Correction to Part I - JOHN COCHRAN, first-born son of SAMUEL COCHRAN, was b 1746-1747 probably in PA.
Part II - PAUL COCHRAN, SR.
Family tradition as reported by two descendants of PAUL COCHRAN, JR. (Mrs. Phyllis A. Justice [PAJ] and Dan Montague [DM] and as repeated in a letter from Mary E. Selby to William E. Parham 9-9-1941 {W.E. Parham Papers [WEP]}) states that brothers PAUL COCHRAN and ROBERT COCHRAN (#3) were born in Ireland and arrived in America shortly before the Revolutionary War or in 1785 (not true). [The Parham Papers are located at the McClung Collection, Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville, TN.] They became separated and nothing was heard from ROBERT thereafter.
The first record of PAUL that I have found was a list of individuals in 1779 who "hath not as yet taken the oath of allegiance to this state" which included PAUL COCHRAN ("Mecklenburg Co., NC Deed Abstracts 1763-1779" by Brent H. Holcomb & Elmer O. Parker). PAULs were granted or purchased a total of 790 ac of land in Mecklenburg Co., NC from 10-12-1782 through 11-26-1789. They sold all of this land by 12-9-1793 and PAUL COCHRAN, JR. moved to Burke Co., NC where he bought 450 ac of land in May 1794. Shortly thereafter PAUL COCHRAN, JR. moved to Blount Co., TN.
Worth S. Ray ("The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors") listed 5 COCHRANs in his District 13 (part of present-day Cabarrus Co., NC formed in 1792) of the 1790 Mecklenburg Co. Census - BENJAMIN, ROBERT, WILLIAM, PAUL, and JOHN. ROBERT and PAUL were the brothers. ROBERT remained in Cabarrus Co. where he died.
PAUL COCHRAN, SR. was b 1736-1741, m MARTHA M., probably d in Blount Co., TN 1800-1810. MARTHA M. d by 1803. The only known children were PAUL COCHRAN, JR., b c1754 and a sister. Other possible children include DANIEL, NANCY, JAMES, JOHN, ISAAC, and HUGH COCHRAN (in Blount Co., TN by 1795-1800) and BARNEY, THOMAS, BERNARD, RHEA, and ALEXANDER (in Blount Co., TN by 1806-1815).
PAUL COCHRAN, JR. - b c1754 in Ireland; m MARTHA GREER, first born of ARTHUR GREER and unknown wife [second born SARAH (ELIZABETH) m THOMAS MCCORKLE and WILLIAM BAIN] (b 11-15-1759) c1782. Their children [WEP]:
1. MARY COCHRAN - b 10-30-1783 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died young.
2. JOHN COCHRAN - b 10-30-1784 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died young.
3. JAMES COCHRAN - b 5-2-1786 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; m MARY REID 10-8-1812 in Blount Co., TN; d 9-26-1851 in Blount Co., TN.
4. ISAAC COCHRAN - b 3-22-1788 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
5. PAUL COCHRAN, JR. - b 3-8-1790 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died young.
6. MARTHA COCHRAN - b 2-8-1792 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died young.
7. SILAS A. COCHRAN - b 4-17-1793 in Cabarrus Co., NC; m SALLIE BAINES.
8. JOHN COCHRAN - b 6-25-1795 in Burke Co., NC; m (1) JANE ORR 1-8-1822 in Blount Co., TN and (2) BETSEY HUFFMAN 3--13-1828 in Blount Co., TN; d 7-7-1876 in Monroe Co., TN.
9. MARTHA COCHRAN - b 5-27-1797 in Burke Co., NC; m LEONARD RHEA 1-29-1824 in Blount Co., TN
10. ROBERT COCHRAN - b 8-5-1798 in Burke Co., NC; m MARY WOOD RHEA 2-10-1825 in Blount Co., TN; d 7-5-1852 in Shelby Co., IL
11. POLLY COCHRAN - b 1799 in Burke Co., NC.
Issue of JAMES COCHRAN, son of PAUL COCHRAN JR., and MARY REID [PAJ]:
1. TIRZAH COCHRAN - b 12-17-1814 or 12-27-1824 in Blount Co., TN; d 11-30-1890 in Blount Co., TN; not married.
2. SAMUEL COCHRAN - b 3-15-1816 in Blount Co., TN; m ELIZA ADAMS 8-10-1843; d 5-21-1891.
3. JANE COCHRAN - b 11-18-1817 in Blount Co., TN; d 5-10-1864 in Blount Co., TN; not married.
4. ISAAC WILEY COCHRAN - b 10-11-1819 in Blount Co., TN; m NANCY HENRY 1-8-1849; d 1-16-1873 in Shelby Co., IL.
5. ROBERT STERLING COCHRAN - b 11-18-1821 in Blount Co., TN; m JANE MCDONALD; d 9-6-1894.
6. MARTHA COCHRAN - b 9-26-1823 in Blount Co., TN; m (1) JOHN R. FROW 9-23-1862 in Blount Co., TN and (2) HEARTSELL BORING 7-12-18XX; d 5-2-1909 in Blount Co., TN
7. MARY COCHRAN - b 9-21-1825 in Blount Co., TN; d 5-2-1909 in Blount Co., TN; not married.
8. JAMES BRICE COCHRAN - b 10-11-1827 in Blount Co., TN; m (1) HESTER ANN HENRY 1-1-1851 in Blount Co., TN and (2) MARY E. WINE 11-29-1880 in Blount Co., TN; d 5-4-1910.
9. MATTHEW HENRY COCHRAN - b 10-17-1830 in Blount Co., TN; d 3-25-1899 in Blount Co., TN; not married.
10. NANCY NARCISSA COCHRAN - b 8-29-1834 in Blount Co., TN; d 5-5-1912 in Blount Co., TN; not married.
11. ESTHER ANN COCHRAN - b 12-4-1837 in Blount Co., TN; d 11-14-1910; not married.
12. SILAS ALEXANDER COCHRAN - b 9-23-1839 in Blount Co., TN; d 5-3-1842 in Blount Co., TN.
Issue of JOHN COCHRAN, son of PAUL COCHRAN JR., and JANE ORR [DM]:
1. ROBERT LUSK COCHRAN - b 4-26-1824 in Blount Co., TN; m ANN LOWRY (b 2-18-1825; d 2-20-1907), dau of WILLIAM M. and ELIZABETH LOWERY, 11-27-1845 in Monroe Co., TN; d 2-20-1907 in Monroe Co., TN.
2. MARY ANN COCHRAN - b 2-14-1828 in Blount Co.
Issue of ROBERT COCHRAN, son of PAUL COCHRAN JR., and MARY WOOD RHEA [PAJ]:
1. PAUL HAMILTON COCHRAN - b 7-15-1827 in Blount Co., TN; m MARY E. TOLLY 4-13-1854 in Shelby Co., IL; d 7-9-1864 in Shelby Co., IL.
2. WILLIAM CLARK COCHRAN - b c12-16-1829 in Blount Co., TN; m (1) ELIZABETH J. REYNOLDS c1859 in Shelby Co., IL and m (2) BETTIE WALLS; d 3-18--1874 in Chicago, IL..
3. CYRUS WILEY COCHRAN - b 6-15-1832 in Blount Co., TN; m CAROLINE D. HENRY 11-19-1855 in Blount Co., TN; d 1-19--1894 in Blount Co., TN.
4. ELIZA ANN COCHRAN - b 12-18-1835 in Blount Co., TN; m GEORGE WASHINGTON LONGENBAUGH 3-11-1858 in Shelby Co., IL; d 4-6-1904 or 4-23-1904 in Shelby Co., IL.
5. MARTHA LUCINDA COCHRAN - b 1-22-1838 in Blount Co., TN; m MARK UPDEGRAFF in Shelby Co.?, IL; d 6-7-1917 in Christian Co., IL.
6. ROBERT CAMPBELL COCHRAN - b 1839 in Blount Co., IL; m AGNES SIMPSON c1862; d in 1921 in Shelby Co., IL.
7. JOHN MCMASTER COCHRAN - b c1842 in Blount Co., TN; m SARAH ANN HUNT 8-25-1864 in Shelby Co., IL; in Eureka, KS in 1904.
8. MARY JANE COCHRAN - b c1845 in Blount Co., TN; m WALTER MCGREW 3-1-1864 in Shelby Co., IL?
9. ELIZABETH ALVIRA COCHRAN - b c1848 in Blount Co., TN; m SAMUEL BROWNBACK 10-29-1874 in shelby Co., IL?; d early 1930's in Shelby Co., IL.
