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Rev. William Lynch Cochran left many descendants in Alabama

Rev. William Lynch Cochran left many descendants in Alabama – here are a few

Micajah Cochran was born 12, September 1780 in Bedford, Virginia, USA and died 19 April 1811 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.  He had a son, William Lynch Cochran, who was a Baptist minister and pioneer in early Alabama.

Brierfield Baptist Church, Hwy 139, Brierfield, Bibb County, AlabamaBrierfield Baptist Church, Hwy 139, Brierfield, Bibb County, Alabama (Library of Congress)

Some Bibb County, Alabama Descendants of MICAJAH COCHRAN (1780- 1856) is a compilation of his some descendants. 

Micajah Cochran married Mary Ann Lynch.  She was born 18 January 1788 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. She died 27 Feb. 1878 in Macon, Mississippi.

Their son William Lynch Cochran was born 23 May 1805 in Edgefield, South Carolina and died 6 March 1882 in Bibb County, Alabama. He was a Baptist Minister who married at least four times and left many descendants in Alabama. 

He married 1st Susannah Melton in Georgia. Their known children were:

1.Mary Amanda Cochran (b. Nov. 18, 1828 Bibb Co., AL., – d. July 11, 1879 Bibb Co., Al)
2.William L. Cochran (b. 1829 Bibb Co., AL – d. bef. 1900 Bibb Co., AL)
3.Lucinda E. Cochran ( b. 1833 AL – d. aft. 1870)
4.Samuel L. Cochran ( b. 1836 Bibb Co., AL)
5.Jesse Cochran (b. 1838 Bibb Co.,AL)

He married 2nd. Susan Brown and their known children were:

1.Henry P. Cochran (b. 1845 Bibb Co.,AL)
2.David L. Cochran ( b. 1846 Bibb Co., AL)

He married 3rd Martha Harpole. Their known children were:

1.Charles D. Cochran (b. 1848 Bibb Co., AL)
2.James L. Cochran (b. 1852 AL)
3.Seth B. F. Cochran (b. 1855 AL – d. Jan 5, 1923 MS)
4.Georgia A. A. Cochran (b. 1858 AL)
5.Sarah J. Cochran ( b. 1861 AL)
6.Bedford F. Cochran ( b. 1863 AL)
7.Emma F. Cochran (b. 1866 AL)

He married 4th Moria/Maria Langston Freeman in Bibb County, Alabama. He died March 6, 1822 and is buried in Antioch Church Cemetery near Centreville, Alabama.

Some Descendant surnames include: ALEXANDER, ARCHER, ARNOLD, ASHLEY, ATTERBERRY, BAIN, BARNES, BATTLE, BEAVERS, BEECH, BELL, BISSET, BLACK, BLEGAN, BOONE, BRAND, BRIDWELL, BROCK, BROWN, CALHOUN, CHANCELLOR, CHAPMAN, CHISM, COCKRAN, COLE, COLEMAN, COOPER, COTTINGHAM, COX, CRONIER, CROTWELL, DAILEY, DALE, DUNCAN, FAIR, FARRINGTON, FIKES, FITTS, FREEMAN, GENTRY, GIFOVERT, GIPSON, GLADNEY, GRIFFIN, HALL, HAMILTON, HARPOLE, HAYES, HERENDEEN, HILTON, HITCHCOCK, HOLLIFIELD, HUDSON, JAMES, JOHNSTON, JONES, KEY, LANGSTON, LEACH, LEE, LOWERY, LYNCH, MCCARY, MCCOMBS, MCGOWEN, MCKINNEY, MCMURTIRIE, MEDDERS, MELTON, MERCHANT, MITCHELL, MOFFATT, MOORE, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORTON, MOSS, NARRAMORE, NORTH, OTT, PARDON, PARKER, PARKS, PATTON, PESNELL, PICKETT, PIERSON, POWERS, PRATT, PRIM, RAKES, REDMAYNE, REGAN, ROBISON, ROE, ROULAINE, RUFFIN, RUSSEL, SACCARO, SHEPPARD, SIDERATOS, SMITH, SMITHERMAN, SNEAD, STEELE, STEWART, TAYLOR, TEPPER, THOMPSON, THORTON, TROTT, TRUCKS, TUBBS, VANN, VAUGHN, WALKER, WALLACE, WALLS, WEAVER, WILLIAMS, WOOD, WOODSON, WORSHAM, YARBROUGH

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5 comments

  1. Cammie Cochran Felter…relatives??

  2. Jan Ware O’Neal

  3. Interesting Teresa. I was a Wallace and they are also listed.