Stephen Cochran
Husband Stephen Cochran 1 2 3
Born: Jan 1702 - Ireland 4 Christened: Died: 1 Dec 1790 - Chester Co, PA 4 Buried:
Father: "Honest" Robert Cochran ( - ) 2 3 5 Mother:
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Wife
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Children
1 M James Cochran 4 6
Born: Abt 1738 Christened: Died: 12 Dec 1812 4 6 Buried:Spouse: Martha Elton (Abt 1751-1826) 6
2 M Robert Cochran 4
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3 F Jenny Cochran 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: [Unk] Armstrong ( - ) 4
4 F [Unk] Cochran
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: [Unk] Yough ( - ) 7
5 F Elizabeth Cochran 7
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6 F Anne Cochran 7
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7 F Rebecca Cochran 7
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8 M Samuel Cochran 4 8
Born: 16 Jan 1763 - West Fallowfield Twp, Chester Co, PA 8 Christened: Died: 3 May 1829 8 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Stephen Cochran
He came to Pennsylvania with his brothers, James and David, and settled on the Octoraro, in Chester County.
The three Cochran brothers obtained a large grant of land on the Gap and Newport Turnpike, where the village of Cochranville perpetuates the family name. James Cochran's lands were south of those of Stephen and David.
He commanded a company during the Revolution, and was elected to the Assembly in 1777 and 1778.
He emigrated to Pennsylvania with his brothers, and settled in Fallowfield township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the board of trustees of Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church in 1760.
It is possible that his wife was Isabella Ross, born January 4, 1700, and died May 12, 1760.
1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 500, 501.
2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 94.
3 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 395.
4 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 397.
5 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 500.
6 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 585.
7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 398.
8
J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 501.
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