Ninian Cochran (1673 - 1751)

Born 1673 in near Glendermott, Londonderry, Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

Ninian was born in 1673. He is the son of Marmaduke Cochran and Elizabeth Cratts. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Linda Plummer, Sunday, October 6, 2013.

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Additional Biographical Information

Ninian was born near Glendermott, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (SOURCE: http://www.fahanchurch.org/firstminister.htm) He completed his MA, Arts, from Glasgow University, Scotland, in 1707 (SOURCE: Glasgow University website: http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH6273&type=P) On 03 Feb 1719, Ninian was ordained as the first Presbyterian Minister at Fahan Presbyterian Church and "demitted the charge in 1748, and was succeeded by Mr. Joseph Eeagh.... Mr. Cochrane died on the 21st of September, 1751." (SOURCE: "History of congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and biographical notices of eminent Presbyterian ministers and laymen, with the signification of names of places" by Rev. W.D.Killbn, D.D., James Cleeland, Belfast, 1886, p. 143. Full text available online at http://archive.org/stream/historyofcongreg00kill/historyofcongreg00kill_djvu.txt) Entered by John Kendall Hopkins on Friday, 26 Sep 2014.