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James (Lindsay) Cochran 1555 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1555

Birth Location: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Carrikeel,Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland

Father: John Cochran

Mother: Mary Lindsay

Spouse(s): Janet Burns, Lady Lindsay

Children(s): John Cochran, William Cochran, James Cochran, Richard Cochran

James (Lindsay) Cochran was born in 1555 in Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John (Semple) Cochran and Mary Lindsay. James (Lindsay) Cochran married Janet Burns, Lady Mary Lindsay, and had children including John Cochran, William (Burns) Cochran, James D. Cochran, Richard Cochran. James (Lindsay) Cochran passed away in 1620 in Carrikeel,Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • James (Lindsay) Cochran was born in 1555 in Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John (Semple) Cochran and Mary Lindsay.
  • James (Lindsay) Cochran married Janet Burns, Lady Mary Lindsay, and had children including John Cochran, William (Burns) Cochran, James D. Cochran, Richard Cochran.
  • James (Lindsay) Cochran passed away in 1620 in Carrikeel,Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cochran
1520 – 1613
Birth Location: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
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Mary Lindsay
1532 – 1610
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington East Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Burns
1560 – 1640
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Antrim Co., Province of Ulster, Northern Ireland
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Lady Lindsay
1530 – 1575
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

John Cochran
1598 –
Birth Location: Rowater, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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William Cochran
1608 – 1643
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Antrim Co., Province of Ulster, Northern Ireland
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James Cochran
1575 – 1635
Birth Location: Griblen, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Richard Cochran
1594 – 1685
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Cochran's Ancestors

Self
James Cochran
1555 – 1620
Birth Place: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John (Semple) Cochran
1520 – 1613
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrenshire District, Scotland
Mary Lindsay
1532 – 1610
Byres, Haddington East Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Earl (John VI) Lindsay,
1502 – 1563
Edzell, Aberdeen, Scottland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helen Elizabeth Eupheme Stewart) Moncur
1504 – 1577
Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Pitcruvie
1482 – 1525
Elizabeth Oliphant
1490 – 1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cochran's Descendants

1.
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James ((Lindsay)) Cochran (1 Jul 1555 – 1620) m. Janet Burns (20 May 1560 – 1640) m. Lady (Mary) Lindsay (1530 – 1575)
  1. 1. John Cochran (1598 – )
  2. 2. William ((Burns)) Cochran (1608 – Bet. 1643–1699)
  3. 3. James (D.) Cochran (1 Jul 1575 – 1635)
  4. 4. Richard Cochran (02 Mar 1594 – 1685) m. Heleane Park (1598 – 1650)
    1. 1. William Cochran (1619 – 25 August 1679)
    2. 2. Anna Cochrane (1620 – 1695)
    3. 3. Janet Cochrane (1622 – )
    4. 4. Janet Cochran (24 March 1622 – )
    5. 5. William Cochran (1630 – 1700) m. Heilline Wilson (1634 – 1660) m. Jane (Frances) Allan (1632 – 1700)
      1. 1. William (Corem) Cochran (13 Jul 1651 – 1710) m. Janet (King Baxter) Wallace (07 May 1652 – 1710) m. Jonet King (03 Mar 1667 – 1724) m. Jane (Frances) Cochran
        1. 1. James (W) Cochran (8 Jan 1668 – 2 Aug 1669)
        2. 2. Margaret Cochran (ABT 1670 – aft 1705)
        3. 3. Guein Corem (1685 – 13 May 1746)
        4. 4. Hew Cochran (01 Mar 1685 – )
        5. 5. William Cochran (1696 – )
        6. 6. Margaret (Cochran) Reid (1764 or 1 Jan 1686 – 1715)
        7. 7. Janet Cochrane (16 December 1695 – 1730) m. James Semple (27 April 1676 – FEB 1758) m. James Semple (27 April 1676 – Feb 1758)
        8. 8. John (Twinslow) Cochran (1685 or 28 Nov 1693 – 1760)
        9. 9. Marion Cochran (1688 – )
        10. 10. Thomas Cochran (1691 – )
        11. 11. Helen Cochran (5 December 1692 – )
      2. 2. Janet Cochran (24 December 1652 – )
      3. 3. Janet Cochrane (24 December 1652 – )
      4. 4. John Cochran (19 November 1654 – )
    6. 6. Rachel Cochrane (1630 – )
    7. 7. William Cochrane (9 February 1634 – )
    8. 8. James Cochrane (1636 – )
    9. 9. Anna Cochrane (1640 – 1695)

James Cochran's Timeline

5 Records

1555
1 Jul 1555
Birth of James (Lindsay) Cochran in Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1580
After 1580
Age 25
James (Lindsay) Cochran was married in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1590
1590
Age 35
James (Lindsay) Cochran was married
None
1599
1599
Age 44
James (Lindsay) Cochran was married in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
1620
1620
Age 65
Death of James (Lindsay) Cochran in Carrikeel,Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland
Carrikeel,Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1555
    Event Place: Fernois, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: After 1580
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Carrikeel,Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland
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