, John
(5.Anne3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) died before 1809. 20. SYME, Nicholas Jr.
(13.Elizabeth3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) and died. 21. SYME, Eliza
(13.Elizabeth3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) and died. Family/Spouse: BOHANNAN, John. John (son of BOHANNAN, Dr. Francis Alexander) was born in Apr 1820; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
22. SYME, Clarissa
(13.Elizabeth3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) and died. 23. SYME, John Meriwether
(13.Elizabeth3, 3.Richard2, 1.1) was born between Aug and Dec 1779; died on 28 Jul 1836. Family/Spouse: DIGGS, Frances Cole. Frances died on 21 Feb 1828. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. SYME, Frances F.
and died. - 43. SYME, Edward
- 44. SYME, Martha Isabella
was born in Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died in 1858 in Charles City County, Virginia, USA. - 45. SYME, Mary Elizabeth
was born between Apr and Dec 1817; died on 31 Mar 1832.
- 42. SYME, Frances F.
