Mary Preston (Edwards) Cochran (abt.1748-abt.1816)

Mary Preston [uncertain] "Polly" Cochran formerly Edwards

Born about 1748 in Lunenburg County, Virginia

Ancestors

Daughter of William Edwards and Ann (Unknown) Edwards

Sister of John Edwards, Elkspur John Edwards, Ann Nancy (Edwards) Grogan, Thomas Edwards, Dorothy Dolly Edwards, Isham Edwards Sr., William Edwards, Lettice (Edwards) Grogan, Dorothy (Edwards) Pedigo, James Edwards, Isham Edwards and Abdon Edwards

Wife of Edward Cochran — married 12 Jun 1760 in Henry County, Virginia

Descendants

Mother of Nathaniel Cockram, David P. Cockram, Mary Jane (Cockram) Bower, Leah (Cockram) Pedigo, Isham (Cockram) Cockran, Preston Kendrick (Cockram) Cockran, Rachel (Cockram) Wood, Lydia (Cochran) Pemberton, Edward Cockram, Charlotte Cockram and Sarah Sally (Cockram) Cochran

Died about 1816 at about age 68 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States

[uncertain]

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Biography

Mary was born in about 1748 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA. She was the daughter of William Edwards and Ann (Unknown) Edwards.^[1]

In the 1810 census Mary (age about 62) was living in Franklin, Virginia, United States.^[2]

Mary died at the age of about 68 after 1816 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.^[1]

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Death: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000. Citing: Birth year: 1759; Birth city: of; Birth state: VA (accessed 8 December 2020)
↑ 1810 Census: Ancestry.com 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010. Citing: Year: 1810; Census Place: Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 316; Image: 00611; Family History Library Film: 0181428 File @M5620@ (accessed 8 December 2020)

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:

~1.56% Myrtle (Boyd) Street : 23andMe, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare], Ancestry member Myrtle_Street
~1.56% Ray Wood : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member VirgilRayW
~1.56% Patricia (Turner) Harshman : AncestryDNA
~1.56% Johnnie Cochran : AncestryDNA
~1.56% Harold Boyd : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MW9846327 [compare], FTDNA kit #917623 + Living DNA
~1.56% William Boyd : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YU4941844 [compare], FTDNA kit #958397
~0.78% Derek Mckinney : 23andMe
~0.78% Joyce (Jones) Jarvis : 23andMe, GEDmatch A386771 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A386771 [compare], Ancestry member jarvisbill
~0.78% Gordon Profitt : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A929853 [compare], Ancestry member GordonProfitt + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B177019 + MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Ed Street : 23andMe, GEDmatch RY7211974 [compare], yourDNAportal EDD71d4d1cb + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PA3505962 [compare], Ancestry member estreet98 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B686038
~0.78% ~1.56% Bunny Fuentz : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
~0.78% Alan Mann : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AlanClaysonMann
~0.78% ~3.12% Pauline (Adkins) Ettore : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A787245 [compare]
~0.78% ~6.25% Kittie (Mann) Aldakkour : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MN1727477 [compare], Ancestry member KittieK
~0.78% Kim (Kroesing) Marcus : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kim_marcus
~0.78% ~1.56% Abby Vanoy : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Cindy (Russell) Draper : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Katherine (Johnson) Ogilvie : AncestryDNA + MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Ray Cassell : AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~0.78% E Beckner : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Lisa (Lawhorn) Liston : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WQ2350438 [compare], Ancestry member lisalliston
~0.78% Mark Lawhorn : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lawhorn551749
~0.78% Scott McClure : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #442102
~0.78% Ellen Lawhorn : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK84351
~0.39% Dawn (Leonard) Tripp : 23andMe
~0.39% Rachel Mckinney : 23andMe
~0.39% ~3.12% Brita Estridge : 23andMe, yourDNAportal BRI867c04ad
~0.39% Megan McDonald : 23andMe
~0.39% Paul Deere : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
~0.39% Wayne Mullings : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A504476 [compare], Ancestry member waynejanemullings
~0.39% Sandra Shannon : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SJShannon [compare], Ancestry member dickeyleeann
~0.39% ~1.56% Wilma Reece : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AM2124482 [compare], Ancestry member wghailey62
~0.39% ~0.78% Jennifer Roach : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300744 [compare], Ancestry member care_bear_heart_18
~0.39% ~1.56% Sherri (Ettore) Carlson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A691027 [compare], Ancestry member food133
~0.39% Melissa (Wood) Petrey : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YV7458650 [compare], Ancestry member bellebluebirdkenin
~0.39% ~3.12% Rachel Estridge : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member r_negrey
~0.39% Susannah Lawhorn : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susannahlawhorn
~0.39% D (Leonard) Gonzales : Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~0.39% Sherri (Reinking) Curtis : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T773641 [compare], FTDNA kit #610534
~0.39% Laura McCurry : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #854072
~0.39% Jerry Compton : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YE5896343 [compare], FTDNA kit #Mk47076

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Comments: 22

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Neal Parker

Allen-9655 and Edwards-3744 do not represent the same person because: Different maiden name, nothing in common

posted Mar 12, 2023 by Neal Parker

Connie Graham

Edwards-17018 and Edwards-3744 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse

posted Aug 29, 2019 by Connie Graham

Robin Lee

This woman is Edwards, there is NO discussion about her name, it is her husband's name that is under discussion. There is absolutely no reason to stop the merge.

posted Aug 27, 2019 by Robin Lee

Victor Lee

Regarding the surname Cochran, if there is no agreement on how to proceed with a "Standardized" spelling of this surname there will new profiles with differing spellings will continue to be created.

posted Aug 07, 2019 by Victor Lee

Victor Lee

I have marked the middle name of Preston as uncertain, until someone cites a primary source.

posted Aug 07, 2019 by Victor Lee

Bob Tilley

The middle name "Preston " doesn't appear in any record I have seen. Does anyone have sources?

posted Aug 07, 2019 by Bob Tilley

Robin Lee

This women is "Edwards", determination of the spelling of her husband's name or children's names should not prevent this merge.

posted Aug 07, 2019 by Robin Lee

Victor Lee

Edwards-15443 and Edwards-3744 are not ready to be merged because: Need to come to an agreement on the Cochran surname spelling. The spelling changes from place to place and person to person. I would recommend citing local records for each person. Then I will agree to a merge

posted Aug 07, 2019 by Victor Lee

Victor Lee

FYI: I can tell everyone that In order to sort this family, requires the examination of all primary records and any kind of recorded local history. In the example of the Patrick County bunch, even tax records were needed to place child with parent. And the name Brice Edwards is not as unique as I first thought. And I have no other branch, that I am aware, who would somehow communicate with relatives in several different distant counties to agree to migrate to a new location.

posted Jul 04, 2019 by Victor Lee

Bob Tilley

I haven't found source for Mary's parents. Also don't know where the middle name Preston came from. I have always thought Brice Edwards was her father because the name Brice is used

in the Cochran descendants.

posted Jul 04, 2019 by Bob Tilley

Robin Lee

Edwards-15443 and Edwards-3744 appear to represent the same person because: while the names and the dates are the same on both profiles, it was indicated through a rejected merge that these are not the same woman. Can the profile managers please take a look and provide the necessary sources to prove why they are not the same person. Thank you !

posted Jul 04, 2019 by Robin Lee

Rejected matches › Mary (Edwards) Beach (abt.1754-1841) › Mary (Edwards) Shuter (1748-) › Maria (Capes) Albon (1740-1792)

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Mary Preston (Edwards) Cochran (abt. 1748 - abt. 1816)

Biography

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