John Cochrane (abt. 1711 - abt. 1799)

Born about 1711 in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

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Died about 22 Jul 1799 at about age 88 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John was born about 1711. He passed away about 1799. He was in Company Nine of the New Hampshire Regiment in July or August of 1776 (1). He married Mary Mathard (or possibly McHard but the handwriting clearly shows the "t").

Sources

• Find a Grave, Pembroke, Merrimack County, New Hampshire 81234241;

(1). History of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire, Chapter III, "Pembroke Military History," page 574. (2). New Hampshire Marriages and Divorce Records, 1659-1997. (3). History of Pembroke, NH., pg. 86, Vol. 1, 1730-1895.

History of Pembroke, N. H.: 1730-1895, Volume 2 By Nathan Franklin Carter, Trueworthy Ladd Fowler

Genealogical tables: XXIV. THE COCHRAN FAMILY.

The Cochran family traces its descent from Ayr, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Among the signers, from the north of Ireland, of a memorial, dated 26 Mar., 1718. addressed to Gov. Shute of Massachusetts, asking for a grant of land, are John, Andrew, Alexander, James, John, William, and B. Cochran. William was one of the original proprietors of Londonderry, NH, in 1722. Soon after, there were in Londonderry, John,

John, Peter, William, and Andrew. From the first John descended the Antrim branch. The one known as Dea. John is claimed as the ancestor of the Pembroke families. Some of the family spell the name Cofran, Cofren, and Cochrane.

1. Dea. John' had among his ch: 2. James”. 3. John;’ m. (1) Mary McHard, (2) Margaret Owens. 4. Ninian". The first two settled in Pembroke, the latter in Londonderry.

(2) James * (Dea. John') came to Pembroke ab. 1750. Ch: 5. Joseph" b. 1740; m. Margaret Murray. 6. William" b. 1740; m. — Gile. 7. James' b. 1743; m. Mary McDaniel (XCII. 3). S. Samuel;" m. Ch: 9. Samuel". 10. John’. 11. Peter". 12. Samuel." 13. John;” m. Joanna Gilman; went to Northfield. Ch: 13a. Israel." 13 b. James." 13 c. Polly." 13 d. Sally." 13 e. Peter." 13 f. John." 13 g. Joseph.”

(3) John ” (Dea. John') was the first of the name to settle in Pembroke. In consideration of his building and operating a grist-mill and saw-mill, the proprietors of Suncook granted him lot No. 1, known as the mill lot, which included the southwesterly part of the Pembroke side of the present village of Suncook. The mills were built about 1728. He was b. 1711, in the north of Ireland; m. (1) 18 June 1731, Mary McHard of Haverhill, Mass., (2) Margaret Owens, or Ouns, of Scotland; and d. 22 July 1799 in Pembroke. Ch first four by 1st w;

14. Thomas;* m. Itachel Abbott Patterson.

15. John ” Dr., b. 1739; m. (1) Margaret McDaniel (XCII. 2), (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Gordon) Burnham.

10. Margaret.” 17. Anne.”

18. William.” 19. James."

2O. Robert;" m. Anna Brown (LXXVI. 13). 21. Jacob.”

(4) Ninian * (Dea. John'); m. Merrill, dau. of Annis Merrill ; and was one of the first settlers of Londonderry. His name appears on a petition dated 26 Sept. 1758, to the General Court, Benning Wentworth, Governor, returning sincere and hearty thanks that only three taverns and two retailers of liquor can be in town for the ensuing five years, and the petitioners had rather the number might be diminished. William, John, Peter, and Robert were also signers. He had among his ch: 22. Robert;" m. Jane Anderson.

(5) Lt. Joseph " (James,” Dea. John') was b. 1740; settled in Pembroke on the fifth range, south of the John M. Kimball place; m. Margaret Murray; changed the spelling of his name to Cofran; and d. in Goshen 20 Mar. 1816. His w. was b. 1740, and d. 17 Aug. 1830. Ch b. in Pembroke: 23. Robert* b. 1 Nov. 1764; m. (1) Elizabeth Merrill, (2) Sarah Gower. 24. James * b. 20 Mar. 1767; m. Ruth Whittier. 25. Samuel “b. 3 June 1771; m. Mary Martin (LXXXIX. 13). 26. Benjamin “b. 1779; m. Marion Stevens. 27. Betsey; m. John Currier; res. Goshen; d. Apr. 1859. He d. Jan. 1843. 28. Margaret" b. 1783; d. unm. 25 July 1861, in Goshen. 29. Sally;" m. Joseph Smith; res. Shoreham, Vt.; d. 30. Mary;' m. — Chamberlain. 31. Susanna;- m. 2 Feb. 1797, Enoch Blood of Hanover.

(6) Dea. William " (James,” Dea. John') was b. 1740; m. — Gile; res. Buckstreet; and d. 3 Nov. 1800. Ch: 32. Samuel;" m. Sally Folsom. 33. William;“m. Rhoda Mudgett. 34. Jacob:” m. and went west. 35. Jane;” m. David Lovejoy of Pembroke (LXXV. 19 c). 36. Moses" b. 1793; d. 14 Jan. 1799.

(7) Maj. James” (James,” Dea. John') was b. 1743; m. Mary Mc

Daniel ; and d. 23 Jan. 1815. She was b. 1744, and d. 23 June 1822.

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Ch: 37. James * b. 1708; m. Lettice Duncan. 38. Sarah • b. 1770; m. 6 June 1790, Samuel Martin (LXXXIX. 8). 39. Nehemiah “b. 7 Mar. 1772; m. Joanna Norris (C. 18). 40. Mary' b. 2 Jan. 1773; m. Mark French (L. 56). 41. Daniel; “m. Nancy Moore. 42. Jenny;" m. 24 Oct. 1707, Moses Cochran of Londonderry (XXIV. 61). 43. John" b. 1780; m. Mary Ann McDaniel (XCII. 20). 44. Patty; “m. 24 Feb. 1SO1, Stephen Bartlett (IX. 15). 45. Robert Scott" b. 1787; m. Polly Moses. 46. Nancy;" m. 28 Sept. 1808, John Knox (LXXVI. 43).

(14) Thomas” (John,” Dea. John') m. Rachel Abbott, dau. of Robert Patterson of New Boston. Ch: [ocr errors][merged small]

(15) Dr. John ” (John,” Dea. John') was b. 1739; m. (1) Margaret McDaniel of Pembroke, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Gordon) Burnham of Epsom ; and d. 22 Nov. 1822. Said to have been the third male child b. in town. His 1st w. d. 26 July 1818. Ch: [ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small]

50. Thomas' b. 15 May 1777; m. (1) Mary Head (LXV. 53), (2) Elizabeth Martin (LXXXIX. 15), (3) Mrs. Fanny (Dana) Magoon.

51. Son;" d. June 1791.

52. Mary McHard; d. unm. 28 Feb. 1790.

53. John;" d. unm. 1 Mar. 1788.

54. Anna “b. 10 June 1782; m. S Jan. 1800, James Clark of Epsom; d. 15 Feb. 1806.

55. Margaret;" m. — Marden; d. 2 Feb. 1807.

(19) James " (John,” Dea. John'); m. (1), (2); left Pembroke in 1796. Ch b. in Pembroke :

Mary born 2 Jan 1773

Ruth born 10 July 1775 --- my ancestor, m. Richard Hazen Little, lived Chelsea, VT.

Jenny born 17 Feb 1777

(20) Robert” (John,” Dea. John'); m. Anna Brown; res. Pembroke;

and d. ab. 1770–74. His widow m. James Knox (LXXVI. 13). Ch:

59. Joseph;’ m. Margaret (Dickey) Ham.

(22) Robert” (Ninian,” Dea. John'); in. Jane Anderson. Ch: