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James Cochran 1555–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1555

Birth Location: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Carrikeel, Artrim Co., Province of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Father: John Cochrane

Mother: Mary Lindsay

Spouse(s): Janet Burns

Children(s): James Cochran

James Cochran was born in 1555 in Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Lord Cochrane And Mary Lindsay. James Cochran married Janet Quaker Burns, and had children including James Cochran. James Cochran passed away in 1620 in Carrikeel, Artrim Co., Province of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • James Cochran was born in 1555 in Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Lord Cochrane And Mary Lindsay.
  • James Cochran married Janet Quaker Burns, and had children including James Cochran.
  • James Cochran passed away in 1620 in Carrikeel, Artrim Co., Province of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cochrane
1529–1613
Birth Location: Scotland
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Mary Lindsay
1530–1575
Birth Location: Fernois, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Burns
1576–1660
Birth Location: Ulster, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Cochran
1607–1630
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
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James Cochran's Ancestors

Self
James Cochran
1555–1620
Birth Place: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lord Cochrane
1529–1613
Scotland
Mary Lindsay
1530–1575
Fernois, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Cochran
1490–1537
Scotland
Elizabeth Semple
1501–1540
Paisley, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Lindsay
1502–1563
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Stewart
1500–1577
Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robt Cochrane
1473–1539
John Semple
1483–
Mrs. Semple
1485–
John Dunrod
1502–1563
Elizabeth (Lundy)
1480–1563
John Stewart
1475–1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dunrod
1502–1563
Elizabeth (Lundy)
1480–1563

James Cochran's Descendants

1.
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James Cochran (1 July 1555–1620) m. Janet ("Quaker ") Burns (20 May 1576–1660)
  1. 1. James Cochran 1607–1630 m. Elinor Simson 1594–1694
    1. 1. Peter Cochran 1626–1722 m. Christian Wallace 1640–1740
      1. 1. William (Ro) Cochran 1652–1738
      2. 2. James Cochran 1680–1723
      3. 3. Janet Cochran 1675–1760
      4. 4. Margaret Cochran 1678–
      5. 5. Robert Cochran 1665–1759
      6. 6. William (Ro) Cochran 1660–1738

James Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1 July 1555
Birth of James Cochran in Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1620
1620
Age 65
Death of James Cochran in Carrikeel, Artrim Co., Province of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Carrikeel, Artrim Co., Province of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1555
    Event Place: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire District, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Artrim Co., Province of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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