Person:James Cochran (16)
James Cochran
b.15 Feb 1766 Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
d.18 Feb 1835 Augusta County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1756
  1. John Cochran, Jr.1757 - 1833
  2. Robert Cochran1759 - 1824
  3. Elizabeth CochranBef 1765 -
  4. Mary CochranBef 1765 -
  5. James Cochran1766 - 1835
Spouse and Children
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m. 10 Dec 1792
  1. James A. CochranAft 1792 -
  2. George M. CochranAft 1792 -
  3. John Cochran1793 - 1881
  4. Magdalene CochranEst 1810 - Bef 1850
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Facts and Events
Name James Cochran
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Feb 1766 Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage Bond 4 Dec 1792 Augusta County, Virginiato Magdalene Moffett
Marriage 10 Dec 1792 Augusta County, Virginiato Magdalene Moffett
Death? 18 Feb 1835 Augusta County, Virginia
Burial? Feb 1835 Union Churchyard, Augusta County, Virginia

James Cochran was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond - 1792--September 19, Thomas Wilson and James Cockran, surety. Thomas Wilson and Polly Poage, daughter of Thomas Poage (consent), Agnes Poage (consent); witnesses, Wm. P. Skillern, J. Cockran.
References
  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22163644/person/20272180431

  2.   Spofford, Ainsworth R, and William Wirt Henry. Eminent and representative men of Virginia and the District of Columbia of the nineteenth century: with a concise historical sketch of Virginia by Hon. William Wirt Henry and of the District of Columbia by Ainsworth R. Spofford. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969).

    From Biographical Sketch of John Lewis Cochran, grandson of this John Cochran:

    His grandfather's name was James Cochran, born in Augusta county in 1768. He was a farmer all his life, though educated for the ministry. He was a presiding magistrate in Augusta county twice and succeeded to the office of high sheriff. He married Magdalen Moffett, daughter of George Moffett of Augusta county, a colonel in the Revolutionary war. To them were born four children, named James (deceased); George M., deceased in 1890 at the age of ninety-two years; Henry K. (deceased) and James A. Cochran, deceased in 187o. The grandfather died in 1836, his wife preceding him in 1826.

  3.   King, Fannie Bayly. Partial list of early settlers, Revolutionary soldiers and the graves of Augusta County soldiers located to date. (Staunton, Va.: unknown, 1935)
    pg. 31.

    UNION CHURCHYARD, AUGUSTA CO.
    Eckenrode, S.W.

    Cochran, James
    Born Feb. 15, 1766; d. Feb. 18, 1835

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