A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A023600

Served with the 14th Virginia Regiment during Revolutionary War.

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Samuel Cochran, when a resident of Henry County, Virginia, enlisted January 14, 1777 as Pvt., 1st Cpl. and 2nd Sergt., in Capt. Henry Conway's company, Col. Charles Lewis and William Davies Virginia Regt.

He was in battles of Brandywine and Germantown, wintered at Valley Forge and was discharged in Summer of 1780.

He volunteered at Bedford County, Va., February. 1781 in Col. Lynch's Va. Regt., shortly afterwards attached to Col. William Washington's Regt. of Dragoons; was in the battle of Guilford and discharged; again volunteered in Col. Callaway's Va. Regt., and at the siege of Yorktown and discharged.

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Link to a transcription of Samuel's Revolutionary War pension application: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsumner/facoch.htm - excerpt below:

"January 1883. Sumner County, Tennessee. Samuel COCHRAN declares he served one year as private, one year as corporal and one year as 2nd sergeant.

10 May 1844. Sumner County, Tennessee. Sarah (X) COCHRAN of said county, aged 78, declares she is widow of Samuel COCHRAN.

She was married 10 August 1784 in Franklin County, Virginia, and her husband died 7 January 1842.

She filed a record taken from the Bible: [Portion cut from Bible]:

"Samuel Cochran Son of Wm. & Jemima Cochran & Sarah NORCUTT was Married August the 10th 1784.

William B. Cochran & Rhoda PASLEY was Married.

Sarah Cochran. Ann Cochran Daughter of Samuel & Sarah Cochran was born March 5th 1785."

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WILL OF SAMUEL COCHRAN SENIOR
Sumner County, Tennessee. Will Book 2, page 285.

In the name of God Amen,
Know all men by these presents, that I Samuel Cochran Senior of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee, knowing the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory blessed be Almighty God for the same, have thought proper to make and publish this my last will and Testament and by these presents do now make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and following to wit.

1st. I will my soul to God who gave it and my body buried in a descent Christian burial.

2nd. I give to my beloved wife Sarah Cochran all of my estate real and personal, with the one exception hereinafter made, during her natural life or widowhood.

3rd. At the death or remarriage of my wife Sarah Cochran I wish my Executors to strictly attend to executing this my will in the following manner, viz,

I wish my daughter Nancy Oyte after the death or marriage of my wife to have out of my Estate two hundred and Eighty two dollars.

Eighty Seven and one half cents, and the lawful heirs of my late daughter Jemima Hodge now deceased, to have the sum of three hundred and forty two dollars and 87 1/2 cents.

My daughter Sarah Hodges the sum of three hundred and ten dollars 37 1/2 cents.

My son William B. Cochran the sum of two hundred and Seventy Two Dollars 82 1/2 cents,

My son Daniel Cochran, the sum of one dollars.

My daughter Polly Mattox the sum of three hundred and Forty two dollars 87 1/2 cents.

My daughter Elizabeth Brizendine the sum of three hundred and forty two dollars 82 1/2 cents.

And my son Samuel Cochran, three hundred and forty two dollars 82 1/2 cents.

Should my estate be worth so much if not then, I wish them to have a preparation to said mentioned sum, but if after paying over said sum there should be a remainder then I wish it equally divided among the aforesaid distributees

I wish and bequeath to my son Samuel Cochran one hundred acres of land to come out of the North West corner of the survey I now live on in the following form beginning at the North west corner of said Survey running East a sufficient distance so that a strate line as near a South course as may be will miss both plantation passing the plantation a short distance thence running east and thence south for enough to make the complement of one hundred acres, thence west to the west bordering line, and thence North to the beginning to him and his heirs forever and to them and their heirs forever.

I wish all my just debts and funeral expenses paid I hereby appoint my son Samuel Cochran and my son in law John B. Brizendine my executors to this my last Will and Testament and I hereby revoke all former wills heretofore by me made, ratifying and confirming this my last will and testament. in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
Samuel Cochran (seal)

Signed sealed and acknowledged to by the above named Samuel Cochran to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have Subscribed our name as witnesses in presence of the Testator.

M. Hodges
Thos. P. Freeland
Codicil

I further bequeath all my books to my son Samuel Cochran, to take the same into possession and at the death or marriage of my wife Sarah Cochran, I give and bequeath all my tools of every discription to said son Samuel to him and his heirs forever. same day and date above.

Samuel Cochran (seal)
Test.
M. Hodges
Thos. P. Freeland

State of Tennessee Sumner County Court February Term 1842.

The last will and Testament with the codicil thereto annexed of Samuel Cochran deceased was produced in open court for probate and was duly proved by the oaths of Meredith Hodges and Thos. Freeland subscribing witnesses thereto which is ordered to be recorded.

Wm. S. Munday Clk.

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51076479/samuel-cochran

https://tngenweb.org/sumner/scochran.htm

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Samuel_Cochran_%288%29

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/cochran.htm

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