Orange County Indexed
The Cochran surname
The Cochran name in Orange County Indexed: 44 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1795 to 1828
most named in the 1800s
- Court minutes 1795–1812
- Deeds 1798–1828
- Wills 1800
- In the chronology
- 2000 1 person in 1 entry
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (3), S Hico Creek (2), Mebane (2), Hillsborough (1)
- Often named with
- Scott 4, Holt 3, Eubank 2, Benton 2, Kirkland 2, Cockran 2
- Spellings to try
- Cockran, Cochrane, Cothran
- Search beyond these records
- Cochran in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Cochran there)
- Cochran in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 1 person
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
In the historical records 44 records
6 deeds, 36 court minutes and 2 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1795Court minutesLewis Kirk won damages and costs against James Ball; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
- 1795Court minutesLewis Kirk recovered in a second debt action against James Ball, with no payment or setoff found.
- 1795Court minutesEdmond Jones recovered against James Patterson and Jno Hogan after a payment allowance and no setoff.
- 1797Court minutesThe record reported a defense judgment on demurrer, then an incomplete jury finding and appeal in James Patterson’s action against James…
- 1797Court minutesThe court fined Wm Cochran for jury nonattendance, then remitted the fine on Wm Norwood’s motion.
- 1797Court minutesRichard Cochran returned his taxable polls and land.
- 1798DeedsAugustine Willis to Richard Cochran, 19 February 1798
1800s
- 1800Court minutesThe court recorded Rob’t Morrison, James Morrow, Wm Kirkland and 27 others for jury service.
- 1800Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Samuel Benton, Richard Cochran, John Thompson and 2 others present.
- 1800Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices Richard Cochran, James Carson and Sterling Harris present.
- 1800Court minutesThe assembled justices levied county-expense and jury taxes on polls, land and town property.
- 1800Court minutesRichard Cochran was appointed to receive taxable-property lists.
- 1800WillsWill of Frederick Mosier
- 1804Court minutesJames Turner became guardian of Polley Della Cochran.
- 1804Court minutesIsaac Holt, Joshua Holt and John Scott were appointed to divide unnamed enslaved people from Robert Cochran’s estate between his widow an…
- 1804Court minutesJohn Scott, Joshua Holt and Isaac Holt were appointed to divide Rich’d Cochran’s unnamed enslaved people between his widow and daughter P…
1810s
- 1811DeedsGeorge Eubank to Simon Cochran, 26 September 1811
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Andrew McBroom as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, Henry Johns to John Malone, proved by Simeon Cochran.
- 1815DeedsSimon Cochran to William Mansfield, 25 August 1815
- 1818DeedsJohn Wilkerson to Simon Cochran, 21 May 1818
1820s
Undated
- Court minutesExecutor E. Cochran returned the current account for Alex Cochran’s estate.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
- Court minutesJurors James Burrows, Sam’l McCrackin, Rich’d Cochran and 4 others incurred conditional fines for failing to answer the sheriff’s call.
- Court minutesThe court recorded a surveyor and three other men in Jno Ray’s ejectment action against John Williams.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Empson Bird, Wm Hooper, James Carson and 11 others for Superior Court.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Rich’d Bennehan, John Cain, Geo Carrington and 27 others for May court.
- Court minutesFrancis Nash won damages and costs against Jno McKerall; the jury found no payment or setoff.
- Court minutesWm Courtney recovered damages against Samuel Benton; jurors rejected setoff and found the undertaking within three years.
- Court minutesRichard Cochran registered his livestock earmark.
- Court minutesJurors found James Johnston detained enslaved Ester, Moses, Ellick and Betsy, rejected limitation and awarded Marchel Roberts and others…
- Court minutesJurors convicted Adam Phifer of petty larceny; an appeal was requested.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Anthony Rickets of assault and battery; the court charged the unnamed prosecutor with costs.
- Court minutesSam’l Benton and Richard Cochran took the prescribed oaths as justices.
- Court minutesAfter Morgan Hart resigned, the justices elected John Taylor Jr clerk; he furnished bonds and qualified, and Robert Williams received the…
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned Richard Bennehan, Thomas Latta, Allen Cain and 26 others summoned for jury service.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Richard Cochran granted to Anne Cochran; sureties Wm Kirkland and John Scott.
- Court minutesAnn Cochran submitted a sworn inventory of Richard Cochran’s estate.
- Court minutesWilliam Lockart Sr was appointed guardian for James Lockart during Simeon Cochran’s suit.
- Court minutesDeed, George Eubank to Simeon Cochran, proved by Thomas Anderson.
- Court minutesSimeon Cochran and William Cockran were licensed to retail spirits at their store.
- WillsDivision of an estate: Joshua Holt to Turner and others
