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John Cochran (1785 - abt. 1855)

Major John Cochran
Born in South Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 69 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was born in 1785 in South Carolina.

Children:

  • Mary Cochran, married William McNary
  • Alexander B Cochran, died young in 1853
  • James N Cochran
  • John Wesley Cochran

Slaves

In 1850 John owned twenty three enslaved people[1]. In his will he instructed that they be divided into thirds of equal value and split between his three children.

Slaves sold:

  • Young Beck, bought by A Turner
  • Eliza, bought by bought by W S Robertson
  • Lawyer, bought by W McCord
  • Doll, bought by W McNary
  • Fan, bought by J H Mundy
  • Mike, bought by J N Cocheran
  • Nell, bought by Thomas Jones
  • Buck, bought by W McCord

Slaves divided:

  • Henry - To William McNairy
  • Kitty - To William McNairy
  • West - To William McNairy
  • Big Henry - To John W Cochran
  • Tisha and 2 children - to John W Cochran, She may be the Letisha bought from John's father in law James Arnold in 1836. If so she was likely the daughter of Lucy
  • Jim - to James N Cochran
  • Bill- to James N Cochran
  • Sam- to James N Cochran
  • Phebe- to James N Cochran

Sources

  1. "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWH-M46Z : 23 February 2021), John Cochran in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZK-LS4:, 1850.




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