James Cochran and Ann Rowan

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Husband James Cochran ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Autumn, 1766 - Fagg's Manor, Chester Co, PA 1 3 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: "Honest" Robert Cochran (      -      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Isabella Cochran (      -      ) 2

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Wife Ann Rowan ^{5 6}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Father: Cornelius Rowan (      -1725) 6
         Mother: Ann [Unk] (      -      ) 7

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Children

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1 F Ann Cochran ^{1 4 5 6}

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           Born: 1722 or 1724 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Apr 1788 - Upper Octoraro, Chester Co, PA 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alex. Leckey (      -      ) 4

         Spouse: Rev. John Roan (1717-1775) 1 4 5 6

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2 M Robert Cochran ^{1 4 6}

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           Born: Apr 1726 4 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Oct 1759 6
         Buried: 

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3 M James Cochran ^{1 4}

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           Born: 1728 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1768 1 4
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4 M Dr. John Cochran ^{1 4 6}

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           Born: 1 Sep 1730 - Sadsbury, Chester Co, PA 1 4 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Apr 1807 - Palatine, Montgomery Co, NY 1 4 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Gertrude Schuyler (1725-1813) 4 8
           Marr: 4 Dec 1760 - Albany, Albany Co, NY 1 4 8

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5 M Stephen Cochran ^{4 6}

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           Born: 17 Nov 1732 - Sadsbury Twp, Chester Co, PA 4 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Nov 1790 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane [Unk] (1741-1783) 9

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6 F Jane Cochran ^{1 4}

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           Born: 16 Mar 1734 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jun 1805 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rev. Alexander Mitchell (1731-1812) 1 4 6

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7 M George Cochran ^{4 7 10}

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           Born: Abt 1736 - on the Octoraro, Chester Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Mar 1786 - on the Swatara, Dauphin Co, PA 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Anna Henry (      -      ) 4 10

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General Notes: Husband - James Cochran

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He came to Pennsylvania with his brothers, Stephen 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 emigrated to Pennsylvania with his brothers, Stephen and David, before 1725, and settled first in Sadsbury township, Chester County, removing to Fallowfield township in 1745. He was lieutenant of Captain Joseph Wilson's company in the Associated Regiment of Chester County, 1747-48, and he was a leading man in the Fagg's Manor Presbyterian Church (New Londonderry), of which he became a ruling elder in 1739, after the accession of Rev. Samuel Blair to the pastorate.

There is contradictory information in the sources as to who his wife was. Although no source states that he was married twice both women are presented here as his wives to accomodate the contradiction.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 500.

2 Editor, 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 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 95.

5 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 530.

6 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 396.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 397.

8 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 399.

9 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 400.

10 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 158.