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James Cochran 1658 – 1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland

Father: John Cochran

Mother: Margaret Elder

Spouse(s): Margaret COCHRAN, Margaret McCAULEY

Children(s): John Cochran, George Cochran, Samuel Cochran, James Cochran, Anne Cochran, Sarah Cochran, James Cochran

The story of James Cochran began in 1658 in Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland. James Cochran married Margaret Elder COCHRAN, Margaret McCAULEY, and had children including John Cochran, George Cochran, Samuel Cochran, James Cochran, Anne Cochran, Sarah Cochran, James Stephen Cochran. James Cochran passed away in 1735 in Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Cochran began in 1658 in Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland.
  • James Cochran married Margaret Elder COCHRAN, Margaret McCAULEY, and had children including John Cochran, George Cochran, Samuel Cochran, James Cochran, Anne Cochran, Sarah Cochran, James Stephen Cochran.
  • James Cochran passed away in 1735 in Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cochran
1635 – 1695
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Margaret Elder
1639 – 1679
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret COCHRAN
1675 – 1735
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Margaret McCAULEY
1675 – 1702
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Cochran
1692 – 1788
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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George Cochran
1694 –
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Samuel Cochran
1696 –
Birth Location: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
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James Cochran
1698 –
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, , Ireland
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Anne Cochran
1700 –
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, , Ireland
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Sarah Cochran
1702 – 1785
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
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James Cochran
1698 – 1768
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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James Cochran's Ancestors

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James Cochran
1658 – 1735
Birth Place: Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland
Parents
John Cochran
1635 – 1695
Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Stickland) Elder
1639 – 1679
Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
James (" Hugh) Cochran
1575 – 1645
Griblen, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland,
William (Ryley Elder) Alders
1610 – 1675
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Katherine (Smyth) (Smith)
1615 – 1675
Edinbourgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Elder(Adlers)
1590 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cochran's Descendants

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James Cochran (1658 – 1735) m. Margaret (Elder) COCHRAN (1675 – 1735) m. Margaret McCAULEY (1675 – 1702)
  1. 1. John Cochran (1692 – 1788)
  2. 2. George Cochran (1694 – )
  3. 3. Samuel Cochran (1696 – )
  4. 4. James Cochran (1698 – )
  5. 5. Anne Cochran (1700 – )
  6. 6. Sarah Cochran (1 January 1702 – 6 Feb 1785) m. William Cochran (1 January 1693 – 18 Dec 1771)
    1. 1. John Cochran (14 Apr 1717 – 25 March 1784) m. Sarah (Eleanor) Baird (1 January 1717 – 28 February 1791)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Cochran (1753 – 1797) m. William Findley (1741 – 5 April 1821)
        1. 1. David (William) Findley (1770 – 30 March 1820)
        2. 2. Martha Junkin (1773 – 14 February 1813) m. (Cpt) (John) Junkin (12 Sep 1786 – 27 Apr 1814)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Patterson (1774 – 8 January 1837)
        4. 4. John Findley (23 February 1776 – 9 December 1855)
        5. 5. Eleanor (Nellie) Caruthers (16 March 1786 – 20 August 1853)
        6. 6. Mary Black (1788 – 1835)
      2. 2. John Cochran (1755 – 1801)
      3. 3. John Cochran (1754 – 24 Aug 1830)
      4. 4. Jean Cochran (1756 – Unknown)
      5. 5. Eleanor (Junkin) COCHRAN (26 December 1761 – 29 August 1812) m. William Cochran (1756 – 1778) m. (Cpt) (Joseph) Junkin (22 Jan 1750 – 21 Feb 1831)
        1. 1. Jeannette (Janet) Cochran (10 Dec 1777 – 18 Oct 1818)
        2. 2. Joseph Junkin (20 October 1788 – 23 July 1857)
        3. 3. Agnes Junkin (12 January 1793 – 1 July 1880)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Junkin) Findley (1 May 1780 – 25 May 1802)
        5. 5. Joseph Junkin (27 Dec 1781 – 1 May 1787)
        6. 6. Eleanor (Junkin) Oliver (20 Aug 1784 – 22 Jul 1839)
        7. 7. (Cpt) (John) Junkin (12 Sep 1786 – 27 Apr 1814) m. Martha Junkin (1773 – 14 February 1813)
        8. 8. (Rev (Dr) George) Junkin (1 Nov 1790 – 20 May 1868)
        9. 9. Mary Buchanan (12 January 1793 – 4 August 1861) m. George Buchanan (1781 – 14 October 1855) m. George Buchanan (1781 – 14 October 1855) m. George Buchanan (1781 – 14 October 1855)
        10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Junkin (19 September 1794 – 1 Jul 1880)
        11. 11. William Junkin (3 Feb 1797 – 10 May 1798)
        12. 12. William (Findley) Junkin (5 May 1799 – 2 Aug 1886)
        13. 13. Matthew (Oliver) Junkin (28 May 1801 – 24 Dec 1882)
        14. 14. James Junkin (17 August 1803 – 26 Aug1803)
        15. 15. (Rev (Dr) David Xavier) Junkin (8 Jan 1808 – 22 Apr 1880)
      6. 6. James Cochran (19 Jul 1765 – 28 Sep 1822)
      7. 7. George Cochran
    2. 2. Andrew ((Reverend)) Cochran (1721 – 1 August 1781) m. Margaret McKesson (1731 – )
    3. 3. William Cochran (1722 – 15 March 1814) m. Elizabeth Boothe (1742 – 21 October 1823)
      1. 1. William (Cochrane) Sr. (25 May 1752 – 29 Mar 1829) m. Margery McGINNIS (2 May 1772 – 24 January 1857)
        1. 1. Robert (McCelland) Cochran (13 August 1792 – 28 March 1873) m. Agnes (Eliza) McGINNIS (25 August 1802 – 2 November 1837) m. Martha Query (22 February 1810 – 20 June 1854) m. Mary (Jane) Rodgers (23 December 1827 – 25 September 1899)
        2. 2. John (Quincy) Cochran (5 September 1794 – 6 August 1854)
        3. 3. Joseph (Lee) Cochrane (3 February 1800 – 24 March 1890) m. Catherine (C) McKNIGHT (1807 – 8 October 1841) m. Martha (N) Sample (1810 – 8 October 1872) m. Ester Ross
        4. 4. William (Brice) Cochran (12 January 1809 – 4 January 1896)
        5. 5. James Cochran (17 June 1810 – 4 June 1854)
      2. 2. Thomas (C) Cochran (17 Dec 1759 – 05 May 1839) m. Margaret (Lavina) Knox (22 May 1761 – 04 Dec 1860)
        1. 1. Mary Cochran (12 Sep 1787 – 28 Jan 1877)
        2. 2. William Cochran (28 Oct 1788 – 28 Oct 1788)
        3. 3. Samuel Cochran (5 Jan 1790 – 17 Oct 1874)
        4. 4. James (Squire) Cochran (21 July 1792 – 11 August 1857) m. Jane (Buchanan) Cochran (29 April 1795 – 20 December 1862)
        5. 5. Anna (Eleanor) Cochran (9 February 1794 – 15 December 1864) m. William (Sterrett) McKnight (14 April 1782 – 7 November 1851)
        6. 6. John Cochran (1796 – 1813)
        7. 7. Jane Byers (30 September 1797 – 5 June 1865) m. Jonathan Byers (1800 – 17 June 1871)
        8. 8. William (Knox) Cochran (21 September 1799 – 17 February 1856) m. Mary Harvey (abt 1802 – )
        9. 9. Margaret ("Peggy" Livina) Cochran (11 April 1801 – 27 July 1820)
        10. 10. Joseph Cochran (1803 – 1846) m. Jane Sherlock (1806 – 1860)
        11. 11. Thomas (II) Cochran (18 Dec 1804 – 3 June 1865) m. Sarah Elliott (07 Nov 1805 – 02 Feb 1892) m. Elizabeth Cochran (abt 1803 – )
        12. 12. Susan (Knox) Elliott (11 May 1807 – 26 September 1889) m. Alexander McElliott (abt 1793 – )
        13. 13. Robert (Hopkins) Cochran (26 September 1808 – 12 June 1889) m. Julianna Cochran (15 August 1810 – 22 November 1891)
      3. 3. Sarah Cochran (1761 – ) m. Enos Curry (3 Mar 1796 – )
      4. 4. Mary Cochran (25 Aug 1770 – )
      5. 5. Catherine Cochran (15 FEB 1772 – 22 JUN 1860)
      6. 6. Joseph Cochran (1775 – ) m. Ida Birch (abt 1854 – )
      7. 7. William Cochran (1775 – 15 Feb 1834)
      8. 8. Brig. (General John B.) Cochran (19 Sep 1781 – 19 Sep 1864) m. Tamer Howard (28 February 1791 – 12 April 1870)
        1. 1. John Cochran (17 Dec 1802 – 28 Jan 1878)
        2. 2. Joseph Cochran (14 January 1810 – 26 May 1893)
        3. 3. Col (John William) Cochran (1812 – 25 Feb 1827)
        4. 4. William (Henry) Cochran (4 Aug 1812 – 15 Apr 1840) m. Mary (Ann) Cochran (1820 – 4 November 1901)
        5. 5. John (Wesley) Cochran (1814 – 30 Sept. 1854)
        6. 6. William Cochran (Abt. 1817 – 21 Jan 1889)
        7. 7. Malinda Cochran (1819 – 1850)
        8. 8. Mary Cochran (1820 – 1860) m. James Black (1816 – 1860)
        9. 9. Sarah Dragoo (1820 – 1908)
        10. 10. Millie Cochran (1818 – 1864)
        11. 11. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Cochran (6 Mar 1821 – 10 Sep 1888) m. William Shelton (13 January 1812 – 2 March 1886)
        12. 12. Lydia Cochran (1822 – 1850)
        13. 13. James Cochran (04 Apr 1823 – 30 August 1897) m. Amanda Cochran (2 March 1835 – 13 May 1886)
        14. 14. Eleanor ('Ellen') Cochran (1830 – 28 Feb 1907) m. John Hauk
        15. 15. Tamer Chambers (03 Apr 1826 – 17 Dec 1891) m. Thomas Chambers (3 March 1829 – 2 March 1906) m. Robert Gilbert (1820 – 1847)
        16. 16. William (II) Cochran (1827 – )
        17. 17. Thomas (Jefferson) Cochran (1829 – 26 Aug 1886) m. Elmyra Cochran (13 November 1831 – 26 July 1907)
        18. 18. Sarah (Jane) Cochran (11 Jun 1831 – 19 Jan 1918) m. Joseph Stewart (2 February 1827 – 15 June 1891)
        19. 19. Malinda Stewart (1833 – 1914)
        20. 20. Lydia (Catherine) Wiles (11 Jan 1837 – 29 Nov 1913)
        21. 21. Nancy (Catherine) Cochran
      9. 9. Jacob Cochran (1784 – ) m. Jemima Crockett (1779 – )
        1. 1. John (Miles) Cochran (1820 – 1889) m. Jane (Catherin) Fullerton
      10. 10. Lydia Cochran
      11. 11. George Cochran
    4. 4. John Cochran (1725 – 1795)
    5. 5. James Cochran (8 July 1732 – 8 December 1810) m. Jane Walker (14 Nov 1742 – 4 Jan 1815)
      1. 1. Sarah Cochran (1765 – 1856)
      2. 2. Mary (F) Cochran (04 Mar 1769 – 07 Feb 1826)
      3. 3. Melinda Cochran (1773 – 1850)
      4. 4. William (C) Cochran (03 May 1775 – 15 Nov 1828)
      5. 5. James Cochran (1777 – 1856)
      6. 6. Mary Cochran (1781 – 1866)
    6. 6. Sarah Cochran (1734 – 1 May 1809)
    7. 7. Janet Cochran (1738 – 1 January 1830)
    8. 8. Margaret Cochran (1738 – 1793)
    9. 9. James Cochran (7 July 1743 – )
    10. 10. Child (2) COCHRAN (1746 – )
    11. 11. Child (3) COCHRAN
  7. 7. James (Stephen) Cochran (14 May 1698 – 22 May 1768) m. Anne (Isabella) Rowan (4 Jan 1699 – 12 Mar 1760)
    1. 1. William (J) Cochran (10 May 1720 – 1795)
    2. 2. Agnes Cochran (15 December 1720 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Cochran (26 April 1721 – 23 December 1796) m. William Martin (29 March 1718 – 16 January 1780)
      1. 1. Agnes (Ann) McTeer (26 April 1740 – 5 August 1823)
      2. 2. Elizabeth McTeer (4 August 1749 – 20 August 1829)
      3. 3. Jennet Martin (24 November 1752 – 20 December 1829)
      4. 4. Margaret (C.) McClung (18 June 1760 – 5 November 1842)
    4. 4. Samuel (Ernest) Cochran (October 1722 – 9 October 1772) m. Sarah (Elva Holland) Cochran (1726 – 20 August 1776)
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Cochran (1753 – 1777) m. John Wilson
        1. 1. Margaret (C) Wilson
      2. 2. Robert (W.) Cochran (Abt 1927 – Abt 1994)
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    5. 5. Giles Cochran (8 December 1722 – )
    6. 6. John Cochran (25 December 1723 – 24 January 1724)
    7. 7. Robert Cochran (1724 – )
    8. 8. Jean Cochran (20 May 1724 – 4 January 1782)
    9. 9. Jenny Cochran (1726 – )
    10. 10. Susan Cochran (1728 – )
    11. 11. Elizabeth Cochran (1730 – 16 January 1831)
    12. 12. Anna Cochran (1732 – 16 January 1831)
    13. 13. Rebecca Cochran (1734 – )
    14. 14. James Cochran (1738 – 12 December 1812)
    15. 15. Alexander Cochran (1742 – 1810)
    16. 16. Stephen Cochran
      1. 1. Charles Cochran (1754 – 8 January 1829) m. Mary Cochran (1755 – 22 May 1834)
        1. 1. John (R.) COCHRAN (4 AUG 1779 – 28 NOV 1828) m. Jane Duffield (29 November 1779 – 19 August 1850)

James Cochran's Timeline

5 Records

1658
1658
Birth of James Cochran in Londonderry, Londonderry, , Ireland
Londonderry, Londonderry, , Ireland
1658
1658
Birth of James Cochran in Mayboy, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mayboy, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1658
1658
Birth of James Cochran in Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland
Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland
1660
1660
Age 2
Birth of James Cochran in Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1735
1735
Age 77
Death of James Cochran in Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Londonderry, Londonderry, , Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Mayboy, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Londonderry,Ulster,,Ireland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
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